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01. TOTLAND, OTTO A. - The Lost
02. TOTLAND, OTTO A. - Vates
03. TOTLAND, OTTO A. - Slin
04. TOTLAND, OTTO A. - Anona
05. TOTLAND, OTTO A. - Ilo
06. TOTLAND, OTTO A. - Greiner
07. TOTLAND, OTTO A. - Wait
08. TOTLAND, OTTO A. - Enter
09. TOTLAND, OTTO A. - Tingél
10. TOTLAND, OTTO A. - Second Call
11. TOTLAND, OTTO A. - Tula
12. TOTLAND, OTTO A. - Neon Dawn
13. TOTLAND, OTTO A. - Enola
14. TOTLAND, OTTO A. - Fox
15. TOTLAND, OTTO A. - Before I Leave
ARTIST
TITLE
The Lost
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
SONIC 026CD SONIC 026CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
12/15/2017

The Lost follows and expands on Otto A. Totland's intimate debut solo piano album Pinô from 2014 (SONIC 019CD/LP). Once again several days were spent in Nils Frahm's legendary Durton studio to lay down both composed and improvised pieces of quiet beauty. While mostly residing in a small Norwegian coastal town, Otto has been trying to escape the constant movement towards fast-paced, polluted lives, where it seems like sounds and impressions never stop. The Lost can be seen as a countermovement towards this development -- something genuine and personal. There's a lightness felt while listening, and yet an overwhelming feeling of melancholy and nostalgia captures you through the length of the album. It could be described as pure timelessness captured with the best vintage recording technique available, opening up to a new wider scope and detail while keeping the intimacy as if it would be played right beside you. The humming of the world and the warmth of the piano shines through like a natural accompaniment as they enthrall from beginning to end. Leaves are falling and times are changing. The horizon seems dark. Otto seems to capture both the questions and feelings we have about our surroundings. Not judging them, but easing his listeners into a mindset that feels hopeful. A sort of quiet relief that things might actually work out, no matter how dark it can look. CD version comes in handmade cardboard artwork.