London-based Sandals play downtempo, trip-hop, & acid jazz styled early-90s dance music mixed with poetry & conscious hip-hop. They only recorded two albums (the second has never been released) & one EP (1995s Cracked, seen by many as one of the essential early examples of trip-hop) even though they had signed with a major label (London) & scored a pop hit with their single "Feet".
The band consisted of Derek Delves on lead vocals & percussion, John Harris on various reed instruments, Ian Simmonds on bass, & Will Blanchard on drums. The group never had a full-time guitar or keyboard player, preferring to rely on friends on a song-by-song basis.
London released Rite to Silence, preceded by the single "Profound Gas," in early 1994. The second single, "Feet," was a hit. The album got generally positive reviews, but the A&R executive who signed Sandals quit the London label shortly after the album's release. His replacement neither enjoyed nor understood their music. Sandals recorded a new album with Luke Gordon, aka Spacer, who had produced their EP. London rejected the album. The group split up in early 1996. Ian Simmonds went on to release several well-received, jazz-oriented solo records under his own name & as the Juryman. Will Blanchard drummed for both Dot Allison & Beth Orton.
On the US CD release of Rite to Silence, the tracks vary from the EU version that I have. The US version begins with the 8:40+ track "Profound Gas" while the final track "Profound Dub" was relpaced by the tracks: "Feet (Dust Brothers mix)"; & "Feet (Wrong Side of Town mix)". I have included "Profound Gas" & the "Feet" remixes as bonus tracks here.
Feet
Nothing
No Movement
Change
Ardens Bud
We Wanna Live
We Don't Wanna Be the Ones to Take the Blame
Lovewood
Here Comes The Sign
Profound Dub
bonus tracks -
Profound Gas
Feet (Dust Brothers mix)
Feet (Charles Webster Wrong Side of Town mix)
The fix is in,
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Rite to Silence
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