Traditional Synthesizer Music
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| 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 | |||
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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]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| 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] |
| Tom Hull | A−[14] |
| Uncut | [15] |
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.[16]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Aaron Funk.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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[17] | |
