Valentina Magaletti

Valentina Magaletti is a multi-genre drummer, percussionist, and composer based in London.

Biography

Magaletti was born in Bari, Italy. She moved to London at the age of 21 and has resided there since.[1]

Career

She has collaborated and performed with acclaimed London experimental electronic project Raime, Nicolas Jaar, Jandek, Helm, Malcom Catto, Charles Hayward, Bat for Lashes, and Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals).[2] Her influences include Ikue Mori, Georgia Hubley, Jaki Liebezeit, Milford Graves, Elvin Jones, Tony Buck, Charles Hayward, Billy Higgins, Han Bennink, and Art Blakey.[3]

Her principal project is as one half of the duo Tomaga with bassist/multi-instrumentalist Tom Relleen.[4] She is also a member of the critically acclaimed[5] experimental pop quintet Vanishing Twin and the supergroup UUUU, along with Graham Lewis (Wire) and Thighpaulsandra (Coil).[6] In 2017, she played drums as part of surviving Can member Irmin Schmidt's The Can Project, based around Schmidt's orchestral reimagining of classic Can songs and themes with an ensemble that also included Thurston Moore and Steven Shelley of Sonic Youth, Deb Googe of My Bloody Valentine, and original Can singer Malcolm Mooney.[7] She and percussionist and sculptor Joăo Pais Filipe released their first album as CZN (Copper, Zinc and Nickel) The Golden Path in 2018,[8] and a collaborative release with Swiss percussionist and composer Julian Sartorius, Sulla Pelle, followed in 2019.[9]

Selected discography

Solo

  • Sulla Pelle (with Julian Sartorius) (2019)
  • Valentina plays the Batterie Fragile ( 2017)

CZN

  • The Golden Path (2018)

Tomaga

  • Sleepy Jazz For Tired Cats (2013)
  • Futura Grotesk (2014)
  • Familiar Obstacles (2015)
  • Play Time. Music For Video Games (split with Orlando) (2015)
  • The Shape Of The Dance (2016)
  • Greetings From The Bitter End (2017)
  • Memory In Vivo Exposure (2017)
  • Music For Visual Disorders (2018)
  • Schleißen 5 (with Neil Tolliday) (2018)
  • Bandiera Di Carta (with Pierre Bastien) (2019)
  • Extended Play 1 (2019)

UUUU

  • UUUU (2017)
  • UUUU (EP) (2018)

Vanishing Twin

  • Choose Your Own Adventure (2016)
  • The Age Of Immunology (2019)

References
  1. "Dream Cymbals - Valentina Magaletti". Dreamcymbals.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. "Valentina Magaletti". Futura Artists. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. "Interview: Valentina Magaletti - M Magazine". M-magazine.co.uk. 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. "Tomaga". Futura Artists. 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  5. "The Age of Immunology by Vanishing Twin". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  6. "UUUU - Editions Mego". Editionsmego.com. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  7. "Spoon Records | News | Barbican announces The Can Project". Spoonrecords.com. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  8. "THE GOLDEN PATH, by CZN (Joao Pais Filipe & Valentina Magaletti)". Czndrums.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  9. "Sulla Pelle — marionette". Marionettelabel.com. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
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