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Black Sands
Electronic · 2010 · 13 tracks · 1h 2m

Black Sands

Bonobo

Lush, cinematic downtempo that pairs intricate organic instrumentation with deep electronic pulses. A misty, autumnal masterpiece of texture and mood.

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It's like a warm hug from a very sophisticated ghost in the middle of a foggy forest.

A sophisticated, autumnal melancholy that feels both expansive and deeply comforting.

Black Sands · vs · Bonobo
Upright Bass+1.1σ

The instrumentation foregrounds upright bass notably more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 1h 2m
01
Prelude
1:18
02
Kiara
3:50
03
Kong
3:58
04
Eyesdown
5:26
05
El Toro
3:44
06
We Could Forever
4:20
07
1009
4:30
08
All in Forms
4:52
09
The Keeper
4:49
10
Stay the Same
4:45
11
Animals
6:45
12
Black Sands
6:49
13
Brace Brace
7:04
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the harp and strings swell into the main beat on Kiara, creating a cinematic sense of arrival.
The heavy, syncopated bassline drop in Eyesdown that anchors the ethereal vocal fragments.
The mournful, solo clarinet melody that closes the title track, echoing like a distant memory.
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