| CD REVIEW Dungen |
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Band : Dungen You could say that Dungen slowly changed over the years. There aren't any really extended instrumental stretchouts here. “Satt att se” is the longest track at 4.45 minutes, and while it's got some great acid guitar it's still primarily a piano song, which is really the focus of main composer Gustav Ejstes on this fourth album. Powerful with excellent piano playing in front and the vocal-melodies sometimes taking some unexpected turns. Estjes' playing is mostly rocking and almost bluesy on some passages, but he also turns out some clearly classical- and cinematic-influenced melodies. The themes, melodies and riffs are creative and inspired, just like the playing. “Samtidigt” demonstrates Reine Fiske personal style on the guitars quite well, and features distorted fuzzy “Third from the stone” madness and a quirky solo part. “Fredag” is a powerful and punchy up-tempo tune with a good melody and lots of nice piano. The last two songs “Samtidigt 2” and “Bandhagen” are two excellent instrumentals that, despite its modest length, features several different passages that more or less encapsulates the sound of the whole album in a few minutes. Atmospheric guitars, flute, tasty violins and a very airy sound. A good, but personally I don't think it's as satisfying as the previous ones. 83/100 Cosmicmasseur. |