Venetian Snares

Venetian Snares is the performing name of Aaron Funk, an electronic music producer and performer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Canada. He is known for making experimental IDM and breakcore in non-4/4 time signatures, and has released albums on the History of the Future, Isolate, Addict, Zod, Distort, Low-Res, Planet Mu, Sublight and Hymen record labels.

His 2003 album was entitled The Chocolate Wheelchair Album, and incorporates a number of samples, including the theme from Coronation Street (a popular British soap opera), Sesame Street, Doctor Who, and samples from the Disney film The Love Bug.

In 2004, he released a remix of the Boom Bip track The Unthinkable (feat. Buck65) on the album Corymb on Lex Records. That album also included remixes by Boards of Canada, Four Tet, and cLOUDDEAD.

Reactions to Aaron's music are diverse. It proves too intense for some, although many connect with his unique and innovative style. He is rapidly developing a cult-like following in the world electronic music scene.

Trivia

On the album Songs About My Cats, embedded within the last song (entitled Look) are several pictures af Aaron's cats. The images can be viewed directly with a spectrum analyzer; a capture of the embedded images, as well as similar images from Aphex Twin's music, are viewable here

Discography

• Spells, Cassette (1998, Not On Label)
• Subvert!, Cassette (1998, Not On Label)
• Greg Hates Car Culture (1999, History Of The Future)
• Salt (2000, Zhark International)
• printf("shiver in eternal darkness\n"); (2000, Isolate)
• 7 Sevens Med EP (2000, Low Res)
• Untitled [white label] (2001, Hangars Liquides)
• Defluxion / Boarded Up Swan Entrance (2001, Planet Mu)
• Shitfuckers!!! (2001, Dyslexic Response)
• Making Orange Things [w/Speedranch] (2001, Planet Mu)
• Songs About My Cats (2001, Planet Mu)
• Doll Doll Doll (2001, Hymen)
• Higgins Ultra Low Track Glue Funk Hits 1972 – 2006 (2002, Planet Mu)
• 2370894 (2002, Planet Mu)
• Winter In The Belly Of A Snake (2002, Planet Mu)
• A Giant Alien Force More Violent & Sick Than Anything You Can Imagine (2002, Hymen)
• Nymphomatriarch [w/Hecate] (2003, Hymen)
• Find Candace (2003, Hymen)
• Badminton (2003, Addict)
• Einstein-Rosen Bridge (2003, Planet Mu)
• The Chocolate Wheelchair Album (2003, Planet Mu)
• Moonglow / This Bitter Earth (2004, Addict)
• Horse And Goat (2004, Sublight Records, Inc.)
• Huge Chrome Cylinder Box Unfolding (2004, Planet Mu)
• Infolepsy EP (2004, Coredump Records)
• Winnipeg is a Frozen Shithole (2005, Sublight Records, Inc.)
• Rossz Csillag Allat Született (2005, Planet Mu)

Notable appearances

• Venetian Snares has played a livemix on The Breezeblock on BBC Radio 1 insert date here when I find it --User:Kirloo

External links

• Venetian Snares Official Website – Lists upcoming releases and tour dates
• Vsnares Unofficial Website