Traditional Synthesizer Music | ||||
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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]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100[5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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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] |
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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]
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] |
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] | 16 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[17] | 6 |