Often abbreviated to "Vsnares" – Funk's distinctive style reflects unconventional time signatures and extremely rapid and erratic rhythms. Unpredictable and stimulating, the effect is intense.
Funk's first release was "Greg Hates Car Culture", an EP for the History Of The Future Label, followed by "Salt" for Zhark and "Fuck Canada // Fuck America" with Stunt Rock for CLFST. When Mike Paradinas heard "Greg Hates Car Culture", he immediately signed Funk for Planet µ. Prior to this, he self-released material on cassette tape as early as 1992.
The first Venetian Snares LP on Planet µ "Making Orange Things" (a co-production with Speedranch), dropped in early 2001; following in short order were 5 more releases, all released before the end of 2002. Funk continued recording for a variety of labels, including Hymen, Addict, and Sublight Records, and has also recorded as snares, Snares Man!, BeeSnares, Ventriloquist Snakes, Puff, Last Step and Senetian Vnares.
All the Children Are Dead
Venetian Snares Lyrics
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With just a massive pit in the middle
And he was listening and he could hear whispering, giggling and things such as that
And that's when he heard the footstep coming up the little ladder
And he walks into the cylidrical room
And he saw movement, like a mole burrowing beneath the ground, beneath the carcasses
And he looked at me and he said "Do you believe in monsters, do you believe in demons?"
One right after another
Mutilated carcasses floating on top of the water
The last thing he said was
"All the children are dead"
(repeat)
The lyrics to Venetian Snares's song, "All the Children Are Dead," paint a haunting image of a cylindrical room with a massive pit in the middle. The singer describes hearing whispering and giggling before hearing footsteps coming up a ladder. The person who enters the room sees movement like a mole burrowing beneath the carcasses and asks the singer if they believe in monsters and demons. This imagery sets a disturbing tone for the rest of the song.
The lyrics reveal the brutal reality of what happened to 74 children who were murdered one after another. The mention of mutilated carcasses floating on top of the water adds to the imagery of horror and paints a graphic picture of the aftermath of these heinous acts. The last thing the singer hears is "All the children are dead."
The overall theme of the song appears to be the senseless and tragic loss of innocent lives. The lyrics suggest that the murders were carried out by someone or something evil, with the image of "monsters" and "demons" suggesting a supernatural element. The song raises questions about the nature of evil and the senselessness of violence, leaving the listener with a heavy sense of unease and discomfort.
Line by Line Meaning
It's a cylindrical room
The room has a cylindrical shape
With just a massive pit in the middle
The room has a large hole in its center
And he was listening and he could hear whispering, giggling and things such as that
He heard faint sounds of whispering, giggling and similar noises
And that's when he heard the footstep coming up the little ladder
He heard footsteps approaching the room via a ladder
And he walks into the cylidrical room
He entered the cylindrical room
And he saw movement, like a mole burrowing beneath the ground, beneath the carcasses
He observed movement similar to that of a burrowing mole beneath the carcasses
And he looked at me and he said "Do you believe in monsters, do you believe in demons?"
He asked me if I believed in supernatural creatures such as monsters and demons
There were 74 children murdered
74 children were killed
One right after another
The murders occurred in quick succession
Mutilated carcasses floating on top of the water
The mutilated bodies of the children were floating on water
The last thing he said was
His final words were
"All the children are dead"
He stated that all the children had died
(repeat)
The previous line is repeated
Contributed by Bailey B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@BugScuzzle
"I hate it when dubstep fans find breakcore videos. They always post stupid comments." i agree
@ebolalegion
The first song I heard by VSnares was "All The Children Are Dead." It was a song I randomly downloaded late at night... scared the shit out of me. I'm so thankful I've found Venetian Snares and Breakcore. Amen.
@TheBadassTonberry
The first I heard was "Breakfast Time for Baboons". You can imagine how well that went.
@mtsairmass1123
The first I heard was "Look" when I was searching around YouTube about spectrograms. I came across the song on iTunes and decided to give the whole album a chance. Definitely don't regret it
@steiaski237
can we say Amen Break ?
@skrubbed
amen break.
@horriblechronicdiseases
5:50
"His name is shithead and he is a single-celled organism"
@DeathGhostX
one friend asked me the other day : "how can you listen to... this?...", my answer : "by... clicking in the... play button?..."
@loaf6185
Found this from a bit at 5:52 being used for a cat gif
@goldenblue12
best part of this song