''Black Sands'' is the fourth

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by English DJ

Bonobo The bonobo (; ''Pan paniscus''), also historically called the pygmy chimpanzee and less often the dwarf chimpanzee or gracile chimpanzee, is an endangered great ape and one of the two species making up the genus '' Pan,'' the other being the comm ...

. It was released on 29 March 2010.

Artwork

The cover features a photograph taken of

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, in northern

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. The tower in the background is located in

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().

Track listing

All tracks written and performed by Bonobo.

Personnel

Credits for ''Black Sands'' adapted from album liner notes. *

– 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 Andreya Triana is a British singer and songwriter, ''Red Bull Music Academy'' alumna and MOBO nominated artist hailing from South East London, Her debut album, ''Lost Where I Belong'' released in September 2010 on London based record label Ninj ...

– 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. Additionally, "Kong" can be heard during a scene in an artist's studio in the eighth episode of the second season of ''

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'', 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

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for 60,000 sold units in UK. As of January 20, 2017 it has sold 72,756 copies in UK.

Certifications

References

External links

Bonobo's Official Website
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Black Sands on SoundCloudBlack Sands on Spotify
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