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Nektar


Nektar is probably the most German-like of the Seventies British bands, a fame that owes a lot to the town in which this band was founded (Hamburg) and to their stylistic approach (Assimilated to Krautrock). Nektar was formed in 1969 by Allan Freeman (keyboards & vocals), Roye Albrighton (guitars & vocals), Derek More (bass, Mellotron & vocals) and Ron Howden (drums). Their earliest albums were hard rock that drew heavily from the space-rock and Pink Floyd styles of the same period. The 70’s gave them the occasion to issue some masterpieces, like for example A Tab in the Ocean (1972) Remember the Future (1973) and Recycled (1975). Each is a conceptual album that is a nice blend of melodic guitar and keyboards with a vocal story. Journey To The Centre Of The Eye is a mindblowing epic with lots of echoplex guitar and dual Mellotrons which is quite in tune with the Krautrock stuff going on around them, yet is definitely British. Magic is a Child had shorter songs and were less less satisfying. Nektar's entire back catalogue has been re-vamped and remastered and is about to be re-issued in the USA, supported by a tour. A new Studio CD Book of Days is targeted for 20th March 2007 release on EMI - Caroline. The band has recently been joined for their upcoming tour by the bass player Peter Pichl (Running Wild and other bands). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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