Bibio - Mind Bokeh (New Albun March 29 )

Naal · Post by **Naal** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:47 pm

Got the album about a week now , and I've been listening to it daily.
It's really better than I had imagined because a lot of people seemed to be dissapointed.
It does fail a little as an album , but that doesn't mean there aren't a lot of great songs and moments.
Currently really digging 'Anything New' , 'K is For Kelson' , 'Mind Bokeh' and 'Feminine Eye'
Also 'Take off Your Shirt' isn't as bad as many said before , I even like it more than 'More Excuses' for example.

'Anything New' has been in my head for the past week so it's really my favorite so far.

sevenELIXIR · Post by **sevenELIXIR** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:39 am

5 stars from me. album of the year so far. it's very unique

YELLOW · Post by **YELLOW** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:09 am

bumped for this:

Elephant Face · Post by **Elephant Face** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:20 am

Thank you!

And also, I bought the shirt in a size large and.... it is WAY too large. ::::::::::::::::::: ((((((((((((((((

The Friendly Stranger · Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:38 pm

YELLOW wrote:bumped for this:

This is lovely! He channels nostalgia in his music so well.

turquoise70 · Post by **turquoise70** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:50 am

The Friendly Stranger wrote:
YELLOW wrote:bumped for this:

This is lovely! He channels nostalgia in his music so well.

this is the kind of thing which

if it was ANYONE but Bibio

say, i don't know, me, for example

people would be like UGH WHATEVER THIS IS SUCH A BOC RIPOFF IT'S NOT EVEN A GOOD RIPOFF

The909Virus · Post by **The909Virus** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:08 am

^I actually thought that about that bibio tune. Seems a little forced.

YELLOW · Post by **YELLOW** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:40 am

I don't think it sounds like boards of canada at all imo

Archrival · Post by **Archrival** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 1:04 pm

Its almost like a hommage to them, trying to emulate the old sound of theirs. The sound isnt as good as them and I wouldn't think its a boards of canada track as they put another kind of soul into it.

sevenELIXIR · Post by **sevenELIXIR** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 1:47 pm

wow thanks for that video post. I didn't know what the name of the bonus track was. I love it; more than some of the standard mind bokeh tracks even. it sounds distinctly bibio to me, the synth is very bibio-ish.

I am looking for this track to buy in flac, but cannot find it. can anyone point me in the right direction???

YELLOW · Post by **YELLOW** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:10 pm

sevenELIXIR wrote:wow thanks for that video post. I didn't know what the name of the bonus track was. I love it; more than some of the standard mind bokeh tracks even. it sounds distinctly bibio to me, the synth is very bibio-ish.

I am looking for this track to buy in flac, but cannot find it. can anyone point me in the right direction???

As fas as I know it's not available anywhere besides the cd. I have a 320kbs mp3

Twoism-ist · Post by **Twoism-ist** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:06 pm

speaking of boc similarities, doesnt 3:45 and onward of pretentious sound like an Old Tune? has that same feel. i love it. def. my favorite track on the albm.

Pantheon · Post by **Pantheon** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:30 am

That sounds just like Advisory Circle to be honnest, and I do belive that Advisory Circle captures this sound in a better way (my opinion (spelling fail?)). For example:

Elephant Face · Post by **Elephant Face** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:40 am

YELLOW wrote:
sevenELIXIR wrote:wow thanks for that video post. I didn't know what the name of the bonus track was. I love it; more than some of the standard mind bokeh tracks even. it sounds distinctly bibio to me, the synth is very bibio-ish.

I am looking for this track to buy in flac, but cannot find it. can anyone point me in the right direction???
As fas as I know it's not available anywhere besides the cd. I have a 320kbs mp3

Could you share the Bibio love with me?

Shoes · Post by **Shoes** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:53 am

The song is obviously a tribute to BoC - even the name, 'Vertical Helican Stan' is totally Boards.

It's okay. A bit meh, really.

sevenELIXIR · Post by **sevenELIXIR** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:02 pm

isn't it a play on the abbreviation for VHS?

sloshnpecs · Post by **sloshnpecs** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:48 pm

Been trying to find the bonus track for a while, so thanks for the upload

Agreed about it sounding a bit like The Advisory Circle. No bad thing, I like his work too.

Sadsic · Post by **Sadsic** » Sun May 01, 2011 7:43 am

Just remixed that bonus track there:

http://www.4shared.com/audio/lKEu09Mu/V ... tings.html

gonna see if I can get a rapper friend of mine to go nuts on it

The Friendly Stranger · Sun May 01, 2011 6:16 pm

turquoise70 wrote:
The Friendly Stranger wrote:
YELLOW wrote:bumped for this:

This is lovely! He channels nostalgia in his music so well.
this is the kind of thing which

if it was ANYONE but Bibio

say, i don't know, me, for example

people would be like UGH WHATEVER THIS IS SUCH A BOC RIPOFF IT'S NOT EVEN A GOOD RIPOFF

That's a bit unfair. I honestly didn't hear BoC in it when I first heard it but now you've mentioned it, yes there's something there. However, BoC don't own this sound and they've done very little like it, only Poppy Seed (Reprise) springs to mind. If you threw this on the end of Mind Bokeh, it wouldn't sound out of place at all.

I don't think there's any harm in making reference to your influences in your music. If he did a whole album like this then yes, there would be a case to answer but the fact is he hasn't. When people talk about BoC ripoffs, these people often recycle the same BoC style in all of their stuff not showing any originality or diversity in their sound, and in that case I think the criticism is justified.

john fonda · Post by **john fonda** » Mon May 02, 2011 7:43 pm

the japanese bonus track is exceptional

the sound design/timbre could not be bettered