Valentina Magaletti

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Valentina Magaletti
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Valentina Magaletti in 2022
Background information
Born Bari, Italy
Occupations
  • Drummer
  • percussionist
  • composer
Instruments
  • Drums
  • percussion
Member of
Website valentinamagaletti.com
valentinamagaletti.bandcamp.com

Valentina Magaletti is an Italian multi-genre drummer, percussionist, improviser and composer based in London.

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Biography

Magaletti was born in Bari, Italy. She lives in London, UK. [1]

Career

She has collaborated and performed with London experimental electronic project Raime (with whom they form the band Moin), Charles Hayward, Nicolas Jaar, Jandek, Helm, Malcolm Catto, Lafawndah, 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 was as one half of the duo Tomaga with bassist/multi-instrumentalist Tom Relleen. [4] She is also a member of Moin and of the [5] experimental pop quintet Vanishing Twin, the duo V/Z with Zongamin 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. [7] She and percussionist and sculptor João 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]

Discography

TitleLabelYear Released
Due MatteCommando Vanessa2020
A Queer Anthology of DrumsTakuroku2020
La Tempesta ColorataA Colourful Storm2022
Batterie FragileUn Je-Ne-Sais-Quoi2022
RottaBlume2022
CupoSelf-released2023
EP/64-63Permanent Draft2023
Ondata RossaContent Providers.Ltd2023
Valentina Plays The Batterie FragileUn Je-Ne-Sais-Quoi2017
Sulla PelleMarionette2019
Permanent DraftHorn of Plenty <O2022
Lucha LibrePermanent Draft2024
Permanent DraftHorn of Plenty <O2023
Different RoomsLongform Editions2023

References

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