Lately, we've seen a few musical releases that eschew a digitally focused model in favour of something more present and three dimensional. However, one band has gone in the totally opposite direction.
Seattle's Netcat opted for something just a touch more complex than an iTunes download, deciding to release their latest album, Cycles Per Instruction, as a Linux kernel on the software development hosting service Github. A kernel allows for adding new functionalities to the operating system, and in this instance the function is hearing Netcat's latest record.

Linux has a reputation as the operating system of choice for the more technically savvy, and to hear this album the listener will require a working knowledge of the OS to gain access.
The idea reflects the technological complexities that went into crafting their album - consisting of 10 laptops, an instrumented WiFi network, speech synthesis software and a synthesiser based on computer vision algorithms.
But fear not, Luddites, for you can now also buy the album as a limited edition cassette - as pictured - or in a more common digital format at Netcat's bandcamp, here.
Another band that welcomed a full-on dose of digital immersion is Brooklyn's Archie Pelago, who released their single, Saturn V, as a fully interactive videogame.