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01. DUNGEN - Sätt Att Se
02. DUNGEN - Målerås Finest
03. DUNGEN - Det Tar Tid
04. DUNGEN - Samtidigt 1
05. DUNGEN - Ingenting Är Sig Likt
06. DUNGEN - Fredag
07. DUNGEN - Finns Det Någon Möjlighet
08. DUNGEN - Mina Damer Och Fasaner
09. DUNGEN - Samtidigt 2
10. DUNGEN - Bandhagen
ARTIST
TITLE
4
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
SUBL 030LP SUBL 030LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
10/14/2008

2019 repress forthcoming: ETA February. This is the black-vinyl Swedish edition of Dungen's fourth studio album (released in the U.S. via Kemado), extending the acclaimed Swedish outfit's sound past psychedelia into something far more rare. Moving beyond mere stylistic concerns, 4 finds Gustav Ejstes' focus on the extremes of Dungen's sound separating into two entities. Blazing, raw guitar workouts have their own time and place, but now, so do stirringly orchestrated, jazz-cooled compositions with cinematic undertones. Bandleader Gustav Ejstes has made many allusions to his creative process as it likens to that of a hip-hop producer. On 4, that process is more evident than ever, both in the feel of each piece, and in the sense of intuition and control within the members of the group. New drummer Johan Holmegard joins guitarist Reine Fiske and bassist Mattias Gustavsson, while Ejstes steps away from guitar for the entire album, focusing on the piano as his lead instrument. Together, they have honed a classic and seamless sound, constructed with lavish studio flourishes and moving, narrative arrangements, and yet able to toughen up to tear veins of fierce blues-psych instrumentals up from the surface. The ten tracks on 4 comprise Dungen's most concentrated effort to date, beats surging forth and atmospheres changing as their sound continues to evolve. Every song here runs under five minutes, pushing the group to introduce confident melodies and arresting ambiance in tighter frameworks.