脫tta
by S贸lstafir
- Type: Album
- Released: 29 August 2014
- Label: Columbia
- Country: Iceland
- Length: 57:24
- Community rating: 4.2/5 from 9 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
S贸lstafir's '脫tta' is a hauntingly beautiful concept album based on the traditional Icelandic system of timekeeping. Moving further away from their metal roots, the band embraces post-rock textures, banjo, and strings to create a vast, atmospheric soundscape. A冒albj枚rn Tryggvason's emotive vocals anchor the music, which ranges from quiet introspection to sweeping, cinematic grandeur.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, conceptual, ambient, sludge, reverb-heavy
Tracklist
Credits
- Ken Firth - guitar
- Michael Carlos - keyboards
- Robert Taylor - percussion
- David Woodley-Page - recorded by, engineer
- Richard Lockwood - reeds
- Teddy Wilson - vocals
- Andy Jackson - Mastering
- Ragnar Axelsson - Photography
- Niels Svansson - Assistant Engineer
- A冒albj枚rn Tryggvason - Guitar, Producer, Vocal
- Hildur 脕rs忙lsd贸ttir - Guest Strings
- Svavar Austmann - Bass Guitar
- Halld贸r 脕g煤st Bj枚rnsson - Guest Piano
- Edda R煤n 脫lafsd贸ttir - Guest Strings
- Mar铆a Huld Markan Sigf煤sd贸ttir - Guest Strings
- Gu冒mundur 脫li P谩lmason - Drums (drum Set)
- S忙镁贸r Mar铆us S忙镁贸rsson - Guitar
- Bjarni Sigur冒arson - Banjo Guest
- S贸lr煤n Sumarli冒ad贸ttir - Guest Strings
- Birgir J贸n Birgisson - Mix, Producer
- S贸lstafir - Phonographic Copyright
- Silli Geirdal - Co Producer
- Hrafn Thoroddsen - Guest Hammond Organ