After the end of his solo guitar and laptop outfit Banjo or Freakout in 2012, Italian-born, London-based Alessio Natalizia continued to work on his project Walls with Sam Willis, but with personal circumstances and musical differences taking their toll, the duo amicably split. Natalizia focused all his energy on his new solo project, Not Waving. 2013 saw the release of his debut full-length Umwelt, and 2014 saw a slew of releases from Not Waving, including a split 12" with fellow electronic artist Pye Corner Audio, as well as the self-released Voices cassettes. A sophomore release, Human Capabilities, also appeared. The clubbier-sounding album Animals was released to acclaim at the beginning of 2016. ~ Rich Wilson