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Hometown: Sweden Gustav’s story begins to read like a fairy tale when he then moved to his mothers farm situated deep in the woods of Smaland where his interest for the Swedish folk music intensified. After the daily tasks at the farm he worked all night long in his music studio down in his grandmothers basement. The music that he created became more and more his own and it wasn't long before rumours started to spread about Dungen’s willful ‘folkrockpsych’ in the Swedish countryside. His friend Stefan Kéry's record company Subliminal Sounds released Dungen’s first recordings as a vinyl-only album in 2001 which was praised by underground connoisseurs all over the world. Soon the majors were knocking at the door which resulted in three CD singles and the album Stadsvandringar (2002) which received great attention in Swedish media.Their newest album Ta Det Lugnt, which translates roughly into English as ‘Grab The Calm’ which kind of perfectly sums up Dungen’s sound. It’s immediate and you want to get involved, but there’s also such a laid-back, hippy vibe to the whole thing. This is the 3rd and most astounding album from the young and talented Swedish multi-instrumentalist Gustav Ejstes aka Dungen. This is the long awaited follow up to his two previous highly acclaimed albums, and this recording showcases the ultimate psychprogpopfolkrock this side of Elephant’s Memory, The Stone Roses and Pentangle. Ta Det Lugnt is a beautiful musical trip out into the Swedish forests and back again. “Ta det Lugnt” is a loopy Candy Land Psych-rock trip, a burst of shimmery retro confetti we can’t stop listening to . . .” – Entertainment Weekly “Who-ready drumrolls vie with searing fuzz-guitar leads and folky strumming, while the trippy collisions of shimmering melodies, droning organs, jazzy detours and feedback drenched mayhem just get weirder and more wonderful as the record plays on.” - The Washington Post “This is music made in blissful oblivion – and made to conjure it, too.” New York Times “. . . an utter masterpiece, conglomerating rich, psychedelic rock songs, preseting one of the more unique sounds of this short-lived millennium . . .” – Stylus Magazine “Despite the constant influx of catchphrase-coordinated marketing campaigns that would lead you to believe that life-affirming records are released daily, it's forever rare to stumble upon one as consistently mind-blowing and aesthetically far-reaching as Dungen's Ta Det Lugnt.” - Pitchfork “They’re mind-expanding enough to inspire a generation to drop a tab, stop the war and chuck their hoodies in the tie-dye” – NME (Live Review) “A technicolor blend of free-jazz flute, sunny acoustic rambling, Keith Moon drums and full-strength psychedelic rock, Dungen have a wide-eyed visionthat owes as much to Woodstock and flower power as – oh yes – 15th-century fiddle music.” – NME |
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