Dungen from Sweden used to be pretty much a one man band by Gustav Ejstes. On the current album, which is actually the fifth, despite being titled 4, Dungen pretty much functions as a full band. Ejstes mainly sticks to the piano and vocals, adding occasional flute and violin overdubs here and there. Even though we still get heavy psychedelic guitar sound in spades (especially on "Samtidigt 1"), the current emphasis is in general softer. Dungen's psychedelic rock sound is now mellower and suggests lounge-infused jazz-rock, occasionally referring to the Soft Machine's Volume Two. It's almost as if Dungen took the softer and more orchestrated pieces like "Familj" from the last album and developed that style further. Even though none of the songs really capture the highs of that composition, this album nonetheless is a fine work as a whole, that can, with its charming sonic language, grow on the listener.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Dungen - 4
Dungen from Sweden used to be pretty much a one man band by Gustav Ejstes. On the current album, which is actually the fifth, despite being titled 4, Dungen pretty much functions as a full band. Ejstes mainly sticks to the piano and vocals, adding occasional flute and violin overdubs here and there. Even though we still get heavy psychedelic guitar sound in spades (especially on "Samtidigt 1"), the current emphasis is in general softer. Dungen's psychedelic rock sound is now mellower and suggests lounge-infused jazz-rock, occasionally referring to the Soft Machine's Volume Two. It's almost as if Dungen took the softer and more orchestrated pieces like "Familj" from the last album and developed that style further. Even though none of the songs really capture the highs of that composition, this album nonetheless is a fine work as a whole, that can, with its charming sonic language, grow on the listener.
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