Ta det lugnt
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. Ta det lugnt was originally released on 21 June 2004 by Subliminal Sounds in Sweden, then re-issued in the United States with the mostly instrumental 5-song EP Tyst minut as a bonus disc in August 2005 by Kemado Records, then released in the United Kingdom by Memphis Industries in January 2006.
Critical reception
Ta det lugnt received critical acclaim, scoring 88 on Metacritic and making it the website's tenth best album in 2004. In March 2009, it was the 43rd best album overall.Track listing
Tyst Minut EP
The following tracks, released as the Tyst Minut EP, were included with the 2005 U.S. release of this album:Personnel
- Gustav Ejstes - lyrics, music, vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards, fiddle, flute
- Reine Fiske - electric guitar on tracks 1–5, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 13, bass guitar 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 guitar 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
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