2014 studio album by Sólstafir
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Released | August 29, 2014 (2014-08-29) |
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Recorded | December 2013 – January 2014 |
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Studio | - Sundlaugin, Mosfellsbær, Iceland
- Tube Mastering, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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Genre | - Post-metal[1]
- post-rock
- post-black metal[2]
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Length | 57:17 |
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Language | Icelandic |
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Label | Season of Mist |
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Producer | - Birgir Jón Birgirsson
- Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
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Sólstafir chronology |
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Svartir Sandar (2011) | Ótta (2014) | Berdreyminn (2017) | |
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Exclaim! | 8/10[3] |
Metal Storm | 8.3/10[4] |
PopMatters | [5] |
Ótta (an old appellation for the time from 3 to 6 am) is the fifth studio album by Icelandic post-metal band Sólstafir. It was released on August 29, 2014, through the record label Season of Mist. The tracks of the album represent the traditional Icelandic times of the day.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Sólstafir; all music is composed by Sólstafir
No. | Title | Translation | Length |
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1. | "Lágnætti" | "Midnight", lit. "Low Night" | 8:44 |
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2. | "Ótta" | "Dead of Night"[a] | 9:38 |
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3. | "Rismál" | "Dayrise", lit. "Sunrise-time" | 4:24 |
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4. | "Dagmál" | "Morning", lit. "Daytime" | 5:39 |
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5. | "Miðdegi" | "Midday" | 4:18 |
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6. | "Nón" | "Noon" | 7:47 |
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7. | "Miðaftann" | "Mid Evening" | 5:39 |
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8. | "Náttmál" | "Nighttime" | 11:15 |
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Total length: | 57:17 |
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Tilberi bonus discNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Tilberi" | 6:31 |
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2. | "Til Valhallar" | 4:30 |
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3. | "Ótta" (Elevator Mix) | 8:56 |
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Personnel
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[6]
- Sólstafir
- Aðalbjörn Tryggvason – guitar, vocals, production
- Sæþór Maríus Sæþórsson – guitar
- Svavar Austmann – bass
- Guðmundur Óli Pálmason – drums
- Additional musicians
- Hrafn Thoroddsen – hammond organ on "Náttmál"
- Halldór Á. Björnsson – piano
- Bjarni M. Sigurðarson – banjo
- Amiina – strings
- Hildur Ársælsdóttir – strings
- Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir – strings
- María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir – strings
- Additional personnel
- Birgir Jón Birgirsson – production, mixing
- Silli Geirdal – co-production
- Níels Adolf Svansson – assistant engineering
- Andy Jackson – mastering
- Ragnar Axelsson – photography
Charts
Notes
- ^ The title track is partly a pun. The lyrics contain við ótta, which could only mean 'with dread'. Also, this word sounds extremely similar to átta, 'eight', possibly for the eight tracks on the album.
References
- ^ Jahdi, Robin (24 June 2015). "The 40 best post-metal records ever made". Fact. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ O'Boyle, Tom (14 May 2019). "The 10 Essential Post-Black Metal Albums". Louder Sound. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ Marko, Aaron J. (September 16, 2014). "Sólstafir Ótta". exclaim.ca. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ R'Vannith (September 8, 2014). "Sólstafir – Ótta review". www.metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ Stevens, Nathan (October 29, 2014). "Sólstafir: Ótta". www.popmatters.com. PopMatters. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ Ótta (booklet). Sólstafir. Season of Mist. 2014.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Sólstafir – Ótta".
- ^ "Sólstafir: Ótta" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ^ "Sólstafir – Ótta".
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
External links
- Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
- Sæþór Maríus Sæþórsson
- Svavar Austman
- Hallgrímur Jón Hallgrímsson
- Halldór Einarsson
- Guðmundur Óli Pálmason
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Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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