Stephen Wilkinson aka Bibio is here to take us to dreamland once again. He is one of the few artists that can blend different styles together, without you realising that someone is trying to do so. Making electronic music more human again, making folk-music more intense, and touching the best aspects of triphop as well. His unbelievable skilll is out on LP again, titled Silver Wilkinson. Bibio albums have been doing something to my head on a regular basis over the last few years, but it felt like he was still looking to find his true identity. To say that he has found it, is pushing it, but he is getting close. According to interviews he has changed his music a bit on purpose. While his albums Mind Bokeh, and a personal favourite Ambivalence Avenue were more purely electronic, this album sounds more harmonic, more natural in a sense. You can just tell more live instrumentals were included, and a fun fact, for a few songs Stephen included recording material outside in his garden to symbolise the new sound.
Let's start of with lead single "A Tout a L'heure":
To show he hasn't forgotten his roots, we get a beautiful third track on the album called Wulf:
And while most people would say there is not much going on here, which I can imagine, the vibe coming from this song is so intense, and shows his talent in electronica music. But this album is more of him sitting down with his guitar and playing some of the best folky songs I have heard all year. Like in Raincoat:
I hope you are now in love with this album as much as I am. Maybe its just me, but while more and more singer/songwriters, that are hitting the festivals and the charts, are sounding more and more alike, the stand-outs like Bibio are the acts that really do it for me. I hope I can convince you too. Give it a try, and let me know what you think.
I give this album a staggering 4.5/5 stars.
By the way, the blog's youtube channel is updated with some Bibio tracks among them. Check it out, and thanks for the views lately.
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