Dave Longstreth's guest appearances

Dave Longstreth

The Poundcast

Pablo Held Investigates

Chris Ryan

Moshe Kasher

Jason Dill

Alia Shawkat

Lionel Loueke

Brendon Walsh

Ben Sinclair

Andre Hyland

Abby Martin

Natasha Leggero

Nick Thune

Tom Green

Byron Bowers

Johnny Pemberton

Mike Collins

OwlTail

Brothers Jake and Dave Longstreth are the guests on The Poundcast. Dave is a musician and leader of the band Dirty Projectors. Jake is also a musician as well as a painter and co-host of the podcast Time Crisis with Ezra Koenig. The Longstreths talk to Doug and Brent about music and mostly music.

Brothers Jake and Dave Longstreth are the guests on The Poundcast. Dave is a musician and leader of the band Dirty Projectors. Jake is also a musician as well as a painter and co-host of the podcast Time Crisis with Ezra Koenig. The Longstreths talk to Doug and Brent about music and mostly music.

185: Jake and Dave Longstreth

When I first heard the Dirty Projectors some time in 2012 I was blown away. (I think it was either “Two Doves” from the “Bitte Orca” record or “Maybe That Was It” from “Swing Lo Magellan”… don’t remember it exactly). I fell in love with this music right away.  The creativity and the searching quality of Dave Longstreth’s songwriting and production style simply amazed me. Also the way he leads the band was a big inspiration for me. Actually, it feels strange to single out specific things that I admire about him and this music, it’s the whole package… ! I then made an effort to check out as many Dirty Projectors records (and bootlegs) as I could.  Among my favorite albums are “Mount Wittenberg Orca” “Bitte Orca” &amp; “Swing Lo Magellan”. I remember a tour through South America with my trio where I exclusively listened to Dirty Projectors (and Maria Callas singing Puccini’s “Tosca”!) for the whole tour. I love this band and I keep finding new things in those recordings all the time. My composition “Longstreth Blues” (as heard on my album “GLOW II“) is my tribute to his music. In it I tried to channel a couple of things I learned through listening to Dirty Projectors. I went to Berlin to see them live in August of 2018 and I got the opportunity to interview Dave Longstreth in the afternoon before the concert. I was super excited to talk to him and ask him a few questions. Hope you enjoy our conversation!

When I first heard the <a href="https://dirtyprojectors.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dirty Projectors</a> some time in 2012 I was blown away. (I think it was either <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGhwO8OM1MM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Two Doves”</a> from the “Bitte Orca” record or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdlKSapfZRA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Maybe That Was It”</a> from “Swing Lo Magellan”… don’t remember it exactly). I fell in love with this music right away.  The creativity and the searching quality of Dave Longstreth’s songwriting and production style simply amazed me. Also the way he leads the band was a big inspiration for me. Actually, it feels strange to single out specific things that I admire about him and this music, it’s the whole package… ! I then made an effort to check out as many Dirty Projectors records (and bootlegs) as I could.  Among my favorite albums are <a href="https://www.discogs.com/Dirty-Projectors-Bj%C3%B6rk-Mount-Wittenberg-Orca/master/257884" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Mount Wittenberg Orca”</a> <a href="https://www.discogs.com/de/Dirty-Projectors-Bitte-Orca/master/190511" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Bitte Orca”</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.discogs.com/de/Dirty-Projectors-Swing-Lo-Magellan/master/453249" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Swing Lo Magellan”</a>. I remember a tour through South America with my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q2aIkZ6yMU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">trio</a> where I exclusively listened to Dirty Projectors (and <a href="https://www.discogs.com/de/Puccini-Maria-Callas-Orchestra-E-Coro-Del-Teatro-Alla-Scala-Di-Milano-Giuseppe-Di-Stefano-Tito-Gobbi/release/4761620" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maria Callas singing Puccini’s “Tosca”</a>!) for the whole tour. I love this band and I keep finding new things in those recordings all the time. My composition <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/02X7UsvDKc5oqOb7mTTXr0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Longstreth Blues”</a> (as heard on my album “<a href="https://lnk.to/PabloHeld_GlowII" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GLOW II</a>“) is my tribute to his music. In it I tried to channel a couple of things I learned through listening to Dirty Projectors. I went to Berlin to see them live in August of 2018 and I got the opportunity to interview Dave Longstreth in the afternoon before the concert. I was super excited to talk to him and ask him a few questions. Hope you enjoy our conversation!

Dave Longstreth (Dirty Projectors)