Ottaven
Split
* Edition of 50 * Jungle Gym Records presents JGT87, a brand new split cassette from legendary Italian experimentalist Ottaven and Los Angeles-based sound artist R. Pierre. A masterclass in sculptural minimalism and micro-industrial electronics, JGT87 is distant transmissions from the fringes of the void, capturing two of our favorite sound explorers at the peak of their creative powers... as always, exclusively from Jungle Gym.
Corpo Verde
Canedicoda is a multidisciplinary artist active in the performance, design, fashion and music fields under the alias of Ottaven.
The Pleasure of Loosing
*70 copies limited edition. 2023 stock* "I'm not sure if its the usual narrative when people speaks about Giovanni Donadini musical alter ego Ottaven, but at leats for me its important to mention his past which is tied to italian hardcore punk band called With Love. Its undeniable that the punk DIY approach has pretty clear feel in whatever art Giovanni does, no matter if its building minimal furniture walls, making electronic music or designing his fashion pieces as Caned Icoda. About twenty ye…
Oscar's House
* Edition of 50 * Jungle Gym Records presents "Oscar's House", official label debut of legendary Italian experimentalist Ottaven. Here between ferns, sounds from the outside world leak through greenhouse windows, captured mid-air in perfect vignettes of incense smoke and micro-electronics. As we traverse these gardens of the mind, a sense of calm permeates the chaos, each vibration a tiny brushstroke in our new (holistic) vision of reality.
Across well over a decade of sonic, sculptural, fashio…
Sequenze Per Raffigurazioni Mentali #5
**43 copies** Giovanni Donadini a.k.a. Ottaven is a versatile artist, illustrator, musician and fashion designer. Looking at his drawings, serigraphs, clothes, fanzines and records is easy to see how everything is extremely connected by a common thread, a strict consistency and a deep study that affect both his works as his lifestyle. This tape release on Volum E Bootleg is the 5th chapter in the Sequenze Per Raffigurazioni Mentali series, a block of compositions recorded in Sicily during summer…
End Line
Ottaven new LP issued in a tiny run of 100 copies only, a strong and puzzling mixture of tapes, electronics, varispeeding, and multiple exposures, carefully executed, with much precision and clarity. Flipping between noisily bristling electronic frequencies and blustery washes of oscillating tones, Ottaven sounds carefully programmed even in its most frentic moments, and offers several blasts abrasive enough to unclog the dirtiest pore.
Musica per un giorno registrata in un mese
Spectacular edition! A silk-screened wooden box containing 24 tapes and a book (of art, texts and private photos collection from the artist), issued in a micro edition of 30 copies only. This composition of 24 hours recorded in one month, is a reflection on time. Ambient sounds, carpets of keyboard, pulsating electronic, moments of life gathered and where necessary assembled. All closely and soundly tied to what took place between January 4, 2012 and February 4, 2012. Sound reflections '…
Live in Rome
Giovanni Donadini is a versatile artist, illustrator, musician, fashion designer Looking at his drawings, serigraphs, clothes, fanzines, his records.. is easy to see how everything is extremely connected by a common thread, a strict consistency and a deep study that affect both his works as his lifestyle.Invited to play in Rome with his solo project, Ottaven, Giovanni consciously leaves home his usual set-up, all the pre-recorded material, his well known machines in favor of a totally impr…
Running
Lovely single, by Ottaven/Canedicoda, not only a musician (ex With Love, bluid, ok no and billions of other projects, actually playing with nastro mortal, ww), Ottaven is well known as a fundamentalist silkscreener under the moniker of Canedicoda.
Aero Invisible Giants
A droony ambient join venture between Le Dictateur and artist/musician/fashion designer Canedicoda, one side Lp released for the exhibition Aero Invisible Giants, Canedicoda at Le Dictateur, february 2011. Edition of 200, spectacular packaging with white vinyl, screenprinted foldgate, poster and photo.
Infinite Loops From Morocco
Giovanni Donadini are one of the most “young” prolific musician in italy today.. for over a decade he do lots of great things.. touring the entire europa, japan and usa, putting out tones of shirt, prints, zine, cloths and working 24h by day in is silkscreen studio closed to alps (canedicoda.com) If you know Giovanni personaly, and see how he plays and paints, you can simply understand how everything is connected to his being and how everything results as a private experience. Ottaven in t…