Arthur Russell, Dennis Wilson, Robert Wyatt, Linda Perhacs, Roy Orbison, J Dilla, Can, This Heat, Burial.
SHOWS:
Mark Lewis - MARK@ELASTICARTISTS.NET
PRESS:
Richard Onsolw - richard@halfmachinerecords.com
BAND:
banjoorfreakout@gmail.com
www.banjoorfreakout.blogspot.com
www.twitter.com/banjoorfreakout
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
"“Channeling the repetitious melancholy of Arthur Russell, Can and Animal Collective." NME
"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
"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
"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
BUY MR NO/SOMEONE GREAT 7" HERE
right... banjo orfreak 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 freakout, 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 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.'
Aw, thanks buddy - dude, I am gonna try and make my own 'Machina' next - you know, shave my head, start wearing Victorian dresses and having a really cool guitar sound.
hey beautiful alessio - surprise surprise i am not coming to london yet ... just formed a band here in banff - things are too good to leave - we are thinking of calling it electric or something that sounds electrical like. perhaps even stormy. all my friends have cameras and computers and i think i will too soon so we'll mos def have stuff to share online xxoo super thrilled. i'm surrounded by good people and mountains... snowboard season approaches and my body is stoked for that. guess what? i turned 31 the other day and everyone that i meet guesses that i am still a teenager!!! haha SOUL POWER is all i have to say about that stuff ;) loving life fully and bless you ten thousand times infinity four. and yes i will come to london in 2010 as i absolutely have to visit my friend liam there and you and i am sure that i have friends there that i haven't yet met so that's something to look forward to. warm love from a cold wintery rocky mountain wonderland, amy Bears Are Coming
Also,
Ohio noiseniks Times New Viking will be playing The Basement in York
on the day their great new album 'Born Again Revisited' is released
on Matador. Support from Banjo Or Freakout and Missing Kids. Ticket
purchase recommended for this, only a hundred of em.
just letting you know we're playing tomorrow at 333 (in the basement). We're also giving away free copies of our new album "Thru' the Fly Machine". Let me know if you can make it and i'll stick you on our cheap list. Be cool if you could make it down.
Really really fresh & exciting sounds you make, dude! Digging your stuff a lot. Big up for the "every song to be recorded once" rule also! I wish you once got here to play in our small country...
Online Now!
