cory wong and vulfpeck is a whole other rabbit hole my man

Fun fact about this video. They WERE NOT in the same studio when they shot this. Cory Wong and his band were at their studio in Minnesota, and Dirty Loops were in a studio in Europe. They decorated their sets to match each other and every time you see the shot of the whole band together, that's actually two separate shots that are stitched together.

We saw them live and have been playing for 40 years. Everyone in the crowd was a musician. All we kept saying to each other was “we’re not worthy, we’re not worthy”.

"Hit Me" was there first viral song that brought them to the masses. It is amazing. Very pop!

Cory Wong is a pure funk guy, so it’s unlikely you’ll get shredding solos from him. And although he makes his own stuff with Cory & The Wong Notes, his main claim to fame is as part of the Vulfpeck collective. Highly recommended, if you at all enjoy classic funk, soul, R&B and motown played by superb musicians.

Watch Grace Kelly's reaction (the blue haired saxophonist) in the upper left corner at the end of Henrik's solo!

Okay you need to listen to a ballad: "Breakdown", "Ring of Saturn" for some Cory Wong on guitar, some of their older stuff f.ex. "Accidentally in love" and one of their cover songs which is what they started out with originally - I personally like "Wake me up"...

Thank you for introducing me to this Band! I love them!

This one is from the album Turbo, that was released in 2021, and there are other songs on that album where Cory gets to shine too. Some of the reasons Aron (drums) and Henrik (bass) are so tight is 1) they had the same mentor through high school (even though Aron was a year behind Henrik) and at least Henrik kept playing for that teacher trhrough college as well, and 2) during two years of college they had this absolutely insane routin, where they would practice together for 5-6 hours, 5-6 nights a week, whereof half the time was divided into 1,5 hours of two different 4 bar grooves on repeat, that they found bothersome, and the rest of the time they practiced other stuff. Add to that all the session gigs they've done together and 16 years of Dirty Loops, and they literally have thousands of hours of playing together under their belts.

Just saw Dirty Loops in Toronto on Thursday night. Fabulous tight performance.

Go for their version of Thriller next time!

It just gets better my friend. I've been following them since day one.

Am I to be the first one to point out that this video was shot on two continents, Dirty Loops in Sweden and Cory Wong and the horns in the US, with similar lights, rugs and even cameras. Then Aron did the video editing to mix it all together o make it look like they’re in the same room. Cory Wong is an amazing guitarist, seldom does solos but he’s a master at rhythm guitar playing. Probably got the fastest and loosest right hand wrist in the world. Worth checking out.

And, this is what happens when someone who subscribed for your Nightwish reactions starts listening to your other videos. I never heard of this and before and was so surprised when I researched and found out they were from Sweden (land of heavy metal). This was really a fun listen, and I do enjoy the fact that I am listening to a musician who know of what he speaks.

Love love love Dirty Loops, keep up reacting to their music. Its nice to see one who actually reacts and talks about the music. ❤ And - besides Dirty, would love for you to react to Polyphia with Ego Death 😊

Wong doesn't do the wank solo thing. He's like a member of the horn section. Chords and funky stabs. He absolutely knows what he's doing, and somehow his ego doesn't need solos. That little diggity-do diggity-do diggity -do 4-part harmony is the most out in front I've ever heard him.

The bass player was interviewed not too long ago and he mentioned that Aaron writes out some of those bass parts that are so well scripted and played by both.

