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The sole full-length album by the London groove collective the Sandals (a second was recorded, but rejected by the record company and unreleased) is, in retrospect, a prescient look at where post-ambient house electronica would go in the mid-'90s. The jazzy grooves, largely courtesy of bassist Ian Simmonds, who would go on to make some sublime solo records under his own name and as Juryman, and percussion-heavy arrangements have an organic quality that had been missing from most of the dance records of the early '90s, and the slow-moving, vaguely druggy rhythms are a clear forerunner to trip-hop. John Harris' flute, sax, and clarinet predominate over the electronics (interestingly, the group didn't have a full-time keyboardist or guitarist; friends like Jamiroquai's Nick Van Gelder and Julian Cope's guitarist Donald Ross Skinner pitched in). Between that and the shuffling, layered percussion, parts of this album sound like Herbie Mann or Rahsaan Roland Kirk's '70s work given a Tricky remix. Though the hit single "Feet" is an obvious highlight, it's tracks like the otherworldly opener "Profound Gas" and the slinky "Lovewood" that really put this album over. The belated U.S. version adds two lengthy remixes of "Feet" that add little to the original's charm.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
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Will Blanchard, Composer - Harris, Composer - John Harris, Composer - Sandals, Composer, Production, MainArtist - Delves, Composer - Production: Sandals, Production - Remix And Additional Production: Joe Gibb At Joes Garage Studios, Additional Production & Remix, Remix & Additional Production - Blanchard, Composer - Simmonds, Composer - Ian Simmonds, Composer - Derek Delves, Composer
© 1994 London Records Ltd ℗ 1994 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Daley, Composer - Paul Daley, Composer - Neil Barnes, Composer - Will Blanchard, Composer - Harris, Composer - Simmons, Composer - John Harris, Composer - Barnes, Composer - Sandals, Composer, MainArtist - Delves, Composer - Engineered by: Joe Gibb at Rollover Studios, Engineer - Produced & Mixed: Leftfield, Produced & Mixed by - Blanchard, Composer - Simmonds, Composer - Ian Simmonds, Composer - Derek Delves, Composer
© 1994 London Records Ltd ℗ 1994 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Will Blanchard, Composer - Harris, Composer - John Harris, Composer - Sandals, Composer, Production, MainArtist - Delves, Composer - Production: Sandals, Production - Remix And Additional Production: Joe Gibb @ Joes Garage Studios,Metropolis & Townhouse, Additional Production & Remix, Remix & Additional Production - Blanchard, Composer - Simmonds, Composer - Ian Simmonds, Composer - Derek Delves, Composer
© 1994 London Records Ltd ℗ 1994 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Will Blanchard, Composer - Harris, Composer - John Harris, Composer - Sandals, Composer, Production, MainArtist - Delves, Composer - Production: Sandals, Production - Remix And Additional Production: Joe Gibb., Additional Production & Remix, Remix & Additional Production - Blanchard, Composer - Simmonds, Composer - Ian Simmonds, Composer - Derek Delves, Composer
© 1994 London Records Ltd ℗ 1994 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Daley, Composer - Paul Daley, Composer - Neil Barnes, Composer - Will Blanchard, Composer - Harris, Composer - John Harris, Composer - Barnes, Composer - Sandals, Composer, MainArtist - Delves, Composer - Engineered by: Chris Jones At Rollover Studios, Engineer - Production: Leftfield, Production - Blanchard, Composer - Simmonds, Composer - Leftfield, Production - Ian Simmonds, Composer - Derek Delves, Composer - Chris Jones At Rollover Studios, Engineer
© 1994 London Records Ltd ℗ 1994 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Will Blanchard, Composer - Harris, Composer - John Harris, Composer - Sandals, Composer, MainArtist - Delves, Composer - Engineered by: Hugo Nicolson, Engineer - Production: Hugo Nicolson, Production - Blanchard, Composer - Simmonds, Composer - Hugo Nicolson, Engineer, Production - Ian Simmonds, Composer - Derek Delves, Composer
© 1994 London Records Ltd ℗ 1994 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
James Johnston, Production - Will Blanchard, Composer - Harris, Composer - John Harris, Composer - Joe Gibb, Engineer, Remixer - Sandals, Composer, Production, MainArtist - Delves, Composer - Engineered By Joe Gibb, Engineer - Production: Sandals & James Johnston. Additional Production By Mike Nielsen, Production - Remixer: Joe Gibb, Remixer - Blanchard, Composer - Simmonds, Composer - Mike Nielsen, Additional Production - Ian Simmonds, Composer - Derek Delves, Composer
© 1994 London Records Ltd ℗ 1994 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
James Johnston, Production - Will Blanchard, Composer - Harris, Composer - John Harris, Composer - Joe Gibb, Additional Production, Remixer - Sandals, Composer, Production, MainArtist - Delves, Composer - Remix And Additional Production: Joe Gibb., Additional Production & Remix - Production: Sandals & James Johnston, Production - Blanchard, Composer - Simmonds, Composer - Ian Simmonds, Composer - Derek Delves, Composer
© 1994 London Records Ltd ℗ 1994 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Daley, Composer - Paul Daley, Composer - Neil Barnes, Composer - Will Blanchard, Composer - Harris, Composer - John Harris, Composer - Barnes, Composer - Sandals, Composer, MainArtist - Delves, Composer - Remix And Additional Production: Joe Gibb At Joes Garage Studios, Additional Production & Remix - Production: Leftfield, Production - Blanchard, Composer - Simmonds, Composer - Leftfield, Production - Ian Simmonds, Composer - Derek Delves, Composer - Joe Gibb At Joes Garage Studios, Remix & Additional Production
© 1994 London Records Ltd ℗ 1994 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Daley, Composer - Paul Daley, Composer - Neil Barnes, Composer - Will Blanchard, Composer - Harris, Composer - John Harris, Composer - Barnes, Composer - Sandals, Composer, MainArtist - Delves, Composer - Production: Leftfield, Production - Engineered by: Chris Jones @ Rollover Studios, Engineer - Blanchard, Composer - Simmonds, Composer - Leftfield, Production - Ian Simmonds, Composer - Derek Delves, Composer - Chris Jones @ Rollover Studios, Engineer
© 1994 London Records Ltd ℗ 1994 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Album review
The sole full-length album by the London groove collective the Sandals (a second was recorded, but rejected by the record company and unreleased) is, in retrospect, a prescient look at where post-ambient house electronica would go in the mid-'90s. The jazzy grooves, largely courtesy of bassist Ian Simmonds, who would go on to make some sublime solo records under his own name and as Juryman, and percussion-heavy arrangements have an organic quality that had been missing from most of the dance records of the early '90s, and the slow-moving, vaguely druggy rhythms are a clear forerunner to trip-hop. John Harris' flute, sax, and clarinet predominate over the electronics (interestingly, the group didn't have a full-time keyboardist or guitarist; friends like Jamiroquai's Nick Van Gelder and Julian Cope's guitarist Donald Ross Skinner pitched in). Between that and the shuffling, layered percussion, parts of this album sound like Herbie Mann or Rahsaan Roland Kirk's '70s work given a Tricky remix. Though the hit single "Feet" is an obvious highlight, it's tracks like the otherworldly opener "Profound Gas" and the slinky "Lovewood" that really put this album over. The belated U.S. version adds two lengthy remixes of "Feet" that add little to the original's charm.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:30
- Main artists: Sandals
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: London Music Stream
- Genre: Electronic
© 1994 London Records Ltd ℗ 1994 London Records Ltd
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