Dirty Loops - Next To You (REACTION)

[@imuawarriors]

Dirty Loops is managed by Quincy Jones Productions..... This 'Boy Band' are all world-class musicians....

[@Aurora-cv5to]

Jonah's parents are both church choir directors: he's been singing since he was a toddler and that church influence is all the way through. You want to hear vocal insanity: listen to Breakdown. Drums? Work Shit Out. Bass? Follow the Light. They are WONDERFUL.

[@lottawiklund8606]

His parents work in Svenska kyrkan (the Swedish church) though, and the choirs there are mostly of the classical variety (chamber choirs), so it's not at all the same kind of music. His whole family are classical musicians. Brilliant suggestions for them to check out! I wholeheartedly agree! 👍

[@megatryn]

Bass: Their cover of Baby.

[@anthonydawson8080]

Bass: any song

[@lottawiklund8606]

@@anthonydawson8080 Yeah, definitely! 😁

[@ChristopherTate]

And if you listen to a bunch of their work, you can hear a _real_ clear Stevie Wonder influence in Jonah's singing. It's respectful and just killer

[@DanSpomer]

You guys have a long road ahead you listening to their songs. It. Will. Blow. Your. Mind.

[@victorgutierrez6522]

Listen Fallow the light with Cory Wong

[@stefanjohansson1703]

You will end up in the rabbit hole with this one! Great band and with skilled musicians.

[@zappafan-eu4wp]

This band is GREAT. Try "Work Shit Out" or "World on Fire".

[@Tassilago]

Yay! Dirty Loops will take you on a ride. And I'll be here for it. Finding Dirty Loops is like finding a pot of gold. Cheers!

[@MidnightAutoPainter]

Classically trained musicians out of Sweden. Every damn thing they touch is gold in my opinion.

[@Tassilago]

Hear hear! :)

[@chriscrosbyyep]

They do the best cover of Thriller I’ve ever heard too

[@Tassilago]

I'll second that :)

[@sweper]

@@Tassilago Me too. On par with the original? Sorry, I think DL's version beats the original. Or, is as good as.

[@Cangaca777]

@@sweper I'd say is on pair. you cant say it's better because it's different from the original in every way. so they are in different categories.

[@mogglie]

Agree

[@JamilaGomez82]

I LOVE THAT YOU STARTED HERE! Sorry...got excited. Yeah, this is a rabbit hole you'd want to go down. But you might get stuck. They have quite a few epic songs. This one is my personal favorite. It's very churchy. But then again, a lot of their songs are. They have chords you'd hear in a lot of gospel songs. But I think that's why I like this song so much. Like the brotha in the ADIDAS top eluded to (sorry, I don't know your name yet), you could easily change up the lyrics and play this in church and it would be poppin' in there. Another song where you'd hear gospel chords real well is "Hit Me". But wherever you go after this, you'll likely enjoy it.

[@briandhinton]

I definitely could see most of the lyrics being fit for gospel. You want to be "next to you (god)".

[@esdel1955]

Yeah Dirty Loops is like boy band jazz lol. Their incredible musicianship is what won me over. You guys ain’t heard nothing yet; check out Work Shit Out next! Glad you liked guys, thanks!

[@AirplayBeats]

There you are. Thanks again for supporting us!!

[@esdel1955]

@@AirplayBeats it’s a real pleasure

[@semanticscribe]

Yes! Work Shit Out!!

[@CoryPlaysDrums]

They way they both just turned and looked at each other…then nodded as the song was ending was perfect 😂

[@DougRawady]

Great reaction, guys! Be sure to check out more of the Dirty Loops catalogue. It's uniformly excellent!!

[@jensamensas]

If You go down this rabbit hole you’re in for a treat👍. These guys are amazing

[@esdel1955]

Any relation to Jonah?

[@lottawiklund8606]

@@esdel1955 Although he might be, the chances aren't high, considering Nilsson is one of the most common (top 5 iirc) last names in Sweden. 😄

[@jensamensas]

@@esdel1955 no relation. I saw them live a few months ago. They’re unbelievable musicians! If you’re a drummer you check out work shit out. Drum solo in the end

[@esdel1955]

@@jensamensas I’m a guitarist but I can appreciate a great drummer.

[@esdel1955]

@@lottawiklund8606 I kind of thought so, because you hear that name a lot.

[@rock44664]

You guys are in for a huge surprise, you just started going down the rabbit hole here. These guys are on another level.

