Bibio

Bibio – Sunbursting EP (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 25:13 minutes | 275 MB | Genre: Electronic, Folktronica
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warp Records

Following on from a milestone 10th album and a string of reissues from earlier in his musical journey, Bibio maintains the tradition of complementing each album with an EP. “Enter the ‘Sunbursting EP’, which exists within the same musical realm as BIB10 whilst also delving into fresh concepts and sounds. Drawing inspiration from Brazilian and yacht rock influences, a diverse array of instruments intertwine with contributions from a number of collaborators including Olivier St. Louis, Óskar Guðjónsson, Dorian Concept and more. One for the endless summer.”

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Bibio – Sunbursting EP (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 00:25:13 minutes | 274 MB | Genre: Blues, Country, Folk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover

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Bibio – BIB10 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 45:40 minutes | 495 MB | Genre: Electronic, Folktronica, Indie Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warp Records

“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.”
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Bibio – Sleep On The Wing (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 28:16 minutes | 268 MB | Genre: Electronic, Folk, World, Country
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warp Records

Bibio returns, just over a year on from his latest album Ribbons, with a new ten track EP titled Sleep On The Wing on Warp Records. The release follows a pattern Bibio has established in his work; releasing a follow up EP after an album exploring similar sonic ground. This release draws on a familiar range of influences from traditional folk, peaceful atmospheric soundscapes and field recordings from the natural world. Stephen Wilkinson (Bibio) once again demonstrates the breadth of his musicality, embracing a wide range of self-played instruments including the strings which gave Ribbons much of its flavour and features some new accouplements for good measure.
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