The Dirty Projectors demonstrate the process of 'hocketing'

The leader of Dirty Projectors, David Longstreth, took to the McGuire stage at the Walker Art Center for a special installment of Making Music. We learned how the multi-instrumentalist crafts his music from a wide assortment of sounds, voices, and anything else with a touch of inspiration, as displayed in the Dirty Projector's 2009 release "Bitte Orca".

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[listentohella]

chill out people. he's a musician, not a public speaker.

also those guitar lines were terrific.

[JohnnyJohnnyJohnny]

I love it when artists talk about the music like this... for being their trade, it happens pretty rarely.

The trick is kinda obvious, but it's cool to hear it come together like that.

[DrNewbourn]

What song was he playing here on the twelve string?

[FreshmenBolts]

that was fuckin dope!

[drexkoo]

wat a fuckin baws

[sonicjettnz]

Very King Crimson!

[Lunaedea7]

bahaha, and he went to Yale, pah! lol :)

[thenoiboi]

it's not complicated to grasp, but the ability of the members of this band (and others, of course) to isolate themselves with discipline in a live environment is what really amazes me about this band.

[19amf95]

1:13

he totally pronounces segue wrong

[gitgo567]

0:09 don't you mean a NEW ATTITUDE? HAWW