Stella Octangula
Progressive rock built on emotion, complexity and the freedom to go wherever the music takes them.
Meet Stella Octangula
Formed in Bolton in 2024, Stella Octangula are Simon Farrell, George Holstead and Logan Anderson — three musicians united by friendship, a shared obsession with progressive rock and a desire to make music that doesn't have to fit neatly into a box.
Their approach pairs complexity with emotion. Songs can be heavy, intricate and unpredictable, but technicality is never there simply for the sake of it. Underneath the shifting ideas and experimentation is a band that wants its music to actually make you feel something.
The ambition? To create something unmistakably their own — even if that means occasionally confusing, challenging or alienating people along the way.
Event Horizon Official Music Video
Three Friends. One Very Broad Definition of Rock.
The foundations of Stella Octangula were laid when the members became friends at college, bonding over music despite coming from very different musical backgrounds.
Simon Farrell handles lead vocals, drums, percussion, ocarina and synthesizer. George Holstead takes lead guitar and mellotron, while Logan Anderson plays bass and contributes vocals.
Writing isn't assigned to one member either. Songs develop collaboratively, with the person taking the lead changing depending on what the music needs.
That openness is central to the band. Rock, pop, progressive music and each member's individual influences all find their way into the same melting pot — helping explain why describing Stella Octangula in one neat genre becomes difficult very quickly.
Departure - Live. Raw. Unfiltered.
The Sound
Heavy. Complex. Variable.
Progressive rock sits at the heart of Stella Octangula, with art rock and prog metal pushing at its edges.
There are echoes of the exploratory nature of King Crimson and Yes, the atmosphere of Pink Floyd, the weight of Tool and the classic-rock foundations of Led Zeppelin — but the goal isn't to recreate any of them.
Stella Octangula use complexity as another colour rather than an end goal. Heavy passages can sit alongside more delicate ideas; conventional rock instrumentation can share space with mellotron, synth, percussion and even ocarina.
It's deliberately difficult to predict.
And that's the point.
For a first introduction, start with Prowler.
Stella Octangula Collection
From Turbulent Beginnings
Stella Octangula describe their first proper gig as both turbulent and humble. Things weren't perfect, but they got through it, played their own music and proved that what they'd been creating could exist outside the rehearsal room.
A significant step came with the release of Event Horizon. Logan's involvement in the track ultimately led to him becoming the band's bassist, completing the current line-up.
Since then, the live side has continued to develop. Their shows combine the weight and complexity of their own material with covers and the considerably less serious personalities that emerge between songs.
Their standout performance so far came at Heebie Jeebies in Liverpool for Big Condo Records.
In the band's own wonderfully understated description, it felt like someone had “injected fiery caffeine directly into our veins.”
The long-term goal is bigger still: devoted listeners, recognition within serious music communities and eventually the opportunity to take their music onto the kind of grandiose stages that suit it.
Simon Farrell
Drums, Lead Vocals, Synthesizer, Ocarina
George Holstead
Lead Guitar & Mellotron
Logan Anderson
Bass & Vocals
🎸 The string incident — George once snapped his D string mid-performance. Recovery was, according to the band, “near impossible.”
🎬 Prowler: The Movie? — The band have argued about what a Prowler music video should actually be... and still haven't managed to come up with an idea.
🎹 Simon doesn't really do spare time — Alongside Stella Octangula, he has several electronic music projects, including the magnificently named Jumbles Wayoh Reservoir Trust.
🎥 Dream session — Forget immediately naming the biggest stadium in the world. One of their dream appearances is a high-profile session with KEXP.
🎭 Looks can be deceiving — The music can be dark, intimidating and serious. The people making it are apparently considerably kinder and more light-hearted.
⭐ The one they wish they'd written — Starless by King Crimson. Their verdict: “sheer, undiluted perfection.”
🎶 There's a Side B — All three members also play together in a covers band called Side B.
🍿 Stella Octangula: The Film — Apparently it's School of Rock. More importantly, Logan is Jack Black. No further explanation was provided or required.
The Serious Bit (briefly)
Behind the complexity, humour and experimentation is a band with a very clear idea of why making original music matters.
For Stella Octangula, being part of music means camaraderie and a shared appreciation for the beauty of the art itself. They believe strongly in individualism, creative freedom and protecting artists from unethical uses of AI-generated music.
Of growth, artistry, connection and impact, they choose impact.
Not simply numbers. Not chasing whatever happens to be popular. They want to leave what they describe as a “Stella Octangula-shaped mark” on music history — creating work capable of building a devoted audience that genuinely cares about what they make.
That philosophy also makes progress over perfection particularly relevant.
Experimentation means accepting human imperfections. Rather than polishing every unusual edge away, Stella Octangula see those flaws as part of what gives music its soul.
Outside of music, the principle is much the same:
Unflinching creativity. The determination to give the world something unique, even at the risk of being misunderstood.
Not perfect. Above Average.
Congrats - you've made it this far
That means you should probably wear the merch.
Or listen to the music.
Preferably both.
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