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I find Venice quite beautiful and downright stunning in places, yet simply good in others.
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The most pressing problem is that Venice is rarely a challenging release.
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Fennesz does an excellent job of balancing the IDM portions of his sound with more challenging layers of material, making music that is both individual in approach and eminently pleasing to hear.
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[His] most spellbinding LP to date.
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MojoFennesz excels when he squeezes something truly sublime and undeniably human through his gritty, labyrinthine microprocessors. [Jun 2004, p.112]
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The result, when it flows, is music that verges on the transcendent.
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With every album, Fennesz's music has become prettier and more accessible yet still retains his distinctive style-- and Venice is no exception.
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The result is computer music not reserved to the cold harshness so often associated with it, but that breathes, ebbs, and flows.
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Venice doesn't hold together as well as Endless Summer, but it still proves another fascinating, creatively gallant album from one of the more vital artists currently operating in the world of electronica.
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Fennesz makes Boards Of Canada sound like Daft Punk and My Bloody Valentine sound like Oasis.
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The A.V. ClubFennesz follows precursors from the whole of ambient electronic music, but his dense and weightless structures owe as much to the cascading builds of shoegazer rock bands like My Bloody Valentine.
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The WireThere's at once a sense that Venice is weightier and more purposeful than its predecessor. [#243, p.56]
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The fact that Venice takes a few missteps before getting into full strut inevitably takes its toll on the overall body of work.
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UncutHumanely crafted, with a warmth unusual in the avant-garde. [Jun 2004, p.96]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 0 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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BenjaminBunnyJun 8, 2004