[@lottawiklund8606]

Aron (drums) isn't really singing on this recording though; it's just for show in the video. The backing vocals are all Jonah (vocals/keyboard). Henrik (bass) said the following about writing and recording this song, in an interview in Bass Magazine: Q: “Next to You” has a cool, halftime-shuffle feel and a gospel choir component. A: "That song took forever to write. Aron and I wrote the chorus in 2016. We found it in a drawer and tried a bunch of new verses with it until we got the right one. Then at the last minute, Aron wrote the gospel choir parts. He sent a very funny demo in which he marked where all the different gospel parts come in and what kind of voice they had. When Jonah recorded them, he had a chalkboard with all the different characters in the choir, and he distorted his voice to match each character and so none of them would sound like him. The groove has our typical, swung-funk, triplet feel, but the key is the Bootsy funk formula of having a heavy one to make all the subdivisions after it work. Aron wrote the chorus bass line, which is keyboard bass-like, and it worked best with a combination of fingers and slapping."

[@lottawiklund8606]

And yes, they were only fooling around switching instruments (it was the singer on bass for a sec there, not the drummer), even though they can play several instrument at least halfway decently. The vocalist is actually quite a good drummer, and played the drums himself on most of the songs on his solo album, and the bass player started out playing the piano at age four and switched to bass at 12-13. They've known each other for 20+ years at this point, and all three went to music school already in high school. Jonah played classical piano back then, and switched to jazz his last year of high school, and went on to study music production in music college, with jazz piano as a side subject. When they started the group in 2008 he had never sung lead - just choir, and mostly of the classical variety - and didn't even know if he could. Henrik and Aron both studied jazz through high school and college. Jonah often cites both Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder as his biggest singing influences, but if you ask me, the song itself screams of Toto (which isn't all that strange, considering a lot of it is written by the drummer, who is a big Toto fan).

[@j1974f]

Great reaction! These guys are so talented! “Work Shit Out “ and “Rock You” are a couple of their more popular songs.

[@ingefiddle]

Haha, you got it, they’re just swapping instruments for the camera there :) And yeah, Jonah puts down all the vocal lines himself. These three guys from Sweden are nuts, seriously, and I’m stoked that you’ve discovered them! The MJ influence definitely is there, as is the 80s and 90s vibe. And so true: it’s completely unique what they’re doing, I feel. It’s part of their idea, to bust all musical boundaries and genres... This track is just sooo funky, and Henrik on bass is one of the baddest new bass players out there 🔥 Jonah on vocals and keys is killin it, and Aron is a boss on drums! 🔥🔥 Their track “Work Shit Out” is amazing, as is “Rock You” and seriously everything else they’ve ever touched. Loved your interesting commentary and the big heart in what you do - subbed 👍 Heaps excited to go down the Dirty Loops rabbit hole with both of you ☺️

[@robote7679]

Really enjoyable reaction guys and welcome to the world of Dirty Loops. Loved every comment and just the real positive vibe of the whole reaction. And yes please do check out more Dirty Loops. You can do so with the confidence that truly there are no bad Loops songs. They are all different and all great. They first gained widespread notice about 10 years ago doing really creative covers of others peoples hits. And millions of people just started taking notice. They're all from Sweden and have been playing together for 20 years or so. Like I said. I loved your reaction to "Next to You" and based on that look forward to what you have to say about some of their other work. And again, go wild there are NO bad Loops songs. Best wishes.

[@mike4769]

Gotta listen to follow the light next also by dirty loops

[@botto57]

You need to listen to[ work shit out]. it's my fav. you play it anywhere. great reaction.

[@Alx161074]

Welcome to dirty Loops, every song from them is a whole experience, please react to more.

[@megatryn]

The mindblowing thing is all the vocals you hear is only Jonas, the lead singer. He did the whole choir and the backkng vocals on this song. The other two singing is just for show/fun in this video.

[@disndat1000]

One of the VERY few reactions that actually get the drummer and how crazy this guy is...

[@n1zw]

These three guys are masters of their instruments and vocals and their music is over on youtube with different songs that are all really great. Coffee break is one of my favorite songs. They are definitely in a class of their own and if you search more for Dirty Loops and you will be amazed.

[@cliffdickson]

What a rabbit hole ahead of you to explore. Dirty Loops will not disappoint.

[@djeyegore]

Dirty Loops are the shit man! Glad you've discovered their talent...and now time to go down the Dirty Loops rabbit hole 😁👍

[@imuawarriors]

I look forward to you reacting to all of their tracks!

