Nektar

Nektar, formed in Hamburg in 1969 by English musicians, established itself from the outset in progressive rock with space‑rock overtones, combining long, linked pieces, psychedelic passages, hard‑rock surges and a pronounced use of improvisation, alongside a significant visual dimension provided by Mick Brockett and Keith Walters. The band's first cycle mainly brought together Roye Albrighton, Allan "Taff" Freeman, Derek "Mo" Moore and Ron Howden, and took shape on Journey to the Centre of the Eye (1971), A Tab in the Ocean (1972), ...Sounds Like This (1973) and Remember the Future (1973), often cited among the group's key albums. Down to Earth (1974) and Recycled (1975) then present a more melodic, structured approach, followed by several personnel changes and the releases of Magic Is a Child (1977) and Man in the Moon (1980). After a long hiatus, Nektar reformed in the early 2000s with The Prodigal Son (2001), Evolution (2004), Book of Days (2008), A Spoonful of Time (2012) and Time Machine (2013), notably involving Larry Fast and Billy Sherwood. Since Roye Albrighton's death in 2016, the name Nektar has been carried by an American lineup led by Derek "Mo" Moore, Ryche Chlanda, Kendall Scott and Mick Brockett, which released The Other Side in 2020 and Mission to Mars in 2024.