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Venetian Snares

Real Name:Aaron Funk
Profile:Aaron Funk (born January 11, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), a producer of vastly varying types of electronic music, gained a profile in experimental techno circles with his signing to the Planet Mu label run by Mike Paradinas (aka µ-Ziq). It's a tribute to his production prowess that his base of Winnipeg, Manitoba, hasn't prevented IDM enthusiasts around the world from investigating his recordings.

Often abbreviated to "Vsnares" -- Funk's distinctive style reflects unconventional time signatures and extremely rapid and erratic rhythms. Unpredictable and stimulating, the effect is intense. His style has been critically acclaimed, notably by the late British radio disc jockey John Peel.

Funk's first release was Greg Hates Car Culture, an EP for the History Of The Future Label, followed by Salt for Zhark and Fuck Canada // Fuck America with Stunt Rock for CLFST. When Mike Paradinas heard Greg Hates Car Culture, he immediately signed Funk for Planet Mu. The first Venetian Snares LP on Planet Mu, Making Orange Things (a co-production with Speedranch), dropped in early 2001; following in short order were 5 more releases, all released before the end of 2002. Funk continued recording for a variety of labels, including Hymen, Addict, and Sublight Records, and has also recorded as Snares Man!, BeeSnares, Snares and Senetian Vnares.
URLs:http://www.venetiansnares.com
http://www.myspace.com/venetiansnares
http://www.vsnares.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_snares
Aliases:Aaron Funk, BeeSnares, Last Step, Puff (3), Snares Man!, Ventriloquist Snakes
Name Variations: All | Venetian Snares | Senetian Vnares | Snares | Vsnares
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Releases:
Fake:Impossible (Cass)   Not On Label 1997
Spells (Cass)   Not On Label 1998
Subvert! (Cass)   Not On Label 1998
Fuck Canada // Fuck America (CDr)   CLFST 1999
Greg Hates Car Culture (12")   History Of The Future 1999
7 Sevens.med EP (12", EP)   Low Res Records 2000
Salt ◄ (2 versions)   Zhark International 2000
printf("shiver in eternal darkness/n"); (CD, Album, Dig)   Isolate 2000
Defluxion / Boarded Up Swan Entrance ◄ (2 versions)   Planet Mu 2001
Doll Doll Doll (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Hymen Records 2001
Making Orange Things (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Planet Mu 2001
Shitfuckers!!! (12")   Dyslexic Response 2001
Songs About My Cats (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Planet Mu 2001
The Connected Series #2 (12")   Klangkrieg 2001
Untitled (12", Promo, W/Lbl)   Hangars Liquides 2001
2370894 (CD, Album)   Planet Mu 2002
A Giant Alien Force More Violent & Sick Than Anything You Can Imagine (CD, Mini + Box)   Hymen Records 2002
Higgins Ultra Low Track Glue Funk Hits 1972 - 2006 (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Planet Mu 2002
Winter In The Belly Of A Snake (CD, Album)   Planet Mu 2002
Badminton (7", Ltd)   Addict Records 2003
Einstein-Rosen Bridge ◄ (2 versions)   Planet Mu 2003
Find Candace (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Hymen Records 2003
Podsjfkj Pojid Poa ◄ (5 versions)   Double H Noise Industries 2003
The Chocolate Wheelchair Album (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Planet Mu 2003
Horse And Goat (MiniAlbum) ◄ (2 versions)   Sublight Records ... 2004
Huge Chrome Cylinder Box Unfolding (CD, Album)   Planet Mu 2004
Infolepsy EP (EP) ◄ (4 versions)   Coredump Records 2004
Moonglow / This Bitter Earth (7")   Addict Records 2004
Skelechairs (12")   Addict Records 2004
Meathole (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Planet Mu 2005
Rossz Csillag Alatt Született (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Planet Mu 2005
Winnipeg Is A Frozen Shithole (CD, Album)   Sublight Records 2005
Winnipeg Is A Frozen Shithole EP (12", EP)   Bang A Rang 2005
Winnipeg Is A Frozen Shithole EP Vol.2 (12", EP)   Bang A Rang 2005
4 Adaptations Of Rossz Csillag Alatt Született ◄ (2 versions)   Planet Mu 2006
Cavalcade Of Glee And Dadaist Happy Hardcore Pom Poms (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Planet Mu 2006
Hospitality (MiniAlbum, EP) ◄ (3 versions)   Planet Mu ... 2006
