Black Sands

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Black Sands
Bonobo Black Sands.png
Studio album by
Released29 March 2010
Genre
Length55:06
Label Ninja Tune
Bonobo chronology
Days to Come
(2006)
Black Sands
(2010)
The North Borders
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
BBC (positive) [4]
Drowned In Sound 7/10 [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Sputnikmusic (emeritus)3.5/5 [10]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Tiny Mix TapesU+25CF.svgU+25CF.svgU+25CF.svgU+25CB.svgU+25CB.svg [12]

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

Contents

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″N3°7′3.43″W / 54.5916528°N 3.1176194°W / 54.5916528; -3.1176194 Coordinates: 54°35′29.95″N3°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]

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] [18] As of January 20, 2017 it has sold 72,756 copies in UK. [19]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] Gold100,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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