Tenth anniversary re-press of Gravenhurst’s 2004 minialbum, the companion piece to their first album on Warp, ‘Flashlight Seasons’.

A mini-album half an hour in length and comprised of six songs, Nick Talbot aka Gravenhurst regarded it as a set of clues to the sound of future Gravenhurst records. A noisier and more overtly lo-fi record of dark pastoral psychedelia, ‘Black Holes In The Sand’ firmly established an enduring Gravenhurst aesthetic: enigmatic lyrics, ghostly vocals and virtuoso finger-picked guitars against a backdrop of cinematic, shape-shifting, semi-conscious textures; subliminal transmissions from the surrounding landscape. For the last decade the title track has frequently featured as the show closer, with its sprawling second half ending the performance amidst a wall of quaking feedback, electronic pulsations and pounding ceremonial drums; a sonic evocation of the forces of nature.

“The title track is an exquisite lament that swells over seven minutes into electric turbulence” – Uncut

“Breathtaking in all senses” – Q

Includes a download card and new sleevenotes from Nick Talbot.

This is being reissued alongside a re-press of ‘Flashlight Seasons’ and a collection of unreleased recordings from the period ‘Offerings: Lost Songs 2000 – 2004’.