It’s always nice when people get over their Ed Banger past without suffering a wrinkle and are now free to work with Valentina Magaletti. Zongamin was secretly overqualified for the blog house era anyway, and today, in the 22nd year of his career, he releases his best record. On Suono Assente, Magaletti pushes the dub of her Holy Tongues project even deeper into post-punk grooves, while Zongamin follows with slapping basslines and shoegaze. And by the time Coby Sey staggers into a Claire Denis soundtrack on »Bites« at the latest, V/Z will have landed on the shortlist of albums of the year so far.
V/Z (Valentina Magaletti & Zongamin) – Suono Assente