[@Bassgroover]

I think I’ve heard before Jonah the singer say he did all the vocals. That he imagined all the people in the choir singing the parts.

[@fiddlestix3025]

Robert, check out Lotta’s comment. She quotes a bit from a Henrik Linder interview, about those vocals and how they came to be :) Yeah it’s all Jonah 👍

[@garygraham2513]

Aaron, the drummer, IsThe Engineer! As a group, they produce, arrange, write, engineer, edit and then submit a complete video to Quincy Jones productions. Jonah, keyboard/vocals, does All the vocals, including the background, and yes, he reminds me of Michael and Stevie Wonder. "Work Shit Out" should maybe be your next dive into these cats.

[@AirplayBeats]

Aaron is a BAD MAN!!!

[@fiddlestix3025]

@@AirplayBeats ☺️

[@jonasthemovie]

Not to forget Aron edited the Cory Wong videos to fool us they arent one opposite sides of the Atlantic.

[@samwisehuluberlu2210]

Whoooo whooo whooo...don't forget Simon Petren.

[@lauriescott3178]

Be forewarned, once you walk through that door that is Dirty Loops, you won't want to come back. Check out all the recommendations people give you, including their cover of Thriller with Cory Wong. Someone in another post said and it's true that "each one in the band, is the best player in the band". They will blow your mind every time!

[@AirplayBeats]

I’ve been hearing that a lot. Excited to hear more. Thanks for watching!!

[@Magumba_State]

You guys gotta check out more bands like this! Heres a few amazing bands & songs like this from the 21st century: VULFPECK - Daddy He's Got a Tesla (Some tight funk), Jacob Collier - The Flintstones (He has harmonies for days) Snarky Puppy - Lingus (One of the best keyboard solos of all time)

[@esdel1955]

KNOWER (Louis Cole) is awesome too

[@anissat-tech]

Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway is a game changer! Also anything with Jacob Collier and Snarky Puppy is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@miff227]

You two look well Loopified. I think you feel Loopified as well ;-) I've been Loopified for almost two years. There is no Loopififed's Anonymous though, no-one has yet seen it as a problem...

[@philiprobinson7586]

Watch them go all the way OFF with "Work Shit Out". I GUARANTEE you will be blown away.

[@christofferengstrom4676]

Always nice to see reviews from people who know music. Great reaction👍👍

[@kennethminer7812]

These guys do a cover of thriller {MJ) that is off the chain!! Got to check it out , their also managed by Quincy Jones!

[@tparmenter]

Dirty Loops are absolute beasts. They are incredible. Check out Hit me, Work shit out, Breakdown.

[@victorgutierrez6522]

Fu..It was insane.Those guys are monsters.

[@thadiusplug7666]

welcome to the loop.........3 virtuosos.

[@sjk1au]

Welcome to the word of Dirty Loops. Life will never be the same again. 😊 Try “Work Shit Out”, “Follow the Light” and “World on Fire”. ❤

[@myblissjewelry]

More Dirty Loops!!!! All their stuff is goooood

[@buddystewart2020]

LOLOLOL, brotha's, you've been Loopified! You don't know what you've started now, oh baby. lol. These guys smoke, they rip it up one side and down the other. They have lots of good tracks, some of my favs are: Breakdown Work Shit Out Follow the Light Rock You Thriller (cover)

[@jimmymiata]

they never change instruments, its actually a trio the singer plays keyboard's often often additionally Cody Wong on guitar

[@AmbassadorJenks7086]

Think about this........ It's hard when everyone in the band is the best!!!!!!!

[@monimoni305]

You're late to the feast!!!! Dirty Loops Rocks!!!!

[@lawrencesmith6536]

They do a cover of Thriller that ya'll might wanna check out. Better than MJ's version?

[@debbiemyers4781]

must listen to "World on Fire"

[@toxic515]

New here, but that was fun! I will search around for first listens to Dirty Loops because it's always such a surprise, and fun to watch folks hear for the first time! Read their credits.. Particularly on the last 3-4 years stuff.. ;) it's generally worth it. Also, I saw "Work Shit Out" suggested, with which I greatly agree. Also check out their cover of Thriller with Cory Wong.. It'll bring the MJ sound home, but really, it's more Stevie Wonder, I think.. And if you wanna hear Henrick on the bass blow your mind, Check out Turbo, or Follow the Light. (Follow is crazy cool and unique solo!)

