Bitte Orca

Fuck off.

The audio equivalent of being forced to attend your "friends" one-man show in 12 seat local theatre.

NOPE!

I was initially excited, mistakenly thinking this was the New Pornographers. The guitar sounds on No Intention are fantastic. I'm glad Stillness is the Move received the recognition it did. The rest of it wasn't for me: too cute/twee/another word I can't quite put my finger on by half. 2.5.

If I’m looking for something semi slow, this is good

I don't understand a single shit of this cacaphony of sound

A pretty underrated and lesser known indie record from the late 2000s. For whatever reason, Stillness is the Move, probably the most liked song for it, is a song I've heard a lot when I was younger. I even used to hum this song a lot without even knowing what it was. The rest of the album was fine, though.

Really cannot recall much of it even shortly after listening.

Bitteeeeeee

Dirty Projectors heeft een speciaal plekje in m'n hart, vooral het weirde anti-poppy self-titled album uit 2017. Ik waardeer dit soort bands die gewoon compleet in hun eigen genre lijken te leven. Bitte Orca is een beetje het 'gemiddelde' Dirty Projectors album, als we het over de range in verschillende sounds van de platen hebben. Niet zo ruw als sommige eerdere albums en niet zo poppy als de latere. Toch zijn sommige hooks hier enorm catchy. De laatste track is geweldig, zoals op praktisch elk album van de band.

Pots and pans and pots and pans. Definitely deserves another listen though; I feel like some of this could grow on me a ton. Reminds me a bit of Blanket Forts

this was certainly different….. but i still fucking hated it

Never heard of the band, but took one look at the album cover and went "oh, so is this going to be nasal guy indie rock or waifish woman indie rock?" And turns out, it was both! I'm fairly up on insure rock or so i thought, but I'm deeply unsure why this album is here - it seems to be just cookie cutter blandness, with nothing really going for it over other more well- known indie bands that didn't make the cut (Postal Service deserves this spot, no doubt). Did the author just buy this record and want to show it to others? Do the band members have a mate in the publishers? Why do i have to hear this before i die? It's just... so.... meh......

This is one of those albums that makes me question this. "1001 albums to listen to before you die," right? This is not essential to that experience. Was this pay to play? Why? How did this get here? Why? What? No. There' so many missing on here that I would argue to be essential. This is a waste of time and my little hairs in my ears are annoyed being moved by this noise.

If I could destroy any full decade of music, rendering it permanently unplayable and unretrievable in any way, it would be the 2000s. I know there would be some collateral damage, but I still think it would be for the betterment of the world.

gostosinho, vei. gostei muito dos vocais e dos arranjos e pá. muito bom.

Vou ter que ouvir de novo depois. Às vezes horroroso, às vezes espetacular. Vou deixar a avaliação no meio do caminho, e retorno no futuro.

would've loved some metronome usage

This is probably a 3/5 if the guy didn't sing. "Two doves" is the best song, because he doesn't sing.

Heard before?:❌️ Will listen again?:❌️

Pretty cool art pop with a unique sound. 3.5 stars.

When I think of 2000s indie rock I think of the Dirty Projectors. It’s so unique but weirdly dated, and this is one of my favorite albums ever.

ok

Artsy crap.

Maybe this has a place but not on this list IMO

My indie soul is into it.

Very rough start

2 mouais

Very curious and esoteric album. Definitely deserves a second listen.

Scheißendreck Hammerhead

Why do people make music like this

This was weird and not in a good way

I simply cannot listen to this

No idea what this is, but I expect it's some sort of sacrifice music. It's good that it's weird and the singer sounds like Jeff Buckley, but it's bad that the songs aren't any good and lack any hooks, melody, or emotion. I suppose it's interesting, but there's zero reason for it to be included on the list in a world which also features The Bangles, Opeth, Mastodon, Sia, The Gathering, Gemma Hayes, Lady Gaga, Gemma Hayes, Bryan Adams, Natalie Imbruglia, Blind Guardian, The Music, Backstreet Boys, Loreen, Gloria Estefan, The Shadows, Del Shannon, Nightwish, Machinehead, Rammstein, Thea Gilmore, Dio, X-Japan, Ayumi Hamasaki, Kylie Minogue, Roberto Carlos, The Music, The Delays, Shakira, Adriano Celentano, Nana Mouskouri, Chuck Berry, Whitney Houston, Shania Twain, Tool, Neil Diamond, Janis Ian, Celene Dion etc etc etc...

