Allas Sak

Last updated
Allas Sak
AllasSakAlbumCover.jpg
Studio album by
Released25 September 2015
Genre Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz rock, progg
Length41:43
Label Smalltown Supersound (Eur)
Mexican Summer (US)
Dungen chronology
Skit i allt
(2010)
Allas Sak
(2015)
Häxan
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
NOW Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork Media 8/10 [4]

Allas Sak is the seventh album by the Swedish psychedelic rock group Dungen. The title loosely translates into English as "everyone's thing" or maybe "anyone's thing". [5] [6]

Contents

It was released as a CD and vinyl on 25 September 2015 through the Norwegian label Smalltown Supersound. [7] The album was released in the US through Mexican Summer with a limited 1500-copy first pressing on red vinyl. [8]

It was produced by Mattias Glavå and recorded in Kungsten Studios, Fashion Police Studios, In Kullhammar, Rösarne and Alstermo Airports by Mattias Glavå, Sven Johansson and Petter Winnberg [9]

Track listing

Lyrics and music by Gustav Ejstes.

  1. "Allas Sak" ("Everyone's Thing") - 3:29
  2. "Sista Festen" ("The Last Feast") - 2:25
  3. "Sista Gästen" ("The Last Guest") - 2:41
  4. "Franks Kaktus" ("Frank's Cactus") - 5:40
  5. "En Gång Om Året" ("Once a Year") - 4:32
  6. "Åkt Dit" ("Gone There") - 3:01
  7. "En Dag På Sjön" ("A Day on the Lake") - 4:14
  8. "Flickor Och Pojkar" ("Girls and Boys") - 3:10
  9. "Ljus In i Min Panna" ("Light Into My Head") - 3:57
  10. "Sova" ("Sleep") - 8:34

Personnel

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kent (band)</span> Swedish alternative rock band

Kent was a Swedish rock-pop band, formed in Eskilstuna in 1990. With members Joakim Berg, Martin Sköld, Sami Sirviö and Markus Mustonen, the band had numerous radio hits throughout Sweden and Scandinavia and consecutive number-one studio albums on the Sweden top list (Sverigetopplistan) beginning with the release of Verkligen (1996) and led by the single "Kräm ". With origins rooted in distorted rock, they found mainstream success through their alternative rock albums of the mid-1990s, 2000s and 2010s, the latter decades during which they adopted elements of synthpop. With eleven number-one albums, five number-one singles, 23 Swedish Grammy Awards, and over 3 million record sales, Kent is considered the most popular rock/pop group within Sweden and throughout Scandinavia. Vapen & ammunition (2002) topped the Swedish charts for 95 weeks. Kent is often compared to bands like U2, Coldplay and Depeche Mode.

Jonas Kullhammar Swedish jazz composer and saxophonist

Jonas Kullhammar is a Swedish jazz composer, saxophonist and is one of Sweden's most established jazz musicians.

Dungen

Dungen is a Swedish rock band based in Stockholm. Often classified as psychedelic rock, Dungen is also influenced by Swedish folk music, classic rock, progressive rock, garage rock and alternative rock.

Gustav Ejstes Swedish musician

Gustav Ejstes is a Swedish musician. He is the singer and frontman of the Swedish psychedelic rock band Dungen. Ejstes himselfs plays many of the instruments within his recordings, alongside bandmates Reine Fiske (guitar), Mattias "Tiaz" Gustavsson (bass) and Johan Holmegard (drums).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mama Weer All Crazee Now</span> 1972 single by Slade

"Mama Weer All Crazee Now" is a song by the British rock band Slade, released in 1972 as the lead single from their third studio album Slayed?. It was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by Chas Chandler. It reached No. 1 in the UK, giving the band their third number one single, and remained in the charts for ten weeks. In the United States, the song reached No. 76.

<i>Ta det lugnt</i> 2004 studio album by Dungen

Ta det lugnt is the third album by the Swedish psychedelic rock group Dungen. It was produced by Gustav Ejstes, the lead singer and instrumentalist of the band. Ejstes also recorded and mixed the album.

