Following on the heels of 2015’s captivating Inflamed Rides, the members of the powerful collective O.R.k. — lead singer Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari, Porcupine Tree bassist Colin Edwin, Mart Sui Tubi guitarist Carmelo Pipitone and King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto — were primed to deliver an even more potent statement for their sophomore offering.
Coming off of a triumphant tour of Europe and South America, they were charged to take things up a notch. And so it was with Soul of an Octopus, their second recording and RareNoise debut. This one finds the four kindred spirits dealing in even deeper waters.