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Emeritus
Reviews 60
Approval 98%
Soundoffs 39
News Articles 6
Band Edits + Tags 5
Album Edits 77
Album Ratings 517
Objectivity 66%
Last Active 09-22-12 5:03 am
Joined 11-24-09
Review Comments 2,090
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 | Kompys2000 Conrad if ur still lurking here I adore all ur work on the new elite gymnastics album?????
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 | aok Rational voices needed. Or at least Bushwick performances needed. Come back to us!
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 | Tunaboy45 You should totally review Vulnicura
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 | OST Hey Conrad,so sorry to bother you I just noticed you liked my last album (Invisible Ink For Sketching Ghosts by OST) so I wanted to send this your way - http://igg.me/at/OST2/x/6498610Best, Shane.
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| aok but dude i seriously do wanna see you perform / meet you sometime soon
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 | Sowing I never dib'd it nor was I planning to, definitely go for it.
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 | Tyrael Please tell me you're gonna review the new JB album :]
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 | joshuatree major props for the ruin 5 cover/remix thing dude
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 | Kellerdeck Meaning? Because I can think of a wiki page to redirect you to if you're just being a jerk.
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| Kellerdeck Your profile indicates that you'll listen to anything but rap and country. I can respect that. Are you open to lo-fi grindcore/powerviolence?
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| OST Hey man, tried to find a way to private message you but couldn't. Just wanted to say thank you very much for reviewing the OST album. It was a genuine pleasure to read. I am glad you enjoyed it and I areally appreciate the kind words.
Thank you man,
Best,
Shane
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 | FelixCulpa I had a feeling it would be positive. And just cause I'd love to see a review of this I'm gonna recommend you Susanne Sundfor latest album The Silicon Veil. She's a Norwegian singer songwriter with a leaning towards eletronica and indie pop with, in my opinion, a fantastic voice. Single: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCIaj-oLi28
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 | AggravatedYeti Sad to see that 3 for Roman Reloaded. Was hoping she'd find her stride again.
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| FelixCulpa Ok that was a put a little bluntly, sounds like it was either me who pirated it or that I'm passive aggressive about it. I check that site sometimes and thought it was interesting to see your album up there.
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| FelixCulpa Hey how does it feel to be "pirated" http://plixid.com/2012/03/24/tau-tau-eyelids-2012-mp3/
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| aok 'pop deconstructionism' http://www.terminal5nyc.com/event/100367
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 | robertsona conrad tao have you heard any laurie anderson that isnt "homeland"? specifically, "big science"? i feel like that album is So You
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| AggravatedYeti I was introduced to someone with your name last night. My back was turned when our interaction began so for a solid 5-10 seconds between: "Hey Dylan, this is my friend Conrad" and me turning around to oblige I figured I'd be shaking your hand. Awkwardly of course.
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 | Electric City i like your tmt review for cloud nothings. and the rating ;)
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 | klap is that of montreal album actually good because I HAVE MY DOUBTS
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 | DaveyBoy And it takes a few minutes to come up after you publish. Hey presto, there it is.
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| DaveyBoy And u r asking me. U must be desperate. Umm, presuming u r logged into the wordpress page on the Staff blog faq thread and you have then written your blog. In the top right hand corner, there is preview and publish, which are self-explanatory.
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 | hamid95 I love that one in the staff here at Sputnik has a thing for Björk!
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 | Gyromania I just realized that I hadn't yet popped in to congratulate you on your promotion. So, uh, yeah.. Congratulations, bud! =] Also, I miss our long chats on AIM, you should, y'know, use it every once in a while :P
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 | robin word! ramble at me on fb chat when youre in the mood in the future x
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 | MO Bit congrats on the promotion, you are one of the best reviewers on the site dood.
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| robin congratulations my absolute favourite tmt writer :) long time no speak
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 | Irving Understood. Well, for what it's worth, I'll let you know that there's at least one person on this site who misses your pennings a great deal (and who has been influenced by them A LOT), and really hopes for your eventual return. Also - I noticed that you've started at Columbia University recently; I've heard lots of great things about the school, and would like to take this opportunity to wish you a fantastic undergraduate career. I loved mine immensely - wish you'll feel the same =)
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| Irving I see. Yeah, life can catch you up and take you away with it at times eh? Which is a good thing, by all means =) But about that community bit...have we been jerks to you or something? =/? PS - I noticed you writing for TMT recently. Good to see your skills are as sharp and you're as eloquent as ever.
