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Octopus

Progressive rock
Progressive rock

Octopus is a Progressive rock act. They run in the same orbit as Andromeda, Dream Theater, Family, Hatfield and the North and Gong, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Soulsister, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 15 connections around Octopus and forward to Soulsister. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
OctopusSoulsisterAndromedaDream TheaterFamilyHatfield and the NorthGongBetween the Buried a…Captain BeyondOSI

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Octopus connections

Octopus shares an orbit with Andromeda, Dream Theater, Family and Hatfield and the North, went on to shape Soulsister. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Octopus.

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