In February 2012, Black Sands Remixed was released on Ninja Tune, featuring tracks from the original Black Sands record remixed by electronic producers such as Machinedrum, Lapalux, Floating Points and Mark Pritchard.
Review:
“Simon Green (aka Bonobo) has always blazed his own trail through the
jungle of electro-dance scenes and genres, and if his experiments and musings
have sometimes fallen a bit flat, it's never been for want of creative ideas.
His 2010 release, Black Sands, was very warmly received (partly because it came
after a long layoff), and this excellent compilation of remixed tracks from that
album should be even more successful. The remix artists come from all over the
stylistic map: Falty DL is here, as are Machine Drum, Duke Dumont, and Banks,
among others. Interestingly, four contributors chose to remix the same track
("Eyesdown”) and the results are all intriguing: Floating Step lends the tune
a subtly two-steppy beat and mixes down Triana's smoky vocals; MC Dels adds a
layer of rapping; Arp 101 renders the tune almost unrecognisable, creating a
booming dubstep atmosphere; Machine Drum turns the track into uptight jungle
dub. Other highlights include Falty DL's eerily gorgeous take on “All in
Forms,” the slippery dub funk of Cosmin TRG's remix of “Tiara,” and Duke
Dumont's soft and ambient mix of “Black Sands,” which closes the album. The
program also includes two brand-new tracks by Bonobo himself (“Ghost Ship”
and the beautiful “Brace Brace”). If anything, this remix collection is even
better than the original album – and the original album was pretty
great."
- Rick Anderson (All Music)