It's ok. Pretty typical for late-oughts Indie music. I do not really like the dude's voice, but it's unique enough. I may have liked this a good bit back in my college days, but I've got less patience for it in my later years. Instrumentally it's got weird structure, but not altogether off-putting. They're thinking outside the box, which I can appreciate. The male singer reminds me a lot of a less-good and less-fitting Cold War Kids. He's my least favorite part of the album. I would listen to it again, I'm sure, but this album doesn't drive me to seek them out any further.

This album was so varied that I kept changing my mind on how much I was enjoying it, but I think that on the whole, I liked it. 3.5

People want to talk trash about industrial music being just a bunch of noises but in 2009 they were playing these loose accumulations of assorted sounds in coffee shops that charged you $6 for a latte (that was a more ridiculous price back then)

Annoying. No favourite track.

It doesn't get much more hipster than this experimental indie rock album. This record is all over the place stylistically, it doesn't really know what it wants to be and in return that doesn't really translate into a cohesive album. There were a couple interesting sections here and there, but most of the tracks were strange arrangements with affected vocals that I didn't enjoy. 2/5

Wasn't the best I've heard, but certainly not the worst. Seemed like it was just trying too hard. 3/5

I remember a review I made 262 days ago from the artist “hot chip” where said that this music is for music professors of the time being impressed that the kids are doing something novel and interesting. I fear this is the same but for rock. SO millennial core.

What millennial crap is this? Some pretentious crap that is an excuse for music. Sure, it is experimental, but I'm so sick of this kind of sound. It sounds like they have overdone themselves, like they really wanted to put everything into it, but it leaves it feeling like there is too much. Their vocals and harmonies don't help. Some days like this, I'm just like, why did I do this list?

7.5/10

This was pretty interesting. Most tracks sounded pretty good. Favourite Track(s): Cannibal Resource, Temecula Sunrise Least Favourite Track(s): The Pride, Fluorescent Half Dome

Started a little slow but really picks up from Stillness is the Move on

What a freaking banger. I loved this album when it came out, and I've loved it ever since. I remember when this came out it sounded like nothing I had ever heard before. Even the more conventional songs on the record have a really unique sound. This is really is a no skip album, I listened to it 3 times back to back today and never got sick of it. It all flows together so well too, every song is fits perfectly into the next. Its brilliant. This really was peak indie art rock. I kind of miss this level of pretentiousness in indie. I'm a fan of the post punk grunge inspired indie of today, but this moment when every artist was making really pretty and weird music was a really special time.

Meandering. Borderline insufferable.

What the HELL

groan

Just not for me. This twee hipster late aughts alternative just doesn’t click for me.

Experimental but not too much. Ok listen but no standouts. 5/10

I don't know what this is, really, but it's interesting and strange.

MIKA från wish

Maar een paar nummers geluisterd, maar vond het eigenlijk net niets. Niet aan te raden. Gewoon te veel dat ik zou willen stellen: "all over the place." M.a.w. laten we dit gewoon achter liggen en nooit meer omkijken. Je zult echt niets missen als je dit gewoon de rug toekeert.

not sure how this album found its way to the list. it's bland unambitios vanilla pop with r'n'b smears all over it.

I like the experimental genres but this just doesn’t work for me. Especially the sound of the guy’s voice I don’t like and most of the compositions feel too random to me.

I quite like the staccato rhythm to this. It was an absolute critic’s fav when it came out, although not sure it has aged particularly well

There’s zero reason this should be on the list

This album title kinda sucks. It feels like it was trying to pick sounds and a mood but it comes off pretentious more than artistic. There's a lot of interesting musical elements going on but in a way that's somewhat confounding and challenging. I don't dislike this but it feels like it's a flow state and you lose it the moment you end. I did find it an interesting listen. I doubt I'll be back. High 2 low 3

What is going on? The first track is makimg my ear drums itchy. This was fine, so many artists of the time were doing this electro pop sound. A fine example, but nothing memorable.

Interesting rhythms. The jumping around in the vocals is a little odd for me.

Know a little of these guys, and I liked it. Starts cool. has an interesting sound. Doesn't grab me though, still a solid album. 3.5 rounded down: Heard before? No Owned: Yes, 107/419 (25%) Will I get:

A little odd with lots of "woo ahhs" but overall enjoyable alt/indie.

Plenty of soul here but nothing inspiring to me personally unfortunately. Maybe I have been a little radicalized against this kind of thing since I was into much different music at the time this was released.

