Nektar is an English progressive rock band formed in Hamburg, West Germany, in
1969 by Roye Albrighton (guitar, vocals), Allan "Taff" Freeman (keyboards),
Derek "Mo" Moore (bass), and Ron Howden (drums). The band quickly gained
attention for their ambitious soundscapes and visual effects created by Mick
Brockett and Keith Walters. Their debut album, Journey to the Centre of the Eye
(1971), a 40-minute concept piece, established their psychedelic roots, followed
by A Tab in the Ocean (1972) and the improvised ...Sounds Like This (1973).
Nektar reached their commercial peak with...