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| 0.0 | kingsoby1 EMERITUS | June 3rd 13 |
From the depths of unsullied innocence, Tao finds the sweet token of creativity that most seem to miss or forget, floating sullenly in a void of wasted invention, imagination and a deep pool of potential just waiting to be plucked by those who are willing to look. Let yourself go and delve into the psychedelic wonders of Voyages, sink into its atmospheres and be ensnared by its odd divination.
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| 0.0 | Ronnie McNutt | June 8th 13 |
So I've been listening to this album for a week now and I don't understand why i keep listening to it. Conrad Tao is a very generic musician with really nothing special to offer musically, but there is an X-factor to him that allows me to listen to him over and over again. Perhaps it's the mindlessness of the music that makes it listenable, or it could be a subconscious thought of knowing that listening to this man infinitely increases my chances of having sex with a hot scene chick. Regardless of why I like this album it is a guilty pleasure of mine and it helps me meet generic looking scene girls at shows :P
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| 5.0 classic | toxin. | July 10th 13 |
if i 5 this can i pretend like i'm friends with a famous person!?!?
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| 2.0 poor | Runeii | June 13th 13 |
It is unexpectedly terrifying to actually see that there are people out there enjoying this band. I have never heard in my life something so terrible, so abysmal, so attrocious. The singer is constantly mumbling, the guitars are awfully boring and the lyrics are extremelly stupid. I seriously don't understand. We criticise stuff like dubstep for being painful to listen to but this s**t doesn't go far. For God's sake people, open your f*****g ears!
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| 0.0 | Rudy K. EMERITUS | June 4th 13 |
The tolling B-flat in Le Gibet marks both the slow twist of the hangman's knot and the
tolling bell, as a corpse glows by the light of the setting sun. The corpse appears to
change hues in the course of the light cast upon it from without, and its own, ongoing
discolorations from within. Ghastly and compelling at once, the music captures Conrad's
"fascination of the abomination" that lies at the heart of darkness. Repeated notes for both
hands and right hand, double note scales in major seconds present only a portion of the
"mischief" that the imp Scarbo has in store. Tao's detached articulation heightens the
caustic irony of the piece, its jarring bass chords and cross rhythms keeping us alert and
on guard against a whirlwind force realized in Fuseli's The Nightmare. The late curlicues
and eddies the piece invokes has a "cyclical" effect, drawing us down into the abysses
Ondine proffered. The choppy "teeth" of the late pages make a fitting musical counterpart to
Poe's A Descent into the Maelstrom.
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| 4.2 excellent | robertsona EMERITUS | June 3rd 13 |
I had never even seen a shooting star before. 25 years of rotations, passes through comets'
paths, and travel, and to my memory I had never witnessed burning debris scratch across the
night sky. Conrad Tao was hunched over his instrument.
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| 0.0 | wabbit | June 3rd 13 |
~~The capacity of human intelligence seems to limit the capabilities to expand upon any
possible creative aptitudes. Indeed, if one cannot even notice the facets that the
ingenuities around him are comprised of, how can he be expected to fashion a beast of his
own? This inveterate sense of constraint is a great blow to the veracity of mankind?s
abilities. It restrains us and holds our minds to the ground below, averting any possibility
of rising above ourselves to something greater; something not fathomed by the conventional
mind. This concept of seeking to go beyond one?s self, known as ?transcendence?, is
essentially a gateway to unlocking pieces of ourselves that can lead to some of the most
elaborate and significant creations of our world. For many, this quest to transcend and form
creations that were once considered unthinkable and overwhelming consumes life. Certainly it
is rare to find such people, but when they are found, creative barriers are destroyed.~~
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| 0.0 | Andy H. B. | July 9th 13 |
seviecer ti smialc cilobrepyh fo sdnuom eht htrow tsomla s'tI
although i'm not sure it has yet...
