Little to say this week, I've been working so bloody hard that I like a bit of a husk at the moment, my brain's burning out and my feet are always aching. It's cool but I feel like I should be building up to a big holiday when all I'm building up to is more work.
Still, I'm not complaining, better to have something than nothing and all that jazz.
Soothing music is dominating my ears at the moment, to ease me into the early starts and to wind me down after the late finishes. I hate that feeling of being completely exhausted and lying down in the dark whilst your brain continues to whirr away. Easily one of the best artists to melt away troubles is Bonobo whose release Black Sands was a standout of 2010.
After returning to London, electronic influences have crept back into his work creating a wonderful mould of live instrumentation and deep and soulfoul electronica. Bonobo has always offered forward-thinking music and the inclusion of one of the rising stars of 2010 in Andreya Triana has further cemented both his and her status' in their respective scenes.
Black Sands is a wonderfully balanced album with tracks such as Eyesdown offering the husky crackled electronics to compliment the more live based Animals. The album is also beautifully paced, never peaking too high to clash with the extremely mellow ending of Animals and title track Black Sands. Often with instrumental music such as Bonobo's, the attention of the listener is difficult to retain; by it's very nature this is music to wallow in and relax to. However the remarkably deep construction of Black Sands allows this album to creep into your consciousness without forcing it's way in and provides great rewards for your attention.
Anyway, I pick any track from Black Sands for today but as a standout memory of his performance at Big Chill, listen and enjoy Stay The Same.
Have a good weekend.
Stay The Same on Spotify
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