Huge Chrome Cylinder Box Unfolding

1. Hugh Chrome Peach

2. Bonivital

3. Cadmium Lung Jacket

4. Vida

5. Coke Ajax

6. Li2 CO3

7. Ion Divvy

8. Keek

9. Nineteen 1319

10. Destroy Glass Castle

11. Chlorophyll

12. Bent Annick

13. Aaron

14. Bezcitny

Tracks:

Hugh Chrome Peach
Bonivital
Cadmium Lung Jacket
Vida
Coke Ajax
Li2 CO3
Ion Divvy
Keek
Nineteen 1319
Destroy Glass Castle
Chlorophyll
Bent Annick
Aaron
Bezcitny

Customer Reviews:

no surprise here.......2007-02-20

what can I say, aaron funk is continuously brilliant. This album is not "the best" but its most certainly not the worst either. thats why I gave it 3 stars. Its good, mid paced vsnares. and in its own way previews what he would later do with pom poms and hospitality.

bottom line, you wont be let down unless this is your intro to vsnares, in which case go with meathole or higgins ultra low.

Complex IDM Ingenuity.......2007-01-04

I am yet to hear more VS so I can't know if this is my favorite Aaron Funk release. However, this album inspired me in my music substantially. HCCBU is an overwhelming blast of the most detailed rhythms I've ever heard buffered with ever changing melody....from start to finish (with the exception of 'Aaron'). Although the tracks have distinguishable themes (probably wont seem like it after your first listen), there are very few loops. The rhythms and melodies that tend to repeat I would rather define as "patterns."

The sounds used for the rhythms range from the talking calculator to Pac Man. They all seem to be digital, though. This album is quite vibrant in content. So much that it is easy feel discouraged by Aaron's lack of sympathy to formulaic music. As a result, it might seem to have emotion (more robotic). But for those of us who enjoy the sound of complex perfection, this album is bliss. I listen to it when I'm in my most alert state of mind. If you're having trouble digging this, try it with some coffee! 8]

And is it just me or does it seem like the songs get more and more difficult to swallow as the album progresses?

My favorite track is undoubtedly Li^2CO^3. Others are Vida, Cardium Lung Jacket (awesome name!), and Nineteen 1319.

Be patient with this album. It grows on you. Still growing on me.

LANDMARK ACHIEVMENT........2006-05-14

first there was aphex twin's SAW 85-92. Then there was Squarepusher's HARD NORMAL DADDY. Some important releases by Warp went by but without a doubt the third milestone of electronic music has come from the iron clad cortex of venetian snares aka aaron funk in the form of HUGE CHROME CYLINDER BOX UNFOLDING. Those who believe this to be a copycat of Autechre's LP CONFIELD need to sit through this album AS A WHOLE a few more times. In the words of u-ziq, believe.

my favorite venetian snares CD!.......2005-05-18

this CD is it for me, i love everyting by venetian snares, but i have to say that this is favorite, it doesnt even sound like someone is composing it, it just sounds like it is happening on its own, that it just exists. to the closet miriah carey fan who gave it one star, why dont you get a synth and put a 2 year old in front and see what you get, better yet, if it is so rnadom, why dont you just pound on keys and see if it sounds anything like this. the mathematics behind aarons work are very complex, it all just works together even though it may seem a little random, you find it is not random at all, it is just more complex the 4/4 beats most are used to, it is a shame you are missing the beauty and the genius of his work.

Luddites need not apply........2005-02-16

I read a review that went something like this:
"Hold your horses before accepting Aaron Funk as the next big thing. One, he has no concept of even basic melody. Two, his rhythmic vocabulary is monophonic, not polyphonic; there is a difference."

This individual lacks any sense of rhythm that strays from the general backbeat(4/4 time) that one will hear on the radio. While Aaron Funk is himself quite familiar with jazz rhythms and time signitures, his music reflects this. The music that he is making is years ahead of both Jenkinson and Richard D. James, though each of these relics have quite impressive histories, respectively. It is upsetting for someone who appreciates experimental, forward-thinking music to hear luddites complain about progress. If you dont like experimental electronica that actually demands your attention, go buy a Jock Jams CD. Funk has been involved in the art of making interesting music for over a decade now and his experience shows. "Huge Chrome Box" is probably his most complex and enchanting album. Though I do appreciate the old days of simple Drum'n'bass and Acid, I think that electronic music has recently been taking a more complex shape, which is very nice.

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