Mr. No / Someone Great by Banjo or Freakout
Banjo or Freakout is the alter ego of Italian native Alessio Natalizia who is currently living in London England. He began crafting his loop based deconstructive tracks in a Hackney flat while waiting for his girlfriend to come home. Armed with some cheap mac software, loops, and a shit ton of d.s.p. this cat makes some of the most beautiful atmospheric noise I've heard in a long time. Each track shimmers and crackles like a warm campfire. Banjo or Freakout has only one rule to follow amidst the chaos of composing and that is to record every track just one time with no second takes. But he does allow himself to adjust sounds and add as many effects as possible.
He garnered most of his attention from a bunch of lo-fi cover songs from bands such as Battles, Radiohead, Amy Winehouse and Vampire Weekend. But his most striking cover is the version of the Burial track Archangel. It's a blissful haunting mass of sounds including a Joy Division drum sample.
On his first proper release for a record label, Banjo or Freakout serves up one of his earlier original tracks Mr. No, and a James Murphy approved cover of L.C.D. Soundsystem's Someone Great. You can order the record directly from No Pain In Pop by clicking on the link below. Keep yours eyes and ears on this guy, as hopefully he'll venture across the pond soon.
