Dungen on tour in Brazil and the UK:
08/12 - Teatro UFPE, Recife (BRA)
08/13 - Campari Rock, São Paulo (BRA)
08/16 - Teatro Odiessiea, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
08/17 - Era So o que Faltava, Curitiba (BRA)
08/19 - tba, Londrina (BRA)
08/27 - TDK Cross Central Event, London (UK)
08/29 - Zodiac, Oxford (UK)
08/30 - Bar Academy, Birmingham (UK)
08/31 - Cabaret Voltaire, Edingburg (UK)
09/01 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (UK)
09/02 - Bierkeller, Manchester (UK)
09/03 - Club Ifor Bach, Bristol (UK)
Playlouder reviews the UK release of Dungen's "Ta det lugnt": http://www.playlouder.com/review/+tadetlugnt/
This Stockholm band has close ties to Dungen, which comes as no surprise after a few listens to the dense psychedelia on this debut. Everything about it screams "1967"--the acid rock, the guitar sounds, the album art. Sometimes that's a good thing, like on opener "Everybody", with its rousing chorus and overall feeling of discovery but suitable restraint from solo excesses. The wide-eyed, booming "Speak your mind" is a good showcase for the vocal range of Andreas Stellan. Elsewhere though, hallmarks of bad psych-rock creep in: endless guitar noodling, straying from the melody, even a flute part! If you're into psych-rock and can accept the excesses mentioned above, The Works just might be for you.
- Matthew W. Smith
Dungen has announced a short batch of US dates this summer:
07/08 - Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
07/09 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
07/13 - Middle East (upstairs), Cambridge, MA
07/14 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ
07/15 - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
07/16 - Siren Festival, New York, NY
07/17 - Intonation Festival, Chicago, IL
07/19 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
The much-revered album "Ta det lugnt" finally gets a proper US release on August 2 via Kemado Records. Memphis Industries will release the album in the UK on June 6.
PopMatters reviews the reissue of the first Dungen album: http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/d/dungen-19992001.shtml
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Robyn - Robyn
02. Carola - Störst av allt
03. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
04. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
05. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
06. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
07. Shirley Clamp - Lever Mina Drömmar
08. Eldkvarn - Atlantis
09. Bo Sundström - Skåne
10. Moneybrother - To Die Alone
11. Laleh - Laleh
12. Candlemass - Candlemass
13. Jill Johnson - Being Who You Are
14. Jimmy Jansson - Som en blixt!
15. Darin - The Anthem
16. Nordman - Anno 2005
17. Caroline W. - Bossa Supernova
18. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
19. Christer Sjögren - Love Me Tender
20. Looptroop - Fort Europa
Pitchfork reviews the reissue of the first Dungen album: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/d/dungen/1999-2001.shtml
Dungen's acclaimed album "Ta Det Lugnt" will be reissued in the US on Kemado Records on August 2. Unless you've been living under a rock, people everywhere have been going crazy for this piece of Swedish psychrock ever since it was first unleashed over as an import. The US edition will include an unspecified bonus disc of unreleased material and Dungen mainman Gustav Ejstes will be in NYC to do press in early June. Look for live dates to be announced soon.
The latest Aquarius Records new release list features selections from Scandinavian artists Dungen, Beyond Sensory Experience, Islaja, Circle, Jaga Jazzist, Runemagick and more: http://www.aquariusrecords.org/cat/newest.html
Upcoming tourdates for Dungen:
04/15 - Jyrock 2005, Jyväskylä (FIN)
04/16 - Hapna Festivalen, Stockholm (SWE)
04/18 - Mosebacke, Stockholm (SWE)
04/29 - Lisebergshallen, Gothenburg (SWE) w/TSOOL, Silverbullit
05/06 - Zodiac, Oxford (UK) w/The Go! Team
05/08 - Academy 2, Birmingham (UK) w/The Go! Team
05/09 - Liquid Room, Edinburgh (UK) w/The Go! Team
05/11 - Waterfront, Norwich (UK) w/The Go! Team
05/12 - Electric Ballroom, London (UK) w/The Go! Team
05/13 - Barfly Club, London (UK)
Pitchfork interviews Swedish psychrock breakout artist Dungen: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/interviews/d/dungen-05/