<i>Dungen</i> (album) 2001 studio album by Dungen

Dungen is the first album by the Swedish psychedelic rock group Dungen.

My Oh My (Slade song) 1983 single by Slade

"My Oh My" is a song by the British rock band Slade, released in 1983 as the second single from the band's eleventh studio album The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome, and in 1984 as the second single from the album's US counterpart Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by John Punter. It reached No. 2 in the UK and was also the band's second Top 40 hit in America, where it reached No. 37.

<i>4</i> (Dungen album) 2008 studio album by Dungen

4 is the fifth album by the Swedish psychedelic rock group Dungen.

Y Yo Sigo Aquí

"Y Yo Sigo Aquí" is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio for her fifth studio album, Paulina (2000). It was released as the third single from Paulina on November 1, 2000. It was released in January 2001 in the United States and Europe. Jointly written and composed by Estéfano, "Y Yo Sigo Aquí" is a dance-pop and techno-pop song along pulses with a synthesized house beat. It was one of the most successful songs of the year in the world and is recognized as one of Rubio's signature songs.

Howl is a rock band from Oslo, Norway. The band's name is taken from the Allen Ginsberg poem with the same name.

<i>Skit i allt</i> 2010 studio album by Dungen

Skit i allt is the sixth album by the Swedish psychedelic rock group Dungen. The title literally means "Screw it all" in Swedish.

Mexican Summer American independent record label

Mexican Summer is an independent record label founded in 2009 by Keith Abrahamsson and Andres Santo Domingo. Based in Brooklyn, New York, the label has released recordings from artists including Best Coast, Kurt Vile, Ariel Pink, Allah-Las, Weyes Blood, Connan Mockasin, Jessica Pratt, and Cate Le Bon. The label is named after the song "Mexican Summer" by Marissa Nadler.

Reine Fiske Musical artist

Nils Reine Fiske is a Swedish guitarist, art director and sound engineer at the record label Subliminal Sounds, who put his signature to many prog-rock projects such as Landberk, Morte Macabre, Paatos, Motorpsycho, Elephant9, and Träd, Gräs & Stenar. He is best known for his playing in the band Dungen.

Amason (band) Swedish musical band

Amason is a Swedish musical band made up of vocalist Amanda Bergman ; guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist Gustav Ejstes ; keyboardist Pontus Winnberg ; drummer Nils Törnqvist ; and bassist Petter Winnberg.

Mattias Bärjed Musical artist

Tore Mattias Bärjed is a Swedish musician, songwriter and music composer. Between 1997–2012 he was a guitarist for The Soundtrack of Our Lives, co-writing many of their songs, such as "Sister Surround", "Bigtime" and "Second Life Replay". Since around 2007 Bärjed has been active as a film music composer, and in 2015 he received the Guldbaggen award for his soundtrack to the film Gentlemen.

Every Little Thing (Eric Clapton song) 2013 single by Eric Clapton

"Every Little Thing" is a reggae pop song written by Doyle Bramhall II, Nikka Costa and Justin Stanley. It was recorded by the British rock musician Eric Clapton for his 2013 studio album Old Sock. As single release featuring the non-album track "No Sympathy" and remixes of the title by Damian and Stephen Marley.

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2015 in Swedish music.

2016 in Swedish music Overview of the events of 2016 in Swedish music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Swedish music.

Just a Little Time is an album by Lynsey de Paul. It was originally released in 30 September 1994 on the Music Deluxe label but has since been released on the Tring International PLC label and on Arc Records/The Magic Collection. All of the songs on the album are written or co-written by de Paul.

References

  1. "Reviews for Allas Sak by Dungen". Metacritic . Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  2. "Allas Sak - Dungen | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Gillis, Carla (October 7, 2015). ">>> Dungen". NOW Magazine.
  4. "Dungen: Allas Sak". Pitchfork.
  5. ">>> Dungen". nowtoronto.com. 7 October 2015.
  6. Summer, Mexican. "Dungen - Allas Sak". mexicansummer.com.
  7. "Dungen - Allas Sak". discogs.com.
  8. "Dungen - Allas Sak". discogs.com.
  9. "Allas Sak, by Dungen". bandcamp.com.