Space Octopus Cartel are a five-piece, four-keyboard, prog rock band from London. They blend sick synths, chunky guitars and hypnotic time-signature shifts. Their tunes mix high-concept sci-fi and real history with bold story-led songwriting, moving between intricate progressive epics and punchy, upbeat rock as they try their best to break every songwriting rule in the book. Launched in 2024, their seminal EP Discovery Bluff showcased the band’s penchant for story based writing and rule breaking song structures. The band followed up with 2025's MEGAFAUNA, pushing even further into heavier intricate ideas, laced with their signature experimental sound. ‘SPOCTY’ power into 2026 following appearances at festivals like GuilFest, hometown headliners at Camden Assembly, O2 Academy Islington and Amersham Arms, and the addition of organ powerhouse Alex Jenkins on lead vocals. Space Octopus Cartel are: Jake Currant - Drums Alex Heard - Guitar Alex Jenkins - Vocals & Organs Guinevere Klein - Bass Benedict Thompson - Keyboards & Synthesisers
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Space Octopus Cartel is a London-based five-piece prog rock band blending vintage synthesisers, chunky guitars, and high-concept sci-fi storytelling.
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The band features Jake Currant on drums, Alex Heard on guitar, Alex Jenkins on vocals and organs, Guinevere Klein on bass, and Benedict Thompson on keyboards and synthesisers.
