Venice (Fennesz album)

Venice
Studio album by Fennesz
Released	23 March 2004 (2004-03-23)
Recorded	July 2003; January–February 2004
Studio	Venice Amann Studios, Vienna
Length	49:06
Label	Touch
Fennesz chronology
Endless Summer (2001) Venice (2004) Black Sea (2008)

Venice is a studio album by Austrian electronic music producer and guitarist Fennesz, released on 23 March 2004 on Touch. A 10th anniversary edition was released in 2014, adding one track ("The Future Will Be Different") to the beginning and another track ("Tree") to the end of the track listing.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Cokemachineglow	89% [3]
Mojo	[4]
Pitchfork	8.6/10 [5]
Stylus	B+ [6]
Sputnikmusic	4.5/5 [7]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[8]
Tom Hull	B [9]
Uncut	[10]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Venice received an average score of 82 based on 14 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". ^[1]

Pitchfork named Venice the 21st best album of 2004. ^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rivers of Sand"	4:42
2.	"Château Rouge"	6:40
3.	"City of Light"	6:34
4.	"Onsra"	0:20
5.	"Circassian"	5:49
6.	"Onsay"	1:08
7.	"The Other Face"	3:25
8.	"Transit"	4:59
9.	"The Point of It All"	5:01
10.	"Laguna"	2:56
11.	"Asusu"	0:55
12.	"The Stone of Impermanence"	6:37
Total length:		49:06

2014 reissue

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Future Will Be Different"	1:15
2.	"Rivers of Sand"	4:42
3.	"Château Rouge"	6:40
4.	"City of Light"	6:34
5.	"Onsra"	0:20
6.	"Circassian"	5:49
7.	"Onsay"	1:08
8.	"The Other Face"	3:25
9.	"Transit"	4:59
10.	"The Point of It All"	5:01
11.	"Laguna"	2:56
12.	"Asusu"	0:55
13.	"The Stone of Impermanence"	6:37
14.	"Tree"	3:22
Total length:		53:43

Personnel

• Christian Fennesz – guitar, production
• Burkhard Stangl – guitar (on "Circassian" and "Laguna")
• David Sylvian – lyrics and vocals (on "Transit")

References

1. "Reviews for Venice by Fennesz". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 7 April 2017.
2. Couture, François. "Venice – Fennesz". AllMusic . Retrieved 7 April 2017.
3. Nezar, Amir (4 May 2004). "Fennesz - Venice". Cokemachineglow . Retrieved 27 April 2025.
4. "Fennesz: Venice". Mojo (127): 112. June 2004.
5. Richardson, Mark (31 March 2004). "Fennesz: Venice". Pitchfork . Retrieved 7 April 2017.
6. Southall, Nick (22 March 2004). "Fennesz – Venice – Review". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
7. STAFF, robertsona (17 December 2010). "Fennesz - Venice". Sputnikmusic . Retrieved 27 April 2025.
8. Jean-Pierre. "Fennesz – Venice". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved 7 April 2017.
9. Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Fennesz". Tom Hull – on the Web . Retrieved 27 April 2025.
10. "Fennesz – Venice". Uncut (85): 96. June 2004. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
11. "Top 50 Albums of 2004". Pitchfork . 31 December 2004. p. 3. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

External links

• Venice at Discogs (list of releases)