
BIB10 (Gold Vinyl)
Bibio - BIB10 (Gold Vinyl)
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“I
like
contrast
between
my
albums,”
says
Stephen
Wilkinson
aka
Bibio.
“When
I
finish
an
album,
I
crave
doing
something
different
for
the
next
one.”
No
more
so
is
this
made
apparent
with
Wilkinson
hitting
a
major
milestone,
releasing
his
10th
studio
album.
Over
those
ten
albums
he
has
gracefully
glided
between
electronica,
ambient,
folk,
pop,
indie,
funk,
soul
and
just
about
any
other
sonic
avenue
he’s
decided
to
turn
down.
After
2019’s
‘Ribbons’,
an
album
he
describes
as
“organic
and
woody
sounding”
with
a
“psych
folk
vibe”,
for
‘BIB10’
he
decided
early
on
that
he
wanted
to
use
more
synths,
drum
machines,
and
electric
guitars.
“I
wanted
this
album
to
sound
more
polished
and
slick,”
he
says.
“But
not
‘software
perfect’.
My
influences
for
studio
production
mostly
come
from
the
60s,
70s,
and
80s
where
the
craft
was
very
different
-
getting
a
more
polished
sound,
without
ironing
the
humanity
out
of
it,
was
part
of
the
ethos.”
The
result
is
an
album
heavy
in
grooves,
be
them
looping
guitar
licks
that
lock
into
hypnotic
swirls,
buoyant
funk
beats,
silky
disco,
texture-heavy
soul
explorations
or
that
uniquely
distinct
tone
that
sounds
like
nobody
other
than
Bibio.
The
tone
here
is
rich,
deep,
resonant
and
conjures
up
a
radiating
warmth
throughout.
This
is
apparent
on
tracks
such
as
the
opening
‘Off
Goes
the
Light’,
in
which
Wilkinson’s
prominent
vocals
merge
beautifully
with
the
interlocking
guitar
melodies
and
immersive
synth
soundscapes.
Even
though,
on
the
surface,
this
album
at
times
feels
like
one
of
Wilkinson’s
most
outwardly
electronic-sounding
efforts,
its
roots
are
planted
firmly
to
the
guitar.
“I
became
more
obsessed
than
ever
with
guitars
in
the
last
few
years,
particularly
vintage
guitars,”
he
says.
“This
album
is
an
ode
to
guitar
in
a
very
different
way,
with
the
guitars
more
like
building
blocks
of
a
larger
structure,
and
the
subtle
variations
and
differences
with
each
guitar’s
tone
and
colour
make
the
album
more
nuanced.
I
don’t
think
of
it
as
a
guitar
album
per
se,
but
I
feel
the
foundation
to
all
of
the
tracks
is
guitar.”
This
underlying
ethos
has
never
been
clearer
than
on
his
10th
album,
a
record
that
captures
the
essence
of
Bibio’s
journey
to
date,
with
clear
sonic
characteristics
and
styles
present
and
linkable
to
the
past,
while
still
exploring
fresh
ground
and
looking
to
the
horizon.
It’s
a
celebration
record
in
many
senses.
“I
think
as
ten
is
such
a
milestone
album,
I
wanted
it
to
be
more
of
a
party
album,”
he
says.
“It
also
has
its
dreamy
and
melancholy
moments,
but
there’s
a
lot
of
fun
and
playfulness
in
this
album.
I
hope
people
get
up
and
dance
to
some
of
these
songs.”
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