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Venetian Snares is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Boom Bip, Planet Mu, Fanny, John Frusciante and Daniel Lanois. Those roots explain a lot about how Venetian Snares arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as AFX, Autechre, Nero's Day at Disneyland, Polygon Window and Luke Vibert, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into 100 gecs and Daniel Lanois, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 14 connections around Venetian Snares, reaching back through Boom Bip and forward to 100 gecs. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Aaron Funk, mainly known artistically as Venetian Snares, is a Canadian electronic musician based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is widely known for innovating and popularising the breakcore genre, and is one of the most recognisable artists to be signed to Planet Mu, an experimental electronic music label. His signature style involves meticulously complex drums, eclectic use of samples, and odd time signatures, in particular, 74.
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Venetian Snares connections
Venetian Snares grew out of Boom Bip, Planet Mu, Fanny and John Frusciante, shares an orbit with AFX, Autechre, Nero's Day at Disneyland and Polygon Window, went on to shape 100 gecs and Daniel Lanois. 14 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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