Traditional Synthesizer Music
Traditional Synthesizer Music | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 19, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
Genre | Breakcore, IDM | |||
Length | 43:57 | |||
Label | Planet Mu | |||
Producer | Aaron Funk | |||
Venetian Snares chronology | ||||
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Traditional Synthesizer Music is the twenty-second studio album by Canadian electronic musician Venetian Snares, announced December 17, 2015,[1][2] and released February 19, 2016, on Planet Mu records.[3] Unlike other albums by Venetian Snares, this album was composed and live recorded entirely on modular synthesizer equipment.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100[5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Clash | 7/10[7] |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10[8] |
Exclaim! | 9/10[9] |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10[10] |
Resident Advisor | 3.3/5[11] |
Sputnikmusic | 4/5[12] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | [13] |
Uncut | [5] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Traditional Synthesizer Music received an average score of 76% based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5] AllMusic listed the album as one of their Favorite Electronic Albums of 2016, describing it as "a sharp, thrilling experience, and easily one of Funk's most focused works".[6]
PopMatters placed it at number 52 on the "70 Best Albums of 2016" list.[14]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Aaron Funk
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dreamt Person v3" | 1:56 |
2. | "Everything About You Is Special" | 3:46 |
3. | "Slightly Bent Fork Tong v2" | 2:26 |
4. | "Magnificent Stumble v2" | 4:21 |
5. | "Decembers" | 4:03 |
6. | "Can't Vote for Yourself v1" | 4:18 |
7. | "You and Shayna v1" | 3:21 |
8. | "Goose and Gary v2" | 3:09 |
9. | "Anxattack Boss Level19 v3" | 4:55 |
10. | "She Married a Chess Computer in the End" | 3:49 |
11. | "Health Card10" | 3:23 |
12. | "Paganism Ratchets" | 4:30 |
Total length: | 43:57[15] |
Charts
[edit]Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] | 16 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[17] | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Venetian Snares announces modular synth-only Traditional Synthesizer Music LP". Fact. December 17, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ "Venetian Snares makes Traditional Synthesizer Music on new LP". Resident Advisor. December 17, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ Planet Mu (February 19, 2016). "Traditional Synthesizer Music". Planet Mu. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ "Venetian Snares:Let's All Be Real". Attack Magazine. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Critic Reviews for Traditional Synthesizer Music by Venetian Snares". Metacritic. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Traditional Synthesizer Music – Venetian Snares". AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Mat (February 24, 2016). "Venetian Snares - Traditional Synthesizer Music". Clash. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ Bland, Benjamin (February 16, 2016). "Venetian Snares – Traditional Synthesizer Music". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ Ranta, Alan (February 17, 2016). "Venetian Snares Traditional Synthesizer Music". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ Pattison, Louis (February 22, 2016). "Venetian Snares: Traditional Synthesizer Music". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ Dicker, Holly (March 17, 2016). "Venetian Snares - Traditional Synthesizer Music". Resident Advisor. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ^ "Review: Venetian Snares - Traditional Synthesizer Music". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ Hydroyoga. "Venetian Snares – Traditional Synthesizer Music". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ "The 70 Best Albums of 2016 (2/7)". PopMatters. December 13, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ Venetian Snares (February 19, 2016). "Traditional Synthesizer Music". Venetian Snares. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ "Venetian Snares Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ "Venetian Snares Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Traditional Synthesizer Music at Discogs (list of releases)