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4 - Dungen
  • Band Name: Dungen
  • Record Label: Kemado
  • Release Date: Sep 30, 2008
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79 out of 100

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9.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

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  • Summary: This is the fifth album for the Swedish rock band led by Gustav Ejstes.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Paste Magazine
    84
    What's most surprising about this set is its stylistic range, encompassing the lunar soundscapes of Sigur Rós ('Sätt Att Se'), the groove-based jazz of Weather Report ('Maleras Finest'), mutated bossa nova ('Det Tar Tid') and Eno-esque ambience ('Bandhagen'), all intercut with shredding rave-ups featuring guitarist Reine Fiske ('Fredag'), who ensures that 4 won't be consigned to background-music status.
  2. Filter
    82
    4 shows Dungen has a vision unmatched in music today, and an album their larger peers in rock experiements could only dream of producing. [Fall 2008, p.94]
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  3. Blender
    60
    At its best, the echo-chamber soup of flute trills, infinitely cascading drums and fuzz-ball stoner riffs does seep into your head and expand the contents. But the jams often drift when Ejstes wants them to glide; his singing, all in Swedish, is a touch whiny; and his ear for melody can be painfully flat.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. GuilhermeS.
    10
    it's one of my favorite albums of all time!
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  2. WesM.
    10
    As a backward-looking rock fan with pretensions to forward-lookingness (what?), I loved every song.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. AndreasL
    9
    A brilliant album.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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