“'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.
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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.'
You are cordially invited to a special house show we are throwing, as a warm-up for our show with Crocodiles at Old Blue Last the following day. Places are strictly limited. Also playing is the wonderful Stairs To Korea.
I thought I left a comment on your blog but it seemed to disappear (or never appear). Anyway, your press is looking good. I'm going to try to make the Hoxton show (it's a good venue).
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