NEKTAR - Fortyfied samples available

Nektar has made samples from their forthcoming double live album, Fortyfied, available on their website. Go to http://nektarsmusic.com/ to check it out.

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Nektar announce new album release - Fortyfied

Nektar announces the release of a new double live album to celebrate 40 years of Nektar music. Track listing is scheduled to be as follows:

Disc 1:
Tab in the ocean..14mn 39s
Cryin’ in the dark..5mn 46s
King of twilight..4mn 18s
Dream nebula Pt 1..4mn 33s
Desolation valley..5mn 18s
Waves..3mn 11s
Remember the future Pt 2..18mn 48s
Doctor kool..10mn 11s
King of the deep..9mn 8s

Disc 2:
Where are you now.. 9mn 41s
Day in the life of a preacher..5mn 26s
Mr H..9mn 17s
Recycled Pt 1..17mn 29s
The debate..8mn 20s
Man in the moon..8mn 45s

http://www.nektarsmusic.com/nn/home/home_new.asp

Nektar tour dates

Nektar has announced the following tour dates for Europe and the US on their official website:

Fri 7th Nov 2008 Leverkusen Germany Scala Jazzstage
Sat 8th Nov 2008 Dortmund Germany Musiktheater Piano
Sun 9th Nov 2008 Germany Munich Garage
Mon 10th Nov 2008 Miltenberg Germany Beavers
Tue 11st Nov 2008 Pratteln Switzerland Z 7 Konzertfabrik
Wed 12nd Nov 2008 Fulda Germany Alte Piesel
Thu 13rd Nov 2008 Lorsch Germany Musiktheater Rex
Sat 15th Nov 2008 Schwerin Germany Der Speicher
Sun 16th Nov 2008 Berlin Germany Frannz Club
Mon 17th Nov 2008 Germany Jena Rosenkeller
Wed 19th Nov 2008 Nuernberg Germany Hirsch
Thu 20th Nov 2008 Germany Osnabrück - Haus der Jugend
Fri 21st Nov 2008 Hannover Germany Musikzentrum
Sat 22nd Nov 2008 Germany Lüdenscheid - Dahlmann Saal
Sun 23rd Nov 2008 Germany Hamburg - Fabrik
Mon 24th Nov 2008 London UK Borderline
Fri 1st May 2009 Glenside Philadelphia PA USA Keswick Theater

Get more up to the minute updates HERE.

Nektar 2008-2009 tour dates

Fri 25th Jul 2008 Rengsdorf (near Bonn) Germany Rock and Blues festival
Sat 26th Jul 2008 Dietikon Switzerland Sounddock 14
Sun 10th Aug 2008 Bochum Germany Open Air - Bochum
Fri 7th Nov 2008 Leverkusen Germany Scala Jazzstage
Tue 11st Nov 2008 Pratteln Switzerland Z 7 Konzertfabrik
Thu 13rd Nov 2008 Lorsch Germany Musiktheater Rex
Sat 15th Nov 2008 Schwerin Germany Der Speicher
Sun 16th Nov 2008 Berlin Germany Frannz Club
Fri 21st Nov 2008 Hannover Germany Musikzentrum
Mon 24th Nov 2008 London UK Borderline
Fri 1st May 2009 Glenside Philadelphia PA USA Keswick Theater (ROSfest 2009)

Nektar: Book of Days out from 18 May 2008

Four years after their comeback album, Nektar will be releasing their new studio album entitled Book Of Days. The album will be released by Bellaphon on May 16th. Exactly 4 years after their last album Evolution Friday May 16th 2008 sees the release of their new work Book Of Days. Eight songs of full blown arrangements and intertwined with pure rock and soaring solos and beautiful ballads that only NEKTAR know how to do.

Already during their last Autumn tour 2007, parts of the new album were being performed, and press critics have hailed these as some of the best Nektar yet.

After several changes in the bands "live" lineup, 2 of the original members remain Roye Albrighton (guitar/lead vocals) and Ron Howden (drums/vocals) together with 2 German musicians Klaus Henatsch (keyboards/vocals) and Peter Pichl (bass/vocals). With "Book Of Days" Nektar are starting a new chapter in their career.

Nektar are scheduled to appear at the Open Air, Zeche Bochum on Sunday, 10th August 2008 with a tour in the planning for October/November 2008.

And an update from Roye Albrighton (guitar, vocals, Nektar):

"Ok, this is the situation, and think it best now before we go any further to quickly explain what BOD actually is.

Because of severe restriction imposed by events over the past 2 years, it was decided to release the pre-production version of the album (albeit with a few extra overdubs)
Neither Klaus Henatsch our keyboard player, or Peter Pichl our bass player performed on this album, also Carmine Rojas and Delmar Brown are not present.

Also due to the distance involved, and the financial restraints we found ourselves under during this period, Ron howden could also not perform on it. In fact the entire production was played and recorded by myself as a pre-production.

So..it is up to you the fans to make your own minds up whether or not to accept it for what it is.

I can only hope you will enjoy it for what it is, and now that we have moved on from the recent travesty, we can get to work on the next project that will include all of us."