House of Beni

The peaceful passage sets the stage for House of Beni's delicate denouement – the icy keys, pressure-cooked percussion, and vaporous Via Tania vocals of "Zip Zag." Like the rest of the record, it's a perfect example of what happens when music is a genuine meeting of the minds, rather than an excuse to drop names and appeal to as many crossover audiences as possible. It's also proof that you can make a cohesive album from impromptu sessions in such truly distinct cities as Tokyo, London, New York, Paris, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Sydney and Saint-Brieuc, a small town in the Brittany region of France.