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Rossz Csillag Allat Szuletett | 
| Artist: Venetian Snares
Label: Planet Mu
Category: Music
Buy New: $15.98
Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 56831
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 111
UPC: 600116811127
EAN: 0600116811127
ASIN: B0007QN900
Release Date: March 22, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Sikertelenseg | | • | Szerencsetlen | | • | Ongyilkos Vasarnap | | • | Felbomlasztott Mentokocsi | | • | Hajnal | | • | Galamb Egyedul | | • | Masodik Galamb | | • | Szamar Madar | | • | Hiszekeny | | • | Ketsarku Mozgalom | | • | Senki Dala |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 A seriously great example of why Experimental music thrives May 22, 2008
metdrie (Chicago)
I first heard the name when discussing tracking software with a friend last year. I bought this recently and am extremely impressed with Venetian Snares on a number of levels. Firstly this CD reminds me of a few of SquarePusher's earlier works but yet has it's own unique take on classical and drum & bass and electronic dance music. The samples seem like a carefully chosen blend and mesh of just the right flavor for the masterful journey that Venetian Snares prepares to take you on with each track.
I gave this a full 5 stars based on technique, sound, storytelling, complexity and production value. As a hobbyist musician hoping to release my first personal body of work later this year I can truly appreciate what was done here.
If you like Cylob, SquarePusher, Jega, Aphex, Markant or Mouse on Mars you will truly enjoy this CD.
 Flawed July 26, 2007
DiFranco (Earths)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Venetian Snares (Aaron Funk) is one of the most cohesive, focused musicians in the music industry, popular or not. Every album he puts out could plausibly be considered a concept album of sorts; not necessarily by an underlying theme or story, but by a general sound. Rossz Csillag Alatt Szuletett is no different. Every song is centered upon sampled classical music (some of which was apparently sampled from Aaron himself), with the occasional blast of his trademark breakbeats. Therein lies the difference between this and previous Venetian Snares records; 5 of the 11 songs on RCAS have no percussion whatsoever. This wouldn't be a problem if the stringed selections held up by themselves, but they don't. The level of monotony in his beatless productions is far too high to warrant such a large chunk of the album. Even some of the songs with beats, such as Szamar Madar, open with stark passages that don't seem to go anywhere. But, these passages lead to some of the most satisfying music Funk has ever produced, however fleeting those moments may be.
Fortunately, the album is saved from being a write-off by "Masodik Galamb". Beginning with an appropriate string swell, followed by a curious narration about pigeons, the bulk of the song mixes a variety of real-world instruments with some of the best slice-n-dice drum programming the man has ever done. Creepy synthesized elements fade in and out, the drums get louder and louder, until finally spilling into full-on gabbercore to end the song, all while surrounded by beautiful melodies following the percussion's lead. A fantastic, nightmarish ride, "Masodik" is one of the finest moments of Aaron's extensive catalog. Too bad the rest of the album is so focused on pretty-but-dull classical noodlings.
Seriously, seriously good. I mean it. Up there with the best experimental dance music February 28, 2007
D. Hamilton-Smith (Merrye Olde Engelond)
Anyone who listens to this kind of music, which is technically referred to as `experimental jungle' by those who sensibly avoid classifying it as `IDM', will already be aware of just what Aaron Funk a.k.a. Venetian Snares can do, but those who aren't so well versed in his back catalogue could be forgiven for assuming he basically just crushes people's heads with 200 bpm gabba in 7/8 time. He does indeed do that a lot. You can tell he enjoys it, too.
But `Rossz Csillag...' proves that he can do pretty much whatever he wants, and does it in style. This album deserves its place alongside the genre classics like Squarepusher's `Hard Normal Daddy' and Mu-ziq's `Lunatic Harness', because it is frankly staggering. He's raided the orchestral sample vault for this record and has shown a real flair for creating dark, movie-soundtrack melodies in the tradition of both classical music and smooth jazz. Typical instruments used here are the string family, and there's some very dynamic use of the trombone. You'd be amazed quite how well these complex and ambitiously instrumented melodies work under VSnares' trademark crisp jungle drum samples as they go reliably insane. All his trademark rhythmic aggression is still here, though it's not everywhere - it's carefully weighted and used sensitively where the mood calls for it. I know what you're thinking - "`mood' on a VSnares record??". Yes, it's here in spades, and it sounds awesome.
We all knew that Aaron Funk is anything but a one-trick pony, but this record goes beyond what we could have expected. The concept of this album is so ambitious and in anyone else's hands it would have been a disappointment, but the gauntlet has been thrown down with such style that it's hard to imagine being able to listen to anything in this vein again without saying "Yeah... but VSnares' Hungarian album is better..."
Beautiful November 10, 2006
David Hyde (USA)
Even people who do not care for Venetian Snares' style will find enjoyment out of this. I have been listening to this album in my car for approximately 5 weeks. It is a rush of emotion that is very clearly thought out -- a dramatic story of tiny vocal samples and heavily orchestrated electronic instruments that will have you fooled that it was all made with computers.
One of the greatest albums I have ever heard. April 30, 2006
Chris 'raging bill' Burton (either Kent or Manchester, United Kingdom)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Quite simply, you've never heard anything like this even if you're already familiar with Venetian Snares. On this album, Aaron Funk combines his usual frenetic, complex and seemingly random (though often carefully and meticulously constructed) drum beats with 20th Century Hungarian orchestral music to create some of the most incredible, epic and powerful pieces of music. Even if you're not a fan of either orchestral music (specifically 20th Century modern classical, not Classical in the Mozart sense) or IDM/Breakcore music you owe to yourself to listen to this album if you consider yourself an open minded music fan with an eclectic taste. At times as loud and abrasive as much of his other work, at other times beautiful and introspective, Rossz Csillag Alatt Szuletett is one of the greatest pieces of music I've ever heard.
As is often the case with albums I really love, I can't think of very much to say without resorting to cliches and repeating myself, so I'll leave it at that. Get this album NOW.
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