Ta Det Lugnt

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Ta Det Lugnt
Studio album by Dungen
Released	June 21, 2004, re-issued August 2, 2005
Recorded	Konst & Ramar and Bergströmska Institutet
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Length	53:23, with a 14:06 bonus disc included with 2005 re-issue
Label	Subliminal Sounds, re-issue on Kemado Records
Producer	Gustav Ejstes
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link BBC 3 Jun 2005 Dusted (Mixed) 19 Sep 2004 Entertainment Weekly (B+) Pitchfork (9.3/10) 17 Sep 2004 2 Aug 2005 Playboy link Stylus (A) 11 Oct 2004 Tiny Mix Tapes link
Dungen chronology
Stadsvandringar (2002) Ta Det Lugnt (2004) Tio Bitar (2007)

Ta Det Lugnt ("Take It Easy") is Swedish psychedelic rock group Dungen's third album. It was produced by Gustav Ejstes, the lead singer and instrumentalist of the band. Ejstes also recorded and mixed the album.

It was originally released in 2004 by Subliminal Sounds, and re-issued with the mostly instrumental 5-song EP Tyst Minut in 2005 by Kemado Records.

It received universal critical acclaim, scoring an 88 on Metacritic, making it the website's 10th best album of 2004, and as of October 2006, its 38th best overall.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Tyst Minut EP 2 Personnel 3 Production

[edit] Track listing

1. "Panda" – 4:55
2. "Gjort bort sig" (Made a fool out of oneself) - 5:10
3. "Festival" - 3:43
4. "Du E För Fin För Mig" (You are too good for me) - 8:28
5. "Ta det Lugnt" (Take it easy) - 7:43
6. "Det du tänker idag är du i morgon" (What you think today you are tomorrow) - 3:58
7. "Lejonet & kulan" (The Lion and the Marble) - 2:48
8. "Bortglömd" (Forgotten/Neglected) - 4:27
9. "Glömd konst kommer stundom ånyo till heders" (Forgotten art will at times afresh in honor) - 0:55
10. "Lipsill" (Crybaby) - 2:45
11. "Om du vore en vakthund" (If you were a watchdog) - 3:02
12. "Tack Ska ni ha" (You have my thanks) - 0:31
13. "Sluta Följa Efter" (Stop following) - 4:52

[edit] Tyst Minut EP

The following tracks, released as the Tyst Minut EP, were included with the 2005 release of this album:

1. "Tyst Minut" (A Minute of Silence) - 3:47
2. "Jämna plågor" (Level Pest) - 3:07
3. "Sjutton" (Seventeen) - 2:50
4. "Christopher" - 2:01
5. "Badsång" (Bathing song) - 2:18

[edit] Personnel

• Gustav Ejstes - lyrics, music, vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, fiddle, flute
• Reine Fiske - electric guitar on tracks 1-5, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 13, bass on tracks 5, 8, and 13, percussion on track 10
• Fredrik Björling - drums on tracks 1 and 3, percussion on track 8
• Henrik Nilsson - bass on tracks 1 and 3
• Aron Hejdström - saxophone on track 5
• Lars-Olof Ejstes - fiddle on tracks 4 and 10
• Anna Karin Palm - vocals on track 12
• Tiaz Gustavsson - percussion on track 10
• Frew Elfineh Taha - voice on track 5

[edit] Production

• Producer: Gustav Ejstes
• Executive producer: Stefan Kéry
• Mixing: Gustav Ejstes
• Recording: Gustav Ejstes
• Engineering: Pierre Carnbrand
• Mastering: Thomas Tibert
• Cover design: Stefan Kéry and Carl Abrahamsson
• Photography: Stefan Kéry and Ida Lauden
• Publishing: Sony ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia