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{{Short description|Swedish rock band}}
{{other uses|Düngen (disambiguation)}}
{{Refimprove|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Dungen
| image           = DungenAtMalmöfestivalen2006.jpg
| image_upright   = 1.2
| caption         = Dungen performing at the Malmöfestivalen in Sweden in 2006
| origin          = [[Stockholm]], Sweden
| genre           = {{Hlist|[[Psychedelic rock]]|[[progressive rock]]|[[neo-psychedelia]]|[[jazz-rock]]}}
| years_active    = 1999–present
| label           = [[Subliminal Sounds]] (SE), [[Mexican Summer]] (US), [[Astralwerks]] (US), [[Memphis Industries]] (UK), [[Dew Process]] (AUS), [[Smalltown Supersound]]
| associated_acts =
| website         = {{url|www.dungen-music.com}}
| current_members = *[[Gustav Ejstes]]
*[[Reine Fiske]]
*Johan Holmegard
*Mattias Gustavsson
| past_members    = Fredrik Björling
}}
'''Dungen''' ("the grove", {{IPA|sv|ˈdɵ̂ŋːɛn}}) is a Swedish [[Rock music|rock]] band based in [[Stockholm]].  Often classified as [[psychedelic rock]], Dungen is also influenced by [[Swedish folk music|Swedish]] (and other) [[folk music]], [[classic rock]], [[progressive rock]], [[garage rock]] and [[alternative rock]].
The band is fronted by singer/composer [[Gustav Ejstes]], who writes all music and plays the majority of instruments on the band's records. Live, Dungen plays as a four-piece.  Ejstes, who in his teens started his songwriting with hip hop, is backed live by Swedish progressive rock veteran [[Reine Fiske]] on guitar, bassist [[Mattias Gustavsson]], and drummer [[Johan Holmegard]] (who replaced Fredrik Björling), all of whom have played parts on Dungen's studio albums.
==History==
Following two vinyl album releases on Swedish record label [[Subliminal Sounds]], Dungen briefly signed to [[Dolores Recordings]] (a subset of [[Virgin Records]]) in 2002, on which they released the CD ''[[Stadsvandringar]]'' and three singles, including one for ''Djungelboken 2'' (the Swedish version of ''[[The Jungle Book 2]]'').  Ejstes soon returned to his friend's independent record label [[Subliminal Sounds]], stating that a major label did not feel right because Dungen is not a pop act.
Although Dungen's songs are sung entirely in Swedish, 2004's ''[[Ta det lugnt]]'' ("take it easy") received great acclaim within indie rock circles and established the band's international reputation.  This resulted in the band headlining two US tours and landing distribution deals in the US and UK. Dungen also performed their song "Panda" on the television talk show [[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]. Dungen played at the 2006 [[Bonnaroo Music Festival]] and toured with [[Wolfmother]] and the [[Tucker B's]] in Australia.
Dungen released their fourth studio album, ''[[Tio bitar]]'' ("ten pieces") on 25 April 2007 but did not tour in support of it.
The group's sixth studio album, entitled ''[[Skit i allt]]'' (~"f**k it all"), was released in 2010. The group played the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|ATP New York 2010]] music festival in Monticello, New York in September 2010.
The group announced their seventh studio album on 23 June 2015, before releasing it on 25 September 2015. Entitled ''[[Allas Sak]]''.,<ref>{{cite web |author=Tim Sendra |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/allas-sak-mw0002859793 |title=Allas Sak – Dungen &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=25 September 2015 |access-date=1 November 2015 |archive-date=30 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030001927/http://www.allmusic.com/album/allas-sak-mw0002859793 |url-status=live }}</ref> the album title translates loosely into "everyone's thing" or "anyone's thing", though "sak" can also mean cause. Once again, the songs are sung largely in Swedish by Gustav Ejstes. "These songs are my everyday experiences, my thoughts and stories from the life I live," he said in a statement. "I hope people can create their own stories around the music and maybe we can make music together, the listener and I."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/60076-dungen-return-with-new-album-allas-sak-share-new-track-akt-dit/ |title=Dungen Return With New Album Allas Sak, Share New Track "Akt Dit" &#124; News |website=Pitchfork.com |date=23 June 2015 |access-date=1 November 2015 |archive-date=3 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103000439/http://pitchfork.com/news/60076-dungen-return-with-new-album-allas-sak-share-new-track-akt-dit/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The album was an international success, placing at no.14 on Australian publication ''[https://happymag.tv/ Happy Mag]''<nowiki/>'s list of "The 25 best psychedelic rock albums of the 2010s" in October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://happymag.tv/the-25-best-psychedelic-rock-albums-of-the-2010s/|title=The 25 best psychedelic