VULFPECK /// Dean Town 

"What do you play?" "The hi-hat and lamp"

Hands down, Theo Katzman is one of the best lamp players of this generation

i love how one of the greatest studio bass performances of the last half-century was performed in a living room while sitting on an exercise bench

When I heard this for the first time, I divorced my wife, sold all my possessions, took all my money and bought 3 things, a bass, an amp, and a trailer. I have been living thusly, in the deep of the most forgotten woods, naked, playing funk bass non stop, 24/7, for the past 7 years. I emerge only now, once, to post this singular message, before I return to the bass. I regret nothing. *Nothing*.

That bass line has its own zip code.

Every time you think Joe Dart is about to miss a beat, he puts it in the pocket in the pocket in the back pocket.

Lyrics: “Yo”

My dopamine production increases exponentially when those keyboard chords start elevating this groove @ 2:03

Bassist and guitarist are so tight you could put a piece of coal between them and by the end of the track it would be a diamond.

Interesting how their whole band is a rhythm section.

It’s inspired by the Weather Report song “Teen Town”, in which Jaco Pastorius recorded the bass and snare drum separately from the high hat and the bass line was doubled by synth player’s left hand… just like this song

I lost the link to the video. And the name. And the song-title. I just remembered the video. It took me 4 hours of searching my like- and playlists. And here i am and its still so epic.

Just think - if Jack hadn't shouted "Yo," to get em out of the bridge, this recording could've gone on for 3 hours instead of 3 minutes.

That dude plays a mean fucking lamp shade

I'm a drummer and I immediately noticed that the layer drum beat parts shared by the two drummers here is replicable by one single drummer. That said, their choice of sharing the work load thus securing a consistent quality of the parts , for example the bass drum foot might have slight frequency inconsistencies if played by one drummer but here the guy plays it with his lead right hand which is the hand most practiced by most drummers. Also, the choice showed a care and personal investment in the final production as two drummers sharing a one drummer part is always going to sound better by virtue of keen attention to specific parts. The real skill here then though is the cohesion both drummers have with each other. Infact and honestly speaking the two together have better cohesion than my four limbs do together despite my limbs reporting only to one mind, mine! Music isn't always what you hear. It's the invention, the choices, the values and many more deeper aspects of the performers in question. The band are killer but I wanted to talk about the drum part for this thread

This was my very first Vulfpeck experience. I discovered them a few years ago, only because I was a fan of Wintergatan and had heard Martin talking about them back when he was starting on the MMX. Eventually I cracked and just searched “Vulfpeck” and clicked on the top result. Now here I am three years later and these guys have not once ceased to be my favorite band!

It's the face he makes when he's playing the lamp that does it for me.

This is so funky I smelled it from 3 videos away.

0:52 Brother on the keys knew exactly what kind of dump trunk of stank they were about to drop. Holy shit that was insanely well played thank you!

I declare this the FUNKIEST MOMENT OF ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY

Is anybody here a fish vet? _This bass is sick_

This bassist is probably the funkiest I’ve heard that doesn’t do slap bass

Glad I found this - turned 60yrs old recently, this would have been a miss for sure - thanks to Scott Devine's Bass Lessons I now have a new muse.

Joe Dart forces everyone else in the band to assume Bass Face 😂

Lyrics to "Dean Town": "yo" Lyrics to "Cory Wong": "ah" Legend

Guy: I play in a band Girl: oooh, that's hot... What do you play? Guy: uh... Oh... The lamp

That unison at the end is just spectacular!

One of the greatest audio experiences of the last decade. Love it, everytime.

I've got a fever and the only prescription is more bassline.

vulfpeck is one of the most consistently amazing groups i've ever heard

I love how Joe is like, "Shit, there's a lot of notes in this bassline, I'm a go fingerstyle."

I watched this many a times but only today noticed the cat (?) behind Joe - cute! And I am sure I am not the first one to write it, but Cory rocking The Fonz is also wonderful! Thank you for the music, guys!!

Yo Joe Dart is absolutely ruthless on the bass but Theo independently doing those upbeats on the high hat and maintaining tempo without slipping is very impressive too

Bass guitarist has the moves of a rooster with plenty of food at his feet, but he ain't hungry, just leaving it for his hens. So tight.

Pieces like that, to which you keep going back to year after year, are rare. It's so perfect and so goddamn efficient

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An instant funk classic. Absolutely stanky

"Do you have a lead guitarist?" "Uhm no...But we have a Lead Bassist!"

Their groove is sickly, infectious. Love it.

This is why RU-vid is just amazing. Having a nostalgic sing along to Pastorius on Teen Town. Forty years since it first went on my teenage turntable. And this is offered. From nowhere.

Every band needs a dedicated hi-hat player

Today I discovered Vulfpeck. Tomorrow I leave the house with a new walk, full of funk....

I love how they begin vibing and then descend into absolute madness and slaughter.

Between that godly base line and lamp slaps this jam is absolutely Devine

0:52 - 0:56 Nothing says "home/live recording" louder than those low frequencies exciting the snare drum wire and making it vibrate. Love it.

