>   Could you please update  libasound2 to 1.0.11-7, which you muts get
>   automatgly by upgrading your preferred sid distribution.
Thanks, it's working again!
I guess the alsa-utils "depends" entry
 libasound2 (>> 1.0.11)
should be
 libasound2 (>= 1.0.11-7)
                  - Jim Van Zandt