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Venetian Snares   / artists (V) 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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amphetadex, May 23, 2007

I fell in love with this guy's stuff over the past year (I'd heard him before, but never gotten into him, ya know?), and I just haven't 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 he'll 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 Funk's 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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