My Downfall (Original Soundtrack) (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Planet Mu 2007
Pink + Green (MiniAlbum) ◄ (2 versions)   Planet Mu ... 2007
Sabbath Dubs ◄ (3 versions)   Kriss Records 2007
Detrimentalist (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Planet Mu 2008
Miss Balaton (12")   Planet Mu 2008
Filth (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Planet Mu 2009
Horsey Noises ◄ (2 versions)   Planet Mu 2009
Examples (CDr, Promo)   Mute Song  
Nymphomatriarch (6xFile, MP3, Album, 320)   Hymen Records  
Remixes:
One (The Loneliest Number) - The Remix Versions (12") One (The Loneliest Num... Suburban Trash Industries, Systemic Disease 2001
The Cosmic Forces Of Mu (2xCD, Comp) Skelechairs (Venetian ... Planet Mu 2001
Hôte (CD, Enh, Ltd, Album, Dig) Hôte #04 (Crazy Funky... M-Tronic 2002
TKO From Tokyo (12") Not For The Billy - Ve... Tigerbeat6 2002
From Left To Right (EP) ◄ (3 versions) The Unthinkable (Venet... Lex Records 2003
Warp WIFOF2003 Mix (CD) The Unthinkable Warp Records 2003
BFI.01 (CDr) Just Another Cunt (Ven... BFI Unit 2004
Corymb (Album) ◄ (2 versions) The Unthinkable (Venet... Lex Records 2004
Detroit Underground (Part 4) (12") 10:48 Done (Venetian S... Detroit Underground 2004
Oceanic Remixes / Reinterpretations ◄ (3 versions) The Beginning And The ... Daymare Recordings ... 2004
Oceanic Remixes Volume IV (12", Ltd) The Beginning And The ... Robotic Empire 2004
Spooky Pen (12") Spooky Pen (Spoke Pony) Component Records 2004
Armpit Buffet (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Pelican Moondance (Pel... Schematic ... 2005
Désolé... Monsieur Soleil, C'est La Neige Qui Va Me Libérer (CD, Maxi) Annie & Nicky (Venetia... Intr_version Records 2005
Fear Candy 14 (CD, Promo) The Beginning And The ... Terrorizer 2005
Jagoff Uprising: A Rhinoplex.org Compilation (Box + 2x12" + 2xCDr) Skelechairs (Venetian ... Thac0 Records 2005
Axe Murderation Remixes (2x12") Girl/Boy As Performed ... Phthalo 2006
Shoebomb Hurricane (CD, Album) We Change The Music (V... Sublight Records 2006
Breakfest At Tiffanys Mixtape (File, MP3, Mixed, VBR) Skelechairs (Snares Re... Not On Label (Nailbomb Cults Self-released) 2007
Ev.Panic Redone ◄ (2 versions) Ev.Panic (Venetian Sna... Planet Mu 2007
icantbelieveyouwereamusician.yougotnosoulbaby (2x12", Album) Shakey Jonesing Girl (... Widerstand Records, Widerstand Records 2008
Appears On:
10 Inch Record (10") Longhairz History Of The Future 2003
Being Ridden (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Stamina Temporary Residence Limited 2003
The Housebound Spirit (CD, Album) Electric Love Planet Mu 2003
All.ofMeHyde (CD) Uncle ßobs Foreskin (... Negative3 2004
Plan µ (CD, Comp, Smplr) Miss Balaton Planet Mu 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Eat Shit And Die (Cass) Coming In The Graveyar... Not On Label 1998
Be Sure To Wear Baggy Pants And A Visor E.P. (EP) ◄ (2 versions) Gay Addict Records 2000
Crippled Children (12") Concrete Dandelions Crippled Children Records 2000
Electron Abuse (2xLP) Punishing The Atoms Low Res Records 2000
System Decay (CD) Suassive Chess Strategy Conceptual Chaos 2000
Go And Do Likewise! (2xCD) Wearing A Shirt That S... !ooT,eviLnaCskcuD 2001
Gold Teeth Thief ◄ (2 versions) Boarded Up Swan Entrance Soot Records ... 2001
Smash Biotek (3x12", Comp) Withdrew Idroscalo Dischi 2001
The Cosmic Forces Of Mu (2xCD, Comp) Defluxion Planet Mu 2001
Zod 01 (12") Ichidh Zod 2001
Inoue Madness 5 (CDr, Mixed) Dollmaker Murder Yacht School 2002
Masonic (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Parasitus Hymen Records 2002
Not Too Glitch (CDr) Nepetalactone, Dance L... Bruits De Fond 2002
Six Records Breaks Your Heart Again (CD) This Jar Is The Baby Man Six Records (2) 2002
Zod Mix.02 (CD) Diffuse Vertigo Jenny,... Zod 2002
Zod Sampler Volume 1 (CD, Promo, Smplr) Ichidh Zod 2002
58.46 Radio Mix (CD, Album, Mixed, Promo) Defluxion Not On Label 2003
Brick Smack (2xCD) Roller Coaster Elastic Dross:tik Records 2003
Elegy Sampler 31 (CD, Smplr) Abomination Street Elegy 2003
NLA Mixtape #3 (Cass) Make Ronnie Rocket Noise Liberation Army 2003
Return Of The Fight Club (12") Mensa Disco Queers Tigerbeat6 2003
Ye Olde Barn Compilation (CD, Comp) Doormouse Megamix Addict Records 2003
Amμnition (CD, Smplr, Mixed) Aaron, Keek, Vida, Whi... Planet Mu 2004
