1) Octopus were a Scottish indie band active in the mid to late 90s and signed to Food records. They comprised Marc Shearer (Guitar, Vocals), Alan McSeveney (Guitar). Cameron Miller (Bass) and Oliver Gassett (Drums) and they had four charting singles: Your Smile, Magazine, Jealousy and Saved, the latter making the UK top 40. They released one album, From A to B in 1996. 2) Octopus was originally a German progressive rock band which shifted to a more commercial hard rock style in the early 1980s.