Svartir sandar is the fourth album by the Icelandic band Sólstafir. It was released on October 14, 2011, by Season of Mist. A music video for the song Fjara was made in July 2011 and released in January 2012.

Track listing

Disc 1 (Andvari) "Ljós í stormi" (Lights in a Storm) – 11:35 "Fjara" (Beach) – 6:44 "Þín orð" (Your Words) – 6:13 "Sjúki skugginn" (The Sick Shadow) – 5:07 "Æra" (Honour) – 5:02 "Kukl" (Humbug) – 5:08

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Disc 2 (Gola) "Melrakkablús" (Prairie Hound Blues) – 9:58 "Draumfari" (Dream Tripper) – 3:40 "Stinningskaldi" (Strong Breeze) – 1:15 "Stormfari" (Storm Tripper) – 3:37 "Svartir sandar" (Black Sands) – 8:22 "Djákninn" (The Deacon) – 10:51

Svartir Sandar

Personnel

Sólstafir

Aðalbjörn Tryggvason: guitars, vocals

Sæþór Maríus Sæþórsson: guitars

Svavar Austmann: bass guitar

Guðmundur Óli Pálmason: drums, percussion

Additional personnel

Hljómeyki Choir arranged and conducted by Gunnar Ben

Halldór A. Björnsson: keyboards and electric piano

Jón Björn Rikharðsson: gong

Steinar Sigurðsson: saxophone

Gerður G. Bjarklind: spoken word

Hallgrímur Jón Hallgrímsson: male backing vocal

Ragnheiður Eiriksdottir: female backing vocal

Production

Produced by Aðalbjörn Tryggvason and Fredrik Reinedahl

Recording Engineers: Birgir Jón Birgisson and Elizabeth Carlsson

Mixed by Fredrik Reinedahl

Mastered by Göran Finnberg at The Mastering Room

References

2011 albums

Sólstafir albums

Season of Mist albums

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