Need more DL?! 😉 Yes, to one of the worthiest reactors out there ;), there luckily is more and plenty of it. Just do us the favour and don’t DL-binge on your own, share them with us, because man, your reactions and dissections of Dirty Loops (and friends) are priceless! Yeah, this one is a banger, a mix of technical and musical brilliance, and I’m glad you’re getting to see the many other sides of Dirty Loops. This album, Turbo, came about during the COVID years, when rhythm guitarist Cory Wong contacted DLoops and said: “ Hey, I like your stuff, do you guys want to do a song together? A cover of Thriller maybe?” Jonah said ok, and Mr Wong said, heck, let’s do a whole album together. Ok, said the Loops. Thing was, Cory and his horns were stuck in the US, the Loops in Sweden. No travel, no chance of getting together. So they wrote, arranged, recorded AND filmed the whole thing on two separate continents. The Loops in Stockholm, Cory in Minneapolis. Even Aron, Henrik and Jonah could t really get together, so they did a lot in three different locations, writing lines, arranging, via FaceTime etc. There are two interviews, one with Jonah on Stratele Studio’s YT channel, one with Henrik on Cory Wong’s podcasts, explaining more about that venture. Afterwards Aron, drums, stitched the visuals of the two separate videos together, as he does all of DL’s visual editing. Some of the songs on this album are more Cory-led, some more Loops-led. It’s 100% worth checking them all out, they’re all on an insane level. Only four of them have a video attached, though,: “Follow…”, Thriller”, “Turbo” and “Ring of Saturn”. Cory Wong is a really brilliant musician in his own right. Lots of podcasts, collaborations and appearances. He’s toured in Europe recently, and those live concerts blew my mind. Some members of his happy band of horns are part of the original Hornheads, who recorded and toured with Prince and other greats. They get to shine more in various of their other tracks on this collab. This is getting way too long, it’s ridiculous how your reactions get me fired up. But have you noticed the Baywatch theme at the beginning, right before they rip our heads off with those drum hits? ☺️ no wonder Pamela Anderson had her fingers somewhere in there ;) And next thing on your list absolutely HAS to be their joint cover of “Thriller”. This was too good, Matt, thanks a bunch 🙏

2nd time listening to Dirty Loops and I'm getting more and more intrigued, all due to your channel! Enjoyed the technical observations and enthusiasm, thanks 😀

Man, you would absolutely dig "World on Fire"

Thanks for your reaction! 🙂 Next to you came before Follow the light so maybe that’s why no effect there. (Look at Grace Kellys face/reaction to it at 7.15 😄 ) I think the brass is great! They are that in Thriller too. Parts in that arrangement will surprise you I think 😊 For more DL maybe also see their early work, covering pop songs, where it kind of all began. You’ll see their take on them with the jazz/funk/fusion-like arrangements. I would suggest Baby (great bass solo), Rolling in the deep, Circus, Wake me up.

Lot of guys saying you need to check out Cory Wong with Vulfpeck, and I 100% agree- But as a drummer, you *really* need to do yourself a favor and watch him play with The Fearless Flyers, with Nate Smith on drums. Absolutely sick.

Ring of saturn.. is cory wongs time to shine, fun part is that they did not record it in the same place..

Cory Wong is awesome too!!!

I recommend 'BITTEN BY THE KITTEN' - though it features just Henrick and Aron. It's a great example of how those two can really lock down a groove together.

Their track ''the way she walks'' got a sick bassline, it's more pop

The IIIhaa is the trumpet that makes, you can see him doing it the second time. Other fine details that you perhaps missed is the intro. Baywatch? And of course Henriks triplets after the first line in the chorus. Once you hear it you cant unhear it

Locked AND tight clean.

Cory Wong and the Wongnotes are amazing too. You’d enjoy Petar (their drummer)

This is *such* a great song tho. Nice to see the bass work (before the crazy solo) getting praise.... but then again, I should have expected that from you- I reckon nobody appreciates a great bass player more than a drummer, amIright?! :) Very much looking forward to your facial expressions when you get to DL & Cory's re-working of "Thriller". ;)

Apparently, Cory has no problem with just playing the rhythm guitar. But a tasty little guitar solo would definitely be nice. But rhythm guitar is his thing. I mean that´s what he does the most I think. There are other songs with DL and Cory, where the sax player plays solos. In Turbo he has a great solo on sax and in Ring Of Saturn he has a flute solo. Both are instrumentals and definitely worth checking out. And their cover of MJ´s Thriller is also amazing.

Super good reaction; it is so nice that you explain things most of us most likely don't know or haven't noticed (certainly including me)! I believe Cory Wong is a "rhythm guitarist", not really going crazy, but really good at what he does, a perfectionist. Check out Ring of Saturn (also from the collar album Turbo) to hear him playing a bit more, and you will sort of float in space near the ring. With Ring of Saturn you get yet "another Dirty Loops", although they are always true to themselves. To be honest, the composition is more a Cory Wong creation than a Dirty Loops one, but it is still a solid collaboration. It is smooooth (maybe there should be even more o's in there).

