How will you translate the recorded material into the live show performance? Will it incorporate a lot of pre-recorded backtracks in order to re-create the produced material, or is it basically just a way of working with the arrangements to suit the live show? “Yeah, absolutely! We’ve all been eagerly waiting for this moment for almost two years.” The arrangements and the LA session horn men playing them was mind blowing, and I’m so happy that they wanted to be a part of this.”ĭo you feel ready to take it out on the road?
For me personally, that was huge, a childhood dream come true to work with him. We also had (LA session trumpet veteran) Jerry Hey arrange horns for two songs. We had a twenty-five person string ensemble on two songs, which was a blast to hear that, there was percussion on some songs and harmonica on one song. “Yes, that was the original plan, but things changed along the way. The last time we spoke, you mentioned there were no plans to incorporate more instruments in the mix, however, there are songs on the album that involves other musicians. I hope people will like it and appreciate that we stayed true to who we are and that we didn’t sell out.” “I’m very happy with the way the album turned out and the reception of Hit Me. What are your own expectations on the album? The first song of the album, Hit Me, is on YouTube and iTunes. The new album is completed and the release is around the corner. It’s been a great honor to hear those kind words from all those players we grew up listening to.” Does that add pressure or is it more of an inspirational boost to help you work even harder? I’ve met musicians that put their hopes in Dirty Loops bringing back great musicianship to the tops of the charts again, the way it used to be. The showcases went well and as a result, months later, David Foster – Verve/Universal – signed us.” We met a lot of our musical heroes during that trip and it was an almost imaginary feeling that they knew who we were and liked our music. The word of where we rehearsed apparently had spread and one of my biggest bass heroes, Nathan East dropped in while we rehearsed. During that trip is when we first realized we had something going on that was real. “We went to LA to do showcases to secure a record deal. Then you went to LA yourself shortly after? It seems that the big buzz really came after you re-arranged the Justin Bieber song, Baby, around Christmas 2011. What we are I guess is up to others to decide, it does not really matter to us”, Henrik Linder, Dirty Loops´ bass player, says. The band is very much about pushing limits and to never play safe. We have both pop and fusion influences, but a lot of other influences as well. We never thought about what genre we´re in. PHOTO BY LASSE EKLÖF (from EBS Magazine 2014) ANYWAY, THE YEAR 2014 WILL PROVIDE THE ANSWER WITH THE RELEASE OF DIRTY LOOPS´ DEBUT ALBUM ‘LOOPIFIED’ (released in April in Japan – and on top of the charts, and will be out in Europe on May 19, and in the US on June 10). OTHERS ARE SCEPTIC AND THINK THEY STILL HAVE A LOT TO PROVE. In a band with Horn-section I love the play like Stuart Zender (Jamiroquai).just Groove and no technical moves at all.WILL THIS BE THE YEAR OF DIRTY LOOPS? ‘LOOPIFIED’ out now in Japan, and soon in Europe and the US!ĭIRTY LOOPS? IS THAT A POP BAND OR A FUSION BAND? DOES IT EVEN MATTER? SOME BELIEVE THEY WILL START A NEW PHASE IN MUSIC, THE KIND THAT STANLEY CLARKE MENTIONS IN A PREVIOUS INTERVIEW ON THE EBS BLOG. If I play Funk, I would like to sound like the Johnson Brothers. I just try to combine all of the flavors in different music-styles.įor example I like to play the traditional Maluku lagu songs but like to play that in Gary Willis Style with lots of pentatonic.
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In my teenages I kind of discovered Funk and Jazz-Fusion wich was like an eargasm to me and so I got hooked up with all these fine Bassplayers of various bands/artists like Earth Wind & Fire, Spyro Gyra, Mezzoforte, Kononia, Weather Report, Steps Ahead, Pat Metheny, Alan Holdsworth, CASIOPEA (!) and many many more.Īctually I have quite a list full of favorite bass players and each of them have their style and sound. I grew up listening to bands like the Allman Brothers, Little River Band, The Eagles, Jan Akkerman, Massada, Santana, The Police, Dire Straits, Beatles, The Shadows.Īll these artists were introduced to us by our daddy who played many songs overall and it was him who teached us the basics of the electric guitar.
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