CD Side 23 (CD, Smplr) Vida D-Side 2004
Children Of Mu (2xCD, Comp) Epstein-Horshack Lids Planet Mu 2004
Drop Name Records Vol. 1 (2x12") Stinking Logs On Your ... Painfree Foundsound Institute 2004
Fracture (CDr, Mixed) Hand Throw, Gay Superhero Bruits De Fond 2004
Invasion From XXX Dimension ◄ (2 versions) Mutant Cunt Sniffer Mutant Sniper 2004
Shake Hands With A Clenched Fist (LP) Intense Demonic Attack... Mirex 2004
Shotgun Wedding Volume Two / Evil Doppelganger (CD, Album) Dollmaker Violent Turd 2004
Shotgun Wedding Volume Two / Evil Doppelganger (CD, Album, Promo) Dollmaker Violent Turd 2004
The Marcia Blaine School For Girls - School Disco Volume 2 (CDr, Mixed) Dollmaker Metal-On-Metal 2004
Transitional Days (CD) Withdrew Peace Off 2004
-40 (CD + DVD) The Guinea Pig Club Cocosolidciti 2005
Drop Name Records Volumes 1 & 2 (2xCD) Stinking Logs On Your ... Painfree Foundsound Institute 2005
Recorded Live @ Space Gallery - Pittsburgh 10-15-05 (CDr, Mixed, Ltd, Promo) Rollercoaster Elastic Not On Label 2005
Revolver USA Sampler Summer '05 (CD, Comp, Promo) Hajnal Revolver USA 2005
Trax Sampler 089 (CD, Smplr, Car) Aaperture Trax Sampler 2005
30 Days ◄ (2 versions) Peeing_Yelloq Peppermill Records 2006
Baseck vs. SDR (CDr, Comp, P/Mixed) Choprite Not On Label 2006
Eyelicker (CD, Comp) Yip Yaps Sublight Records 2006
Recorded Live At Icomplex Friday December 16th 2005 - Los Angeles Slime (CDr, Ltd, Promo) Die Winnipeg Die Die D... Not On Label 2006
Sacred Symbols Of Mu (2xCD, Comp) Chinaski R.I.P. Planet Mu 2006
Travel Sickness (8xCD, Mini + Box, Ltd) Intense Demonic Attack... Hymen Records 2006
2OO (Comp, Album) ◄ (3 versions) Devil's Totem Planet Mu 2007
A Break From The Ordinary (CDr, Promo) Hajnal Not On Label 2007
Break Beathoven Got Heroin (File, MP3, Mixed, 128) Hand Throw Peace Off 2007
Cross Roads EP (12", EP) Koonut Kaliffee (Bass ... Dross:tik Records 2007
Japan Tour Oct 2007 (CDr, P/Mixed, Comp) Choprite Not On Label 2007
(Triskaidekaphobia) 13,000.00 Milliseconds (CD, Comp, Ltd) Here Fuck Ratskin Records 2008
45 — A Tribute To Daniel Hansson (File, MP3, Comp, 320) Elephant Gear Red Handed Records 2008
Delayed Reaction (File, MP3, Mixed, 192) Sporto Fucking Sellout... Peace Off 2008
Lowest Moments (CD, Mixed, Comp) Punishing The Atoms, M... Dross:tik Records, Low Res Records 2008
Plan µ (CD, Comp, Smplr) Miss Balaton Planet Mu 2008
Tacopunch Is A Lv 13 Elf Rogue (CDr, Album, Mixed) Hospitality Not On Label (DJ Tacopunch Self-released) 2008
Monographic 35: Peppermill Records (File, MP3, Mixed, Comp, 256) Peeing_Yelloq INQ Mag 2009
Unofficial Releases:
Breakcore-Jungle V.2 (CDr, Mixed, Promo) Punishing The Atoms Dross:tik Records 2002
No to G8! Yes To Breakcore! (CDr) Hand Trow x 2 Not On Label 2004
Eit Mjukt Handverk - Ein Mixtape (CDr) Prophylactic Eyehead, ... Healthy Boy Records 2005
Autechre vs. Music (CD) PenchaKeek Chimportant 2006
Coil Vs. Venetian Snares (CD)   Chimportant 2006
Morsure (CDr) Where's Bill?, Unborn ... Bruits De Fond 2006
User Reviews:
amphetadex, May 23, 2007

I fell in love with this guys stuff over the past year (Id heard him before, but never gotten into him, ya know?), and I just havent been able to turn around if I just want some of the best damn programming on the planet. The number of tracks he mixes together in each song, and the subtle variations hell make from measure to measure are just amazing, let alone his manipulation of time signatures. From the subtle abrasions of albums like "Huge Chrome Cylinder Box Unfolding;" to the brutality of releases such as "Making Orange Things," "Doll Doll Doll," and "Greg Hates Car Culture;" to the ethereal beauty of the orchestrations on "Rossz Csillag Alatt Született;" and into the playful absurdity of albums like "The Chocolate Wheelchair Album" and "Songs about My Cats," Aaron Funks style is able to span a gamut while maintaining basic thematic elements linking his works as distinctively his own.

And if people have a hard time believing the amount of time he puts into everything he releases just because of the insane pace at which he releases material, one should but remember the Beatles, who are well documented as to how much work they put into every album, and how often they released these albums.

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