DUNGEN
We only did one album with Dungen, but what an album.
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09 August - First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota
10 August - Picador, Iowa City, Indiana
12 August - TBD, Columbus, Ohio
13 August - Orbits Soundlab, Buffalo, New York
14 August - Bell House, Brooklyn, New York
15 August - Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
17 August - Otto Bar, Baltimore, Maryland
18 August - Grey Eagle, Asheville, North Carolina
19 August - The Earl, Atlanta, Georgia
21 August - Mohawk, Austin, Texas
22 August - The Loft, Dallas, Texas
24 August - Rhythm Room, Tempe, Arizona
26 August - Troubadour, Los Angeles, California
28 August - Street Scene, San Diego, California
29 August - Kemado/Mexican Summer/Folk Yeah, Big Sur, California
30 August - Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco
01 September - TBD, Portland, Oregon
02 September - Richards on Richards, Vancouver, British Columbia
03 September - Neumo's, Seattle, Washington
01. Panda
02. Gjort Bort Sig
03. Festival
04. E For Fin For Mig
05. Ta Det Lugnt
06. Det du Tanker Idag Ar du I Morgon
07. Lejonet & Kulan
08. Bortglomd
09. Glomd Konst Kommer Stundom Anyo Till Heders
10. Lipsill
11. Om du Vore en Vakthund
12. Tack Ska Ni Ha
13. Sluta Folja Efter
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"Much like a great foreign film that makes juggling attention between the cinematography and yellow words at the bottom of the screen seem like an effortless task, Dungen's universal emotional affect soars above all language barriers. He has captured a sound that few current artists challenge, and none have mastered to such a degree. Quite simply, Ta det Lugnt is one of the best releases of this year." - Stylus
"Really, Ta Det Lugnt is done so well that it's not just a disc that's going to only appeal to those with a retro achilles heel. The group touches on symphonic, garage, indie, and even stadium rock in their genre-blending release." - 7.75 Almost Cool
"What seems most interesting about Dungen's Ta Det Lugnt is that it's one of those works that takes you away from your sense of place and reality and takes you to its own world." - **** The Space Lab
" Gustav Ejstes plays the majority of the instruments on Ta Det Lugntand Dungen (including fiddle, organ, bass, drums, flute, and mellotron) while heavily multitracking his vocals Phil Spector-style. His album Ta Det Lugnt is a richly rewarding passage through the last five decades of American music history." - **** Spin
04 July - Roskilde Festival, Roskilde
10 July - Hultsfred Festival, Hultsfred
19 July - Ilosaarirock festival, Joensuu
24 July - Skankaloss Gagnef
03 August - Metropolis, Montreal, Quebec
04 August - Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario
05 August - Royal Oak Music Hall, Roya Oak, Michigan
06 August - Frankie’s Toledo, Ohio
09 August - First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota
10 August - Picador, Iowa City, Indiana
12 August - TBD, Columbus, Ohio
13 August - Orbits Soundlab, Buffalo, New York
14 August - Bell House, Brooklyn, New York
15 August - Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
17 August - Otto Bar, Baltimore, Maryland
18 August - Grey Eagle, Asheville, North Carolina
19 August - The Earl, Atlanta, Georgia
21 August - Mohawk, Austin, Texas
22 August - The Loft, Dallas, Texas
24 August - Rhythm Room, Tempe, Arizona
26 August - Troubadour, Los Angeles, California
28 August - Street Scene, San Diego, California
29 August - Kemado/Mexican Summer/Folk Yeah, Big Sur, California
30 August - Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco
01 September - TBD, Portland, Oregon
02 September - Richards on Richards, Vancouver, British Columbia
03 September - Neumo's, Seattle, Washington
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"It's similar to how they often do it in hip-hop", Gustav states in his description his recording process. "One producer is behind it all, and in this case, I am that producer". Feel free to draw your own conclusions as to how this all bears out "reasoning crumbles when you hear just what Gustav, Reine, and company have made happen through this process.
Several other musicians also have a considerable significance for the musical project Dungen; the drummer Fredrik Björling, who's been there since the first album, both on the recordings and in the live version of Dungen. Mattias Gustavsson, who's been the steady bassist in the live line-up since the "Ta det lugnt" album. Johan Holmegard who handles the drums on "4" and now also in the live version of Dungen. Dungen is a project that distinctly, effortlessly aligns its soundscapes and influences with an authority that will make you believe these sounds were always meant to go together.
Tracks like "Familj", "Sa Blev Det Bestamt" and "Gor Det Nu" suggest a new, unburdened direction for the belabored concept of "jamming". Here, it hems in the melodies, borrowing some of their phrasings but spinning off into lucid counterpart, all anchored by the bass, drums, and organ. When vocals "as on past efforts, sung entirely in Swedish" or a flute appear, they're diverging out to a third melody, still safely within the frame, in tune with each part. Complex arrangements find the songs boiling over with dozens of ideas, stitched together with studio flash, yet played so soulfully that there’s no evidence of the kind of smug, cynical hamminess that's been hurting rock music since the early '70s. Nor is it the other extreme; no wide-eyed innocence and eagerness to please.
Tio Bitar follows world tours and enthusiastic responses from the press and public, and answers the praise with yet another set of cohesive, adventurous rock songs that can't sit still, yet possess the vision and focus to distance itself from distraction and obvious influences. According to Gustav, it all comes down to one thing. "When I was eight years old", Gustav remembers, "my mother gave me her copy of Are You Experienced? by Jimi Hendrix. That’s where I first discovered and understood what a 'groove' was. Since then, whenever I heard that groove, I recognized it, and I liked it". He's not looking to emulate the past, though, at least on the past's unfailingly outdated terms. "Dungen is not retro", he states. "Dungen is contemporary. Contemporary because it consists of elements from both then and now."
