Nektar- 2004 Recycled (Remaster) - Recycled part One 00:00 Recycle (2:47) 02:47 Cybernetic consumption (2:32) 05:19 Recycle countdown (1:51) 07:10 Automaton horrorscope (3:08) 10:18 Recycling (1:46) 12:04 Flight to reality (1:18) 13:22 Unendless imagination? (4:36) - Recycled part 2 17:58 Săo Paulo sunrise (3:05) 21:03 Costa del Sol (4:04) 25:07 Marvellous Moses (6:37) 31:44 It's all over (5:11) Line-up: - Roy Albrighton / lead vocals, guitars - Mick Brockett / visual environment - Alan "Taff" Freeman / keyboards, backing vocals - Ron Howden / drums, percussion - Derek "Mo" Moore / bass, backing vocals Guest: - Larry Fast (Synergy) / orchestral Moog arrangements & playing The Progressive Rock genre didn't exist when Nektar recorded Recycle. Even now Nektar wonders if they were really prog, or if they were just … Nektar. It's almost impossible to categorize the band because each album was so different from its predecessor. So the thought that occurs while listening to this truly excellent remaster is: Was Recycle the most progressive of Nektar's albums? It has all the elements. Varied time signatures, tempo shifts, lots of rock, some jazz, classical influences, elegantly crafted instrumentals with wonderful guitar and keyboard interplay, all the classic '70s instrumentation and compositional styles, epic soundscapes, rich two and three part vocal harmonies, contributions from synthesiser wizard Larry Fast – it's all there. And the hooks … these melodies will stay with you for months! So – was Recycle the most progressive of Nektar's albums? Dunno – it may have been. But what's more important, it was probably the most diverse. You'll hear bits of everything on this album – aggressive, mellow, complex, simple – and it all works together as a cohesive body of work.

• published: 21 Sep 2014
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