Bibio

Fi - Warp Edition

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Record Label
Warp

About this item

Originally released in limited numbers on American imprint Mush in 2005, "Fi" introduced Stephen James Wilkinson's Bibio project to the wider world. Not only did this assured debut catch the ear of major influence Boards Of Canada, but it also won him plenty of fans at UK electronica bastion Warp, who've supported Bibio ever since. This reissue will certainly help fans join the dots between then and now, with ambient and folk still being his main crossover point, just as it was a decade ago. Highlights on here are the looped and layered banjo workout of "Bewley In White", the sombre acoustic expressions of "Puffer" or "Cantaloup" (the latter sounding like it was recorded on a broken tape machine and to interesting effect) and the creepy lo-fi ambience of "I'm Rewinding It".

“Fi is a special album for me because it still reminds me of those happy days of discovery, where I had very little in the way of equipment or music production knowledge, but somehow managed to find a sound I could call my own,” - Bibio

"Bibio is 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 parent's broken 1970's hi-fi" - Marcus Eoin, Boards of Canada

TRACK LISTING

1. Cherry Blossom Road
2. Bewley In White
3. Puffer
4. Cluster At CWM Einion
5. London Planes
6. It Was Willow
7. I'm Rewinding It...
8. Looking Through The Facets Of A Plastic Jewel
9. Wet Flakey Bark
10. Bewley In Grey
11. Teleidophonic Torch
12. Puddled In The Morning
13. At The Chase
14. Cantaloup Carousel
15 Lakeside
16 Bewley In Red
17 Poplar Avenue (Uncut)

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