Bass Teacher REACTS to Dirty Loops & Cory Wong | It's "THRILLER" on Steroids!!!

[@ricarcorpse]

This is several levels of awesome. The amazing horn section, Dirty Loops being Dirty Loops, and the fact that they made this album ("Dirty Loops & Cory Wong's "TURBO") remotely and never met in person, not even for this video. They recorded it in Sweden and in the U.S. and, thanks to the magic of editing, they are together for this.

[@Obi-Wan81]

A lot of this Horn section played with Prince...Says it all. Just unreal.

[@OlleStahlberg]

Didn't know, but the thought has crossed my mind. Him being from Minneapolis as well. See Arsenio hall, Prince 2014. Don't know it is the same group but amazing horns. ✨💜✨

[@OlleStahlberg]

Also Andy Allo "People Pleaser"

[@brianmi40]

@@OlleStahlberg Michael is a legit first call horn arranger, has worked with TONS of big names... He and Cory make a great writing/arranging team!

[@dampersand]

The mention of trumpet made me realize we need a Thank You Scientist reaction here.

[@LowEndUniversity]

I've heard a couple TYS tunes over the years, and remember really digging them! Let me know if you have a recommendation!!

[@chuckybastard]

Caverns

[@zoedoesmusic4520]

OH HELL YEAH

[@ColossusBall]

@@LowEndUniversity Mr Invisible!

[@alanburrow5981]

Mark, thanks for the reaction . . . and keep reacting. You bring the technical / music theory knowledge that so many reactors lack, and yet you relate it in a way that is accessible. I appreciate your background in both horns and rhythm section. Invaluable. Keep it up.

[@GreggOliverBass]

a Double Bell euphonium, no less... and all those HUGE jazz chords

[@tmcwilliam01]

All the songs from this session were amazing. And to think that Cory and the horns were not with Loops blows my mind. Grace kills it too with some amazing playing and facial expressions.

[@ppal9963]

I really love how they DONT resolve the ending

[@RobertClaeson]

Most people think that Jonah's voice is similar to Michael Jackson's, but I instead hear Stevie Wonder. I recently also came across a reaction of sorts to this song, made by a producer, where they had separated Michael's singing and Jonah's singing, and compared them. It was quite interesting (turns out that Jonah is a much better singer).

[@fiddlestix3025]

This one, Robert? Super interesting… kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5zEaXyrib9lhJosi=1iuOlnQaKQi_ErPW

[@Drkyle7824]

I feel like in some instances he has a Michael jackson timbre going on then when he starts getting agile vocally he sounds more like stevie . Idk, also I found out they’re like related? Cousins or something wild

[@Drkyle7824]

So maybe they sound like each other🤣

[@AudioVile]

You did a fanTASTIC reaction to this piece! This is so complicated that it takes a real musician to dissect it and explain all the nuances. I was a semi-pro trumpet player back in my youth. I was good, but I didn't belong in the same ROOM with these guys! I have just found this insane group (Dirty Loops), and I am spellbound! The combination with Corys group makes this just freaking unbelievable!! Again, GREAT reaction. You have my subscription with one listen!

[@LowEndUniversity]

Wow, thank you!

[@AudioVile]

@@LowEndUniversity You are very welcome. My compliment is well-deserved!!

[@aidandavies-webb8172]

Saw Cory last month, most fun gig I have seen in years, his band are sooo tight

[@ingefiddle]

Yeah, -tight, funky and fun :)

[@andersgranstrom7128]

Great reaction and comments, thank you! 🙂Great playing by you, too! More DL, please? 🙂

[@fiddlestix3025]

