You Are Freaking Out... Man

London's Alessio Natalizia, an Italian transplant, who goes by the moniker Banjo or Freakout has been building up to his much anticipated self-titled full length debut, due out early 2011. The first single, 105, was released on December 5th on Memphis Industries. The slow burning dream-pop ballad is typical for his ethereal, ghostly style of folktronica. Peep the vid which follows a hot, irreverent teen as she goes about her day, stealing booze and tagging graffiti.

Banjo Or Freakout - 105 from Ibrahim Serra-Mohammed on Vimeo.

Check out the video for my favorite BoF tune, Upside Down, a track off the 2009 Upside Down EP from Half Machine Records.

Natalizia is probably best know for his re-workings and remixes, including an incredible cover of LCD Soundsystem's Someone Great. His blog is a great place to find demos, covers and remixes.