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An under-the-radar master
'The North Borders' album
Quite simply the album that made Si Green what he is today. Until 2010's ‘Black Sands’, Bonobo was kind of that guy that you’d heard the name of, thought it was a cute alias, and figured he was kind of a leftfield trip-hop artist who's music you might hear in passing but never really focus in on. He was one for the Ninja Tune heads. 'Black Sands' changed that, and ‘The North Borders’ completely blew that reputation apart. The album made him a household name and a must-see live act. It was also the first time the artist had ever really focused on 4/4 music and the garage influences on the album are also stand out point. Listening back to it in 2017, tracks like 'Emalkay', 'Jets' and the Erykah Badu collaboration 'Heaven For The Sinner' is as fresh as ever.
