Otto Andreas Totland was born in Porsgrunn Norway 26. April 1979.Totland's modern compositional elements are also recognized as halfof the Norwegian duo Deaf Center, where his melancholic, intricatepiano work provides haunting relief to the beds of noise and deep strings from Erik K Skodvin. Other side projects Nest is the collaborative project of Otto Totland and Huw Roberts (Serein-Hidden Rivers). The two started working together after forging a friendship as former members of the Miasmah label. With Companion, Otto A Totland completes his trilogy of personal, sparse piano compositions, following in the footsteps of 2014´s Pinô and 2017´s The Lost. As a self-taught pianist, Otto further determines himself as a timeless composer who follows nothing but his own gut and heart. The outcome is something so pure it’s hard to not be affected. The development of his pieces over the years has grown into something so himself that it’s almost immedia...