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| 0.0 | Julianna Reed EMERITUS | June 8th 13 |
The most striking bit of shapeshifting comes on 'On Being', where Conrad Tao assumes the Cookie
Monster bark of a death metal frontman and turns out to be very good at it. Giving Taos skill at
conveying menace and the darkly churning low end of his work on the bigger piano, a metal lean to the
music makes perfect sense and maybe even seems inevitable. 'Railroad (Travel Song)' feels like the
soundtrack to a childs nightmare, and the fact that it sits so easily next to the subsequent 'Op. 32
No.5 in G major', which feels like a triumphant, tightly appreciated fanfare celebrating everything that
is good in the world, is a testament to all that Tao can render from his instrument.
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| 0.0 | Will R. EMERITUS | June 8th 13 |
(insert obscenely pretentious and Pitchforkian three lines of text here)
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| 0.0 | Deviant. STAFF | June 5th 13 |
In its seeming inability to mimic the Auto-Tune-loving, rudimentary dance-beat sound of current chart pop, Voyages becomes an improbably exciting/unsettling mix of skittering, off-kilter beats that come and go without warning and what sounds like a vocoder programmed at random. it's one of the most compelling things i've heard this year and sometimes i find it unlistenable, but other times i'm addicted to its aggressively avant-garde approach
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| 0.0 | Matt French CONTRIBUTOR | June 4th 13 |
best soundoff thread on sputnik
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| 0.0 | Ire | June 4th 13 |
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| 0.0 | dimsim3478 | July 9th 13 |
Conrad Tao is the Drake of classical music.
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| 4.0 excellent | SharkLasers | July 12th 13 |
Loving the guitar sweeps on this thing, this guy gives modern technical death metal bands a
run for their money
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| 2.0 poor | JS19 | July 10th 13 |
This is the most insipid, faux masterpiece, 'sounds like a 17 year old's school music
composition' piano album I have heard in a while. Nothing of actual musical complexity or
interest actually happens. I can see why this makes people who don't listen to much
classical music think it's good. But it isn't. However, I really should 5 this because it's
an Asian playing the piano.
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| 0.0 | Electric City | November 2nd 13 |
Conrad is creating symphonic horror with lovely undertones, an intentional decision. He
tells a modern tale through veteran eyes. Just don't expect to understand the tale cause the
words are indecipherable, more infliction to the modern era. You're floating through a
haunted house with Conrad Tao, one in which he knows every nook and cranny and is
mischievous in revealing them to you. You pit-pat your way through track splicing's like
slipping through holes slimmer than the fabric you're ravishingly cloaked in, and the event
happens with harmonious fashion. One can't skillfully pinpoint if the songs convey emotion
of sadness or happiness, they're simply ambiguous - more distance. Still one can be solely
sure the resultant here is an immaculate one. All creations are unique no matter what some
are attributing it to - "classical piano" apparently, Conrad Tao presents dynamics that
shifts ear weight like forces of propulsion. And while tries his best to be awful in every
sense of the word it couldn't have had a more direct opposite effect.
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| 4.0 excellent | Necrotica | October 31st 13 |
Fresh out of bed, I close my eyes and meditate. Memories both good and bad flood through my
mind, even as I'm trying to clear it. Nostalgia can be a powerful feeling whenever it
strikes, and it's no stranger to the process of reflection. On this day, I remember my past
failures and try to better myself now. My anger, my depression, everything welling up inside
of me has seemed to disappear; in its place, there's peace of mind, positive philosophies of
the world around me, and Conrad Tao's expressive piano playing. Times have changed, my
friends; it's time to go in peace and love. Listen to this album, give thanks to who those
who admire and respect you, and separate yourself from the crowd. You, my fellow music
listener, are an individual.
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| 3.5 great | Winsomniac | July 10th 13 |
"Did someone just coin Pitchforkian? I'm fucking tripping balls here!"r- Sputnik, 2013
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| 4.0 excellent | heyadam | July 29th 13 |
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