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. It was released on August 29, 2014 through the record label

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. The tracks of the album represent the traditional Icelandic times of the day.

Track listing

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Personnel

Sólstafir

* Aðalbjörn Tryggvason –

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* Sæþór Maríus Sæþórsson – guitar * Svavar Austmann – bass * Guðmundur Óli Pálmason –

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Additional musicians

* Hrafn Thoroddsen –

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on "Náttmál" * Halldór Á. Björnsson –

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* Bjarni M. Sigurðarson –

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* Hildur Ársælsdóttir – strings * Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir – strings * María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir – strings

Production

* Birgir Jón Birgirsson –

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, mixing * Aðalbjörn Tryggvason – production * Silli Geirdal – co-production * Níels Adolf Svansson – assistant

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* Andy Jackson – mastering

Artwork and design

* Ragnar Axelsson –

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Studios

* Sundlaugin,

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, Iceland –

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