I don't always listen to Vulfpeck...but when I do, so do my neighbors

Thank you for this. I had recently lost my faith in music and this showed me that there are still musicians out there with actual talent and appreciation for all the greats that paved the way.

dudeee every time you change the speed it becomes a completely different song and theyre all suuuuper good. slow it down to .75 and its got so much groove you cant sit still. set it to 1.25 and its so high energy you cant sit still. i love this song so much

Camera man is also a hero in this video

Cat: Don't touch the floor. The floor is funk.

This song is a certified, funkified, hall of fame inductified classic.

I played this song for my father-in-law last night. I played the bass line along with it and afterwards he put his hand on my shoulder and said you're a man now and you're in the family...I have never been so happy.

bass and guitar so tight they sound like an octave pedal

You know the shit is funky when everyone looks like they just caught a whiff of some dog poo

theo’s face when he’s playing the drums never fails to make me laugh

Don't know how I got to this side of RU-vid but if that lamp shade is gonna slap that hard I kinda wanna stay

they all got the "this song is so fonky chonky" face

This is the kind of jam you put on your breakfast.

This shit was the jam when learning to play bass quitar in 2019 - Love Vulf!

I can't hear this without wanting to wash my hands for 20 seconds

Joe Dart's right hand is going to burst into flames if he keeps doing that.

Theo Katzman on the fender lamp

Literally what is it about Cory grooving in his seat upon first appearance that is just the coolest shit ever for no reason, makes me so happy every time, can't explain 🥰

Jack Stratton - bops head with some gravity, getting that BASS drum in good time whilst muffling that snare heavily Theo Katzman - concentration on that hi-hat, can’t get enough metal cone and channelling inner anger Woody Goss - slight confusion as he looks through his glasses, swaying his head a little adding many offbeats to his already offbeat harmony Cory Wong - tapping his whole leg in time with the rhythm, stank face at every riff and that iconic head shake even if it’s out of time Joe Dart - can’t get enough semis, and has his epic pigeon bop; head extensions like he’s the bass drum of this BASS RIFF Cameraman (Tyler Duncan) - filming as if he’s just missed something important- oh wait, a cat, I should get that in fra- wait no gotta get that sock cymbal- C’MON MR KING OF WURLITZER

I hope the bass player's mom hasn't seen this video because that bass line is _nasty_ .

This is my neighbors favorite song.. whether they like it or not.

I can’t tell what I like more: The bass line, or the dramatic pan down to reveal his ergonomic chair.

Since the live version was posted, every time I listen to this one I get goose bumps, knowing that I'm not the only one who sings along. Many, many heartfelt thanks for this most astoundingly excellent piece.

Seriously Joe? I literally just bought these underpants

The keyboard player smells the funk at 1:12

One of my favorite things about Vulfpeck is just how much fun they always look like they're having. Not only are they one of the tightest bands around, but they just look like they're having the time of their lives while doing it.

spotify randomly recommended me this song and I became a fan of these guys.

No one has ever played the cymbals with that much stank.

This bassman have so much groove in his blood.

The camera zooms are absolute meme materials

I legit thought this song was going to be one of those 70s songs. Then after a tiny bit of research I realized it isn't. What an absolute revival of the time though! Great riffing I should learn as a bass player.

Just now sitting down to learn this bass line...I've got a shakey 75% speed going, but I'm determined Mr. Dart.

That lamp sounds amazing.

Why has this song existed for 4 years, nearly half a DECADE, and I'm only just hearing about it? Who's been hiding it from me?? You WILL suffer for this whoever you are!!

The thick stench of bass...the salt, pepper and spice of guitar, drum and keys.. the bright lights of lamp shade... Thou shalt never tire of this hymn

This was my first vulf song I ever heard. Probably the best introduction to them I could’ve ever had. Friend sent me the song, and I ended up listening to it for 3 hours straight while driving somewhere. Never gets old

Doctors everywhere recommend at least 1 trip to Dean Town every 2-3 days, or more frequently if required.

i feel like dean town was what got A LOT of people into vulfpeck. all aboard the train. choo choo.

The song is brilliant and I can't stop listening to it.

To all dean town lovers : jack stratton has uploaded the isolated tracks of every instruments on this masterpiece.. just search « Vulf stems » on google, other songs have been released too!

Everyone is paying attention to the bass and percussion, but how cool are the keys?

17 Million views? I didn't realize I watched this video so many times. 😭 😂❤

Arguably one of the greatest melodies to ever be written, translatable in all timbres, and embracing the funk. Aesthetically pleasing, nostalgia-pleasing. I'm 12M of the 16M views (at the time of this writing).

i really felt it when Theo went crazy stupid on the lamp

The thing about this song is that it makes you move to the beat, even when you're not listening to it.

When ever I’m feeling down a always come back to this vid.

This song will never die. It will forever remain.............the best funk I've ever heard.

I'm just saying, I've never seen Joe Dart's right hand and a v8 piston in the same room

Joe: *plays the fender bass* Fender bass: "stop it joe, it tickles me"

4 years of loving this thing, and only yesterday the title-reference clicked. Love the vulf!

Woaaaah, esto es geniaaaal, que pena que no lo encontré antesssss.

If you google 'tight' there should be a link to this video.

Challange: try to watch the entire video without a single nod.

Love love LOVE this song. One of my favorite vulf videos - also Props to camera work ;)

im happy music like this exists and suits in new york and la arent solely in control of what we have access to.