Dude, that was one holy Batman reaction video! 💥🦇💥 I was completely spellbound, listening to your analyses of these bad boys (and girls). Cory approached the Loops during the lockdown years (they’d never met) and said: do you wanna do a cover of Thriller, and swing it in 12/8? Turns out he wanted to do a whole album with them, and the result is “Turbo”. Some tracks are more Cory and his horns-led, and feature phenomenal solos by various members of his group, others are more DLoops-led. He hangs back a bit in this one, but still, delivers that tightness and makes that groove happen. Check out all the other tracks as well, they’re all stellar! “Follow the Light”, another track from this album with a video, is badass, as well as some of the pure audio ones (you’ve got to hear Henrik shine with some solos in those other tracks, as well as his bass intro in ‘Zap’!!!) But the beauty is: everyone gets to shine in this collaboration ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I loved listening to this cover through the ears of a bass player etc. All those observations on bass technique… as well as everything else you’ve mentioned- real eye openers for me. That horn section: no they’re no slouches. Some of its members used to be (or still are?) members of the famous Hornheads, who toured, recorded and performed for many greats, notably Prince and MJ. One of them, Michael Nelson I believe, writes all those sick horn arrangements 🔥 Love how they sneak in the jazz to everything they do, including this one, big time. And during ‘soundtrack mode’ 😉 it cycles through yet some other musical eras, including Big Band jazz…what’s there not to like? ☺️ Those famous unresolved endings are fire too. And yes, this was filmed on two different continents, using identical props etc., and later edited together by Aron, the drummer of Dirty Loops. Check out an interview of Cory Wong with Henrik Linder on their collaboration, as well as the making of this track, on one of the ‘Cory and the Wong Notes’ podcasts :) There also is a series of three interviews with Jonah (bless this man’s voice ⭐️) on Stratele Studio’s KZbin channel. And yes, after releasing Loopified there was a hiatus of some sort. Then they released the Songs for Lovers-series, four instrumental tracks with Aron and Henrik flexing :) and one of them, Coffee Break Is Over” with Jonah on keys. They’re short, a lot of fun, -and still pretty mindboggling. After that they released Phoenix, and it’s mindblowing again. Very polished tracks with killer vocals, bass and drum chops for days 😱 Check out “World on Fire” for a sweet bass solo, or “Work Shit Out” for a killer keyboard as well as drum solo 🔥🔥🔥 Jonah has also released a solo album since, totally worth checking out. Btw, his solo take on MJ’s ‘Bad’ is another must-watch, I feel, as is his “Coffee Break”, featuring Richard Bona on bass. So much to hear, so little time 😉 But you won’t regret it. Oh and yeah, Dirty Loops did a Samsung Galaxy ringtone version (2016). Not to be missed!! 😉👍🙏

[@fiddlestix3025]

Subscribed, too :)

[@jontus9925]

The horn section played with Prince before, they are great!

[@RobertClaeson]

Yes, the Hornheads.

[@peaelare]

a couple fun facts about this and other cuts from this same collab. this was filmed during the height of the pandemic. both bands recorded the videos in different studios and melded them together after the fact. the horns are part of Cory's band, called the Hornheads. they're arranged by the trombonist/euphonium(-ist?), Michael Nelson. they're super tight, even live.

[@fiddlestix3025]

@peaelare, yes those horns…. Recently Cory dropped a few videos of his Europe tour live concerts, and there you see them in action, live 🔥 They’re unbelievably good! But then, everyone in his band is ☺️👍

[@bassimprovjams3772]

This was absolutely amazing!!!! The instrumental section at the end was brilliant!! Theo all Masters of their craft! Thanks for this trick or “ treat” Mark! 😎🤘

[@brandenwilson4378]

This is a gazillion times better than the original!

[@karstenbursak8083]

If you think this one was mind blowing .... Check out "Follow the light" by dirty Loops and Cory wong

[@cerebrix]

I believe most of that horn section used to be horn players at Paisley Park. Now they are called The Wong Tones. Hence, Cory Wong and the Wong Tones. I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere I just can't remember where.

[@ingefiddle]

Cory released an album called ‘Cory and the Wongnotes’ 😉 which also features that horn section, -amongst many other great musicians. Some of them are members of The Hornheads, a US based collective of brass and woodwind session musicians :)

[@ellenstergaardgravesen1011]

They released an amazing album Phoenix in 2020 (finally... :-)) You should definitely check out "World on fire" for some of Henriks bass playing... Also "Follow th light" another song from their collaboration with Cory Wong.

[@michaelanthony9068]

Excellent analysis. Thank you.

[@ingmarxhoftovningsr6144]

Solid reaction! You should perhaps react to "Rock you", to get a nice "resolve" at the end. Dirty Loops, they like unexpected endings, I believe, and to sometimes leave you wanting more. You do know about the "Cory and the Horns playing in Minneapolis, Dirty Loops in Stockholm" thing in this video, right? For those that wants more Thriller reactions, I also happened to find "Best Cover EVER! Dirty Loops & Cory Wong - Thriller | FIRST TIME LISTEN!" today. Sorry for promoting another channel, never done that before!

