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Ta Det Lugnt
by Dungen


9.3

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Tio Bitar

This is the third album of psychedelic-rock tunes from Swedish multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Gustav Ejstes.

LABEL:	Subliminal Sounds
RELEASE DATE:	21 June 2004
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Indie, Rock

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Pitchfork

An exceedingly triumphant psych-pop oddity.... I doubt 2004 will birth a more blissful sonic encounter than Ta Det Lugnt.

Spin

A richly rewarding passage through the last five decades of American music history. [Aug 2005, p.99]

Billboard

With the sonic reach of Pink Floyd and convincing, explosive pop in the vein of Rogue Wave and the Apples in Stereo, "Ta Det Lugnt" is thick with variety.

Under The Radar

Year-end best-of lists, you've been warned. [#10, p.106]

All Music Guide

The best tracks on this album stand up well against the likes of the Move and the Creation, or at the very least, the Green Pajamas and the Apples in Stereo.

Uncut

A classic of modern psychedelia. [Jun 2005, p.113]

Playlouder

Ejstes... has an innate sense of melody, rhythm and the skill to play some pretty natty fat bass splurges, and psychedelic, peripatetic spider-like drum rolls.

Tiny Mix Tapes

The aural face of this album is frighteningly flawless: a technical perfection that only lends to the mythic proportions of the songs, behemoths so pregnant with ideas and so rich in sound that they seem to stretch for miles.

Stylus Magazine

He has captured a sound that few current artists challenge, and none have mastered to such a degree. Quite simply, Ta det Lugnt is one of the best releases of this year.

No Ripcord

Ta Det Lugnt is that rare joy, a work of art that both demands and rewards your attention.

cokemachineglow

What they said.

Austin Chronicle

It sounds unfiltered, raw, and rough, and the quartet's mixture of guitar, organ, fiddle, percussion, and flute (Jethro Tull in the house) makes it all the more authentic.

Entertainment Weekly

You'll swear it's a lost tape from a sweet Hendrix-Iron Butterfly-Cream jam session. [19 Aug 2005, p.145]

Urb

Absolutely endearing. [Jul/Aug 2005, p.101]

New Musical Express

The immediate reference point would be a Swedish Coral to the power of ten--but it's more mental, more hippy and psychedelic. [14 May 2005, p.67]

Splendid

It takes Ta Det Lungt a while to lay down its grooves in your head, but once it does, they stay there.

Delusions of Adequacy

Ejstes crafts songs where throwback psych-pop melts effortlessly into cascading soundscapes, jazz interludes, and epic instrumentation.

Almost Cool

Some of the more stunning psychedelic rock I've heard in awhile.

ShakingThrough.net

Ejstes is a remarkable talent, and it will be worth listening to hear if he leaves his ardently retrograde Dungen identity behind and pushes toward more forward-leaning concepts.

Dusted Magazine

While it is undeniably a good record, reaching into the stratosphere of excellence at points, Ejstes' overall modus operandi seems more akin to outright homage at times than any sort of exploration of the means and methods of vintage '70s rock and its application in a modern context.

Blender

The songs themselves don't amount to much... but they're basically an excuse for Ejstes's gloriously lysergic arrangements anyway. [Sep 2005, p.133]

The average user rating for this album is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 26 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Hans Stone gave it a10:
I'm kinda jealous. You americans, or wherever you might come from, get to listen to this masterpiece without understanding a word of what Ejste's singing. I'm swedish and I would really love to hear the record with "foreign ears" so I can catch the whole expercience, if you know what i mean... Don't get me wrong now, the lyrics are great. Probably just as wierd as you hope them to be.

anglo interruptus gave it a5:
One hook x 4 per song, except this time, in eskimo. also, it dies halfway through, before it really get its flippers. like a baby seal! "arf-arf?" ---->dead. "arrrr...."

--> Z-Dawg <-- gave it a10:
pretty freakin awesome if u ask me.

Nick gave it a10:
Oh wow! I like this. Yeah. This is great.

Tilmann M gave it a10:
took some time to find a copy (double-vinyl) of this great music - however seems one of the best records I listend the last 24 months

Darin L gave it a10:
I was delightfully refreshed by Dungen's extremely accurate emulation of the psych rock sound. If the lyrics were in english it would be indistinguishable from the original style. I applaud Ejstes sticking to his roots however, and not wavering to the English cash machine.

sj bang gave it a9:
the best record of 2004!

Ta Det Lugnt by Dungen

Ta Det Lugnt
by Dungen