Black Sands (album)

For other uses, see Black Sands.

Black Sands
A view of lush forested hills; a tower can be seen in the background while a tree is prominent in the foreground to the left. The bottom left text is the artist and album title.
Studio album by
Bonobo
Released29 March 2010
Genre
Length55:06
LabelNinja Tune
Bonobo chronology
Days to Come
(2006) 		Black Sands
(2010) 		The North Borders
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
BBC(positive)[4]
Drowned In Sound7/10[5]
Mojo[6]
musicOMH[7]
PopMatters[8]
Q[10]
Sputnikmusic (emeritus)3.5/5[9]
The Times[11]
Tiny Mix Tapes[12]

Black Sands is the fourth studio album by English producer Bonobo. It was released on 29 March 2010.

Artwork

The cover features a photograph taken of Derwentwater,[13] 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
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Brace Brace"7:02

Personnel

Credits for Black Sands adapted from album liner notes.[14]

  • Bonobo – piano (tracks 1 & 12), bass (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 & 10), upright bass (tracks 1, 11 & 12), guitars (tracks 3, 8, 9 & 11), classical guitar (tracks 5, 10 & 12), mandolin (track 12), keyboards (tracks 3, 8, 10 & 11), Fender Rhodes (tracks 5, 6 & 9), harmonium (tracks 1, 6 & 12), harp (track 4), xylophone (track 12), music box (track 10)
  • Andreya Triana – vocals (tracks 4, 9 & 10)
  • Mike Simmonds – violins (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 12), violas (track 5)
  • Mike Lesirge – flute (tracks 5 & 12), saxophone (track 5), clarinet (track 12)
  • Alan Hardiman – trombone (tracks 5 & 12)
  • Ryan Jacob – trumpet (tracks 5 & 12)
  • Jack Wyllie – saxophone (tracks 10)
  • Tom Chant – saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 11)
  • Graham Fox – drums (track 11)
  • Jack Baker – drums (track 12)

Use in media

"All In Forms", appeared in the film House at the End of the Street in 2012.[15] Additionally, "Kong" can be heard during a scene in an artist's studio in the eighth episode of the second season of House of Cards,[16] and Eyesdown can be heard in the background in the restaurant in the second episode of the third season of The Newsroom.[citation needed] The song "Black Sands" is the title-song of the French 2015-movie 'The Measure of a Man'. "Kiara" also appears in the video game Sleeping Dogs.

Awards

As of November 2016, it was certified silver by British Phonographic Industry for 60,000 sold units in UK.[17] As of January 20, 2017 it has sold 72,756 copies in UK.[18]

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Jones, Richard (12 January 2017). "Complete Guide: Bonobo". Clash. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Review: Black Sands". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Music - Review of Bonobo - Black Sands". BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  5. ^ Raoul, Vyvian. "Album Review: Bonobo - Black Sands". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Mojo review". Mojo: 97. May 2010.
  7. ^ "musicOMH review". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  8. ^ Hung, Estella. "Bonobo: Black Sands < PopMatters". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  9. ^ Observer. "Sputnikmusic review". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Black Sands". Q: 117. May 2010.
  11. ^ Clay, Joe (27 March 2010). "Bonobo Black Sands". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
  12. ^ Bruce, Gordon. "Tiny Mix Tapes review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Bonobo - Black Sands — Oscar & Ewan". Oscarandewan.se. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  14. ^ Black Sands (liner notes). Bonobo. Ninja Tune. 2010. ZENCD140.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ "House at the End of the Street". 21 September 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2016 – via IMDb.
  16. ^ "Just Isn't Music – 10/03/14 Bonobo 'Kong' used in House of Cards s02e08". Justisntmusic.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  17. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ "Official Charts Analysis: The xx claim No.1 spot with third album I See You". Music Week. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  19. ^ "British album certifications – Bonobo – Blacks Sands". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 May 2022.


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