For people who aren’t fans of video games, there’s actually a lot to like about 2019 title Manifold Garden. Yes, technically, it is a video game. But it’s a video game designed, developed and published by an independent artist who really had a unique vision.

From a gameplay perspective, Manifold Garden is a physics-based puzzle game. It’s abstract, it’s weird, and it’ll definitely make you consider when the last time you took psychedelics was. But more than anything, Manifold Garden’s atmosphere and ambiance are as much a take on modern art as they are a modern video game — and with those visuals comes a need for a particularly unique soundtrack.

That’s where Laryssa Okada came in. With a background in music editing and audio production for much larger titles (series like Mass Effect, Assassin’s Creed and Halo) and a passion for creating her own music, she brought forth a deep and diverse soundtrack. A soundtrack so good that iam8bit decided to go ahead and release a limited edition collector’s vinyl of the score, featuring a full-blown pop-up structure in the middle of it that both fits the theme of the game and sets it apart from any other record sitting on a shelf.

SPIN spoke with both Okada and iam8bit co-owners and co-creative directors Amanda White and Jon M. Gibson (via email) to learn more about the ethereal soundtrack and its over-the-top physical release.

By Josh Chesler via Spin.com