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I love listening to his back-catalog of work. Supine was left behind with the net release on Miasmah. I learned a lot from this. Of course, I like getting tips and inspiration from other pianists — but I want to figure out the instrument myself, on my terms. I love to hear the mechanics of the keys and hammers and even some slight, barely audible sounds of your breathing… What sort of aesthetic were you aiming to achieve with this recording, and are you happy with the outcome?

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Then I play it over and over and evolve it into a complete piece. Honestly, from there, things arise.

totkand But what finally prompted you to release a full album under your real name? Gonzales and his solo piano 1 and 2. Have you ever wondered who will remember you in one hundred years?

Piano & Coffee : Interview with Otto A. Totland | Headphone Commute

Streaming and Download help. Not judging them, but easing us into a mindset that feels hopeful.

It felt so natural to build on the tracks he started and I believe also vice-versa. If you like Otto A Totland, you may also like: I had not played them before. That may be the main difference between the two.

Interview with Otto A. Totland

I have high regards for Nils, I liked him instantly when I met him for the first time, doing Owl Splinters together. Otto A Totland's modern compositional elements are most widely recognized as half of the Norwegian duo Deaf Center, where his melancholic, intricate piano work provides haunting relief to the beds of noise and deep strings from Erik K Skodvin. I even had a sense that I heard him quietly walking in the background.

Can you talk a bit about that? It just resonated with me.

Interview with Otto A. Totland | Headphone Commute

How long have you been working on these? Yann Tiersen, Angelo Badalamenti and Vangelis.

People understood and felt exactly what I wanted to express. Read Headphone Commute review of The Lost sonicpieces.

Otto seems to capture both the questions and feelings we have about our surroundings. I used weeks to find the melody I play with my right hand. Bandcamp Album of the Day Sep 4, Nils did all the fotland, mixing, effects and mastering. If you like Otto A Totland, you may also like:. 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.

Piano & Coffee : Interview with Otto A. Totland

This record had the strongest impact on me and left me otot crying. So was this album recorded at the Durton Studio? What you hear is the first time. So to be working with him in his studio is really a privilege.

Every piece have different approaches — some comes effortlessly. I play them similar every time.

Some pieces are formed as part of an improvisation, others from a specific new playing technique I try out or a set of chords I like. Well, I did try piano school, a couple of times, when I was very young.

I love to hear the mechanics of the keys and hammers and even some slight, barely audible sounds of your breathing… What sort of aesthetic were you aiming to achieve with this recording, and are you happy with the outcome?