Traditional Synthesizer Music

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]

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)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

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]
Uncut	[5]

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]

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[15]

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16]	16
US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[17]	6