Otto A Totland ~ Companion

In a time when physical packaging seems to have disappeared from the market, it’s encouraging to encounter the consistency of Berlin’s Sonic Pieces.  Companion is the latest entry in their cloth series ~ we’ll call this the Wheat One.  The album

Otto A. Totland ~ The Lost

The holidays are upon us; some might say they’ve been here for a while.  The next month will bring a mad rush of shopping, cooking and company.  It’s the perfect time to invest in Otto A. Totland‘s music.  Concerned with “the

Otto A Totland ~ Pinô

As half of Deaf Center, Otto A Totland is known for producing dark ambience, suffused with a modern compositional bent.  Solo album Pinô is an  entirely different beast.  In fact, one would be hard-pressed to call it a beast; it’s a dust mode, a

Otto A Totland / Erik K Skodvin ~ Harmony from the past

Former Norwegian schoolmates Otto A Totland and Erik K Skodvin are described as having been both friends and enemies.  Of such complexity is inspiration often born.  In this case, the two formed the moodily intricate Deaf Center.  Sonic Pieces’ seven-inch  Harmony from the Past presents