rock albums of the 2010s|language=en-US|access-date=16 October 2019|archive-date=15 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015060709/https://happymag.tv/the-25-best-psychedelic-rock-albums-of-the-2010s/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Around 2014, the group undertook a project to create an instrumental score for the 1926 animated film ''[[The Adventures of Prince Achmed]]'' to be performed live with the film. They did so on several occasions in Sweden in 2014 and at the first Marfa Myths Festival in [[Marfa, Texas]], United States. Inspired by what they created, the passed recordings to their producer Mattias Glavå with instructions to 'make it into a record'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/68593-dungen-announce-new-album-haxan-share-jakten-genom-skogen-listen/|title=Dungen Announce New Album Häxan, Share "Jakten Genom Skogen": Listen – Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork.com|date=28 September 2016 |access-date=5 October 2017|archive-date=6 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006113156/https://pitchfork.com/news/68593-dungen-announce-new-album-haxan-share-jakten-genom-skogen-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref>  The album was released on 25 November 2016 as an official [[Black Friday (shopping)|Black Friday]] [[Record Store Day]] release and then re-released in a limited edition by [[Mexican Summer]] with a bonus 12" live EP recorded in Sol de Sants Studios after their show at [[Primavera Sound|Primavera Sound Festival]] in Barcelona. It was released in February 2017 to coincide with Dungen's US tour of art studios and small theaters performing the full score live accompanying the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diffuser.fm/dungen-haxan|title=Dungen Announce New 'Haxan' Album, Post New Song 'Jakten Genom Skogen'|website=Diffuser.fm|date=28 September 2016 |access-date=5 October 2017|archive-date=6 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006112350/http://diffuser.fm/dungen-haxan/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums===
* ''[[Dungen (album)|Dungen]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Dungen 2]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Stadsvandringar]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Ta det lugnt]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Tio bitar]]'' (2007)
* ''[[4 (Dungen album)|4]] (2008)
* ''[[Skit i allt]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Allas Sak]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Häxan (Dungen album)|Häxan]]'' (2016, Smalltown Supersound)
*''Dungen Live'' (2020)
* ''En Är För Mycket och Tusen Aldrig Nog'' (2022)
===EPs===
* ''[[Ta det lugnt / Tyst minut]]'' (2005, [[Subliminal Sounds]]) (12" vinyl, also included with 2005 re-release of ''Ta det lugnt'')
* ''[[Samtidigt]]'' (2009, [[Kemado]]) (limited-pressing (500) tour-only 12″ vinyl containing an extended 15-minute-long version of the song "Samtidigt" from ''4'')
===Singles===
* "[[Solen stiger upp]]" (2002, [[Dolores Recordings]]) (CD)
* "[[Stadsvandringar (song)|Stadsvandringar]]" (2002, Dolores Recordings) (CD)
* "[[Jag vill va' som du / Har du vart' i Stockholm?]]" (2003, Dolores Recordings) (CD)
* "[[Panda (Dungen song)|Panda]]" (|2005, [[Memphis Industries]]) (CD, 7" vinyl) (#168 United Kingdom)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicvf.com/Dungen.art|title=Dungen Songs *** Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography *** Music VF, US & UK hits charts|publisher=Music VF|access-date=1 November 2019|archive-date=1 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101141813/https://www.musicvf.com/Dungen.art|url-status=live}}</ref>
* "[[Festival (song)|Festival]]" (2006, Memphis Industries) (7" vinyl)
* "[[Sätt att se]]" (|2008, [[Mexican Summer]]) (12" vinyl)
* Öga, näsa, mun (2011, [[Third Man Records]]) (7" vinyl)
===Compilations===
* ''Who Will Buy These Wonderful Evils'' (2002, [[Dolores Recordings]])
* ''Mojo Presents Dave Gilmour & Friends'' (2015, [[Mojo_(magazine) | Mojo Magazine]])
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060612221652/http://www.dungen-music.com/ Official website in Swedish and English]
* [http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/6154-dungen/ Dungen: Pitchfork Live Review (9/20/05)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101153405/http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/6154-dungen/ |date=1 November 2010 }}
* [http://konstochvanligasaker.se/dungen/index.php?en=1 Dungen: Lyrics in Swedish]
* [http://larecord.com/interviews/2008/11/12/dungen-it-is-not-my-purpose-to-neglect/ October 2008 Interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122075235/http://larecord.com/interviews/2008/11/12/dungen-it-is-not-my-purpose-to-neglect |date=22 November 2010 }} with [[L.A. Record]]
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