[@fishouttawtr]

Keep on with dirty and SRV!

[@distantraven2566]

Disney should hire these guys for their new generation of a once again truly creative generation of animation they haven't been pulling off as a sound track.

[@anthonycamacho5544]

Next Song Follow The Light Dirty Loops!!!

[@jamesoconnor9027]

Excellent!

[@johndias6614]

Three words..."Follow the Light". You won't regret it.

[@karstenbursak8083]

This reminds you of Michael Jackson ? go check out Dirty Loops's version of MJ's "Thriller"

[@513morris]

Pop-jazz-funk-gospel fusion

[@gbulmer]

Great choice Esteban. Great reaction. 👏You two have refined 'ears', you're a pleasure to watch. Their collaborations with Cory Wong, and the horn section (Hornheads?) are superb: _Dirty Loops & Cory Wong - Thriller_ kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2SXk6yiZ6eHZ9E (about 5min). Maybe try: _Jacob Collier - All Night Long (Official Video)_ kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKTToox9r5KNZ9U (7m:20s) This won a Grammy. It is orchestral, acappella, funky, and jazzy, with Moroccan rhythms! Credits: _Arranged, orchestrated, recorded, mixed, produced by Jacob in Logic Pro X._ and _Video edited by Jacob in Adobe Premiere Pro._ Plus about 130 musicians, and a few camera operators. Jacob Collier also sang many parts, is a multi-instrumentalist, especially piano. He also conducts audiences. Jacob Collier had 8 Grammy nominations and won 5. His manager, like Dirty Loops, is Quincy Jones. You two have a great, music loving, knowledgable, friendly 'vibe' together. 👍👍 Please keep up your quality reactions. Best Wishes. ☮

[@OlTrev]

The lead singer'a runs were giving me Mark Middleton from BLACKstreet Another Level era vibes

[@AmbassadorJenks7086]

Henrik is taking that bass for a friggin walk!

[@CodyWorkshops]

Maybe they should start a GoFundMe page for that bass player's thumb!!! 😃

[@Dang3rMouSe]

This one is super poppy with that 80s/early 90s R&B massive production feel. They're absolutely MJ fans & do a downright nasty cover of Thriller. High quality, high level of musicianship in this song but a little too poppy for my tastes. That said each of their songs have their own vibe which is why I highly recommend checking out their other songs "Breakdown" & "Work Shit Out"

[@mrdavinci1]

Why is it that no one that has done a reaction on this song hear the best run that I have heard from a bassist, that long run by Henrick is unreal

[@stevestone07]

You like MJ? check their cover of THRILLER out! 12x8 rhythm....

[@rickmcintosh5787]

What could anyone expect with their talent and Quincy Jones directing them at the age of 89.

[@AmbassadorJenks7086]

Arons subdividing is on point!!

[@kimeklund8880]

❤💥❤️

[@jefferyburton4557]

They do that to everybody who hears em for the first time lol

[@markdemos75]

Quincy Jones Productions got involved with them after they formed. Also English is not their first language! They're from Norway.

[@piastylback9410]

They are SWEDISH! And darned good musicians!

[@esdel1955]

@@piastylback9410 I used to do a college radio show. The station got lots of records from Swedish and Finnish musicians and I can say the quality of musicianship is superb!

[@snosister]

takin' you to church- hallelu!

[@ingmarkronfeldt6174]

Jonah can play drum ab base guitar, and I think Henrik can play drums as well.

[@AirplayBeats]

I’m sure they can play all the instruments. We can play multiple instruments as well so I wouldn’t be surprised. These guys are elite.

[@acmorse8922]

REACT to SNARKY PUPPY "Lingus" SNARKY PUPPY ft LALAH HATHAWAY "Something" won GRAMMY JACOB COLLIER (5 Grammies) his arrangement of Lionel Ritchie's "All Night Long"

[@esdel1955]

I’m going to do my best to send them down the Jacob Collier rabbit hole!

[@anissat-tech]

Yes to ALL of the above!

[@AirplayBeats]

We will get to Snarky and Collier soon

[@miff227]

That is a good question though: When/Where do you play it? I think whenever you need a muscial hug, or a chord of smiles, a fill of joy, a slap of fun.....

[@fiddlestix3025]

Honestly I listen to them everyday, especially when I’m in the car….:)

[@franckmedina3346]

Reprise thriller par dirty loops

[@jensclarberg6419]

Yet to find a reaction who reacts to that bass lick at 9:53, absolutely wild.

