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Dungen – The Roadhouse, Manchester 15/11/10
Whilst other notable mid-00’s psych-rock revivalists have either disintegrated or drifted towards conventional hard rock, Dungen have evolved into a musical Midas, always reliable when it comes to turning musty, potentially embarrassing points of reference into solid gold.

Dungen – Skit I Allt
The album title might translate to “Fuck Everything”, but it finds Dungen at the height of the powers, ploughing their own, particular furrow.

Dungen announce UK dates
Everyone’s favourite Swedish prog-rock stars Dungen have announced a series of UK dates this November. They’re releasing a new album on 20th September called Skit I Allt via Subliminal Sounds. November 13 Dublin, Whelans, Ireland 14 Birmingham, The Academy 15 Manchester, The Roadhouse 16 London, Islington, The Academy

Dungen announces new album
Everyone’s favourite prog-jazz-Swede’s Dungen have announced details of a new album. Called Skit I Allt, it’ll be out on the 6th September via Subliminal Sounds. Apparently the title translates to “Fuck All”. Nice. “Skit I Allt; Fuck it, do as you want, time is passing and it’s changing, forget fears and hang-ups, we are small [...]
Dungen – 4
Dungen launch a one-band freak-out on TLOBF towers with ’4′, an album so swinging that it should have been released a long time ago. Sean Bamberger reviews an awe inspiring slice of days gone by.
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