Ótta

Ótta
Studio album by Sólstafir
Released August 29, 2014 (2014-08-29)
Recorded December 2013 – January 2014
Studio Sundlaugin, Mosfellsbær, Iceland
Genre
Length 57:17
Language Icelandic
Label Season of Mist
Producer Birgir Jón Birgirsson, Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
Sólstafir chronology
Svartir Sandar
(2011)Svartir Sandar2011		 Ótta
(2014)		 Berdreyminn
(2017)Berdreyminn2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!8/10[2]
Metal Storm8.3/10[3]
PopMatters[4]

Ótta (an old time form for the time of the day from 3 to 6 AM) is the fifth album by the Icelandic heavy metal band Sólstafir. It was released on August 29, 2014 through the record label Season of Mist.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Sólstafir; all music composed by Sólstafir.

No.TitleTranslationLength
1."Lágnætti""Midnight", lit. "Low Night"8:44
2."Ótta""Dead of Night"9:38
3."Rismál""Dayrise", lit. "Sunrise-time"4:24
4."Dagmál""Morning", lit. "Daytime"5:39
5."Miðdegi""Midday"4:18
6."Nón""Noon"7:47
7."Miðaftann""Mid Evening"5:39
8."Náttmál""Nighttime"11:15
Total length:57:17

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[5]

Personnel

Sólstafir

  • Aðalbjörn Tryggvason – guitar, vocals
  • 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 Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir – strings
  • Hildur Ársælsdóttir – strings
  • Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir – strings
  • María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir – strings

Production

  • Birgir Jón Birgirsson – production, mixing
  • Aðalbjörn Tryggvason – production
  • Silli Geirdal – co-production
  • Níels Adolf Svansson – assistant engineering
  • Andy Jackson – mastering

Artwork and design

Studios

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 65
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 64
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[10] 34

References

  1. ↑ Jahdi, Robin (24 June 2015). "The 40 best post-metal records ever made". Fact. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Marko, Aaron J. (September 16, 2014). "Sólstafir Ótta". exclaim.ca. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ R'Vannith (September 8, 2014). "Sólstafir - Ótta review". www.metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ Stevens, Nathan (October 29, 2014). "Sólstafir: Ótta". www.popmatters.com. PopMatters. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ Ótta (booklet). Sólstafir. Season of Mist. 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sólstafir - Ótta".
  7. ↑ "Sólstafir: Ótta" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  8. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  9. ↑ "Sólstafir - Ótta".
  10. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
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