Psychedelic rock has seen a number of revivals since its heyday in the late '60s. Oftentimes, these bands sound like they're simply aping the influences they wear so prominently on their sleeves. Dungen, on the other hand, sound like they've somehow been directly transported from 1968 to the present. Maybe it's their vintage equipment, or maybe it ...
It is utterly compelling and maddening to listen to the opening "intro" off Swedish psych-prog outfit Dungen's third album Tio Bitar (which translates as "Ten Pieces/Songs"). It begins roaring out of the gate in a wall of guitar squall, but sounds like it's the middle of some long jam you missed the first half of. It squeals and roils with drums a ...
Psychedelic rock has seen a number of revivals since its heyday in the late '60s. Often times, these bands sound like they're simply aping the influences they wear so prominently on their sleeves. Dungen, on the other hand, sound like they've somehow been directly transported from 1968 to the present. Maybe it's their vintage equipment, or maybe ...
While Tio Bitar saw Gustav Ejstes relinquishing some of Dungen's instrumental duties to other musicians, specifically guitarist Reine Fiske, 4 is the closest he's come to employing a full-time band. The Swedish frontman confines himself to the piano and microphone this time around, only taking occasional stabs at flute and violin, while bassist ...
Listeners who fell in love with Swedish multi-instrumentalist Gustav Ejstes' (Dungen) 2004 psych-rock masterpiece, Ta Det Lugnt, may find themselves in over their heads with this expanded reissue of the group's 2001 debut. The three compartmentalized tracks take 40 minutes to unfold, descending in and out of a meandering traffic jam of ambient ...
The members of the Ben Van Den Dungen/Jarmo Hoogendijk quintet were each in their 20s when this album was recorded. The Dutch group showed promise, and in the liner notes Sal Nestico asked the listener to "consider these cats and what they will sound like in years to come." In retrospect, the album sounds a bit dated. The performance is solid ...
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