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MH-234 Bibio - Fi  Recommended to Mush by Marcus Eoin of Boards Of Canada, the debut release from central England's Stephen Wilkinson (aka Bibio) is a triumph of saturation, distortion, and musical obscurity. Comprised of seventeen ambient songs built on samples of his own work rather than the work of others, fi is rich in musical imagery. Using manipulated live instrumentation, field recordings, and a strong portion of effects, Bibio's musical influences - the Incredible String Band, Joao Gilberto, My Bloody Valentine, Tortoise, and the producers of Warp Records - seep into his compositions. Bibio's debut is a revelation in the emotional power of lo-fi ambient compositions and clearly establishes him as a producer who has developed his own unique voice. |
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| Quietly captivating - Daily Telegraph / Immediately arresting - The Wire / The perfect music to dream by - Spin / Hypnotic - Exclaim! / Truly memorable stuff - 3D World / Exquisite - 3Hive / Recommended listening - Boomkat / The most relaxing experience you've ever felt - Impace Press |
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| This is a hiker's album. Stephen Wilkinson (aka Bibio) likes to take his guitar out into the woods and record himself using junk-shop equipment: Dictaphones, cassette tapes, and second-hand samplers, picking up all the ambient natural noise. Almost all of the seventeen songs on fi are built around simple guitar figures, heavily processed and swathed in snippets of found sound. The general impression falls somewhere between The Jewelled Antler Collective's pastoral psych and Four Tet style folktronica, though Bibio's music is more minimal than either. These drone-songs are so cyclical and idyllic that only natural metaphors seem apt: rivers, streams, growing trees. fi might actually be a little too soothing for anything other than bedtime listening, but it's been giving me sweet dreams all week. - Terminal City |
