ARTIST: Dungen
TITLE: Tio Bitar
LABEL: Kemado Records
GENRE: Psychedelic Rock
BITRATE: 206kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 41m total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-05-15
RIP DATE: 2007-05-05
Track List
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1. Intro 3:43
2. Familj 5:40
3. G÷r Det Nu 3:03
4. C Visar VΣgen 4:28
5. Du Ska Inte Tro Att Det Ordnar 3:25
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6. Mon Amour 8:42
7. Sσ Blev Det Bestamt 3:57
8. Ett SkΣl Att Trivas 2:59
9. Svart ─r Himlen 2:13
10. En Gσng I ┼r Kom Det En Tσr 3:45
Release Notes:
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Over the past two years, the profile of Swedish psychedelic rockers Dungen has
grown at an alarming rate, from a cult studio project into a worldwide musical
phenomenon. And on Tio Bitar, weÆre hearing the end results of an outpouring of
success and support û one which has, for once, inspired the creative processes
at hand to make something wholly new and original, yet remaining within the same
sphere of emotions that fostered DungenÆs three previous albums.
Gustav Ejstes, DungenÆs founder and principal member, made Tio Bitar
(translated, ôTen Piecesö) û a bracing display of psychedelic rock, presented
with a bright, avid confidence û largely by himself, with the assistance of
guitarist Reine Fiske. Gustav wrote the songs, and played all of the instruments
on his own, with Reine on many lead guitar and bass parts; his style of play
puts him well within the top ranks of modern guitar heroes past and present.
Says Gustav of ReineÆs tone language and instrumental expressiveness, ôHe has a
way of wielding the guitar that not many people have.ö An understatement,
indeed, and one important piece of the puzzle that allows Gustav to achieve, in
his own words, ôthe best possible result.ö
ôItÆs similar to how they often do it in hip-hop,ö Gustav states in his
description his recording process. ôOne producer is behind it all, and in this
case, I am that producer.ö Feel free to draw your own conclusions as to how this
all bears out û reasoning crumbles when you hear just what Gustav, Reine, and
company have made happen through this process. Dungen is a project that
distinctly, effortlessly aligns its soundscapes and influences with an authority
that will make you believe these sounds were always meant to go together.
Tracks like ôFamilj,ö ôSa Blev Det Bestamtö and ôGor Det Nuö suggest a new,
unburdened direction for the belabored concept of ôjamming.ö Here, it hems in
the melodies, borrowing some of their phrasings but spinning off into lucid
counterpart, all anchored by the bass, drums, and organ. When vocals û as on
past efforts, sung entirely in Swedish û or a flute appear, theyÆre diverging
out to a third melody, still safely within the frame, in tune with each part.
Complex arrangements find the songs boiling over with dozens of ideas, stitched
together with studio flash, yet played so soulfully that thereÆs no evidence of
the kind of smug, cynical hamminess thatÆs been hurting rock music since the
early æ70s. Nor is it the other extreme; no wide-eyed innocence and eagerness to
please.
Tio Bitar follows world tours and enthusiastic responses from the press and
public, and answers the praise with yet another set of cohesive, adventurous
rock songs that canÆt sit still, yet possess the vision and focus to distance
itself from distraction and obvious influences. According to Gustav, it all
comes down to one thing. ôWhen I was eight years old,ö Gustav remembers, ômy
mother gave me her copy of Are You Experienced? by Jimi Hendrix. ThatÆs where I
first discovered and understood what a ægrooveÆ was. Since then, whenever I
heard that groove, I recognized it, and I liked it.ö HeÆs not looking to emulate
the past, though, at least on the pastÆs unfailingly outdated terms. ôDungen is
not retro,ö he states. ôDungen is contemporary. Contemporary because it consists
of elements from both then and now.ö