Monday 25th January 2010

BANJO OR FREAKOUT – MIXTAPE

It feels like a billion years ago now, but in 2007 we released a 7″ single by Disco Drive. Shortly after, the band released their second album through Unhip, but since then have been rather quiet. But they’ve not been doing nothing.

Guitarist and lead singer, Alessio moved to London and kickstarted his one-man-and-a-laptop project Banjo or Freakout, slaying blogs with a series of inspired covers, a xmas album and the most dreamy dreamwave video ever made ever. If you do a search on Hype Machine you can find about a million good songs (particularly loving the Burial cover)

Alessio is just about to shoot off to NYC to record the Banjo or Freakout debut album, but he had just enough time to put together a 10 song mixtape for us, the song selection reflecting the BoF aesthetic pretty much spot on – a heady mix of chill jams, blissed out euphoria and a little spastic magic (that’ll be Swing Kids).

You can download it below and if you’re so inclined, go to Half Machine and buy BoF’s new record (which also comes with a free Becoming Real remix).

Tracklisting:
1. Tones on Tail – “Lions”
2.Hard-Ons – “There Was A Time”
3. Joe Meek and the Bluemen – “The Bublight”
4. Black Eyes – “A Pack of Wolves”
5. Bridget St. John – “Back To Stay”
6. Moondog – “Viking I”
7. Workshop – “Fur Wen?”
8. Wolfgang Voight – “Zither und Horn”
9. Swing Kids – “Situation On Mars”
10. Palms – “New Moon” 

Banjo or Freakout – Mixtape for Tough Love

(Photo: Dark†Youth)