Bonobo - Black Sands (World Environment Day Edition)
Ninja Tune is releasing a 10th anniversary edition of Bonobo's classic 'Black Sands', marking a full decade since the release of producer and multi-instrumentalist Simon Green's acclaimed breakthrough album. The album captured a unique moment in time - it was critically acclaimed, topped Resident Advisor and DJ Mag's Album of the Year charts and has sold over four hundred thousand copies worldwide.
Influenced by the diverse, bass-driven currents of the British electronic music scene at the time, Green artfully fitted these evolving sounds into his own broader vision. The lasting significance of the record stems from the depth he found in these combinations, rattling 2-step rhythms and punchy sub-bass, coupled with carefully crafted songwriting and lush, brilliantly realized instrumentation.
Ten years later, the record marks a crucial step in Green's enigmatic but unstoppable rise to become one of the greatest electronic artists of our time. He now boasts six albums to his name, including the career-defining 2017 album 'Migration', which reached number 11 in the official album charts in Germany and received two GRAMMY nominations (as did his 2019 single 'Linked'), he has also played sold-out concerts all over the world and brought his cultishly revered live show to Alexandra Palace (aka Ally Pally), Glastonbury Festival, Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado and Berlin's gigantic Velodrom bicycle stadium on consecutive nights. Forma
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Ninja Tune is releasing a 10th anniversary edition of Bonobo's classic 'Black Sands', marking a full decade since the release of producer and multi-instrumentalist Simon Green's acclaimed breakthrough album. The album captured a unique moment in time - it was critically acclaimed, topped Resident Advisor and DJ Mag's Album of the Year charts and has sold over four hundred thousand copies worldwide.
Influenced by the diverse, bass-driven currents of the British electronic music scene at the time, Green artfully fitted these evolving sounds into his own broader vision. The lasting significance of the record stems from the depth he found in these combinations, rattling 2-step rhythms and punchy sub-bass, coupled with carefully crafted songwriting and lush, brilliantly realized instrumentation.
Ten years later, the record marks a crucial step in Green's enigmatic but unstoppable rise to become one of the greatest electronic artists of our time. He now boasts six albums to his name, including the career-defining 2017 album 'Migration', which reached number 11 in the official album charts in Germany and received two GRAMMY nominations (as did his 2019 single 'Linked'), he has also played sold-out concerts all over the world and brought his cultishly revered live show to Alexandra Palace (aka Ally Pally), Glastonbury Festival, Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado and Berlin's gigantic Velodrom bicycle stadium on consecutive nights. Forma
