HOSPITALITY is the latest Venetian Snares release and it contains six new tracks where Aaron Funk redefine his latest breakcore i.d.m. orchestral sound that he presented with “Rossz Csillag Alatt Született”. If you were used to his breathtaking digital cavalcades, this time Aaron decided to surprise his audience using also moments where sonic disintegration is kinda under control. Take for example the first couple of minutes of the opening “Frictional Nevada” ...more

I get excited every time I see Venetian Snares come up on release schedules. The fact that he single-handedly outputs more records than many small labels means I get excited quite often
His last release was June’s ‘Cavalcade of Glee and Dadaist Happy Hardcore Pom Poms’. After initial enjoyment, I grew tired of it. It seemed a bit lightweight by his standards, almost like a ‘Huge Chrome Cylinder Box Unfolding’ for beginners. There were moments of brilliance ...more

Falling into the more glitch-driven, Aphex-influenced camp of IDM, Canadian Aaron Funk, aka Venetian Snares, is the most notable foreign exponent of this predominantly English sub-genre. This 25 minute ‘mini-album’ (not an EP then) follows up his June album ‘Cavalcade of Glee and Dadaist Happy Hardcore’ with six more madcap forays into the circuitry of modern life. Like Squarepusher, Venetian Snares’ music can stretch the music-noise ratio all too frequently, ...more

A couple months have passed, which means that it must be time for another Venetian Snares release. Honestly, I sometimes wonder whether Aaron Funk is some sort of cyborg who can live on only 2 hours or sleep or so a night based on how much music he releases, especially given his fairly consistent output. The Hospitality EP basically continues right where his last album (Cavalcade Of Glee And Dadaist Happy Hardcore Pom Poms) left off, with more of his insanely-detailed ...more