[@Maverick-lk4ck]

You fellas gotta do SRV "Little Wing"LIVE AT EL MOCAMBO....its HANDS DOWN one of if not the best live performance on a instrumentally pleasing lol the tricks he does is insane.....specially knowing SRV used those thick ass strings that most quitarist can't even bend,they say he had Popeyes forearm and double sized fingers,I seen an interview of BB.King saying SRV had Thor like hands cause he played at minimum 5 hours a day everyday ,not much social life but loved feeling the vibration on his fingers,and said SRV used the round side on the pick to "molest" the strings

[@trumbaron]

"Now that's a church song now..." hahah

[@markdemos75]

Please do Lingus by Snarky Puppy.

[@tomrogerpettersen1392]

Great reaction video guys. Of you havent commented on dirty loops and Cory wong doing Michael Jacksons thriller, i can really recommend it. Would love to hear your reaction to that one. Reguards Tom

[@metaphoria3]

Kinda reminds me of the boy band version of Toto .. which is still high praise. 99, Georgy Porgy, I won’t hold you back and so on not sure if u Gus have got into them or not

[@michaelpadilla5448]

You need to listen to Cory Wong with Dirty Loops doing Thriller

[@aaronsetzer9247]

Check out bitten by the kitten from dirty loops I think it's called songs for lovers

[@masapell]

I am sure others have mentioned it, but you need to listen to Snarky Puppy “Something” and “Lingus”….

[@spencercarlson1070]

You guys gotta do some bobby caldwell.

[@AirplayBeats]

Love Bobby Caldwell

[@マシュードーラン]

There’s a reason they’re managed by the man Quincy Jones! They’re all stellar musicians and songwriters and every track is a damn hit!

[@mamaflush9945]

Hey guy's, I wonder if you would be interested in checking out a live performance of Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa these two will, 🤯blow you away. Beth will tear at your heart with her voice and Joe will melt you with his masterful playing yes, he is another guitar G.O.A.T....Oh, and this is blues🎶 "Beth & Joe - I'd Rather Go Blind - Live in Amsterdam" (you're probably well aware) That this is a cover, and that Etta James did the original song, I believe in 1967. Etta James is another blues icon that should be reacted to also "Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind (Live at Montreux)" I don't compare these to because I love both of their interpretations of this song. They're both very powerful singers, absolutely wonderful to watch...magical stuff fellas🔥✨✨🎶🤗

[@AirplayBeats]

I think we will start diving into Beth Hart pretty soon

[@mamaflush9945]

@@AirplayBeats Well Beth & Joe are considered a super group, because they both have separate careers. But when they came together, let's just see what you think lol

[@AirplayBeats]

@@mamaflush9945 we are on it. Keep an eye out for Beth and Joe.

[@AmbassadorJenks7086]

LOC!!

[@ImageClipsbyTim]

You have got to check out "Work Shit Out"

[@marianaengvall1972]

The drummer Aron is not doing backvocal, it is all Jonah.

[@liveorexist3661]

Snarky Puppy is a great funk, jazz, horns band. Please try Lingus with Cory Henry and Larnell Lewis on drums.

[@AirplayBeats]

Snarky Puppy coming soon

[@GeorgeVCT]

Watch "Work Sh*t Out"

[@AirplayBeats]

We actually just watched it about 20 mins ago. Video should be up this week

[@fiddlestix3025]

@@AirplayBeats can not wait!!

[@EverendeverGroup]

Do you guys know Quincy has a development deal with the singer? These guys put it down!

[@davidsiegel1735]

fantastico reacting ✔️🎵 hello: PINk FLOYD, QUEEN, JONI MITCHELL whomever these fellers are yawn they’re ok etc but cmoooooon ! 🥳🍒

[@marcos7801]

Nice beat to the song. I'm not a fan of church and secular mixed music, it turns me off, the two should be separable. The singer probably has a church background. Phenomenal band playing though.

[@lottawiklund8606]

Jonah (the singer) has a classical background. His parents are church choir directors, but they work in the Swedish church (Svenska kyrkan), where the music is almost exclusively of the classical variety. Jonah played classical piano and sang in chamber choirs (mostly) growing up.

[@marcos7801]

@@lottawiklund8606 Okay thanks for the info.

[@jmcarsonjm]

Fun fact: this EP was produced by Quincy Jones. That would explain the MJ feels.

[@teresasellsatl]

BOY BAND?!!’ Are you serious! These are musicians musicians. World effing class.