2025

Valentina Magaletti is a Drummer-composer and multi-instrumentalist with an inventive approach to drums and percussion. Her versatile technique, which can incorporate anything from vibes and

marimba to contact microphones and found objects, results in a style that is forever evolving. Feeling just as comfortable performing behind a delicate ceramic kit as she does hammering out motorik rhythms, her creative take on percussion has resulted in a diverse discography and many interesting collaborations.

YPY is the solo project of Osaka-based multi-instrumentalist and composer Koshiro Hino. Hino plays a central role in the minimalist rock band Goat, as well as operating his own cassette tape label birdFriend.

The pair crash through Osaka’s neon-lit streets with abrasive drums and handcrafted Japanese electronics that hit like pavement against skin. This is bliss carved from bruises—hope and fear tangled in metallic percussion while dreams of pesto float through sake-soaked alleyways.

Photo Credit: Daria Matriciani (Valentina)