Venetian Snares a.k.a. Aaron Funk may just be the most happening Canadian electronic musician not wearing a giant, dorky mouse hat on his head these days. And yet, when you take a serious look at the music that both Snares and Deadmau5 create, it’s hard to imagine a greater divide between their respective styles. One continuously defies listener expectations with indiscernable time signatures and schizophrenic references to various other genres, while the other is a veritable snoozefest of banality. Some people are apparently inclined to compare the music of Deadmau5 with that of the legendary Scottish duo Boards of Canada. The only reason that I’m even mentioning the two in the same sentence is to point out how offensive that comparison is. Seriously, stop that.
I’m getting off track here. The point is, you actually have reason to look forward to new material from Venetian Snares. And despite the fact that it’s yet another EP, you should look forward to Fool the Detector (due out March 5) as well, simply by virtue of the fact that Funk is the author. It helps that he’s rather secure in his approach: “There is a track that mainly uses analog devices to control digital devices. It seems laughable that most people want to control their analog synths with midi, imposing their ridiculous choice of notes on the music. They are pretty much rapists.” Pre-order the EP, which will only be available on vinyl and via digital download, and read the rest of his description here.
Fool the Detector tracklisting:
A1. Ego DSP
A2. Fool the Detector
B1. Chriohn
B2. Index Pavilion
• Venetian Snares: http://www.venetiansnares.com
• Planet Mu: http://www.planet.mu
