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Sold Date:
January 23, 2017
Start Date:
February 20, 2015
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Store Categories BONOBO - Black Sands / 2xLP BRAND NEW VINYL / NINJA TUNE 2010
"With Black Sands, Bonobo seems to have reached maturity, fashioning an album that takes in a far greater scope than its predecessors. In additional to the sampling and beat-making expertise of prior releases, Black Sands features a clever integration of real instrumentation. 'El Toro' is like a collision between Four Tet and the Cinematic Orchestra, with beautifully crafted drum edits slotting alongside jazzy ensemble performances complete with lavish strings. Further highlights come from the collaborations with vocalist Andreya Triana: 'Eyesdown' starts out with what sounds a bit like the introductory tremolo chords to David Sylvian's 'Blemish', only bathed in deep vinyl crackle. Then, almost Burial-like beats launch into the mix making for a deep, swinging, soulful production that benefits greatly from the vocal supplied by new Ninja Tune signing Triana. A most impressive record, Black Sands successfully delves into modern hip-hop's deep FlyLo-style deep compressions (as on 'Kiara') while also staying true to a kind of bluesy chamber-jazz mindset that blows that cobwebs off those old trip-hop associations."
1 Prelude
A2 Kiara
A3 Kong
A4 Eyesdown
B1 El Toro
B2 We Could Forever
B3 1009
C1 All In Forms
C2 The Keeper
C3 Stay The Same
D1 Animals
D2 Black Sands