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| Irving Dear TonradCao, why do I rarely see you on here any more? =(
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 | wabbit finally got tune-yards...so good, cheers
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| aok dayum son, you travel almost as much as i do .. i missed it too though cause my boss decided to make me work til 9pm *sigh*
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| aok you see tune yards the other night or were you not around the city?
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 | AtavanHalen This isn't the first time he's done the dodgy. Let's not forget writing essentially the same song in Halo by B and Already Gone by Clarkson.
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| AtavanHalen Listen to the first 15 seconds of Hand Covers Bruise from the Social Network soundtrack. Then listen to the intro of I Was Here on 4. ****.
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 | Parallels you know using god's name in vein is a sin right?
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| Parallels No, man it's cool, I know. I spent a lot of hard work on that review, and I guess I truly didn't know enough about the genre to make a review on it. I was just trying to break out of my rock reviews. I find it odd that after all my inspiration from staff reviews on that one, it was negged the hell out of.
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 | Deviant. Every time I refresh the page there's a new comment from him
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| Deviant. If you can't handle criticism.....
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| Parallels I'm sure you no doubt negged me too :/ I read your review on the same album, I even read up on the entire genre and then I got s*** about a Maroon 5 reference because of a similar cover.
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| robin great beyonce review buddy.
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 | patrickfannon Hey man, glad to see you're digging Bill Callahan's 'Apocalypse.' I love it, and think he's pretty underrated and underexposed. Also, I just got through listening to WU LYF for the first time, and I am stunned. What else are you digging besides the bands in your list above?
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 | theacademy towards the north end of the field next to Lerner, there's a bulletin board (it's right next to a bench the sign that says no cleats on the field, in between the two flagpoles)... when you get a chance, check it i left you some wisdom :D
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| Deviant. Have you ever checked out Claro Intelecto? If not, get the album Metanarrative (I can link you if needed)
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| theacademy im always kidding, but i didnt kno u were 17. 17 in college is impressive enough, let alone those schools. i don't like to mix private life and sputnik (like at all) but ill prob end up passing you on the street in morningside heights lol
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 | muzikdizcovery Conrad has awesome music taste and writes good reviews. I like Conrad.
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 | Blindsided If you would've of wrote that review for SebastiAn I never would've heard it and I did and it's phenomenal. Thank you sir.
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| klap hey can you hit me with a link for that cults album
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| Deviant. http://www.filestube.com/07b18bd64a05132303eb/go.html - I would like to know your thoughts good sir
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 | Romulus can i give you a huge hug for your death cab soundoff
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| Deviant. Probably not. I hadn't even thought about it and Chan pretty much just said everything I would've said about it
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| Deviant. Let me know if for whatever reason you decide to pass on it, and I'll do a write-up. But for now, I'll count your comment as an executive contributor directive and say that you've called dibs on it ;)
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| Deviant. "****, yes. Total is every bit the loud and narcotic burst of absolute awesome I was hoping it'd be, filled with blown-out house track after blown-out house track. If you're after nuance, look elsewhere. Everybody else - join the party." - Conrad likes to party party
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 | taxidermist Gonna pos you into oblivion. Love your reviews man.
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| robin whenever i see your favourite bands section i giggle
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 | Athom i love the moodier pieces. plus that bjork sample chopped into that hyphy beat is so cool
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 | ECRbubs It seems we have similar musical tastes! I enjoy your reviews. May I recommend Paavoharju, Nina Nastasia, Ellen Allien, Jacaszek and Menomena?
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 | liledman ah k, yeah i guess its one of the few areas of the music industry thats still fairly controlled by the big guns like sony or deutsche grammaphon. well good luck with that man, and if you ever come to australia let me know haha.
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| liledman awesome, thats good to hear. have you done any recordings, or looking to do any soon? ive been thinking about going to the states to study after i finish my course but its so god damn expensive, berklee is like $22k or something for an international student.
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| liledman holy s*** dude, youre a great player. so you studying at juilliard? hows that?
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| liledman is this you?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOQ0Nhlh52w
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 | pedroia55 I couldn't find one either, I had my friend burn it for me. I'll make you a link.
