Dungen

Gustav Ejstes grew up in a big 17th century house in the little village Lanna in Vastergotland, Sweden. His father who's a fiddler, violinist and a music teacher, gave him a thorough insight to the mysteries Swedish folk music, early on, but also in classic 60s pop and rock, piano and guitar playing. During his teens Gustav entered the world of Hip-Hop and samplings. He botanized around in the record jungle and on his expeditions got to hear many incredible Swedish 1960s-70s recordings that he had never heard before. This opened up a brand new world. Suddenly it was clear that he, instead of taking a detour through sampling, should play all the instruments he heard and prove that he could make it himself. Gustav simply returned to the old servants guitar, drums, bass and keyboards. He moved on to his mothers farm situated deep in the woods of Smaland where his interest for the Swedish folk music intensified. After the daily tasks at the farm he worked all night long in his music studio down in his grandmothers basement. The music that he created became more and more his own and it wasn't long before rumors started to spread about Dungen who created willful "folkrockpsych" in the Swedish countryside.