[@piastylback9410]

Please check out ”Just Dance” from an outside venue, “World on Fire” and (nor or) a cover they did on Christina Aguileras “Dirty”. Crazy good base in all three of them.😊

[@fiddlestix3025]

Yeah, LOVE all three of these tunes 🔥👍🔥

[@kinjo2169]

You are so right about taking a break from playing the trumpet!!!

[@hackapump]

He’s got great tone for sure. But I think part of it is their brilliant mix engineer. The clarity of not just the bass but really every element in the mix is insane. BTW, some of those horn players are Prince alums, so you know it’s god level.

[@jedi-atricwalker601]

That discordant hold up at the tail end is so "Thriller" TBC suspension ending, off kilter-on song themed mysterious...

[@gbass7328]

Marcus J Bass single coil tone Rules!

[@78hickz]

Great reaction!! 💥🙌🏻

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thank you 🙌

[@AtomizedSound]

Doing the triplet feel and this style of cover, they should mashup with “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”…I’m gonna go off and do this now..bye

[@LowEndUniversity]

DUUUDE! I had this same thought after listening. The more I listened to the drum part, it’s totally that same groove. That song has some dense chords and I bet DL would kick it up so many notches too.

[@AtomizedSound]

@@LowEndUniversityhell yes! I believe they would kill it!

[@jakebeaudrie]

Where it first started it took me 30 seconds to find the One.

[@meticulouslytender8921]

Hendrick Linder is my hero!

[@bnx_xnb7327]

I’d love to see your reaction on the whole Phoenix album pls

[@dellebelphine-moralez3510]

Dude, you should check out his Italian friend, Federico Malaman. Those two make the best bass collabs (though Federico is a different kinda beast himself)

[@LowEndUniversity]

I totally forgot about that guy, thought I followed him on Instagram but don’t recall seeing anything in a long time. Yeah, he’s unreal - probably some of the cleanest playing I’ve ever seen for that style. Him and Hadrien Feraud!

[@dellebelphine-moralez3510]

@@LowEndUniversity yep yep. I know he does clinics on his channel as well. In fact, he may even have a signature bass alongside Hadrien.

[@JoneyJefe]

Everybody- “Mark is an awesome bassist!” Mark- “My primary instrument is the trumpet.” “Then it’s the piano” “Third primary is the guitar.” “And finally the bass, right after the drums.” Everybody- 😮

[@xtemplarx]

Dirty Loops is above all.

[@musicshorts_]

This sounds like they used the higher ground vibe from Stevie (commenting bc her made the connection on the vocal delivery too lol)

[@Aaron-Qman]

I agree!!

[@IAmWorseThanYou]

I think henrik will also double track his bass with a synth lower octave on occasion to make it really power through the mix

[@RobertClaeson]

He does it in real time feeding it through Midi.

[@mikedown1250]

Wait until you listen to their new track Run away. Your bass will be in the trash can.

[@GreatCircle360]

Absolutely, that tune is a true paradigm shift!

[@GreatCircle360]

As someone already posted: DL Run Away should be reviewed, it's monster chops and well-used effects. Perfectly understated drums, brilliant lyric, etc.

[@felixg.4908]

@5:22 my man got the reaction we all have 😅😅

[@mattias5157]

This is so perfect, but what bothers me a little, maybe because I´m a Swede, is that their invited guest Corey Wong is never given a space, it´s as he´s there like a clickbait, for his fanbase to come and listen to Dirty Loops. I guess the intention was to let him shine too, but it never happened.

[@TheSeeking2know]

This is part of an album and there were other songs where Corey's team led and Dirty Loops were more of support.

[@aliont]

Their drummer doesn't get enough recognition

[@robertkaye5434]

Great to see a bassist's reaction to DL! Keep up the excellent work. Speaking of bass, have you ever heard of Renaud Garcia-Fons (5-string contrabassist from France). Check him out; life changing!

[@warrenlayne1594]

Tone starts with the wood.. then strings.

[@rolfsoderqvist5767]

Great comments and knowledge - thanks!

[@LowEndUniversity]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ian_gotts]

Love your approach

[@Daddy53751]

Bro I’m telling you, You’re gonna freak when you dig into the old, old Iron Maiden tune “Phantom of the opera”. Harris is going off!