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 | SeaAnemone sup conrad we're creating a contrib group on lastfm because willie says on the weekly news thing we'll have the contribs' top plays of the week with the staff's instead of the users (because it's always the same) so here's the link to the group if you wanna join:http://www.last.fm/group/Sputnikmusic.com Contributors
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| robin no way, nine types of light is the album i couldn't imagine tvotr being without.
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 | plane I don't understand why it is so good. I don't even remember half the album when I walk away from it. All I know is that good things happen to me when I put it on.
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 | Kiran yeah, gonna try and wrap my head around it long enough to bust a few coherent paragraphs out! its awesome
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 | lancebramsay Oh no, don't be sorry - you allowed me to listen to new FF early. Thank you!
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| lancebramsay Woah woah woah. That file has some serious integrity issues. I'm still going to continue listening though.
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| lancebramsay Do you require oral favors as a repayment for your gift of charity?
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| lancebramsay ARE YOU LISTENING TO NEW FLEET FOXES. Give me. NOW!
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 | YetAnotherBrick Hey man, would you mind giving me a few electronica/"other"/weird s*** reccs? I'm pretty intrigued at the moment, but I don't really know where to start.
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 | Bulldog black metal musicians used to be so badass :(
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| patrickfannon Amazing taste, my friend. I like your style as well. Seriously great stuff, and really well written reviews. You looking forward to Explosions in the Sky's new LP? Frankly, I cannot wait to "Take Care, Take Care, Take Care." Take care, pal.
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| Bulldog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA_p2RLfpsk hipster metal...
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| Kiran you killed that weeknd review, nice job dude
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| SeaAnemone I checked out that House of Balloons record on your kind words for it / upcoming review and I'm sooooo glad I did
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| Kiran i considered it but it's not entirely in my comfort zone, i think you might do a better job with it. nice catch with that tuneyards record too ;)
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 | cirq write a review for that weeknd album!
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| Gyromania Haha, you're against Dev and I was against Knott... Sooooo unfair =[
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 | Jash Yes!!!! You heard the Weeknd album, what'd you think
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| robin that i can change cover is unreal.
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 | Aids great soundoff for Britney's new album. what a piece of s***, you should lower that 2 for sure.
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| Irving I went through it again, and it seems a bit better. It's still not perfect, but I think it does its job. Sometimes there are those reviews which simply refuse to cooperate with you, eh? No matter how hard you try. I still don't get them negs though =.="
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 | couldwinarabbit So I currently going through all the users who have opinions I respect on the site and downloading all of their 5's...I already have everyone of yours.
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 | Enotron wanna be tha homie and give a fellow contrib a link to yuck? much appreciated
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| robin i do not actually consider public strain a 3, haha
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 | Bitchfork http://www.mediafire.com/?vnqtwuynqgn#1
Guernica - Shinseiki E No Unga
japanese progressive pop with huge classical and cabaret influences and you'd love it.
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| SeaAnemone (Part 2)Knapsack - This Conversation Is... (emo)*The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound (pop-punk)90 Day Men - To Everybody (sorta post-hardcore/indie)Descendents - Milo Goes to College (punk)*Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (punk)Unwound - Leaves Turn Inside You (post-hardcore)Defeater - Lost Ground (hardcore)Fugazi - The Argument (post-h)sorry I know that's a lot, but just try one every once in a while, don't be put off if you hate one, they're all fairly dissimilar.
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| SeaAnemone random assortment of more punky genres (for you to probably dislike at first then revisit somewhere down the line and go "oh hey this is sorta cool")... some are genre essentials and some are just personal fav.s:*Rites of Spring - End on End (early emo)*Fugazi - 13 Songs (early post-harcore)Grown Ups - Songs (emo)American Football - s/t (Midwestern Emo)*Gospel - The Moon Is A Dead World (screamo/progresive)*Off Minor - Some Blood (jazzy screamo)
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| robin i don't have either sadly. i tried AIM but because i'm british i don't know anyone with it so it was rather pointless. :( always up for FB chat if you use that though.
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| robin will prob come around to it, as i said. i know how you feel about being alone.. no one ever agrees with my ratings. as will be seen by my go! team rating, :( we gotta stick together!
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| Enotron unfortunately not much. I've been meaning to check out yuck, of course I love james blake and destroyer. also am about to dl a few new emo releases like the get up kids, joyce manor, and boyfriends. you know of anything new good s***?
