Dirty Projectors - "Hi Custodian"

[@Pepper-cd9yr]

This is literally some of the best music I've ever heard in my life. Pure art.

[@gabelogan56]

I agree completely.

[@AntiPopLTD]

David Longstreth.........The man has a vision.

[@kassandrakid9440]

AntiPopLTD yes he does but so did Amber and Haley. Dirty Projectors have not been the same since the girls left but, (most likely you know this already, he has Janelle Monae and other girls collaborating with him musically. I think he's kind of a jerk and he's admitted it himself but I love the band and this is a perfect piece of art:-). Dave longstreth is an interesting dude. You ever catch any interviews with him? He has a... Difficult and rather controlling personality. AKA he's just kind of a condescending dick. He's a musical genius but I can't say that I've ever met any amazing musicians that weren't condescending dicks at least 50% of the time. Pretty sure it comes with the territory of being a genius.

[@nick870771]

masterpiece album.. beautiful film

[@thelatestttplague]

I love when I sign into youtube and there's randomly a 20 minute Dirty Projectors music video in my feed.

[@eYeRthaVillain]

Thank god someone actually and finally found a different path to make good music. Love these guys. David is amazing but the girls absolutely blew me away with what they could do vocally.

[@caseyskywalker]

How refreshing to hear orginal music. Thank you Dirty Projectors. I particularly like the underlying concept..and that bassline.

[@bcbernstein]

Really feel that these sounds are what Beethoven would have made had he be born in the 1970s.

[@JustinSlick]

Haha, I have to admit... this held my attention for about 5 minutes and twenty seconds before I closed KZbin, opened Spotify, and went back to listening to the album.

[@williamsanders2348]

Haley Dekle....wowza.

[@Vincent654]

Still going back to this amazing video and hear the amazing music! Till 2015!!!

[@SKYFISHBAND]

This short film really complements the album so much. It kinda changed my mind on it. It gives all the songs a more defined context while still leaving some of the abstract lyrics open to interpretation. Though I am enjoying the FlyLo short film a little more.

[@bvanhaun]

Amber and Haley look absolutely stunning in this. Wowza.

[@skicrazymax]

Awesome! I love most everything the Dirty Projectors do.

[@largegerberbaby]

Wow, all you can do is applaud David Longstreth because this film is beautiful, along with his and The Dirty Projectors music which in itself is fucking magnificent.

[@gabelogan56]

I currently feel what you felt 11 years ago. It's profound.

[@patrickopossum]

easily the best band in the world. amazing film. loved the way the music was edited to show the individual parts that make up the songs.

[@bestfullyy]

the Gun Has No Trigger choral sequence was incredibly beautiful

[@farinati]

I think the images were perfect for each sound... as completely unexpected. Don't know how you did it but I loved it

[@alaskannarwhal]

this feels like Holy Mountain

[@ieattapes]

alaskannarwhal totally!

[@matthewjury4385]

Feels like somebody watched holy mountain you mean

[@sethcox3872]

I'm about to c yall...with the roots!...can't wait...idt yall will let me down...🤞🖖👍👍👍

[@iantanner]

That was simply gorgeous!!! Wish there was more! Makes me want to go watch El Topo again, but with your music as the soundtrack! Cheers!

[@zenscape87]

Guys, you can look into the deep meaning of the video or comment on how pretentious it is, but these guys were really just trying to have fun. I know I'd love to make a film like this someday. If you don't like the music, that's your opinion.

[@matthewjury4385]

Thanks professor

[@Buzku]

the last song is oh so awesome, and overall a great presentation!

[@egg1111115]

yes, it is a compilation of shorter/different versions of songs from their latest album, Swing Lo Magellan.

[@OAnIncurableHumanist]

the instrumentals from See What She's Seeing are breathtakingly beautiful. same with the build up of strings from the bridge of About to Die.

[@swilletted]

SO RAD!! Thanks for this putting up this awesome production! I would've have loved to be at the screening last night in New York! Also, the directing was so sick!

