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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 - Impact Press |
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| Recommended to Mush by Marcus Eoin of Boards of Canada (there's even a sticker on the front to prove it!), the debut release from Stephen Wilkinson (aka Bibio) has been decribed by Eoin as “the antidote to the modern laptopia of pristine electronic music, curing us with majestic drones, gnarly disintegrating guitars and warbling tape loops filtered through your parents broken 1970’s hi-fi” - and believe it or not that’s pretty much bob-on. Comprised of seventeen atmospheric stretched built on samples of his own work rather than the work of others, using manipulated live instrumentation, field recordings, and a host of effects, focusing on location recording using cassettes, a half-broken sampler, dictaphones, and experimental ways of affecting sounds, Fi contains all those detuned, nostalgic washed Boards have become so well loved for. Recommended listening. - Boomkat |
1XLP/Out Of Print