Townsend says: "It's been a few weeks since the Z2 album was delivered, and we've been getting everything ready for the upcoming tours and the release of the records.

"As I've mentioned, Z2 is an experiment for me in trying different mediums to illustrate a concept, and as such I'm really excited to present to you the new Ziltoid website, and the first of three ZTV episodes leading up to the album release.

"The crowdfunding campaign has allowed me to actualise Ziltoid and its music in ways I'd always hoped for, and the idea with the three web episodes is to set up the concept of the album."