Please go to "Rock you" Next time, and their first videos too..

The horn section are part of Cory Wong's Wongnotes (not Wongtones). Three were Prince's studio and touring horn section the 'Hornheads', including arranger Micharl B Nelson. I think folks will be happy if you react to Dirty Loops most popular songs in the last 4 years. So _Dirty Loops - Rock You_ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nb-TaN2jvamZYp8.html _Dirty Loops & Cory Wong - Thriller_ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o5lkldydl6i4YaM.html also recorded in two places, Stockholm Sweden, and Minneapolis. _SONGS FOR LOVERS - COFFEE BREAK IS OVER_ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l7-JedChnrSmhJ8.html I think you'll enjoy this Plus an instrumental from the Dirty Loops & Cory Wong collaboration _Cory Wong & Dirty Loops // TURBO_ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qtCRf7KclsXFgps.html Best Wishes. ☮

Henrik and Aron play together _all the time._ They're like musical brothers. They have a side project they do together called Songs for Lovers. (It has nothing to do with love songs). Also a fun little mini-rabbit-hole. xD Probably start with "Coffee Break is Over"

This song is absolutely glorious. Makes you smile and makes you want to dance! Check out Thriller, Breakdown, Sayonara love.

Wong and his crew are amazing.. worth a dive. They have a lot of full length live shows on youtube. If you are looking for show-offy stuff you might not find it with him but its all really tight and locked in music. The next dirty loops to check out is their early early covers that got them noticed. The black and white estetic cover stuff of the mid 2010s.. rolling in the deep/forever young/wake me up... then check out their first album. Check out scary pockets too. They have a huge discography of covers... Haha just keep going with the channel. Its fun to watch!

They are great, that reaction was very good, enjoyed it alot

Check out ”Turbo” over on Cory Wongs channel for more colab with Dirty Loops and there you’ll hear Cory shine a little more on that rhythmic guitar. They did a whole album together with the same title, basically writing it over Skype during Pandemic times. So they have never met each other irl. Crazy! In the Turbo video you can also pause at 0:38 and see Henriks shadow cut off. Other than that crazy good put together video. Totally feels like they are together in the same room! More songs to check out: Baby (cover that put them on the map) Hit me (first original single) Rock You (same EP as Next to you, Work stuff out) Thriller (cover, with Cory)

Btw... it´s WongNotes ;-) And they have been partly MJs horn section. DL have a side project, mostly Aron and Henrik called Songs for lovers. They are sitting in their practice room having fun that melts your face - as usual^^ Do yourself a favour and reviev "Coffe Break" -> Jonah Nilsson (with the crazy good Richard Bona/Bass) and "Coffe Break is over" with our 3 Musqeteers, a must see ;-)

Follow the Light is not really one of the older ones. It came out after Work Shit Out and Next to You. I think next you should really pick some of their older stuff, like "Hit me" or "The Way She Walks" are some of their older originals. But they started out covering pop hints in a jazzed-up funky style. So maybe check out the covers, too, e.g. "Rolling in the Deep", "Circus", or "Wake me Up".

During the chorus listen to the background synth pads and swells they are really beautiful

Also worth noting... this whole album was recorded on two different continents.

Vulfpeck is great. They have a song named Cory Wong. Cory is one of the greatest funk guitar players.

Absolutely go back 10 years and watch them at their Montreux Jazz Live gig doing "Hit Me" Live. With their 4th unofficial member (on keyboards). Even 10 years ago, the amount of in-the-pocket the band is live on stage is absolutely bananas. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f6p4e7t7rtjaZJc.html Or - from 1 year ago in Copenhagen doing "Rock You" live. Lunatic: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/prBnoNWY2N29nnU.html

Great reaction actually, keep it up my man!

I think “turbo” might be a good follow🙏👍

When Henrik and Aron did their magic trick I almost jumped out of my seat and started a worship dance. 😆 Then I realized I wasn't in church. 😅

It's "WongNOTES", not "WongTONES"! Also, this video was recorded it two separate sessions. Cory Wong and his band were not recorded at the same time as Dirty Loops, who (I believe) was on tour at the time.

