9.29.2011
Tonight at Mercury Lounge in Manhattan, Alessio from Banjo Or Freakout opens for Factory Floor with his other project WALLS, whose EP you can stream over at their label, Kompact. I saw Factory Floor last night at Knitting Factory and it's worth checking out; for those who like loud pulsating electronics, noise guitar, deadpan vocals and a great dance/rock drummer.
Stream of Tuesday's Banjo or Freakout show at the Knitting Factory
3.29.2011
http://www.livestream.com/theknitbrooklyn
If you missed the show, just hit the link -- it actually looks and sounds quite good, even some strange and robotic security camera style movement.
First song was the only soundcheck we got so give it a sec to warm up and dial in all the sounds.
I mixed it (Nicolas Vernhes) with the help of a very friendly and competent sound guy.
He also let me set up my delay (Memory Man) so I was having a blast layering delay on vocals and over...well, everything.
Did I go too far? Nah, is good, all fine.
It's really fun to mix the live show of a record I've worked on, and a rare occasion; I tried to give it a similar feel, at what feels like the most immersive but totally listenable volume that room can take.
Enjoy!
http://www.livestream.com/theknitbrooklyn
If you missed the show, just hit the link -- it actually looks and sounds quite good, even some strange and robotic security camera style movement.
First song was the only soundcheck we got so give it a sec to warm up and dial in all the sounds.
I mixed it (Nicolas Vernhes) with the help of a very friendly and competent sound guy.
He also let me set up my delay (Memory Man) so I was having a blast layering delay on vocals and over...well, everything.
Did I go too far? Nah, is good, all fine.
It's really fun to mix the live show of a record I've worked on, and a rare occasion; I tried to give it a similar feel, at what feels like the most immersive but totally listenable volume that room can take.
Enjoy!
Banjo Or Freakout US Tour dates with Papercuts
Banjo Or Freakout are arriving tomorrow from London to start rehearsal for their first ever US tour.
They are opening for Papercuts for all the dates below but the very first.
Please come out to support the band.
2011
March
25th - New York, Glasslands w/ Light Asylum and Ego Puppets
29th - New York, Knitting Factory *
30th - Washington DC, Black Cat Backstage *
31st - Raleigh, Kings Royal Barcade *
April
1st - Atlanta, The Earl *
2nd - Tallahassee, Club Downunder at FSU *
4th - Dallas, The Loft *
5th - Austin, Emos *
7th - Phoenix, Rhythm Room *
8th - Los Angeles, The Satellite *
9th - San Francisco, Café du Nord *
* w/Papercuts
They are opening for Papercuts for all the dates below but the very first.
Please come out to support the band.
2011
March
25th - New York, Glasslands w/ Light Asylum and Ego Puppets
29th - New York, Knitting Factory *
30th - Washington DC, Black Cat Backstage *
31st - Raleigh, Kings Royal Barcade *
April
1st - Atlanta, The Earl *
2nd - Tallahassee, Club Downunder at FSU *
4th - Dallas, The Loft *
5th - Austin, Emos *
7th - Phoenix, Rhythm Room *
8th - Los Angeles, The Satellite *
9th - San Francisco, Café du Nord *
* w/Papercuts
BANJO OR FREAKOUT S/T Debut is here!
Order the cd/vinyl here: http://sakistore.net
Vinyl is limited edition white w/mp3 download code (pic below).
Or buy the digital version on
now (Amazon and others are on their way).
Vinyl is limited edition white w/mp3 download code (pic below).
Or buy the digital version on
now (Amazon and others are on their way)."'BoF' effortlessly mates electronic distortions, low-end theory and achingly gorgeous pop melody" NME
"unsettling, weirdly compelling stuff" The Guardian
"refreshing, affecting and, most of all, entertaining" Time Out
"ace blissed-out, slo-mo guitar pop" The Times
"each submersion is every bit as worthy as the last" Drowned In Sound
"something that will inevitably be cherished beyond its immediate realm of hyperbole" The Line Of The Best Fit
“a thing of gorgeousness… effortlessly meshing beauty and power” Clash
"this is an album that explodes with ideas" Dazed & Confused
“atmospheric, sweetly whacked-out, electronic pop spells” Uncut
"artistic progression!" Fader
TODAY: BANJO OR FREAKOUT "105" SINGLE RELEASE!
Please support your dedicated source of perpetual JOY: Independent Record Labels: go get it here (iTunes) or here (Amazon). Either way it's just $1.98 for 2 sweet songs!!
FOR THE WHITE VINYL 7" GO HERE.
Here are some words about the single:
The increasingly prolific Italian musician Alessio Natalizia is gearing up to release his debut LP under the moniker Banjo or Freakout in early 2011. Natalizia is also one half of the electronic duo Walls, who released their amazing debut earlier this year. In advance of the new album, Banjo or Freakout has a new single coming out on Rare Book Room December 7. (via http://theskyreport.com)
Banjo Or Freakout’s self-titled debut album is due out at the start of next year and ‘105’ is the first sneaky peak of what’s in store. Working with producer Nicolas Vernhes in New York’s Rare Book Room Studios, Vernhes gives Natalizia’s usually cluttered and frantic recordings a kiss of life as the tracks lulls along at a gentle unhurried pace as samples and harmonies collide without clashes on seen on his first three releases. ‘105’ still has the bleary eyed dream-like meanderings of ‘Upside Down’ and ‘Left It Alone’, but the chaotic pick n mix samples and loops first heard on, ‘Mr No’, now seamlessly flow in and out of each other.
A somewhat ironic b-side at this point in time, ‘Dead In The Snow‘, conjures the same strange calm as abandoned railway carriages in the blanketed white Kent countryside. From the delicately tapped intro, Natalizia gradually builds up a tide of intricate beats as his vocals swim effortlessly above before petering out as the each beat is dismantled.
‘105’ sees Natalizia’s step away from the loop schizophrenia of his initial bedroom recordings to go on to form a more complete id without loosing any of the charm of his original identity along the way. (via http://thefourohfive.com/reviews/3240)
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