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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 |
| This started out on the creepiest note ever. A bunch of noise and some '80s-ish computer generated voice saying "This is The Magnificents" over and over again. It was about to recieve the file-under-G (garbage) treatment but the band quickly redeemed themselves and earned their name in the process. A unique blend of synth-laden garage rock that never steps off the overdrive pedal, this release is almost like Man Or Astro-Man realizing that a singer is dire to maintain listener interest. Imagine it as if the Hives listened to more the Cars and Falco than the tired soul-influenced garage they typify. It's like kitsch value and upbeat party music at the same time. - Modern Fix |
