Walls are an electronic band from the UK.They are a two piece composed of Alessio Natalizia and Sam Willis.
Italian Natalizia moved to London in 2008 and started his project Banjo or Freakout. [1] Willis originated in Manchester and moved to London in 1996. [2] They have released two albums on Kompakt Records. [3]
Their first album (self titled) picked up Mojo 's 'Electronic Album Of The Year'. They were also featured in NME 's end-of-year list.
Walls won critical acclaim with their second album Coracle, released in August 2011. [4] Their first single from it, "Sunporch", was released on 29 August 2011.
Walls debut was also a favourite amongst their contemporaries – Jamie xx, Caribou, James Holden and Battles. [5] [6] The Field and Pantha Du Prince are also known to have collaborated with the artist. [7]
Walls are signed to Kompakt record label and have featured on a compilation album named Total 11 .
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