Black Sands

Bonobo - Black Sands
Critic Score
Based on 8 reviews
2010 Ratings: #405 / 922
User Score
Based on 213 ratings
2010 Ratings: #97
Liked by 14 people
March 29, 2010 / Release Date
LP / Format
Ninja Tune / Label
Electronic / Genres
Bonobo / Producer
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UltimateLifeFrm
84

Majestic electronic music for all seasons.

Black Sands is the 4th album from English DJ / producer Simon Green aka Bonobo.

Released in March 2010, the album takes a lot of roots from UK bass-driven music and he plays around with them to give his own artistic vision that matches the mood you get from looking at the artwork.

Black Sands includes a variety of genre elements such as the likes of Trip-Hop, Nu Jazz, Ambient and Electronica altogether to deliver a gorgeous soundscape of light and ... read more

TheCarioca
93

Prelude - 5/5 ❤
Kiara - 5/5 ❤
Kong - 5/5 ❤
Eyesdown (Featuring Andreya Triana) - 5/5 ❤
El Toro - 5/5 ❤
We Could Forever - 5/5 ❤
1009 - 5/5 ❤
All in Forms - 5/5 ❤
The Keeper (Featuring Andreya Triana) - 3/5
Stay the Same (Featuring Andreya Triana) - 5/5 ❤
Animals - 5/5 ❤
Black Sands - 3/5

KingIsCole10
96

One of the most underrated electronic albums of all time. This album is so unbelievably beautiful I'm shocked its's not more talked about among music fans. The atmosphere for the album is just perfect and all the sounds here blend to make something so unique and special. The tracks with vocals are amazingly sung, the elements of jazz on certain tracks are wonderful and a delight to the ears and every track here is at least great in my opinion. All of Bonobo's best tracks are on this album and ... read more

C419
90

r/electronicmusic were right to vote this up placing it a #7 best electronic album of the 2010s this album is a staple in downtempo music.

treblafreeman
90

Peak Bonobo, this is so fucking good... It's in there on the perfect mix of electronic music with real instrumentation.
Not only he masterly produced this album as a DJ, he played piano, bass, upright bass, guitars (electric and classical), mandolin, keyboards and xylophone and every single part fits perfectly with the music, it might not be super complex, but everything this man did for this project perfectly fits together. This is some peak background music, background music in good sense.

fotodeatardecer
100

la música electrónica y la capacidad de volver a ser un niño.

un disco que me cambió la vida. un disco al que siempre voy a volver, no importa cuánto tiempo pase me va a volver a encontrar.

trip-hop beats; el jazz; las capas y capas de detalles y más detalles; unos paisajes gigantes y abrumadores que no dejan de aparecer ante los ojos, y un ritmo animado que me hace pensar estar contemplándolo todo así de boquiabierto abordo de un tren. ... read more

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Track List

1Prelude
1:18
65
2Kiara
3:50
78
3Kong
3:57
75
4Eyesdown
5:26
78
5El Toro
3:44
80
6We Could Forever
4:19
73
71009
4:30
65
8All in Forms
4:51
75
9The Keeper
4:48
65
10Stay the Same
4:44
78
11Animals
6:45
75
12Black Sands
6:49
73
Total Length: 55 minutes

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