Black Sands (album)

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

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[9]
Sputnikmusic (emeritus)3.5/5[10]
The Times[11]
Tiny Mix Tapes[12]

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).

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. 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 CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. 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. "Black Sands". Q: 117. May 2010.
  10. Observer. "Sputnikmusic review". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  11. Clay, Joe (27 March 2010). "Bonobo Black Sands". The Times. London.
  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 17 January 2010. 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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