The Hidden Step is an album by British band Ozric Tentacles. It was released in 2000 on Stretchy Records.The band's sixteenth studio album, it was their last to include bassist Zia Ahmad Geelani (except for the track Oakum on Spirals in Hyperspace) and drummer "Rad" (Conrad Prince). It was also the first Ozric Tentacles album that does not feature a cover by the artist Blim; the cover art, by guitarist Edward Wynne, features his cat Pixel.