Dungen! Yay or Nay?
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Topic: Dungen! Yay or Nay?
Posted By: 2112
Subject: Dungen! Yay or Nay?
Date Posted: July 05 2006 at 05:26
I've been listening to lots of their stuff lately, they are a Sweedish psychadelic band; I'm a big fan of their album: Ta Det Lungt. Just wondering if anyone has heard of them and wheat they think of them, send your opinions this way!
edit: Going to see them 19th July in Sydney at the Newtown RSL!
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I can't wait to share this new wonder...The people will all see its light!
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Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: July 05 2006 at 05:38
One second ago I just reccomended it in a non-prog prog thread. Ta det Lugnt is fantastic. Will be added here soon?
BTW: The vocalist/songwriter used to be a hip hop DJ, and he found all
his parents prog and folk records, while looking for samples etc. He
loved it so much it made him change his musical direction
completely.
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In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Posted By: bobbyross73
Date Posted: July 05 2006 at 07:26
Really great (at least on most recordings one man-)band! The songs sound really fresh. If it weren't for the swedish language (which i personally think adds a lot of charm) they could become much better known then they are now. Recommended!!
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Posted By: Frasse
Date Posted: July 05 2006 at 08:11
I have his first album (Yes, I see him rather as a singer/songwriter
than as a band) but I don't remeber what it's called (and I'm quite far
from my record collection right now)
edit: It's called Stadsvandringar.
I quite good album though. More in the tradition of the swedish left
field progg scene of the 70s (wish have more in common with prog than
just a very similar name) than prog.
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: July 05 2006 at 08:47
Thread moved. The Prog music lounge is for bands listed on the site.
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Posted By: Teaflax
Date Posted: July 05 2006 at 09:48
Sadly, understanding Swedish would just be a hindrance. The lyrics are
often silly, but not in a good way, and not very well written.
The Swedish "progg" scene had nothing to do with Prog. It was usually
just semi-inept Blues/Rock with political lyrics. Tangentially, there
were some Folk/Pop/Rock bands, and these are the ones that Dungen seems
to be inspired by.
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Posted By: Frasse
Date Posted: July 07 2006 at 18:51
Teaflax wrote:
Sadly, understanding Swedish would just be a hindrance. The lyrics are
often silly, but not in a good way, and not very well written.
The Swedish "progg" scene had nothing to do with Prog. It was usually
just semi-inept Blues/Rock with political lyrics. Tangentially, there
were some Folk/Pop/Rock bands, and these are the ones that Dungen seems
to be inspired by. Yes, I Should have made that clear.
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The Progg scene generally had nothing to do with prog rock. But band
such as Samla Mammas Manna, Kebnekaise and Kaipa and some others listed
in the PA belonged to that scene.
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Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: July 08 2006 at 04:54
Frasse wrote:
I have his first album (Yes, I see him rather as a singer/songwriter
than as a band) but I don't remeber what it's called (and I'm quite far
from my record collection right now)
edit: It's called Stadsvandringar.
I quite good album though. More in the tradition of the swedish left
field progg scene of the 70s (wish have more in common with prog than
just a very similar name) than prog.
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Get Ta det Lungt before you make up your mind. Its distingtly
Progsounding, although in a retrospective way. Sounds like a
Proto-prog/psychedelia band from 1970. With rock freakouts,
instrumenals, singalongs, flute, strings, mellotron etc. Sounds very
positive, fresh and original compared to most new prog releases imo.
------------- Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Posted By: theblastocyst
Date Posted: July 13 2006 at 17:20
Posted By: Teaflax
Date Posted: July 13 2006 at 18:29
Frasse wrote:
But band
such as Samla Mammas Manna, Kebnekaise and Kaipa and some others listed
in the PA belonged to that scene.
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least after they released Klossa Knapitatet, since that title poked fun
at the very seriously political band Blå Tågets album title "Krossa
Kapitalet" (Crush the Capital), and generally for not being politically
"conscious" and activists. I think Kebnekajse and Kaipa were
semi-accepted, but also viewed with some suspicion since they were
musically somewhat elitist, and had more in common with traitors like
Janne Schaffer whowould play with Abba and stuff FOR MONEY! (*gasp*)
Either way, they weren't really of the scene per se, but were certainly
part of many of the festivals that were popular at the time, and
released albums on some of the same independent labels.
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Posted By: sampo
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 09:05
One of the finest bands of today. Saw them last summer. Surely they belong in the Progarchives-catalogue (I mean, led zeppelin has been added......).
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