dirt jake replicas: Press

“simply breathtaking…bruising hypnotic affair that leaves you aching for more.”

-rhythm & booze

“…a step back in time and partly a look into the future - a stunning, atmospheric work of passion and emotion that twists and turns as it evolves, never static, never relenting, growing, changing - totally absorbing and thoroughly enjoyable.”

-toxic pete

“(dirt jake replicas)succeed in producing emotionally charged chaos”

-red crown review

“Dirt Jake Replicas defy easy bracketing ….Why isn’t there more music like this around? It’s intricate, and it’s pacey … and in some ways it’s still heavy, too. But Dirt Jake Replicas have the knack of making the songs heavy rather than the sounds, and that’s what separates the wheat from the chaff in this bracket.”

-rock-metal-music

“When I first saw dirt jake replicas I stood in the back, alone in a room full of strangers. There was no way I could have been prepared for how deeply I was affected.”

-soup

“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.”

-dutch progressive rock page

“instrumentally innovative and melodically arresting”

-glasswerk

“A new genre of music from across the pond”

-get ready to rock

“overflowing with darkness and emotion.”

-rock Alaska records


“they have been honest enough with their music to let it develop its own character.”

-west coast performer magazine


“Beautiful, dramatic, dark, climactic and fiery.”

-pdx pole

“A little bit goth, a little bit prog rock and a lot dark”

-willamette week

“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. “

-pacific northwest music scene

“Stirring, intensely performed grunge-cum-performance art module.”

-subba-cultcha

“It is the male/female vocal delivery combined with the tight varied guitars and drums which makes this debut single really inspiring and stand out from the pack.”

-sonic dice

“this first bid for world domination is a pretty promising start”

- the country times

“dirt jake replicas are nothing if not ambitious.”

-willamette week

“Heavy, deep, emotional art rock from this Portland 5-some who take their two biggest influences (Pink Floyd and Tool) and create something epic. lots of meat and potatoes.”

-dagger magazine

“Dark and dramatic... Serious music for serious people"

-classic rock society magazine

“‘Part I’ is one of the best post-rock songs to be released in a long time. “

- die shell suit

“really soars to a crescendo.”

-tasty fan


“sit back and enjoy.”

-rock eyez