Venetian Snares - Fool The Detector

I got this nice little EP when HMV still sold vinyl at decent, affordable prices. I think it was fiver, so you can't argue with that (April 2013 Edit: I actually got this from Spillers Records on my birthday last year. Sometimes it's hard keeping track of where I get all this crap). As far as Venetian Snares goes this record is pretty tame, there is a lot more ambiance and nice synth sounds than usual. The spazz-happy beats are still here, but seem a lot more laid back than the usual brain-melting fair of snare rushes and irregular bass drum palpitations.

It reminds me a lot of The Aphex Twin in parts. I know this will get Snares purists' panties all twisted but it really, really does sound rather similar. The way this was put out is also a bit weird. It seems that Aaron Funk has started his own label (on which this is released) called Timesig, but Planet Mu controls it behind the scenes. It seems a similar set up to the deal Bill Steer and Jeff Walker had with Earache Records.

Venetian Snares - Miss Balaton

This 12" is absolutely massive! Every time I put it on the bass on this Planet Mu pressing literally shakes my house! This is a prime example of electronic music cut onto vinyl; I would gladly use it to put all the analogue-or-die vinyl fans in their place, that is if I was cool enough to know people who could possibly argue over that thing.   

I was excellently blessed with this for free by someone who was trying to get rid of Snare's Meathole record on Discogs. They were offering this up as a bonus for the purchase. The title track is wicked awesome but my favourite is side B's "CCUK" (one of the highlights of Aaron's set at The Fleece in Bristol recently) which has excellent samples adorning the frantic fuckfest of breakbeats and plaster-loosening bass. 

Chug down some MDMA and have a little rave in your living room to this bastard!