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Grains by Bonobo

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Bonobo

Grains

Release date: 13th January 2017

From Migration
Track 4
4:29
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About This Track

'Grains' by Bonobo is an electronic track from 'Migration', released in 2017. The lyrics return obsessively to small, repeating images of sand and water, piling variation on a simple unit of matter, as if every drop and grain mattered. The effect is hypnotic and minimal, focused on measurement and recurrence rather than narrative.

"Grains" is a track by Bonobo, from the album Migration, released 13th January 2017. The track is 4:29 long. It's filed under Electronic. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Bonobo.

About the Artist

Bonobo

Bonobo

Lyrics

Grains

One, sand

One drop of water, water, sand

One, sand

One drop of water, water, sand

One, sand, one, sand

One, sand, one, sand

One grain of sand

One drop of water, water, sand

One, sand, one, sand

One, sand, one, sand

One grain of sand, one, sand

One grain of sand

Water in the sea

One grain of sand

One grain of sand

Water in the sea

One grain of sand

One grain of sand

Water in the sea

One grain of sand

One grain of sand

One grain of sand

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Track details

From Migration

4:292017
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Album
Migration
Migration
Bonobo
13th January 2017
Track number
4
Release year
2017
  1. 1Migration
    5:27
  2. 2Break Apart (feat. Rhye)
    4:35
  3. 3Outlier
    7:55
  4. 4Grains
    4:29

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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Bonobo, Pete Seeger
    Producer
    Bonobo
    Additional String Arranger
    Tylana Renga
    Cello
    April Dawn Guthrie
    Electronics
    Bonobo
    Mastering Engineer
    Kevin Metcalfe
    Mixing Engineer
    Bonobo
    Programmer
    Bonobo
    Recording Engineer
    Masahiro Tsuzuki
    Viola
    Rocio Marron
    Violin
    Bianca McClure, Tylana Renga