The Sand and the Stars

The Sand and The Stars is an album by the Bristol-based band Movietone.

It was partly recorded on a beach in Cornwall [4] Its intention was to sound 'like a jazz record being played from across the bay'.

[5] This was inspired by a review of their previous album ('the blossom filled streets'), which had described their music that way.

[6] In 2015, upon including "Ocean Song" in their "Pitchfork Essentials" list "Harder Shade of Dark: The Sound of Bristol Post-Rock", Pitchfork Media described The Sand and the Stars as "a musical secret ripe for rediscovery, lying there gathering digital dust until its moment finally arrives.

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Movietone recording 'the sand and the stars' songs on the Porthchapel beach, Land's End, Cornwall. Taken by Michal Davies
Movietone 'the sand and the stars recordings, Kate Wright and Michal Davies, Porthchapel beach. Taken by Tom Cops
Movietone 'the sand and the stars' beach recordings. Kate Wright carrying the double bass on Porthchapel beach, for the song 'Beach Samba'. Taken by Tom Cops
Movietone 'the sand and the stars' beach recordings, Porthchapel beach, Land's End, Cornwall. L-R Sam Jones, Tom Cops, Kate Wright, Matt Jones, Rachel Coe. Taken by Michal Davies