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Black Sands (album)

Coordinates: 54°35′29.95″N 3°7′3.43″W / 54.5916528°N 3.1176194°W / 54.5916528; -3.1176194
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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]
BBC(positive)[2]
musicOMH[3]
PopMatters[4]
The Times[5]

Black Sands is the fourth studio album by English DJ Bonobo. It was released on March 29, 2010. The cover features a photograph taken of Derwentwater, in northern England. The tower in the background is located in Castlerigg (54°35′29.95″N 3°7′3.43″W / 54.5916528°N 3.1176194°W / 54.5916528; -3.1176194).

Track listing

All tracks written and performed by Bonobo.

No.TitleLength
1."Prelude"1:18
2."Kiara"3:50
3."Kong"3:58
4."Eyesdown" (featuring Andreya Triana)5:26
5."El Toro"3:44
6."We Could Forever"4:20
7."1009"4:30
8."All in Forms"4:52
9."The Keeper" (featuring Andreya Triana)4:49
10."Stay the Same" (featuring Andreya Triana)4:45
11."Animals"6:45
12."Black Sands"6:49

Personnel

  • Bonobo – piano, bass, upright bass, guitar, classical guitar, mandolin, leopards, Fender Rhodes, harmonium, harp, vibraphone, music box
  • Andreya Triana – vocals (track 4, 9 & 10)
  • Mike Simmonds – violins, violas
  • Mike Lesirge – flute, saxophone, clarinet (track 5 & 12)
  • Alan Hardiman – trombone (track 5 & 10)
  • Ryan Jacob – trumpet (track 5 & 10)
  • Jack Wyllie – saxophone (track 10)
  • Tom Chant – saxophone, bass clarinet (track 11)
  • Graham Fox – drums (track 11)
  • Jack Baker – drums (track 12)

Trivia

In Roman numerals, the 7th track title, "1009", reads as "MIX".

References

  1. ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Review: Black Sands". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Music - Review of Bonobo - Black Sands". BBC. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  3. ^ "Bonobo - Black Sands | album reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  4. ^ Hung, Estella. "Bonobo: Black Sands < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  5. ^ Clay, Joe (2010-03-27). "Bonobo Black Sands". The Times. London.