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Friday, Mar 12, 2010

by PopMatters Staff

Bonobo
Black Sands
(Ninja Tune)
Releasing: 6 April

British electronic master Bonobo unleashes his latest LP right after SXSW and it’s his first full-length work since 2006’s Days to Come. Ninja Tune has kindly provided a 10-minute mix sampler and the first video premiered just this week.

SONG LIST
01 Prelude
02 Kiara
03 Kong
04 Eyesdown ft. Andreya Triana
05 El Toro
06 We Could Forever
07 1009
08 All in Forms
09 The Keeper ft. Andreya Triana
10 Stay the Same
11 Animals
12 Black Sands

Black Sands 10-minute mix teaser [MP3]

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20 Mar 2012

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8 Apr 2010

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24 Mar 2010

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