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Dirty Projectors are a music group led by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dave Longstreth. Based in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, with connections to the Portland, OR music scene, the group has produced a distinctive sound of electronic experimentation, melded with traditional instruments and harmonically complex vocals. Their recordings range from Prince-style one-man-recording-studio productions (The Glad Fact)… , to arranged orchestrations (the “Slaves’ Graves” half of Slaves’ Graves & Ballads), to basic voice over nylon-string guitar (the “Ballads” half of the aforementioned) to an amalgamation of all these tactics (the ‘glitch opera’ of The Getty Address and the mixed nature of New Attitude EP). Throughout, Longstreth’s aggressively melodic vocals provide a consistent identity for otherwise widely divergent approaches to pop music. Longstreth claims influences ranging from Don Henley to Mariah Carey[1]. The former’s influence is most easily seen in The Getty Address album, which is a conceptual opera written from the point of view of Henley as a Spanish Conquistador, though the latter’s vocal gymnastics clearly provide a clue to Longstreth’s approach. Longstreth’s latest album, Rise Above, is an attempt to re-imagine the lyrics of Black Flag’s Damaged album from memory over complex music that sees influence from the contemporary African blues and funk of such artists as Ali Farka Toure and Konono No. 1.
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Mannequentin wrote:
the getty address > rise above> new attitude > bitte orca. i haven't heard the rest.
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LISAVSSHARK wrote:
Merriweather Post Pavilion>Merriweather Post Pavilion>Merriweather Post Pavilion
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Jedidude77 wrote:
"why would you compare Merriweather Post pavilion, Vecktimest and Bitte Orca? They don't sound anything alike and music taste is subjective..." This person obviously has little sense of historical or social contexts.
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summergrof wrote:
very true
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lrreplaceable_ wrote:
"why would you compare Merriweather Post pavilion, Vecktimest and Bitte Orca? They don't sound anything alike and music taste is subjective..." Best New Music.
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timothyzha wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Dirty+Projectors/+images/31078183 < is that the one?
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bluejester550 wrote:
There's a small article on Dirty Projectors in the most recent Spin Magazine Digital Edition, I love the picture of them all too! http://digital.spin.com/
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Triblets wrote:
Oh hell no, Bitte Orca bittes orca dick.
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lolaustinlol wrote:
They don't sound anything alike [2]
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robertsona_last wrote:
'Merriweather Post Pavilion > Bitte Orca > Veckatimest ' yea this
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Jedidude77 wrote:
Hipsters. that's why.
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DeliciousWax wrote:
why would you compare Merriweather Post pavilion, Vecktimest and Bitte Orca? They don't sound anything alike and music taste is subjective...
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Madvillain626 wrote:
Dude their drummer was fucking killing it at the show. Had Knotty Pine sounding all beefy and shit.
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spacematador wrote:
Dunno why but Bitte Orca has my favorite album cover so far this year.
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zyclonben wrote:
Merriweather Post Pavilion > Bitte Orca > Veckatimest
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dog_face wrote:
Killer Whales > Bitte Orcas...
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avanishingact wrote:
Veckatimest > Bitte Orca/Merriweather Post Pavilion
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clicktrackheart wrote:
Was like "don't believe the hype" but after the third listen to Stillness is the Move I'm really impressed. Extremely curious for the rest of the album.
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Schayzelden wrote:
The Getty Address > Bitte Orca. Jus' sayin'
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annalyticalx wrote:
So my deep hatred for Pitchfork lessened when I discovered these guys through them. Love love love Dirty Projectors. BRB as I go tell all my friends about them.
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