GUIMARÃES is the bio-electronic solo project of Giovanni Ruggeri, who has been active for twenty years as the bassist of Altre di B—a band with five albums, more than 600 live shows, and a dozen international tours across the United States and Canada, Iceland, and Europe.
With the gradual introduction of electronic elements into the band’s sound, Giovanni developed a passion for synthesizers and samplers, progressively incorporating them into Altre di B’s setup.
The isolation of the Covid-19 period then pushed him to deepen this passion, leading him to start composing tracks on his own. The result is an organic, living production, made of emotional soundscapes and evocative tracks that still leave space for danceable moments.
The GUIMARÃES project only stepped out of the bedroom in 2024, when friend and fellow musician Giacomo Giunchedi founded the label Antinational Noise. That same year, the track Rovina was released as part of the compilation COMP_01.
The first full-length album entirely under the GUIMARÃES name, HOTEL MYSELF, came out in March 2025 on Antinational Noise Records.
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GUENTER RÅLER + SACROBOSCO
GUENTER RÅLER is a Bologna-born, Netherlands-based producer, DJ, and visual artist.
They have debuted at Lente Kabinet, ADE, Le Guess Who?, and Garage Noord, performing alongside artists such as Giant Swan, Clara!, Himera, Torus, Danny L. Harle, Kedr Livanskiy, Object Blue, and more. Their productions draw from ambient, experimental electronics, and post-club, where analog and digital sound worlds converge into evocative textures.
Their latest EP, As Light Through Water, was released on 76666 with a premiere on Couvre x Chefs, and was featured on Bandcamp’s homepage in the New and Notable section.
Previous works include: Ecotone on Dekmantel, Every Side for Sann Odea, Luna on Antistandard Records
Drop Exale on Dutch label Traumgarten. Active in the Dutch nightlife scene, they run and co-curate two queer collectives: Queer in Wonderland and FLUID.
After his 2021 debut with Both Sides Of The Sky (Sussidiaria) and the success in 2023 of the twin albums IVXVI and IXVXI (Trovarobato), musician and producer Giacomo Giunchedi, aka SACROBOSCO, returns to the scene by founding his own record label, Antinational Noise.
After curating the work of various electronic music projects, the label is now releasing his next and third album, Apes + Tigers, which came out on May 9, 2025, with distribution by Audioglobe.
Built on dense, layered lo-fi foundations that border on the concept of Hauntology, the new album recalls the sound of cassette mixtapes as a way of paying homage to the deep bond experienced in adolescence with the Walkman—replicating the magic of the sound that emerged when overdubbing on tape, leaving behind traces of previous recordings.
The result is a truly multidimensional sonic narrative, where ghost sounds and fragments of forgotten tracks resurface.
suddenly like specters, enriching the atmosphere with moments of ambient suspension, dominated by crackles, noises, and diaphanous voices that seem to emerge from parallel dimensions, intertwining with one another in a surreal tapestry.
With Apes + Tigers, Sacrobosco redefines the boundaries of listening, transforming sonic elements into a dreamlike mosaic of impressions and reminiscences. The result is an immersive listening experience where time dissolves and sound becomes living memory—capable of bringing back sensations long faded but never forgotten.
HOVOC APS AND INFO MEMBERSHIP
Admission is reserved for HOVOC 25/26 registered members.The card is valid for the entire 2025/2026 season, fill in the online form (pre-membership/covoclub) and collect the card at the entrance by paying the annual fee of €5.
HOW TO GET HERE
NEW NIGHT BUSES
During the weekend there the new night lines are available, to move around Bologna and its surroundings throughout the night (with departures every half hour!).
Get on board the N3 line and arrive at Covo (and go home!) whenever you want, wherever you live.
IF YOU ARRIVE BY CAR...
In this period (and for a long time) it is possible that in this area there'll be construction work that limit the availability of parking spots nearby. If you cannot find a parking space in viale Zagabria, we recommend looking in the following streets: Kharkov, della Campagna, Francoforte, Machiavelli.