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Traditional Synthesizer Music
Studio album by Venetian Snares
Released	February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19)
Recorded	2014
Genre	Breakcore, IDM
Length	43:57
Label	Planet Mu
Producer	Aaron Funk
Venetian Snares chronology
Thank You for Your Consideration (2015) Traditional Synthesizer Music (2016) She Began to Cry Tears of Blood Which Became Little Brick Houses When They Hit the Ground (2018)

Traditional Synthesizer Music is the twenty-second studio album by Canadian electronic musician Venetian Snares, announced December 17, 2015, and released February 19, 2016, on Planet Mu records. Unlike other albums by Venetian Snares, this album was composed and live recorded entirely on modular synthesizer equipment.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Clash	7/10
Drowned in Sound	8/10
Exclaim!	9/10
Pitchfork	7.4/10
Resident Advisor	3.3/5
Sputnikmusic	4/5
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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". 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".

PopMatters placed it at number 52 on the "70 Best Albums of 2016" list.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Aaron Funk

Charts

References

1. "Venetian Snares announces modular synth-only Traditional Synthesizer Music LP". Fact. December 17, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
2. "Venetian Snares makes Traditional Synthesizer Music on new LP". Resident Advisor. December 17, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
3. Planet Mu (February 19, 2016). "Traditional Synthesizer Music". Planet Mu. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
4. "Venetian Snares:Let's All Be Real". Attack Magazine. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
5. ^ "Critic Reviews for Traditional Synthesizer Music by Venetian Snares". Metacritic. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
6. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Traditional Synthesizer Music – Venetian Snares". AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
7. Smith, Mat (February 24, 2016). "Venetian Snares - Traditional Synthesizer Music". Clash. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
8. Bland, Benjamin (February 16, 2016). "Venetian Snares – Traditional Synthesizer Music". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
9. Ranta, Alan (February 17, 2016). "Venetian Snares Traditional Synthesizer Music". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
10. Pattison, Louis (February 22, 2016). "Venetian Snares: Traditional Synthesizer Music". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
11. Dicker, Holly (March 17, 2016). "Venetian Snares - Traditional Synthesizer Music". Resident Advisor. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
12. "Review: Venetian Snares - Traditional Synthesizer Music". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
13. Hydroyoga. "Venetian Snares – Traditional Synthesizer Music". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
14. "The 70 Best Albums of 2016 (2/7)". PopMatters. December 13, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
15. Venetian Snares (February 19, 2016). "Traditional Synthesizer Music". Venetian Snares. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
16. "Venetian Snares Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
17. "Venetian Snares Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

External links

• Traditional Synthesizer Music at Discogs (list of releases)

• 2016 albums
• Venetian Snares albums
• Planet Mu albums