This band sounds like the successful experiment of a mad professor who crossed a popular boy band with a virtuoso fusion band. Or as if the British band Level 42, which achieved sensational success in the 1980s, had received a rejuvenation and extra adrenaline shots. Hardly had Dirty Loops uploaded their first video to YouTube in June 2011 when the band was already considered an internet sensation.
In the self-produced clip, they gave Rihanna's "Prude Boy" a makeover that was anything but prudish, complete with a gender transformation. After that, one "loopified" version after another followed, featuring hits from Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, and Adele, all with brand new angles, funkiness, and an extra dose of groove. The result was not only over 19 million YouTube views but also comments from legendary producer Quincy Jones ("Dirty Loops are just incredible!") and former Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, who confessed on his Facebook page: "This destroyed me. I LOVE it! THESE guys should be #1 across the world."
While they are not yet number 1 worldwide (partly because the debut album "Loopified" has not been released everywhere), in Japan they have already dethroned Pharrell Williams' "Happy" from the top of the charts with their first single "Hit Me" and are the most successful foreign band since the Arctic Monkeys with their album!
On "Loopified," the singing keyboardist Jonah Nilsson, bassist Henrik Linder, and drummer Aaron Mellergårdh now predominantly present their own songs. These, however, possess just as much hit potential as the material they covered or rather "loopified" at the beginning of their career. Only four cover versions still remind listeners of the young band's origins; the rest are original works. Ironically, as popular as their "loopified" hit versions have become, so too have the original works of Dirty Loops. On YouTube, you can already find a wonderful a cappella version of their album song "It Hurts." Dirty Loops have thus quickly transformed from a cover band into a band that is now being covered themselves.
http://www.dirty-loops.com
http://www.facebook.com/dirtyloopsofficial
Dirty Loops Live in Germany:
23.05.2014, Hamburg - Elbjazz Festival (11:00 PM)
27.05.2014, Berlin - new - moved to Bi Nuu (8:00 PM)
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Dirty Loops Videos on YouTube:
Dirty Loops "Hit me"
http://youtu.be/nls1HtXQe8E
Dirty Loops "Circus" (Britney Spears Cover)
http://youtu.be/Ko0kdCf0zTE
Dirty Loops "Prude Girl" (Rihanna - Rude Boy Cover)
http://youtu.be/NV10C5wrajA
Dirty Loops "Baby" (Justin Bieber Cover)
http://youtu.be/KjVGJ3YFDc8
Dirty Loops "Loopified" (Tracklisting)
01. Hit Me (Dirty Loops)
02. Sexy Girl (Dirty Loops)
03. Sayonara Love (Dirty Loops)
04. Wake Me Up (Avicii)
05. Die For You (Dirty Loops)
06. It Hurts (Dirty Loops)
07. Lost In You (Dirty Loops)
08. Take On The World (Dirty Loops)
09. Accidentally In Love (Dirty Loops)
10. The Way She Walks (Dirty Loops)
11. Crash And Burn Delight (Dirty Loops)
12. Roller Coaster (Justin Bieber)
BONUS TRACKS ON CD:
13. Rolling In The Deep (Adele)
14. Circus (Britney Spears)
In the self-produced clip, they gave Rihanna's "Prude Boy" a makeover that was anything but prudish, complete with a gender transformation. After that, one "loopified" version after another followed, featuring hits from Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, and Adele, all with brand new angles, funkiness, and an extra dose of groove. The result was not only over 19 million YouTube views but also comments from legendary producer Quincy Jones ("Dirty Loops are just incredible!") and former Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, who confessed on his Facebook page: "This destroyed me. I LOVE it! THESE guys should be #1 across the world."
While they are not yet number 1 worldwide (partly because the debut album "Loopified" has not been released everywhere), in Japan they have already dethroned Pharrell Williams' "Happy" from the top of the charts with their first single "Hit Me" and are the most successful foreign band since the Arctic Monkeys with their album!
On "Loopified," the singing keyboardist Jonah Nilsson, bassist Henrik Linder, and drummer Aaron Mellergårdh now predominantly present their own songs. These, however, possess just as much hit potential as the material they covered or rather "loopified" at the beginning of their career. Only four cover versions still remind listeners of the young band's origins; the rest are original works. Ironically, as popular as their "loopified" hit versions have become, so too have the original works of Dirty Loops. On YouTube, you can already find a wonderful a cappella version of their album song "It Hurts." Dirty Loops have thus quickly transformed from a cover band into a band that is now being covered themselves.
http://www.dirty-loops.com
http://www.facebook.com/dirtyloopsofficial
Dirty Loops Live in Germany:
23.05.2014, Hamburg - Elbjazz Festival (11:00 PM)
27.05.2014, Berlin - new - moved to Bi Nuu (8:00 PM)
* * *
Dirty Loops Videos on YouTube:
Dirty Loops "Hit me"
http://youtu.be/nls1HtXQe8E
Dirty Loops "Circus" (Britney Spears Cover)
http://youtu.be/Ko0kdCf0zTE
Dirty Loops "Prude Girl" (Rihanna - Rude Boy Cover)
http://youtu.be/NV10C5wrajA
Dirty Loops "Baby" (Justin Bieber Cover)
http://youtu.be/KjVGJ3YFDc8
Dirty Loops "Loopified" (Tracklisting)
01. Hit Me (Dirty Loops)
02. Sexy Girl (Dirty Loops)
03. Sayonara Love (Dirty Loops)
04. Wake Me Up (Avicii)
05. Die For You (Dirty Loops)
06. It Hurts (Dirty Loops)
07. Lost In You (Dirty Loops)
08. Take On The World (Dirty Loops)
09. Accidentally In Love (Dirty Loops)
10. The Way She Walks (Dirty Loops)
11. Crash And Burn Delight (Dirty Loops)
12. Roller Coaster (Justin Bieber)
BONUS TRACKS ON CD:
13. Rolling In The Deep (Adele)
14. Circus (Britney Spears)
