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Boxset mockup: Strictly limited to 500 copies 4 vinyl records (10“ format) containing the vocal and instrumental album: 108 minutes of new music! 1 DVD (a 54 minutes movie by Craig Murray and a 5:1 dolby surround mix of the album; DD and DTS) 2 separate gatefolds with inlay sheets different ltd. vinyl colours and styles available! special ltd. acrylic box with 5 silk-screened acrylic layers! After 2 years of touring North America, Europe, Russia, Asia and Australia, The Ocean have resurfaced with what could be their deepest and most trailblazing piece of work to date, Pelagial: a progressive musical journey, written, recorded, mixed and to-be-performed-live as one single 54-minutes piece of music. Mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia, Witchcraft) at Fascination Street Studios in Örebrö, Sweden, Pelagial is set to be released on April 26th / 29th (Europe) and April 30th (North America / world) through Metal Blade. This is the preorder for a special acrylic boxset edition of the album, released through Pelagic Records. These heavy acrylic boxes contain 2 gatefolds with 4 vinyl records in 10" format; which will be "buried" underneath 5 thick acrylic layers, coloured in different hues of blue, each layer reflecting one of the 5 pelagial depth zones. These acrylic layers and boxes will be silk-screen printed by hand with artwork by Martin Kvamme. The combined effect of the patterns that we will print onto the individual layers, and the material thickness (up to 2 cm!), will create a 3D visual effect when the layers are stacked on top of one another, and looked at from different angles and in different lighting conditions. To be fair, we don't really know exactly how this will come out at this point - it is an experimental art project and we are prepared for surprises (and for adapting the print design if need be). Vinyl color mock up photos: Preview the album: http://theoceancollective.com/pelagial/ Pre-order the boxset: http://pelagic-records.com/vinyl/