[@lsdgoggles]

i watched the whole video. strangely invigorating.

[@MrDevincross]

Longstreth looks so good in suit...

[@momnufix]

I love this video, beyond any recognition. LIBAR!

[@alexanderjames5689]

Why isn't this more famous?!

[@pileofwater]

This is the best. It is just pure Art.

[@poopoo2175]

Aaaaaaahhhhh this is so quality. Makes me feel like I want to be their friend. The shit they do with their voices and chords. Aahhhhh

[@Levenius]

I'm so excited to see these guys live in a couple of weeks. :)

[@traceyadby63]

That was truly bizzare but the sentiments were lovely and it was beautifully shot. Don't know what they were HIGH on...but I want some..it's probably called LOVE !!!! XXX

[@OAnIncurableHumanist]

anyone know what the songs "while you're here" and "house of education" that are listed in the end credits are? are those from something else or are they unreleased songs . . .

[@coolangel834]

i have no idea what just happened, but i think it's beautiful.

[@DamnesiaVu]

brilliant! thank you for sharing your talents with us.

[@qq447n5d]

本当に最高です

[@cuntacular]

I am totally getting the alejandro vibe too!

[@10TheGunsofBrixt]

I love music videos like this.

[@kerrybtone]

The Violins and cellos sound good man

[@wealljammin]

Well hey there you go. I hope more bands do stuff like this. This and Runaway were really enjoyable

[@SummonerL]

Does anyone know where I can find more music similar to 5:45-6:28? It sounds kind of like the music on old educational VHS tapes.

[@NihilIslands]

to me sounds like a music that contains visualy and audio with various religious influences as much as atheist influences as it is much more mockery to RELLIGION!

[@jimjamkillsnerds]

Elliot Simpson try mndsgn

[@LSDweeb]

To me it sounds pretty much like The Getty Adress

[@MichaelGrey11]

Listen to St Vincent - The Sequel

[@SjolanderHelpsYou]

Amazing David. Im gonna do this same thing in 5 years

[@Tempest87]

9:40 is crazy magic.. this whole thing is crazy!

[@7se7en84]

This is.... No I have no words!!

[@harrysmith174]

i love this. i don't have a clue what's happening, but i love it.

[@mariapasitaaa]

this was ... hilarious. hahahaha thank you dirty projectors. i don't know what vibe you were going for... but for me it was ... very... comedic. and for that, you're awesome. hahaha

[@downyclown]

Very Elvis Costello sounding! Great stuff!

[@ElimRem]

got this on vinyl, playing it later

[@nicolagater9916]

smashing stuff! i used work on the bins, good portrayal of bin life.

[@misterbuckethead]

saw them at the festival they did this song it was great

[@racman22]

HOLY MOUNTAIN!!

[@blood_rain]

Oh Haley...

[@cc32121]

this is beautiful.

[@Dean5629]

I think the main problem is that he is outshined in just about every song where he isn't singing alone. This being said, I love the projectors and I think the contrast works pretty well, esp. on the new album. G.H.N.T and J.F.C. both work well.

[@thokmasta]

This band is so RAD!

[@WalkOnNick]

Beautiful, I'll have to watch it again though to get the meaning of some of the things I'm assuming there is one

[@OAnIncurableHumanist]

oh hey "while you're here" is now listed on the track list for the new About to Die EP, dang i totally called that woooo

[@richardtristan7018]

Thanks for the gig at the Gorilla Club Manchester. A brilliant night

[@erolsabadosh]

EXCELLENT WORK!!! Love it.

[@bestfullyy]

so beautiful!

[@greenbefore2828]

Masterpiece.

[@americanboy717]

So good!

[@NotoriousNME]

this band is amazing

[@trevorcrump]

So awesome! Great job guys!

[@PeterKelly]

such an awesome album

[@blowers54]

starting at 1:18 listen to the strings and look at the seconds it feels amazing for some reason!

