new bibio | Vignetting the Compost

Skytree · Post by **Skytree** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:51 pm

My first experience listening to Bibio was on headphones, laying down on a picnic table behind a farm house on a summer day, with the sun flickering through the leaves of the adjacent woods.

If you're a bit underwhelmed, I recommend giving that a go. Seemed to work pretty well.

bleak. · Post by **bleak.** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:16 am

Shoes wrote:
Fredd-E wrote:Let's agree to disagree on the matter.
I don't agree to that!

But really, nothing has triggered my senses like Vignetting the Compost. I grew up in Wales, and watching the videos he made were like watching parts of my childhood.

I used to love Headphase, but now it just leaves me a bit cold. It conjures no nostalgia feelings at all.

But I'll probably listen to it soon and love it again. Just you wait and see.

which part of wales did you grow up in by the way? i mentioned earlier on in the thread how the album feels extremely mid-walesish.

john fonda · Post by **john fonda** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:12 am

vignetting the compost is like a soundtrack to a forgotten british commune circa '78,very cool rekkid

Shoes · Post by **Shoes** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:15 pm

bleak. wrote: which part of wales did you grow up in by the way? i mentioned earlier on in the thread how the album feels extremely mid-walesish.

I lived in a little village called Dinas Cross, in Pembrokeshire. http://www.dinascross.org.uk/photographs.html

It was awesome for a kid. I want to go back there and listen to Bibio.

jay bee · Post by **jay bee** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:27 pm

I've just moved permanently, for now... to a place called Freshwater east, in the south of the county.

Shoes wrote:
bleak. wrote: which part of wales did you grow up in by the way? i mentioned earlier on in the thread how the album feels extremely mid-walesish.
I lived in a little village called Dinas Cross, in Pembrokeshire. http://www.dinascross.org.uk/photographs.html

It was awesome for a kid. I want to go back there and listen to Bibio.

The Other · Post by **The Other** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 5:41 pm

I lived in a little village called Dinas Cross, in Pembrokeshire. http://www.dinascross.org.uk/photographs.html

Dinas Cross look beautiful. I would love to set up somewhere there and listen to tunes all day long.

bleak. · Post by **bleak.** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:30 pm

jay bee wrote:I've just moved permanently, for now... to a place called Freshwater east, in the south of the county.

Shoes wrote:
bleak. wrote: which part of wales did you grow up in by the way? i mentioned earlier on in the thread how the album feels extremely mid-walesish.
I lived in a little village called Dinas Cross, in Pembrokeshire. http://www.dinascross.org.uk/photographs.html

It was awesome for a kid. I want to go back there and listen to Bibio.

beautiful, so you both live(d) on the coast like myself

eppers · Post by **eppers** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:29 am

as i say on every thread like this..

lucky bastids.

ninetyoneplus · Post by **ninetyoneplus** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:41 am

Weirdly, I am just starting to discover artists like Bibio, CheJU, Mint, Mileu, Manual, Obfusc, etc. Midrange of popularity. I kinda skipped over them when I went from listening to Boards of Canada to listening to a lot of netlabel stuff. Anyone else the same?

Joebot Kill · Post by **Joebot Kill** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 5:39 am

ninetyoneplus wrote:Weirdly, I am just starting to discover artists like Bibio, CheJU, Mint, Mileu, Manual, Obfusc, etc. Midrange of popularity. I kinda skipped over them when I went from listening to Boards of Canada to listening to a lot of netlabel stuff. Anyone else the same?

Haha yes. It's funny how that happened. For me I think it had something to do with all the awesome artists we have here on Twoism!

YELLOW · Post by **YELLOW** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:34 am

anybody have the lyrics? im especially looking for 'great are the piths'

thanks!

Post by **Aesthetics** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:20 am

The funny thing with this new Bibio is that I do like his style but can't play much in a row. When I play my music on shuffle and there is a Bibio track popping up every once in a while I do enjoy it. When playing Vignetting the Compost from begin till end it start to get on my nerves halfway the album. I didn't had that with Fi... anyone else got the same?

So, I'm not that psyched for a new Bibio unless he's using more variation in his sound.

Shoes · Post by **Shoes** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:31 pm

His Warp EP is all over the place, in terms of genre. Some eclectic shit!

I thought Compost was fairly eclectic too. More so than his other albums, which has the same lo-fi, crackly sound running through.

kyriakos · Post by **kyriakos** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:11 pm

Aesthetics wrote:The funny thing with this new Bibio is that I do like his style but can't play much in a row. When I play my music on shuffle and there is a Bibio track popping up every once in a while I do enjoy it. When playing Vignetting the Compost from begin till end it start to get on my nerves halfway the album. I didn't had that with Fi... anyone else got the same?

So, I'm not that psyched for a new Bibio unless he's using more variation in his sound.

i feel exactly the same way
i can listen to Fi from beginning to end no problem but with this one i tend to switch to something else half way
some really great gems on it though

sevenELIXIR · Post by **sevenELIXIR** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 6:15 pm

album of the year so far (my opinion of course)

Retrodreaming · Post by **Retrodreaming** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 6:19 pm

sevenELIXIR wrote:album of the year so far (my opinion of course)

In the top 5 for sure!

bleak. · Post by **bleak.** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:17 pm

kyriakos wrote:
Aesthetics wrote:The funny thing with this new Bibio is that I do like his style but can't play much in a row. When I play my music on shuffle and there is a Bibio track popping up every once in a while I do enjoy it. When playing Vignetting the Compost from begin till end it start to get on my nerves halfway the album. I didn't had that with Fi... anyone else got the same?

So, I'm not that psyched for a new Bibio unless he's using more variation in his sound.
i feel exactly the same way
i can listen to Fi from beginning to end no problem but with this one i tend to switch to something else half way
some really great gems on it though

i've found myself doing exactly the same thing. my current music playlist is mainly made up of belbury poly, bibio, the gentleman losers and library tapes. beautiful early spring music!

TheSilenceEchoes · Post by **TheSilenceEchoes** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:36 pm

Travelling by train. Headphones on. Looking at the scenery flashing by. Listening to Bibio for two hours.. The best way to spend your days..
Vignetting is by far my favourite one done by Bibio. I'm simply addicted to it. Every song moves me on a very deep level. So much emotion. Whoa. The first time i heard it.. His singing voice matches the atmosphere in his music as well. I disagree with this album being less varied than the other two. I feel every song telling a different story.
And those music videos.. Stunning. TUTWL brings tears to my eyes every time i watch it.
Stephen is so incredibly talented.

YELLOW · Post by **YELLOW** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:59 pm

album of the year thus far

Earthbound · Post by **Earthbound** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:05 pm

TheSilenceEchoes wrote:Travelling by train. Headphones on. Looking at the scenery flashing by. Listening to Bibio for two hours.. The best way to spend your days..
Vignetting is by far my favourite one done by Bibio. I'm simply addicted to it. Every song moves me on a very deep level. So much emotion. Whoa. The first time i heard it.. His singing voice matches the atmosphere in his music as well. I disagree with this album being less varied than the other two. I feel every song telling a different story.
And those music videos.. Stunning. TUTWL brings tears to my eyes every time i watch it.
Stephen is so incredibly talented.

I couldn't agree more!
One of the best albums of the year for sure!
This album is his greatest so far, IMO more varied, more mature.
The snips on his myspace, sound really diverse as well. That promises to be awesome!