Ótta Explained

Ótta
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sólstafir
Cover:	File:Sólstafir - Ótta 2014.jpg
Recorded:	December 2013 – January 2014
Studio:	Sundlaugin, Mosfellsbær, Iceland Tube Mastering, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Genre:	Post-metal^[1] post-rock post-black metal^[2]
Language:	Icelandic
Label:	Season of Mist
Producer:	Birgir Jón Birgirsson Aðalbjörn Tryggvason
Prev Title:	Svartir Sandar
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	Berdreyminn
Next Year:	2017

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.

Personnel

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.^[3]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 40 best post-metal records ever made . . 24 June 2015 . 14 September 2017 . Jahdi . Robin.
2. Web site: The 10 Essential Post-Black Metal Albums. O'Boyle. Tom. Louder Sound. 14 May 2019. 2 March 2020.
3. Ótta . . 2014 . booklet . Season of Mist.