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Dungen
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Stockholm, Sweden
Dungen (Swedish: “the grove”, pronounced [ˈdɵŋən]) is a Swedish rock band based in Stockholm. Often classified as psychedelic rock, Dungen is also influenced by Swedish (and other) folk music, classic rock, progressive rock and indie rock.
The band is fronted by singer/composer Gustav Ejstes, who writes all music and plays the majority of instruments on the band’s records. Despite this, Dungen plays live as a four-piece. Gustav, who in his teens started his songwriting with hip hop, is backed live by Swedish progressive rock veteran Reine Fiske (Landberk, Morte Macabre, Paatos, The Guild) on guitar, bassist Mattias Gustavsson (Life On Earth!), and drummer Fredrik Björling (The Guild)— all of whom have played parts on Dungen’s studio albums.
Following two vinyl album releases on Swedish record label Subliminal Sounds, Dungen briefly signed to Dolores Recordings (a subset of Virgin Records) in 2002, on which they released the CD Stadsvandringar and three singles, including one for Djungelboken 2 (the Swedish version of The Jungle Book 2). Gustav soon returned to his friend’s independent record label Subliminal Sounds, stating that a major label did not feel right because Dungen is not a pop act.
Although Dungen’s songs are sung entirely in Swedish, 2004’s Ta Det Lugnt received great acclaim within indie rock circles and established the band’s international reputation. This resulted in the band headlining two US tours and landing distribution deals in the US and UK.
The band is fronted by singer/composer Gustav Ejstes, who writes all music and plays the majority of instruments on the band’s records. Despite this, Dungen plays live as a four-piece. Gustav, who in his teens started his songwriting with hip hop, is backed live by Swedish progressive rock veteran Reine Fiske (Landberk, Morte Macabre, Paatos, The Guild) on guitar, bassist Mattias Gustavsson (Life On Earth!), and drummer Fredrik Björling (The Guild)— all of whom have played parts on Dungen’s studio albums.
Following two vinyl album releases on Swedish record label Subliminal Sounds, Dungen briefly signed to Dolores Recordings (a subset of Virgin Records) in 2002, on which they released the CD Stadsvandringar and three singles, including one for Djungelboken 2 (the Swedish version of The Jungle Book 2). Gustav soon returned to his friend’s independent record label Subliminal Sounds, stating that a major label did not feel right because Dungen is not a pop act.
Although Dungen’s songs are sung entirely in Swedish, 2004’s Ta Det Lugnt received great acclaim within indie rock circles and established the band’s international reputation. This resulted in the band headlining two US tours and landing distribution deals in the US and UK.
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Shoutbox
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icarused wrote:
come back to canadaaaaaaa
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Francis_hobbit wrote:
First of all Dungen is the greatest band to ever come out of Sweden, or anywhere else for that matter. If you like the Swedish psychedelic folk rock madness, you should really check out the Swedish band Introduction who recently released their debut album Santa Sets Sail For Saturn. It's really beautiful! Peace.
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serhiy_KO wrote:
Guys, you make great music!
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Taika_J wrote:
Great band. Come back to Finland!
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rachelsass wrote:
sweet. love it. great groove.
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tokill_me wrote:
so under appreciated in the music world, but i suppose singing in a language other than english will do that to you, but hey! at least they didn't just sell out to get bigger audiences unlike many other swedish groups
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SaraExactColour wrote:
Co0l band.....
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Piewl wrote:
This is really good music! Bought tio bitar yesterday! Also have Ta de lugnt wish I already know is awesome! Really like the 70:s sound!
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sawnasunder wrote:
i like this band because the vocals remind me of toki when he sings. :3
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RiPPU wrote:
Will buy album today!
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ElectricDylan wrote:
Sometimes I forget how great this band is!
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IanCad wrote:
man this is fucking great
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CarlSH wrote:
Reine Fiske är fan bäst.
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innovativename wrote:
Some cosy indoor autumn-gigs in Stockholm or Uppsala would be nice. *Hint hint*
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Comet_Course wrote:
So much love for this band (sounds less weird then saying so much love for Gustav)...
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beatleceeta wrote:
Just saw them in Portland.... AMAZING.
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tobacconist wrote:
amazing
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thegoodsteer wrote:
so pissed I missed them in nyc
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DirkMcGurk wrote:
Just saw em in Philly. It was absolutely amazing!! Everyone should check out Mattias's side project Life on Earth! who are just as amazing as Dungen, but aren't as well known. Plus they sing in English! And I got the vinyl of Satt Att Se at the show, which has an instrumental version on it.
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JamesTheThird wrote:
If you haven't seen them live or are interested in some photos check out Phrequency.com's coverage of their show in Philadelphia with Woods right here: http://www.phrequency.com/blog/Dungen_and_Woods_Psychedelic_trip_down_memory_lane_.html
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Dungen P3 Live Session nu på onsdag den 4 februari
2 Feb 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/dungen
hejsan!Onsdagen den 4 februari ägnas P3 Live Session helt åt Dungen. En och en halv timme med fantastisk livemusik och intervjuer. Klockan 21.30 i P3 börjar livefesten. www.sr.se/p3/liveinfoxml:n...
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2 Feb 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/dungen
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TheDanSandwich, Arkalt and jodyisanidiot added Dungen to their libraries. 4 hours ago
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rockland unlinked Dungen from Roskilde Festival. Wednesday evening
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thedker wrote about Dungen in Milestones. Wednesday morning
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barbarazzzzz, jek138, cbradiotower and 3 other people added Dungen to their libraries. Wednesday morning
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dozmintwo tagged Dungen with alternative, alternative rock, psychedelic rock and 5 other tags. Saturday evening
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kimdeLaat, SHAMROCKAA, jlmagick and 4 other people added Dungen to their libraries. Saturday evening
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Marbor tagged Dungen with ‘seen live’. last week
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JimKai tagged Dungen with swedish and psychedelic rock. last week
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