Comments on: Dirty Projectors “Bitte Orca” Review

By: picnicrock

picnicrock — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:47:34 +0000

i will check it out

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:55:50 +0000

This review, like most of the others I have read, neglects to mention how innovative this record is rhythmically. Drummer Brian McComber somehow keeps this record from becoming a complete trainwreck.

By: solace

solace — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:05:24 +0000

9.2 + BNM from Pfork

not too surprising there i suppose.

i really enjoy the record, but the first 2 songs are so amazing that i just want to put those on repeat usually. the rest is good, but it’s not QUITE up there in my top 3-5 just yet, close though.

easily their most accomplished and best record to date tho, no question.

By: Derek D.

Derek D. — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:04:40 +0000

I’m trying really, really hard to get the positive review and hype around Dirty Projectors. I just saw them open for TV on the Radio in Boston last week. While technically proficient, I found them to be unlistenable. I’ve listened to Bitte Orca several times. Again, technically proficient, but equally unlistenable. This just might be one of those bands that I’ll never “get.” Glad someone does.

By: Erik T.

Erik T. — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:54:17 +0000

Yeah Jon, they played quite a few new songs that evening, and they were all incredible-I just wish I would’ve been more familiar with them before the show, since their intricacies and nuances seemed to overwhelm me a bit due in part to my unfamiliarity with the new material. But yes, we were very lucky indeed to see them at such an intimate and acoustically sound venue as the Walker. That was a fantastic show.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:56:31 +0000

Thanks guys – I certainly don’t expect this to be everyone’s favorite album, but as for me, it is the best thing I have heard this year.

Erik, I think that we were lucky to see them when we did – especially in such great acoustics! I wish that I had heard the album beforehand too though – but quite a few of these songs were included in their set if I remember right

By: Erik T.

Erik T. — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:03:32 +0000

Nice review, Jon. I wish that I would’ve had an opportunity to listen to this record before their show at the Walker, since it does take a while for these songs to sink in fully-and that night these new tracks, while fantastic, seemed to go by in a flash before I even had a chance to process them fully.

This is certainly a brilliant work from a band that has continued to push boundaries sonically and continue to challenge contemporary sound structures and ideas about what constitutes a pop song. Dave is a true visionary, and this record reflects how far ahead of the pack he is creatively. I hope they come back to Minneapolis now that I’m more familiar with their new material.

By: JoshCB

JoshCB — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:00:20 +0000

Great review Jon. Not best CD of the year for me, but probably in top 10 at this point with room to move up if it keeps growing on me. They are def a talented band.