Post-Rock from Dresden

ne:o are a five-piece group in Dresden, Germany, who blur genres between rock, jazz, and electronic music. They sometimes remind us of The Art of Noise and the great jazz-post-rock experimental bands.

Other times they call to mind Jaga Jazzist, who Wikipedia labels as Jazz, Nu jazz, Acid jazz, Electronica, Experimental rock, and Post-rock. ne:o drifts between those realms, too.

German netlabel Aaahh Records shares two albums by ne:o in which the band really shines, studio album illoj and a live performance album direkt. Both album pages have donation buttons for you to show your appreciation.

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Location: Dresden, Germany
Music License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Image: Peter Seyfarth

Chicago Groove Via Hamburg

Chicago producer, visual artist, and electronic master Blackdaylight (Thomas McCauley) just dropped his newest release, the 14-track Nemesis, with Hamburg label Kreislauf Organization.

His fantastic cover art is a real eye-grabber.

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Location: Hamburg, Germany; Chicago, Illinois, USA
Music License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Germany

Audio preview of "Big Chill" --the last track on the new album, Nemesis: