The Octopus

by Amplifier

The Octopus cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 31 January 2011
  • Label: Ampcorp
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 2:00:41
  • Community rating: 3.59/5 from 8 ratings

Artists on this release: Claire Lemmon, Sel Balamir, Neil Mahony, Charlie Barnes, Denise Johnson, Rose Kemp, Mike Vennart, Matt Brobin

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Entirely self-produced and initially self-released following their departure from a major label, this double album is a massive achievement in modern progressive rock. It is a sprawling, conceptually dense two hours of heavy alternative rock infused with sweeping space-rock ambition.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, space, melodic, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. The Runner (3:38)
  2. Minion's Song (5:51)
  3. Interglacial Spell (6:25)
  4. The Wave (6:58)
  5. The Octopus (9:19)
  6. Planet of Insects (5:49)
  7. White Horses at Sea // Utopian Daydream (8:55)
  8. Trading Dark Matter on the Stock Exchange (11:33)
  9. The Sick Rose (8:58)
  10. Interstellar (10:18)
  11. The Emperor (6:40)
  12. Golden Ratio (5:15)
  13. Fall of the Empire (8:30)
  14. Bloodtest (5:18)
  15. Oscar Night // Embryo (7:44)
  16. Forever and More (9:22)

Credits

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