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An auditory nod to Pink Floyd’s aborted “household objects” project from the mid-1970s will be released in August.

Producers William Hayter and Barry Lamb will release “Household Objects (And Sundry Massed Gadgets),” an album consisting of 14 tracks recorded by various artists using everything except musical instruments.

The album harkens to the time Floyd spent recording in the mid-1970s. Searching for direction following the release of “The Dark Side of the Moon” in 1973, the group began work on an album to be recorded using, not instruments, rather ordinary household objects such as cigar boxes and wine glasses.

Progress was slow and difficult, and the project was eventually scrapped. (Two segments from these sessions appear on the Immersion boxsets of “Dark Side” and “Wish You Were Here” — “The Hard Way” and “Wine Glasses,” respectively. The wine glass experiment also found a home as the opening segment of “Shine on You Crazy Diamond.”)

Participating artists include The Residents, Steve Beresford, Mark Hewins and others.

The CD includes a 32-page booklet with introduction by Floyd’s Nick Mason.

It’s available for pre-purchase on CD now; with digital platforms coming at the end of August.