Black Sands (album) explained
| Black Sands |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Bonobo |
| Cover: | Bonobo Black Sands.png |
| Alt: | 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. |
| Released: | 29 March 2010 |
| Length: | 55:06 |
| Label: | Ninja Tune |
| Prev Title: | Days to Come |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | The North Borders |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
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,[1] in northern England. The tower in the background is located in Castlerigg .
Track listing
All tracks written and performed by Bonobo.
Personnel
Credits for Black Sands adapted from album liner notes.[2]
- 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.[3] 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,[4] 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.[5] As of January 20, 2017 it has sold 72,756 copies in UK.[6]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Bonobo - Black Sands — Oscar & Ewan. Oscarandewan.se. 2020-03-01.
- Black Sands. Bonobo. Ninja Tune. 2010. ZENCD140. liner notes.
- Web site: House at the End of the Street. 21 September 2012. IMDb. 9 December 2016.
- Web site: Just Isn't Music – 10/03/14 Bonobo 'Kong' used in House of Cards s02e08. Justisntmusic.com. en. 2018-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20150310033322/http://www.justisntmusic.com/news/100314-bonobo-kong-used-in-house-of-cards-s02e08/. 10 March 2015. dead.
- Web site: Archived copy . 20 October 2017 . 24 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090924015932/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx . live .
- Web site: Official Charts Analysis: The xx claim No.1 spot with third album I See You. Music Week . 20 January 2017. 11 April 2018.
