The Italian percussionist has collaborated with everyone from Radiohead’s Philip Selway to Raime. We need to stop ‘punishing’ drums and explore their potential, she says‘People tell me I’m a serial collaborator, but sometimes a dialogue is more interesting than a monologue,” says Italian drummer and musician Valentina Magaletti. “When you talk with yourself, you know where you’re going and what you want to say. When it’s with someone else, the narrative changes.”Magaletti is one of the most prolific musicians currently working in experimental music. A voracious collaborator, she always has a clutch of releases just out or coming up. In September a meaty new collaboration with Afro-Portuguese artist Nídia was released; last month saw a new album from the un-pindownable Moin (a trio with production duo Raime, where she has been bumped from collaborator to band member). There’s also a 7in from her post-dub duo Holy Tongue coming up, an album from her duo V/Z (with Zongamin), and she will soon start recording her fourth solo album. Continue reading...