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.
Donut
Venetian Snares Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Venetian Snares's song Donut is an instrumental piece with no lyrics. However, the title of the song is "Donut," and the first thing that the listener hears is a sample of a person saying "a donut on a glass plate." This sample of dialogue is repeated several times throughout the song and becomes a sort of mantra that is at the center of the composition.
This repetition of the phrase "a donut on a glass plate" has several potential interpretations. On one hand, it might be a commentary on the mundanity of everyday life, highlighting the fact that a simple and common object like a donut can become an object of fascination simply by being placed on a glass plate. On the other hand, it might be interpreted as a metaphor for the cyclical, repetitive nature of existence. Just as the phrase is repeated over and over again in the song, so too do people often find themselves going through the same motions day in and day out, stuck in a kind of rut.
Overall, it's clear that Venetian Snares has created a song that is ripe for interpretation and that allows the listener to project their own meanings onto it. The repetitive use of the phrase "a donut on a glass plate" is both hypnotic and meditative, drawing the listener in and encouraging them to engage with the piece on a deeper level.
Line by Line Meaning
Contributed by Molly D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@SarothCyngus
THE DONUT
ON THE GLASS PLATE
@CoolSmek
3:05 through 3:24 = the best electronic programming of sounds I've ever heard.
@CoolSmek
This is, without a doubt, my favorite song ever created.
@XoArK
Welcome to Winnipeg.
@scan4letterhere234
its a frozen shithole... Apparently?
@InfiniteRhombus
THE DONUT ＴＨＥ ＤＯＮＵＴ
@daffydaydone
The donut on the glass plate. A donut on a glass plate. The donut on the glass plate. The donut... the glass plate. The donut. The donut. The glass plate. Only the glass plate. Only the glass plate. The glass plate. The donut. Only the donut. The donut. The glass plate. The donut on the glass plate. uuh yea. uuh ye ye ye ye yea ahhhh. The glass ... See Moreplate. The donut. The donut on the glass plate. uhh yea. The donut on the glass plate. The donut. UUUHHHH YEEAA. Donut Donut. Dount dount...
@milesbennett
I love the acid lines soo much.
@EVBVL
I just wonder which substance causes such thoughts when it comes to eating a fucking donut from a glass plate...
@y2k.channel
the donut