[@janraf73]

dobra muzyka w polaczeniu z niesamowitymi ujeciami filmowymi tworzy w calosci niesamowity klimat - prawdziwa pociecha dla ducha bless

[@SiriusBernd]

This was really awesome. Thank you.

[@paupayita]

It reminds me of Jodorwosky

[@discobassgroove]

Paula Alvarez The blue and red dots of the Bitte Orca album art always reminded me of holy mountain in a way. both fantastic artists in their own right!

[@matthewjury4385]

Or a try hard version

[@launderground]

we love dirty projectors.

[@Wechrr]

It's just a bunch of their videos put together. The randomness is fitting since the album is a random collection of songs as well. It's nothing serious (20:25 kind of confirms this).

[@lightbright1113]

Oh lord Jesus, this music is sweeter than a marshmallow baby's tush dipped in caramel! The victim comes in from the wilderness for another round of "civilization" bewilderment... HMMmmmm. Yummy yummy mystic statements with soul. It makes me consider that novelty, discipline and the grace of the human heart are returning.

[@NihilIslands]

Light Bright I don't think the band members are so religious like you.The song is a mockery of religion or too much deifying death by religion.

[@NihilIslands]

The heavyness and deep feelings of depression just shows how God sees sin in all, even priests, even background music îs sad and mortuary scenes, a sign of the death of soul, and Jesus just a small sign of saving the human soul through God!

[@joewhite5803]

Like this if your still listening and watching in 2024!

[@BRYankowy]

Right. And plus, it's fun to make your own meaning.

[@tagaudi]

"the oh-amma-anything-goes-zeitgeist" is what one of Zappa's critics called such karabambulee...

[@valuepakk]

Somebody's about to get his community college degree in film making! Congrats, dude.

[@Mrtonywiggles1]

If I ever see that truck randomly on the road, I'll lose my shit and follow it where ever. hahaha

[@thecure166]

i really love this video

[@swervenights]

That was sick

[@BradleyOsborneOfficial]

Cool Music!

[@rokikshasas]

Autotune does not invalidate whether or not something is music. If it fits the criteria of what "music" is, then it's music.

[@paj767]

I'm glad your comment was in keeping with this theme

[@platinumjimjam]

how does this only have 192k views

[@greensicknesss]

pleasantly surprised!

[@TheBandageMusic]

great music

[@skribblebumpkins]

SO GOOD I LOVE IT

[@SivadBop]

I'm convinced that Longstreth's voice is like cilantro. Some people have this specific, inexplicable repulsion from it. To the remaining 97% of the world it's delicious. But to that 3% it's like a mouthful of soap. Could we have discovered an objective component to musical taste?

[@MichaVids]

poor dave. i love this

[@skribblebumpkins]

fantastic.

[@dragomirandersson]

awesome!!!!!

[@jarenjolley]

What song is the segment at 5:28 from? It's amazing.

[@SivadBop]

And Longstreth on the other hand has some tools the girls don't have: That fluttering word in the last chorus of "about to di-i-i-i-i-i-eee" is actually really precise, fluid, and genuinely soulful. Plus when he sings gently as on S.L.M. he's every bit the sweeter sides of Bob Dylan, and easier on the ears. I dunno. He obviously tries to use his voice as both a feather and a sawed-off shotgun. Whether it always works is up for debate. But that it's just *bad* on it's own just doesn't fly.

[@kenmackenzie9201]

crazy good

[@Buzku]

I wonder if there's a way to legally download this from anywhere?

[@AdGoDesign]

Is this a compilation of a previous album? If not, then it should be released as one.

[@jaymagill2176]

Unsettling and somewhat disturbing. This left me feeling the same way that I felt after watching 2001 Space Odyssey for the first time...but I'm still strongly drawn to it. Not sure if I'll be as intrigued by it later but it has me thinking now.

[@ssjh13]

They've cited Runaway as a major influence on this project in several interviews.

[@TheBlewis]

Me too, it's just way too good to even listen to, I can't stand it!

[@ram98888]

amazing