Neo is a name of at least nineteen acts:

1) A Budapest, Hungary elec… Read Full Bio ↴Neo is a name of at least nineteen acts:

1) A Budapest, Hungary electro / rock band, formed in 1998. They are best known for "Kontroll" (Dec 2003, Magneoton), a Hungarian film soundtrack.

Sites: Discogs, MySpace and Neo.Hu (official)

2) An early new wave band which was part of the English musical scene originated by punk in the 1970s. The group was formed by the American-born singer Ian North, who was the frontman and the only continuous member from the band formation in 1977 to the end in 1979.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_(UK_band)

3) A pseudonym of Linus Ingelsbo, a Swedish pop / dance singer who participated in the Melodifestivalen 2010 ESC qualifications.

Sites: Sv.Wikipedia and NeoMusic.Se (official)

4) A Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia band (aka The Neo), which plays funk and roots.

Sites: MySpace and TheNeo.com (official)

5) A Lithuanian electronica band (aka New Electronic Opus).

6) A eurobeat artist.

7) A Belgian musician / producer / remixer, the artist behind electronica project Infrabuse.

8) A Toronto, Canadia producer of hip-hop / experimental / electronic music.

9) An Indonesian hip-hop group.

10) A British progressive rock band.

11) A Romanian rock band.

12) A Hamburg, Germany rapper and part of the Headliners.

13) A Brazilian pop rock / progressive rock band.

14) A Belarusian pop rock band.

15) A Finnish rapper / producer.

16) A Seattle, WA, USA space rock band.

17) A eurobeat singer.

18) An Terracina, Italy blues / punk / jazz band, with members: Carlo Conti (tenor sax), Manlio Maresca (guitar) and Antonio Zitarelli (drums).

19) A Japanese visual kei band.

20) A French progressive / rock band.

21) An NeoClassical artist from Iran.

Sites: MySpace

* 2) An early new wave band which was part of the English musical scene originated by punk in the 1970s. The group was formed by the American-born singer Ian North, who was the frontman and the only continuous member from the band formation in 1977 to the end in 1979.

In 1976, Ian North (lead vocals, guitar) travelled with the band Milk 'N' Cookies for which he was the guitarist, to London to record a new album but they never made it and the group took separate ways. Only North stayed in London, meeting Brian Eno and Martin Gordon (bass), who a few years previously had founded, with ex John's Children's Andy Ellison, the glam band Jet. North created a new band called Radio and invited Paul Simon (drums), who formed part of Limmie Funk Limited (with Limmie Snell) to join them and completed the line-up. The band was post-punk, but after only one gig, supporting Ultravox! in November 1976, Gordon dropped out. The band recruited George Dyner to replace Gordon, but in April 1977, North took his place on bass and continuing singing, and Paul's brother Robert was introduced on guitar.

According to Paul Simon, Radio (nowadays credited as Ian North's Radio) recorded some songs in the studio, which he remastered in 2007. In mid 1977, Paul Simon accompanied Martin Gordon, forming part of Radio Stars and recording with them "Good Personality", a 7" single, and other tracks, some of which were eventually released on Radio Stars' compilation "Somewhere There's A Place For Us". He was asked to stay with them, but preferred continuing with North in Neo.

Neo
As a three piece band, Radio immediately transformed to Neo. North became the bassist, and in this way the group continued until February/March 1978, when Robert Simon dropped out and formed part of Ultravox. North sacked Paul Simon, and included session players in his project: ex-ZZebra members, Steve Byrd on guitar and John McCoy on bass, and Bryson Graham on drums. They recorded an album in Ian Gillan's studio, and after Gillan heard them, he hired Byrd and McCoy away from North. Gillan and the ex-Neo musicians formed Gillan. Only Graham stayed with North.

North renewed Neo again with Steve Wilkin (ex-Wired and Masterwitch) on guitar, Nick South on bass and Graham on drums, but shortly afterwards South and Graham were replaced by Mik Sweeney and Derek Quinton, respectively. Later Dan Black completed the line-up as keyboardist. That line-up toured with Magazine, doing gigs promoting their single "Tran-Sister", released that year.

After changes of line-ups, Neo split up in 1979 because North had to return to the US. Sweeney joined The News and, later, Classix Nouveaux, Steve Wilkin joined Random Hold, Quinton joined Sector 27, with Tom Robinson, and Black formed Psychic TV.

Following his return to the US, Ian North became a hairdresser and artist.

Discography
Live At The Vortex (songs "Small Lives" and "Tell Me The Truth") (Nems Records, December 1977)
Tran-Sister (7" single)(Jet Records, 1978)
Neo (only as Ian North as artist name) (Aura, 1979)

Spellbound
Neo Lyrics

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It?s me
And you
A lot
We?ve been through
Just fell free
To do
What to do

Listen to the sound now
Honey-honey
We are all spellbound
We?re disconnected from
The ground level
We are all spellbound

Listen to the sound
We are all spellbound
It?s like Heaven
So never ever

Break off connection
With the higher ground

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Neo's song "Spellbound" depicts an airy and euphoric vibe that makes the listener feel like they are floating away. The song revolves around the idea that the two individuals involved in the song have gone through a lot together, but regardless of what may happen, they should always feel free to do what they want. The chorus then comes in with the lyrics "Honey-honey, we are all spellbound" which can be interpreted in a few ways. One perspective could be that the singer is referring to their relationship with the other person, and how they are connected in a way that almost seems magical, thus, they are spellbound. It can also be interpreted in a wider context where people in general, are so mesmerized by the various experiences and events happening around them, that they end up feeling spellbound.

The next line in the chorus "We're disconnected from the ground level" further accentuates the theme of the song, suggesting that the people are floating in a state of blissful oblivion, feeling disconnected from earthly bonds. The song enforces the idea of being spellbound and encourages listeners to 'never ever break off connection with the higher ground' possibly referring to the transcendental force which brings and binds us all, known by various names and personifications across different worldviews.

Interesting facts about the song "Spellbound":

Line by Line Meaning

It?s me
This is my true self, without any pretenses or masks.

And you
You are my partner or companion, we are in this together.

A lot
We have been through many experiences together, good and bad.

We?ve been through
We have shared a journey that has had its ups and downs.

Just fell free
We should feel liberated and confident to be ourselves without fear of judgment.

To do
To act, to make choices, and to express our true selves.

Listen to the sound now
Be attentive and aware of the moment you are in, and the sounds around you.

Honey-honey
A term of affection or endearment towards someone.

We are all spellbound
We are all captivated and entranced by something or someone.

We?re disconnected from
We are separated or removed from something, or we have lost touch with our true selves.