February 2012
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Evolution, Revolution.
Evolution is not something that happens to us, in the same way that circulating your blood isn’t something that happens to you. Many of us may feel that involuntary events happen to us, but if that was the case, what is left? What are we? What do you mean by us or I? You are your blood, bones, skin, mind, thoughts and eyes!
Nature isn’t this separate thing that you belong to. You are nature. You...
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January 2012
3 posts
Slàinte Mhath
Happy Burns Night :)
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WatchMy Summer Eyes.
Shot in a forest in the Quantocks, Somerset, late summer 2011.
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WatchThe divine ship sails the divine sea.
Time lapse of the night sky from my garden.
December 2011
4 posts
Michael Robinson - Flickerette
Check out Michael Robinson’s short film shot on the new Lomokino camera from Lomography. He painstakingly scanned and edited the frames himself into this short but lush collection of moving images:
http://vimeo.com/34046340
Michael has used an audio excerpt of a piece I made a while back called ‘Hedged In’ which was part of an ongoing project called ‘Relay’, curated...
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WatchMerry Bokeh
Dropped Pianos
Tim Hecker is a genius.
Even his sketches are masterpieces.
How Japan changed the sound of the world
Something I’ve thought about for a while, a thought usually triggered by me switching on my gear when I sit down and start to write a track…
Music has come in many forms throughout the decades, changing and evolving more rapidly during the 20th century than ever before. Every decade had a distinct sound, even half decades have a distinct sound: early 90s vs late 90s for example, and...
November 2011
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The Guitar & Bibio
I have recorded a bunch of video clips showing how I play various Bibio songs on the guitar. Some of the pieces use alternate tunings, such as open G, the tunings for each song will be displayed in the video.
These videos are intended as casual ‘how-to’ guides, as there is no official tablature for any of my songs these videos may be of use to those who wish to learn the pieces on the...
October 2011
7 posts
FOUND: MR & MRS COMPOST
Mr & Mrs Compost
Succulent, ready to be twisted off
The leaves are warm and the stones are hot
The distant houses seem to melt with the vast open glowing air
The almost steaming ragged wood of the oak trunks
And the sweating walk
The ease of the wagging boughs layering wavering shadows
A story tells me that there is a couple there
Buried ‘neath the twisted roots
Older than the...
Bibio remixes Noah & The Whale
http://soundcloud.com/noah-and-the-whale
Message to music journalists: it’s not autotune and it’s not a talkbox… it’s a VOCODER!
Did you never watch Transformers?
Examples:
Kraftwerk - The Robots = Vocoder
Herbie Hancock - I thought it was you = Vocoder
Zapp - Computer Love = Talkbox
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImH_HdCqGlY&feature=related = Talkbox
Most of...
Prague Radio
Also tune in to Prague’s Radio 1 between 8 - 9pm on Saturday 8th Oct as I will be in the studio.
Praha
Realise I left this a bit late to announce, but:
Bibio ‘Electronic Set’ @ Meet Factory, Prague, Czech Rep. Saturday 8th October.
Rich Nothing.
It’s vital for the wealthy to learn how to be happy with nothing.
September 2011
9 posts
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WatchMind Facets.
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WatchThe art of dying.
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WatchBokeh at Night
Hush...
We are sick with fascination for the useful tools of names and numbers, of symbols, signs, conceptions and ideas. Meditation is therefore the art of suspending verbal and symbolic thinking for a time, somewhat as a courteous audience will stop talking when a concert is about to begin. (Alan Watts)
Wizard of changes.
The word ‘water’ does not quench my thirst.
Not.
The description is not the art.
ありがとうございます。
Just returned from Japan. The most amazing country I’ve ever visited, and the nicest people I’ve ever encountered. I was sad to leave.
Thank you to all the people who attended the Taico Club Festival, thank you to all the artists, organizers and crew, especially Masa, Laura and Maiko.
I look forward to returning to Japan.
Back in England now, sitting here in my Yakuta still dizzy...
Music, non stop.
I’m sure there’s a scientific explanation for music, but I’d rather just listen to music.
August 2011
12 posts
Rustie again...
That previous post was an understatement.
Glass Swords is the album of the year so far for me. The future is bright. It’s one of those albums that makes you glad to be alive.
Y’all in for a treat.
Rustie
Jesus wept… new album is epic!
