Øtta Unveils Debut Album 'Pele De Mar' Via Hotties

Portuguese-born producer, DJ, and visual artist ØTTA has delivered her long-awaited debut full-length album, ‘PELE DE MAR’, released worldwide via her own imprint and party series, HOTTIES. Spanning eight tracks, the record channels over twelve years of sonic experimentation, constructing a fluid bridge between the geographic and cultural hubs that have defined her journey: Lisbon, London, and South America.

The album's title translates conceptually to the skin or surface of the sea—a metaphor for the bodies of water that link the territories forming her personal and creative lineage. Sonically, ‘PELE DE MAR’ represents a boundary-pushing body of club music that seamlessly fuses driving techno foundations with UK garage, baile funk, Latin percussive frameworks, and high-bpm rave aesthetics. Written and forged in Rio de Janeiro, the LP opens with ‘RIO’, a rhythmic homage featuring Brazilian vocalist Clara Ribeiro interpolating Elza Soares’ iconic refrain.

The album's collaborative identity is anchored by a sharp selection of featured vocalists. Argentine artist Fiah Miau lends her distinct delivery to the high-tempo ‘GATA FINA’, Lua de Santana brings Portuguese lyricism to the funk-infused ‘REBOLA DE SALTO’, and Bibi Babydoll blends her signature phonk energy with heavy rave synthesis on ‘4X4’. The solo cuts further demonstrate her range, moving from the sensual, bass-heavy house rhythms of ‘PULSO.’ and the London-influenced garage-techno hybrid ‘FRIO’, to the introspective atmosphere of ‘THAT SNACK’ and the organic, guitar-driven conclusion of ‘SAUDADE’.

Rooted in a six-year classical orchestra background followed by formal studies in art and architecture, ØTTA approaches composition through a structural lens of symmetry, tension, and spatial dynamics. ‘PELE DE MAR’ marks the culmination of this formal and subcultural evolution, standing as the definitive statement of her artistic ethos to date as she embarks on an extensive global album tour spanning key venues across Europe and North America.

• Stream / Buy 'PELE DE MAR': drop.cobrand.com/d/OTTA/peledemar
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