Nídia & Valentina Magaletti

Príncipe’s MVP meets preeminent polymath Valentina Magaletti at 100% slay levels on their debut collaboration - a swingeing, rudely disciplined dervish of machine made and hand-played kudurhythmelody, firmed up with additional production from Tom Halstead (Moin/Raime).

‘Estradas’ is a stunning consolidation of distinctive musical vernaculars developed by Afro-Portuguese dynamo, Nídia, and tempestuous spar, Valentina Magaletti. Stitched together in post production by the latter’s Raime/Moin bandmate, Tom Halstead, the 9 track album is a high watermark of cross-splicing suss that melts the grid in thrilling new forms certain to ravish the dance and twiss-up limbs and melons like nowt else in circulation, building on the riches of their respective catalogues of solo work and tekkerz for hire, as heard on records by Fever Ray, Jandek, Irmin Schmidt’s The Can Group, Kelela, and so, so much more.
A total no brainer if you know what’s good.