Album Notes

dakota max - juneau, AK - vocals ashley beard - portland, OR - vocals/piano joshua ash - buffalo, NY - guitar adam gurr - west palm beach, FL - bass julius panimdim - los angeles, CA - drums "All the instruments are sublimated to the total sound of each composition, all directed towards a single effect, so it’s hard to single out individual performances; the highest praise I can give the musicians, in fact, is that one doesn't so much hear the specific instruments as grasp the totality of each piece." -Gerald Wandio of Dutch Progressive in 2006, dirt jake replicas,a newly formed group consisting of five strangers from all four corners of the united states, began writing 12 minute art rock epics that have been said to be "fantastically original!; Beautiful, dramatic, dark, climatic and fiery.;(music ) that causes me to reflect upon myself and exactly what it is I am doing in this life." (Alex Romero-Rock Alaska Records; Rachele - Pdxpole; Soup - Crave.) dirt jake replicas have already received e-mails from countries such as Finland, Mexico, The Netherlands, Quebec, Brazil, Indonesia, and the UK asking for permission to use their music in radio programs. in a response to the attention they have gained from these countries, they have decided to do a 21 date spring tour through the entire United Kingdom, which they are currently planning all on their own. this june tour will be in support of their debut self-titled cd, that was released in October of 2007. the 71 minute disc was recorded, mixed, and mastered in Seattle, WA with producer Brin Addison (smashing pumpkins, chris cornell, smashmouth, indigo girls). the whole process was completed in just ten quick days and was again setup, financed, and released all by the unsigned band. but if planning an overseas tour and recording their debut cd was not enough, dirt jake replicas have decided to take it a few steps further. within this year they plan to release an EP in spring, a DVD in summer, a full length follow up to their debut album in autumn, and also setup a special return home concert with a 30 piece choir! Jim Sanberg of Willamette Week said it best "dirt jake replicas are nothing if not ambitious." Reviews: "overflowing with darkness and emotion... It's a tough thing to get your head around...."Bjork sings along with a mellower Tool?"...but after a few listens you realize the spectacle before you. It's fantastically original, and really makes you think about what's going on within the band itself. " -Alex Romero Co-Founder of Rock Alaska Records "We’re used to reading in promotional materials for bands (and in reviews) lists of influences, or lists of bands that a new band “sounds like.” However, rarely is a band so explicit as Dirt Jake Replicas, who claim they deliberately searched their country (the United States, that is) for musicians “to create a specific style of art rock that is influenced by” Pink Floyd, Tool, and The Mars Volta. With such a forthright statement, the band necessarily directs the listener’s (and, in this case, the reviewer’s) attention to those elements in its sound that reveal specific indebtedness to those touchstones. But you know what? I’m happy to say that in this case, I won’t find it necessary to write a trace-the-allusion review. As a huge fan of Floyd and The Mars Volta who has also never even begun to understand Tool, I’m pleased not to have to mention those bands again except in passing, because Dirt Jake Replicas really have a sound all their own that needn’t be seen as owing more to their influences than as the kind of inspiration every young band needs." -gerald wandio of Dutch Progressive " I had been at clubs watching other bands performing. The singer would give a shout out to a couple of members from Dirt Jake Replicas who were also in the crowd. The fans in the room would explode with applause. Dirt Jake Replicas? I had never heard of them, yet they drew applause even when they weren't playing. That says something...This is going to be an album where you turn up the volume and listen straight through. And if you connect with the music, you'll probably just hit repeat and let it keep running through...Dirt Jake Replicas didn't write and record this over night. And if they did, they're a package of genius. I can imagine when they are in the club and are the actual band on stage, there will be that wall of fans tied to the stage watching every move and hearing every chord progression with great intensity. The same intensity the Dirt Jake Replicas put into their album." -sean of pacific northwest music scene "When I first saw The Dirt Jake Replicas I stood in the back, alone in a room of strangers, absorbing the sound and essence. There was no way I could have been prepared for how deeply I was affected. It's a rare thing that a CD gets constant reply in my ears so after the 7th consecutive time running through it I knew it was special....This is not an album where the individual, songs or persons, take center stage. Just as you can't judge a great book on the basis of one chapter, you can't get the feel for any one song without hearing the rest of the disc. It flows in unison as one complete work, not giving me the option of picking a favorite song. It's a narrative with every element setting the scene or moving within it. From the opening track "Bell" to the final notes of "(Part II)" this debut effort invokes a sort of wistful melancholy, like an ironic smile at the feet of a crushing blow. At its best the disc causes me to reflect upon myself and exactly it is I am doing in this life. At its worst, I found myself in my day to day life looping pieces of songs together in my head as a sort of remixed soundtrack to my life." -soup "The melodies and harmonies were so dramatic and haunting that I wasn't sure if I could handle it." -rachele of pdx pole Contact: e-mail: info@dirtjakereplicas.com ; phone: (503)956-2400 mail: DJR, 8023 N. John ave., Portland,OR, USA Website: www.dirtjakereplicas.com Myspace: www.myspace.com/dirtjakereplicas E-Press Kit: www.sonicbids.com/dirtjakereplicas