[@DbassUK19]

You should hear a Brazilian bassist called Nico Assumpção

[@KrOwAnsKi]

Hi Sir. Dirty Loops has just upload their latest single RUN AWAY. Kindly watch and preview it please

[@LowEndUniversity]

Saw that post! I just might soon!

[@eastsideeddie]

That weird horn is a Bellophone. A tuba and a baritone.

[@richeastman9416]

Awesome feel to this classic!! BTW, that's a double-belled Euphonium. Being a Euph player, first time I saw it was blown away. Yeah, it looks cool but the bore is a bit small so not as great a sound (imho). Recall seeing it on TV years ago when they had Burt Bacharach backing up Dianne Warwick in "What the World Needs Now"... but suppose that's dating me. :)

[@LowEndUniversity]

Great read!! Yeah, I don’t know much about them…very cool!!

[@alexviksnins]

You want horns Cory has the best out there

[@tofnbad]

Dude you are a badass

[@lancasternational2949]

Two maybe of interest if you haven't heard them: kzbin.info/www/bejne/paaclXScf8qGeqc (Anton Davidyants and Fredrico Malaman at Frederico's studio in Italy 8-years ago. And Anton & Valeriy Stepanov also from 8-years ago in Moscow. Anton Davidyants & Valeriy Stepanov - Self Portrait Lovely duet (quintet?) with Anton on three basses, Valeriy on drums and melodica. Similar thumb stopping of open strings like Henrik.

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Henrik Linder is such an awesome bass player. I am not a massive fan of dirty loops and just their genre but at the same time I love listening to them for their talent. But something I can't get over is the weirdly sexual looks he and the other band mates give each other throughout this and many other videos. There is just something hilarious about it.

[@TheSeeking2know]

They are not looking at each other in this video/session. The guys on the left (guitar and horns) are Cory Wong and the Wong Notes and they recorded this on a different continent (North America) from the guys on the right, Dirty Loops who were in Sweden. Dirty Loops recorded first in a studio (for visual reference for the video I've read that they were looking at the girlfriend of the drummer), then Cory Wong and his team replicated the studio look to give a mirror feel and then recorded themselves looking at someone else I imagine.

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

@@TheSeeking2know There is no way. Please tell me where you read that. But either way its not just this video the band does give each other weirdly sexual looks in other videos.

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

@@TheSeeking2know After going back and watching other videos like Turbo. WOW thats wild. In Turbo the lighting is different between the 2 sides and Henriks shadow disappears.

[@TheSeeking2know]

@@x9x9x9x9x9 Cool that you noticed that.

[@marjoarendse5706]

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[@danfango1333]

Little boys are safe now

[@RubyDimasStudio]

tastes, im so used to the original bass that even if this one is cool the original one is more cool . the original it fit more in the Head

[@brianmi40]

Not seeing it here, so have to reveal they are NOT in the same room at all! This was recorded on TWO CONTINENTS, just with the brilliance of using similar lighting and layout and of course the acting as if they are looking at each other pushes it over the top!

[@LowEndUniversity]

I didn’t know this at first and later read about it. Absolute insanity and attention to detail for whoever edited and shot this. Super cool!

[@yustasalexu4520]

Это типа, Юра Шильников, только импортный? Умеет ли играть Хайнрик Линдер? 🙃

[@Enjoy-the.]

Enjoy the legacy of Michael Jackson, you should try even "Speed demon "

[@mumbleslol]

need more vulfpeck/joe dart !

[@LowEndUniversity]

Did a Vulfpeck one recently here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXuYqKSIh6uVrrM

[@mumbleslol]

@@LowEndUniversity great video, i’ve watched it a few times! would love to see you cover their song cory wong or dean town

[@LowEndUniversity]

Would love to do Dean Town, I hear about it a lot! Should I do the studio version, or a specific live video?

[@mumbleslol]

@@LowEndUniversity Can’t go wrong with the Live MSG version for any of their songs! They’re a very fun band on stage!

[@reallivebluescat]

So, what did Cory Wong bring to this?

[@woojalitus]

Did you say “guys like this can make it better”?… Thriller? Are you kidding?

[@lindamh9657]

Any body think his singing is cool?

[@danilopolar6476]

put more bass on your tone '-'

[@carlosreyes1278]

These reaction videos: when the person reacting is holding an instrument..... No thanks.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Don’t be scared.

[@ingefiddle]

@@LowEndUniversity☺️

[@ManiacTobi]

?!?