Great reaction! You should check out Henrik and Arons project ”Songs for lovers”. Just bass and drums by them, wonderful!! 👏🤩

Actually this is the first official song where Henrik uses the whammy pedal

Highly suggest Sleep Token’s The Summoning play through on Drumeo. The drummer, ii, won drummer of the year and a number of other awards on their platform. If you haven’t heard him yet, your mind will be blown.

Definitely “Turbo”. Listen to a very funky “Turbo“.

They may look young like you say but this is a fairly recent song.

Your next reaction must be «Cory Wong» by Wulfpeck, possibly the live version at Madison Square Garden

You should watch some playthroughs and drum cams by Patrick Galante. He plays for Ice Nine Kills, and is an incredibly drummer. He also do backing vocals live

Excelente reaccion jejeje!... En lo personal si puedo recomendarte en unas proximas reacciones es su primer disco las canciones "Accidentally in Love" and "The way She Walks" esta es un locura estos muchachos se botaron de mucha creatividad. Espero tu pronta reaccion amigo!! xD

I am LOVING your Dirty Loops journey! Please do "Next to You" because it's a TAKE-ME-TO-CHURCH gospel-inspired song!

Well, if you don’t know who Cory is, please check out Vulfpeck too. Funkiest funk ever

Rock you next 🙌🏼🤯

Heh, actually... Cory Wong's whole thing is that he _doesn't_ show off. He's just like the most incredible rhythm guitarist of all time. And yeah, Vulfpeck is to funk what Snarky Puppy is to jazz. Cory plays with them all the time.

Did you catch Grace Kelly's Stank Face? The purple haired bass Sax. Ambassador Jenks

Did you catch Grace Kelly's stank face with that Bass Solo. She is the blue haired bass sax player.

Korg x50 is a music synth. He has kept going back to it even after the Kronos. Great boards both. (I have used both since 2014) Maybe using midi too. Tha group is sick FR. +Cory SMH

Yeah, that high note on "grab HOLD, get some con-TROL" is not a midi trigger. Jonah has those notes.

Here some info on Quincy Jones: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones

I get the feeling that youre the type of musician that really nerds out over the therory/technical side of things. You should really check out some Animals as Leaders playthrough stuff. I'd start with the drum playthrough for Monomyth and go from there. Additionally, another mind blowing drummer is Chris Turner. Watch his 40 Roll playthru. Keep in mind, both of those are one take, no triggers/edits/cuts.

You're such of fan of exceptional musicians, especially the drums so I recommend you check out the BEST DRUMMER ever a guy named El Esterario Siberiano, start with blinding lights.

Aaron best solo in my opinion is in the song the way she walks

Man, you need to get some Cory in your life. Check out Meditation from the Paisley Park Sessions.

Steelers!!!!!

If you would like some more insane instrumental artists I would highly suggest giving Polyphia a watch.

Nope, That´s not his midi keyboard, The Dirty loops studio version songs, in my humble opinion, are layers and layers and layers of good taste sounds and samples, Don´t forget that QUINCY JONES produce them, as we know it well, He is a Impressive Producer, and in MJ Thriller album.The songs and the sounds in that album were meticulously crafted. I invite you to go to the Anthony Marinelli channel, he was the MIND behind those "new sintetizer´s sounds" on MJ/Quincy masterpiece. Greetings From Argentina

Wait, I saw you say in another comment that you don’t know who Quincy Jones is. You were joking right?

earworm...🙂

ARE YOU SHURE THAT'S THE "MINI" KEYBOARD?????

This is Not Live...

Wrong. He IS singing those high notes!

Again...just ridiculous band, collaboration, song writing, musicianship. Next - Turbo, Rings of Saturn

You have absolutely no clue what's going on musically in this piece. The high notes are his voice, not any midi keyboard. Then you completely missed the multiple note riffs at the start and the in between sections. Just play it back, slow motion, then you might understand what's going on.

You don't need to tell us about such things as snare and stuff 'cause most of us probebly are musiscians