About this item

Started in 2017, 'PHANTOM BRICKWORKS' is an ongoing ambient/drone project by Stephen James Wilkinson a.k.a. Bibio. The work explores the human echoes still present in various sites around Britain. Wilkinson has visited these locations, observed their gradual decline, and responded with improvised and composed music.

New in 2024, a sequel titled 'PHANTOM BRICKWORKS (LP II)' is a 10-track LP, mastered by Guy Davie and vinyl cut by Hendrik Pauler. The new record draws attention to new sites - some are intriguing, vast scars on the natural landscape, others survive only in local memories, historic clips and photographs. A few remain submerged from ordinary sights, while some exist purely as legends and stories.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Beautiful, organically blooming pieces that float in the same waters as the original Phantom Brickworks, but with a drify, hypnotic focus we didn't get as much the first time around. As ever, with anything Bibio has ever done, it's unique and stunning.

TRACK LISTING

1. DINORWIC
2. DOROTHEA’S BED
3. PHANTOM BRICKWORKS VI
4. SURAM
5. LLYN PERIS
6. PHANTOM BRICKWORKS VII
7. TEGID’S COURT
8. BROGRAVE
9. SPIDER BRIDGE
10. SYCHDER MCMLXXXIX