It is not amazing, but is not as terrible as the rating implies. There is some interesting concepts across the album., but it the same time it did not stop me in my tracks to listen or discover more. No intentions was the standout track. 3 stars

Good alt rock record

When you think of music, you would be hard pressed to come up with Bitte Orca as meeting that definition. This is a form of anti-music for people who have committed to the idea that everything that an artist records as long as it is authentic and true to their vision. You know, the same people who have committed their souls to Steeley Dan, The Eagles, Red Hot Chili Peppers and the other critics faves. Dirty Projectors have managed to create indie rock without true melodies and shifting tempos to achieve sounds that are repellent to human listening. There are no sing-a-longs or anything really resembling songs in the traditional sense. As an art piece it hold up, but as music it just kinda sucks. Guess that’s why it is on this list. Nothing really to pick out here. Makes sense that it is on this list because most of this list ends up being average but critic fave cool. 2/5

Well this was a load of nothing. When I think back to this album tomorrow, nothing will have stuck in my mind about it. Next please! 1/5

Unsure why this was included. Maybe 1 tune worthwhile

yet another experimental album i can’t bear to listen to in full. i’ve heard Stillness Is the Move so it’s the best song (out of the 5 i barely listened to). this is not for me. and the offbeat wacky time signature made me full-body cringe. i can’t

You know what, I enjoyed this. Crucify me.

Enjoyed the listen. Kind of indie rock experimental. Lots of overdubbed instrumentation. I’d look into other albums from this group. Solid 4.

Really weird one. All the individual parts are fine, when they've put them all together it just sounds bad. I have no idea how this ever made the list. 2/5.

I don't think I know this artist, and don't recognize any of these tracks by title. So I'm going into this blind. I don't know, this is just too odd and it's just not grabbing me. There's just something sort of annoying about this music.

Nope

It’s solid just kinda weird

Oh to be a millennial hipster in 2009.....

420/1089 a pretty decent indie pop ish album, didn’t stand out to me as much as i hoped it would faves: stillness is the move, two doves, remade horizon 63/100

I think there’s something to be said for artists making choices that aren’t pleasing to the ear. I am grateful for the 2010s maximalist freaky indie but i don’t think I’ll return to this one bc it’s too one note

Nope. Next?

Sailing perilously close to quirksome but somehow managing to avoid it.

Jarring compositions juxtaposed with moments of beautiful musicality, I get why this could annoy and frustrate on first listen; it did with me but I felt an urge to go back to the well. Its a feverdream, a patchwork of feelings set to music that never quite lets you get comfortable. Not like anything else i listen to and thats ok.

Es una mezcla entre Circo y Manjar de los dioses

5/10

Different, didn't think it was anything special but not horrible

First Listen Favorites: Useful Chamber No Intention Cannibal Resource Honorable Mentions: The Bride Two Doves

Liked a few songs, but most were noisy and chaotic. Liked the calmer ones like Stillness.

Really cool mixture of indie pop, math rock, choir, tonal music and more. Does feel like the are inspired by both experimental rock and melodic stuff. I really enjoyed the change in directions at the end towards African inspired music.

Interesting album. Sounds like art. Some cool bits, not very coherent overall.

At times really good and at times oddly grating, Bitte Orca is definitely not for everyone. There are a lot of sounds here that either took me a while to get used to, or I just straight up did not like. For most of the album, I was in between "i like this" and "this is way too weird for me". Ultimately, I do think it's decent. Useful Chamber and Stillness is the Move are the highlights for me here.

Interesting, but not very good. Liked the instrumental and female vocal stuff in the middle.

I can’t say I hate this hipster kind entirely, but this album just mixes to many elements leaning towards a more artsy crowd, that I’m not, I just rate what I like. Stillness is The Move was decent, but perhaps because it was a collab and broke whatever the rest was going for

I understand what this is going for: the songs deliberately refuse to behave like songs. The problem is that the ideas keep getting in the way of the music. Every voice crosses, every meter shifts, and none of it earns its place. Clever, and exhausting. The worst record I’ve listened to so far.

SO 2009. a couple fun ones. bit tooo odd for me

C'était cool, un peu onirique à la Bjork par moment mais avec des instrus pop-rock très sympa

C’était pas trop mal ! Ça changeait !

Assez boring

I believe these people made an album based on their reccolection of a Black Flag album, 100%. This is OK, at times interesting, and at times, not really listenable. 2.5/5

I don't really care to argue whether this is trustfund music or too hipster sounding when there's as many fun musical ideas in here as there happen to be. But yeah, it's kind of only for the geekiest of music nerds.

No le entendí nada :(