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NEKTAR – The Other Side

March 22, 2020

Esoteric Antenna 2020 Remembering the future, venerated proggers revisit their past to map out fresh ventures. Roey Albrighton’s passing in 2016 seemed to have robbed his ensemble from further exploration of cosmic routes, although those well-versed in this combo’s history … Continue reading

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NEKTAR – SkyWriter

December 12, 2019

Cosmic Cowboy 2019 Swimming forth, progressive rock futurologists make an unlikely return. Roye Albrighton’s passing in 2016 could have signaled the end of the band he founded back in 1969, with sealing their place in eternity, yet the ensemble’s 50th … Continue reading

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VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Devil’s Domain – Official Motion Picture Soundtrack

August 8, 2017

Cleopatra 2017 Fearsome Satan of cyber fiber finds sounds to possess his followers: an OST for a horror flick starring Michael Madsen. Branching out into cinema seems to be an ingenious, if not very original, move for Cleopatra Records who … Continue reading

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NEKTAR Close A Chapter With A Live Album

May 6, 2017

When Roye Albrighton died on July 26th, 2016, many fans assumed NEKTAR, a band he’s fronted since 1969 and again, after a hiatus, since 2000, would cease to exist, but no: they’re ready to carry on, led by another founding member, drummer Ron … Continue reading

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NEKTAR’s Roye Albrighton Has Passed Away

July 27, 2016

One of the most underrated prog artists, Roye Albrighton, a mastermind of NEKTAR, has passed away peacefully, aged 67. Maybe it was because his band found their initial base in Germany, rather than in the U.K., such Albrighton-devised classics as … Continue reading

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