Dungen

Dungen
Dungen performing at the Malmöfestivalen in Sweden in August 2006
Background information
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Indie rock, psychedelic rock, neo-psychedelia, jazz-rock, progg
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Subliminal Sounds (SE), Mexican Summer (US), Astralwerks (US), Memphis Industries (UK), Dew Process (AUS)
Website	www.dungen-music.com
Members	Gustav Ejstes Reine Fiske Johan Holmegard Mattias Gustavsson
Past members	Fredrik Björling

Dungen ("the grove", Swedish pronunciation: [ˈdɵŋɛn]) is a Swedish rock band based in . Often classified as progg or psychedelic rock, Dungen is also influenced by Swedish (and other) folk music, classic rock, progressive rock, garage rock and alternative rock.

The band is fronted by singer/composer Gustav Ejstes, who writes all music and plays the majority of instruments on the band's records. Despite this, Dungen plays live as a four-piece. Ejstes, who in his teens started his songwriting with hip hop, is backed live by Swedish progressive rock veteran Reine Fiske (Landberk, Morte Macabre, Paatos, The Amazing) on guitar, bassist Mattias Gustavsson (Life On Earth!), and drummer Johan Holmegard (previously on drums was Fredrik Björling), all of whom have played parts on Dungen's studio albums.

Following two vinyl album releases on Swedish record label Subliminal Sounds, Dungen briefly signed to Dolores Recordings (a subset of Virgin Records) in 2002, on which they released the CD Stadsvandringar and three singles, including one for Djungelboken 2 (the Swedish version of The Jungle Book 2). Ejstes soon returned to his friend's independent record label Subliminal Sounds, stating that a major label did not feel right because Dungen is not a pop act.