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MH-263 Bibio - Vignetting The Compost  Seamlessly amalgamating nature and electronics, Vignetting The Compost, the third full-length release from Bibio, channels instruments and vocals from a bygone era through a futuristic digital portal. History may credit Edison with the phonograph but, in truth, the first such device mysteriously washed up on the shores of England in 1876… playing Bibio. Vignetting The Compost is at once timeless and innovative; 60s-esque folk guitar and mechanic manipulations of sounds whose instruments of origin are less important than the feelings they evoke, layer upon each other with ease and intricacy. Just when you expect to hear Nico’s moan escaping your stereo, Bibio himself comes through with a voice that could have sung next to her on “These Days.” Truly, this is an album for the ages. |
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| Reviews Summary |
| Some of Bibio's most varied and immediate work - All Music Guide / A beautiful, crackling bricolage of vintage sounds - Evil Monito / Bibio’s best record - PopMatters / Quite perfect - Losing Today / Bibio should have no problem calling his greatest - Urb / Beautiful, expressive pools of sound - The Agit Reader |
| At a time when the Kooks and the Fratellis pass for "alternative rock," you can hardly blame bands for blatantly delving back into the post-punk murk for creative inspiration. At the The Magnificents' appetite for early 1980s revivalism goes beyond the regulation ripping-off of Joy Division. Moving on from the frenetic synth-punk of their debut, this Edinburgh outfit open their second album by brazenly referencing the dark electronica of Simple Minds' pre-stadium era. Their good tastes extends to Krautrock, the gonzo punk of Subway Sect and the rabble-rousing of the Skids. - The Scotsman |
