Dungen - Samtidigt

The old trickaroo: I began playing this 12” at 33 1/3 before figuring out that it’s best played at 45rpm. What do you expect with limited information and zero instruction? Samtidigt is a limited edition offering by Dungen available only on vinyl and available only on this tour. Mine was copy 26 out of a run of only 500, so I don’t think there will be many more available once this outing is nearing the end of its run.
As stated, there is little information aside from a stamped cover on plain white cardstock. There is no information on the spine, only one track listing on the back cover, and a Kemando stamp on the back too-the same record company that releases Dungen’s vinyl output. The record itself featuring one plain white label on one side and a circular pattern on the other. I had to figure out which one was side one and side two by looking on the outer groove identification cut to determine where to start first.
It’s the one with the drawing, by the way.
But it really doesn’t matter where you start as Samtidigt is the full-length version of the two excerpts that originally appeared on last year’s 4. Broken into two sides, the 15-minute long version the complete psychedelic jam session, but judging from the fade-in, they were obviously working towards a sonic storm even before the needle takes hold.
It’s an instrumental passage that will surely only find traction among Dungen fans even though the track is something that would surely benefit anyone who’s a fan of psychedelic excursions. From my perspective, it’s clearly a blessing that the tape was rolling when “Samtidigt” began taking off.