Congratulations to Gotye
I said in the announcement of my remix of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” that I thought his song deserved to be a hit… well it has reached number 1 in Australia. Didn’t take long did it? :)
Congratulations Wally.
Power & The Glory Bump
I don’t feel the remix I did for White Lies got enough attention, and it’s probably one of my personal faves out of the many remixes I have done:
http://soundcloud.com/bangkokerror/white-lies-the-power-the-glory-bibio-remix
A rant of a different type:
Recent interview with Dazed Digital:
http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/11037/1/bibios-back
On a more positive note
It’s easy to be angry right now, and it’s easy to be disappointed in the younger generations. But people need to see that this isn’t an age thing, a race thing, a rich vs poor thing. Even if the majority of rioters were of a certain race, age or background, those are not the reasons behind this, and to blame any one group of people is simplistic and not very helpful. Perhaps I...
Lord of the Flies dressed by Adidas
Trying to get my head around all this rioting in England… I grew up in a West Midlands housing estate, I went to a comprehensive school, I’ve worked in a warehouse, worked in pubs and taught 16+ year olds at a college - I’ve seen these dormant rioters, I’ve seen their lack of reason, their lack of interest and their extreme materialism.
I don’t believe there is any...
Bibio remixes Gotye
Gotye has released an amazing new single called “Somebody That I Used To Know”. It deserves to be a hit in my eyes. It is a hit in my ears. I was honoured to be asked to remix. I did my usual thing of trying to make it harmonically different to the original yet keeping the main vocal line pretty much in tact. Here’s a link:
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Bibio in Japan
Bibio will be performing an ‘electronic set’ at Taico Club Festival in Niigata, Japan on September 10th 2011. Be there or be an equilateral quadrangle with right-angled corners.
New Bibio Single 'T.O.Y.S.' out today!
http://warp.net/records/bibio/new-single-toys-listen-to-take-off-your-skirt
Order on Bleep for a free bonus of an early studio session of ‘Take Off Your Shirt’.
The single contains 3 brand new tracks, one of which is a remake of the lead track.
For analogue heads - this release is also available on shocking pink vinyl.
Grab it while you can! (That’s what she said)
Bibio remixes Bombay Bicycle Club
Link to Bibio remix of ‘Shuffle’ here:
http://prettymuchamazing.com/uncategorized/mp3-premiere-bombay-bicycle-club-shuffle-bibio-remix
July 2011
1 post
Interview
Shining some light on the creation of the ‘Mind Bokeh’ artwork.
http://www.lostateminor.com/2011/06/30/interview-with-bibio/
June 2011
4 posts
New single T.O.Y.S. - Listen to 'Take Off Your...
‘Take Off Your Shirt’, is backed with three new songs, including a reworking of the title track called ‘Take Off Your Skirt’. The single will be available digitally and as a limited 12” vinyl on 1st August. See the article on Warp.net here.
Listen to Take Off Your Shirt and Take Off Your Skirt now:
Tracklisting: A1. Take Off Your Shirt A2. You Were Right B1. Chancylvania B2. Take Off...
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Oh, and...
Further to the ‘Message to Brighton’ below - I’d like to add that everybody being turfed out of the venue while Battles’ gear was cleared off stage was the reason why so many people didn’t return for the after show party. I don’t blame them, it was a warm night on a seafront in a town with plenty to do. What should have happened is that a DJ played during the...
Message to Brighton
Apologies to all the people who attended Bibio and Chris Clark’s shows after the Battles show at Concorde 2 on Friday 3rd June.
The venue folks decided shortly before I was due on stage that they were only going to stay open until 2am, instead of 4am, on the grounds that “it wasn’t worth staying open”.
They were claiming the decision was based on the delays caused by Battles’ tour bus breaking...
April 2011
2 posts
K Is For Kelson single & electronic set show
K Is For Kelson WAP316 - 4 TRACK SINGLE OUT MAY 23RD
Limited 12” / digital
A1. All Their Sisters A2. Like A Sundial B1. K is For Kelson (Alt Version) B2. Don’t Summarise My Summer eyes
Pre-order ltd 12” at Bleep (digital files included - delivered on release date)
All instruments performed on K Is For Kelson - Archtop Jazz Guitar, Electric Bass guitar, Rhodes Electric Piano, ...
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March 2011
7 posts
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WatchCelebrating sunshine at last. Music and cinematography by Bibio.
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