Mr. No / Someone Great

VINYL FORMAT. Bred on a diet of Ege Bamyasi, Person Pitch and World of Echo, Banjo Or Freakout is the alias of Turin native Alessio Natalizia. An Italian in London, Alessio began conjuring his noise from the depths of his bedroom to thwart the loneliness lurking in the din of a new city. He sings, plays guitar, drums and programs beats, and then drenches them all in effects to create an affecting lo-fi dreamy pop. This, his double A-side debut, includes one of his earliest tracks, 'Mr. No.' With a lonesome vocal calling out from a cavernous layer of plush sonics and tape loops, 'Mr. No' reveals the exotic climes Banjo treads. The single is backed by his clipped, DFA-approved cover of LCD Soundsystem's 'Someone Great.' Easy reference points: Arthur Russell, Jay Dilla and anything that's ever vibrated, capturing the busy dreams of lost specters in an endless, ascending loop.