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| Electric City youre right about braids. i think i am going to review it too
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| Enotron btw apologies if you construed my comment the wrong way, was only remarking on how your tastes in indie music are more obscure than mine, essentially. wasn't using "fagginess" in a serious context.
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 | kris. i didn't know that you're a ****ing prodigy. i have new respect for you.
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| SeaAnemone dude you have really good taste but you could really stand to check out some harsher stuff (punk emo hardcore post hardcore ska screamo, idk, anything) you should give these genres a try sometime
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 | Yotimi Good to see some love for Lone. I guess now that Pitchfork reviewed it (8.3) maybe more will check it out.
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| Bulldog **** yea congrats man. i had your back on the MBDTF review :3
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| liledman quality over quantity man, nice work getting contrib.
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| Sowing congrats man, i only read a few of your reviews but when i did they were always top notch
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| Irving Already ambushed you on Facebook, but this is such an amazing achievement that a second congratulations doesn't seem out of place in the least bit =)
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| AtavanHalen Thank you, Conrad! I can't say I recall reading any of your work, but you must be doing something right if you've been given contributor status! All the best.
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| SeaAnemone congrats man :) well-deserved, I thought you were the most obvious choice for AT LEAST a contrib position, but it's good to see it happen anyways
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 | Fugue You were a shoe-in for the position but congratulations anyway Conrad. You totally deserve it.
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 | Xenophanes Congrats buddy, really really well deserved!
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| Irving Is something coming out on that date? Either way, you're probably gonna blow us all out of the water lol.
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| Gyromania HAM really is ridiculous, but I think it's pretty cool. I wish the lyrical content was stronger though.
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| Irving Indeed! But anyway; so when's your next piece coming out? =)
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| Irving Hey Conrad. Just stopping by to tell you how phenomenal your reviews are, and that if you're not promoted - and Electric City subsequently stages a coup - I'll be the one manning his heavy artillery, bringing down the bastion of injustice that is Sputnik.
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| Gyromania Conrad ur so gud at making unimportant s*** sound relevant you should be a college professor or somethin idk
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| Kiran totes agree with your james blake sound off, i think i appreciate its meditative, quiet quality more than anything
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| Electric City next time youre on aim we're talking about james blake
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| Xenophanes Haha, no way. They're up their with mine too as well. I mean, as much as I love "Takk...," I have to admit that there is something special about that album. And yeah, Vespertine is incredible as well.
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| SeaAnemone agreed with klappy. I'd be in full support of you getting contributorship.
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| Kiran that albums great, kind of the same vibe as warpaint
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| Kiran not yet but i'm gonna get around to it!
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| Kiran great kanye review dude, i dont think i ever got around to mentioning that
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| couldwinarabbit ya they really should it is actually a really good site to get really good music from though.
I never really rated albums. I might when I get bored one day.
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| couldwinarabbit Listen to the list Thom put up on radiohead.com It is really quite excellent
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| Gyromania Haha, that was creepy... I literally just did that. Check out my 5s though, I just made huge changes. Why aren't you on AIM?
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| Gyromania Oh that's strange, it appears as though I've jumped back up near the top of your list again =SHaha, yeah, that soundtrack is mad boring. I was actually going to write a review for it, perhaps I'll do that tonight.
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| Gyromania Awe man, I was at the top of the list for a few days =[ But yeah, of course I am! We both listen to great music ;D
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| Gyromania Lol, I don't think I'm going to re-write my soundoff, I just can't be bothered. How's your review coming along?
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| Gyromania Ugh wtf they took down our soundoffs
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| Gyromania Thanks Conrad! =D You do indeed need to see it, and then I'll finally have someone to talk with about it.
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| Jash any idea where i can find a non-clean version of the new kanye? monster without rick ross saying fat mutha****as just isnt the same
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| Yotimi Digging the Metro Area? Nice.
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| Jash http://www.mediafire.com/?fa55z6wt4vnawev
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| Gyromania HEY! So, I was just wondering, do you have AIM or MSN?
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| Kiran haha yeah, im torn. kirgasm on aim!
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| Gyromania I too am trying to fashion a review, but having difficulty at the moment. I look forward to reading your take on the album.
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| Gyromania Hey man, I just wanted to say that I thought your Sufjan Stevens review was excellent! Also, what was it about the new Belle And Sebastian album that didn't sit right with you?
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| Kiran ha, i kind of expected that, it's not the deepest album to analyze
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