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Ta Det Lugnt
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Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 21 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 39 Ratings

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

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Vägen bort är lång, Längre bort än hem Känner mer och mer för allt jag kring mig ser Alla har det inte lika bra som du Jag tror du förstår,... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Pitchfork
    93
    An exceedingly triumphant psych-pop oddity.... I doubt 2004 will birth a more blissful sonic encounter than Ta Det Lugnt.
  2. Stylus Magazine
    90
    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.
  3. Under The Radar
    90
    Year-end best-of lists, you've been warned. [#10, p.106]
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  4. cokemachineglow
    90
    What they said.
  5. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    You'll swear it's a lost tape from a sweet Hendrix-Iron Butterfly-Cream jam session. [19 Aug 2005, p.145]
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  6. Splendid
    80
    It takes Ta Det Lungt a while to lay down its grooves in your head, but once it does, they stay there.
  7. Blender
    60
    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]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. IrvinC
    Nov 4, 2004
    10
    My and my girlfriend expected more summer music from dungen but he surprised us by giving the perfect soundtrack for this fall, melodramatic My and my girlfriend expected more summer music from dungen but he surprised us by giving the perfect soundtrack for this fall, melodramatic and angry in a way. We loved it! … Expand
  2. GrintD
    Nov 3, 2004
    10
    One of the best albums I've heard. Take it Easy.
  4. DavidS
    Jul 16, 2009
    10
    A definite breath of fresh air. I have no clue what the guy is saying the but the entire time i am captivated in this whole other world.... A definite breath of fresh air. I have no clue what the guy is saying the but the entire time i am captivated in this whole other world.... everyone HAS to listen to this.… Expand
  5. TacX.
    Nov 11, 2004
    10
    Listen to the arrangements! Listen to the melodies! Listen to the music!
  6. TilmannM
    Oct 2, 2005
    10
    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.
  7. HansS
    Jul 29, 2007
    10
    I'm kinda jealous. You americans, or wherever you might come from, get to listen to this masterpiece without understanding a word of 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.… Expand
  8. anglointerruptus
    Feb 6, 2006
    5
    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! 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....".… Expand

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