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BANJO OR FREAKOUT

About Me

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right... banjo or freak out was born after spending a night waiting for my girlfriend in a flat in hackeny, london. she was working and i was in this place with other people i didn't want to talk so i turned on my girlfriend’s computer and started to mess around with a music program. the first song i 'wrote' was called freak out, the second 'jim o'rourke' but it's probably better if you don't hear them. from here I started to see making music with computer was something really different. you can play around with a stupid sound for ages. it's great! i work with one rule... my rule is to record every track just one time. no second chance. but i can adjust things by changing the sounds with my cheap mac software. lots of fun. you should try it. it took me a while to put these songs on myspace because my focus was on my other band but they did finally make it here. enjoy the songs.
'so you want to stay?'
'yes, i do. there are possibilities here. we ought to explore them.'

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/4/2006
Band Website: www.banjoorfreakout.blogspot.com
Band Members: alessio natalizia + strato
Influences: everything really

BOOKING: Mark Lewis - [email protected]

PRESS: Richard Onslow - [email protected]

LEGAL: Delphine Seddon - [email protected]

BAND: [email protected]
Sounds Like: “'Impressive, enigmatic, lovely and atmospheric... His feet are on the ground, his head in the air'”
Pitchfork

"...its luscious, looped tension pushing gently but insistently through a membrane of half-whispered, blissed-out pop.Trust us, it’s bloody lovely."
Time Out

“'undoubtedly impressive
Uncut

"A blanket of bee-swarm fuzz, shrouded drums, and echoey vocals... Totally gorgeous."
SPIN

"Quite possibly one of the most mesmerising, and undoubtedly unique outfits currently surfing the block."
Drowned in Sound

"Highly recommended."
Gorilla vs Bear

“... a forward thinking individual whose melodis, noisy concoctions are far removed from the paint-by-numbers fare currently clogging up our server... There's clearly evidence of something special special brewing outside of the spotlight's glare tonight.”
The Stool Pidgeon

"Covering Burial is weird. Doing it with a Joy Division sample, synths and half a guitar is amazing."
NME

"The time has come for this bedroom composer to burst into the mainstream world."
Metro

"Banjo or Freakout is the sound of underwater daydreams. Fuzzy little songs that hang in the air like lonely, sedated clouds."
Pinglewood

"Italians do do it better "
Fact Magazine

"A musician who isn’t just talented but who has an ear for being experimental without alienating the audience. Blissful."
This Is fake Diy

"Banjo or Freakout sounds like a slow-cooking soup at a constant simmer. I stood in front of the stage the whole time and didn’t budge, and when I looked around the packed room halfway through the set everyone was transfixed. They weren’t dancing or freaking out, but simply hooked."
Intelligent Life/The Economist

"Banjo Or Freakout is the man who’s lifting off where Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) landed."
The Music Magazine

"London expatriate Italian BOF, offering his lo-fi, loping yet insistently tribal and high-energy mix of Afrobeat, post-house and Arthur Russell-like avant pop"
Time Out

"... Natalizia's strand of electronic song writing is as preoccupied with sonic invention as much as it is with timeless pop sensibilities".
Boomkat (single of the week)

Loose-fingered fumbles, a mess seems to come together. The sound of a man marching to his own mild-mannered madness, skipping to his own disjointed beat. Rcrdlbl.com

Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

BLOC PARTY REMIX ALBUM FEATURING BANJO OR FREAKOUT

I've been recently asked to do a cover for Bloc Partyand its going to be included on their forthcoming remix album 'IntimacyRemixed'.The album will be released by Wichita Recordings on the 11th of May...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:01:00 GMT

GUARDIAN, ROCKFEEDBACK, TINYMIXTAPE, NEW PRESS, NEW STUFF...

- lots of live reviews on my blog HERE- band of the day on the GUARDIAN- tinymixtape podcast HERE- article about me on ROCKFEEDBACK- banjo or high places HERE
Posted by on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:48:00 GMT

TIME OUT / METRO

TIME OUT: http://www.timeout.com/london/music/event/127222/banjo-or-fr eakout-a-grave-with-no-name.htmlMETRO:
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:59:00 GMT

SPIN MAGAZINE

I'm in the 'songs you need to download now!'Thanks Simon for filling me in on this.
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:24:00 GMT

NME radar playlist/ FACT MAGAZINE/ PINGLEWOOD

PLUStwo short interviews:FACT MAGAZINE / PINGLEWOOD
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:53:00 GMT

PITCHFORK / GORILLA VS BEAR

there's a nice banjo feature HERE. plus banjo on gorilla vs bear HERE. thanks daniel for the screenshot trick!
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:43:00 GMT

BANJO IN DIS 2008 TIPS

I've been tipped by Drowned In Sound for 2008.Check the list!XBANJO
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:39:00 GMT

DOWNLOAD MR NO - BAND OF THE DAY ON RCRDLBL.COM

OH YES!You can now download Mr No. Yes you can.BANJO 'TILL I DIE
Posted by on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:17:00 GMT

DFA Records/Hype/Bullshits/White Heat/Shows

1 - Jonathan Galkin (DFA Records co-founder, A&R and behind the scenes head honcho) recomends Banjo in a recent Plan B Magazine interview when he was asked to name a few new acts he likes. Banjo Or Fr...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:26:00 GMT

BANJO ON DROWNEDINSOUND.COM

WICKED!
Posted by on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:31:00 GMT