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Mind Bokeh

Bibio

Mind Bokeh

Sixth album of experimental electronica and intelligent dance from West Midlands-based producer Stephen Wilkinson

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
Warp
UK Release date
04/04/2011
US Release date
29/03/2011
  1. 9.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Has the potential to become a hands-down modern classic
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  2. 8.3 |   Beats Per Minute

    From the opening track, it’s clear that Wilkinson has gone for an even more defined electro pop sound than 2009’s Ambivalence Avenue
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  3. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    A talented producer, capable of bending his music to fit several styles at once without making it sound forced
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  4. 8.0 |   AU Review

    The ingredients may be familiar to observers of the chillwave phenomenon – crunchy toytown hip-hop, blurred tape-reel production – but the pop chops on display are formidable
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  5. 8.0 |   The Fly

    For every introspective sample-fest, there’s an equally pop-tinged counterpart. An impressive balance
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  6. 8.0 |   Clash

    A spectral funk odyssey
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  7. 8.0 |   Slant Magazine

    Wonderfully lacking in self-awareness, intimate to a fault, and yet coolly intriguing
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  8. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    A superbly-crafted gem that reveals new facets with each encounter
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  9. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Glistening sonic fancies picked out in neon and Day-Glo. Print edition only

  10. 8.0 |   Q

    Inspired stuff. Print edition only

  11. 7.0 |   Blurt

    If you give it time, you'll certainly find it to be one that grows on you
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  12. 7.0 |   BBC

    A wilfully eclectic pick’n’mix affair from a producer on fine form.
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  13. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    It bumps hard for 52 minutes. Turn up the volume and keep dancing, summer is just around the corner
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  14. 6.9 |   Pitchfork

    Seems to hover in an unsteady place between pop song form and soundscapes
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  15. 6.0 |   State

    Despite the odd bump, Mind Bokeh is an impressive album and one that shows the adaptability of Bibio’s talents
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  16. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    An album to keep Bibio’s name at the top of the tree
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  17. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Caribou's Swim and James Blake have blunted Bibio's freshness somewhat. Print edition only

  18. 6.0 |   The Quietus

    Flits awkwardly between electronic pop and something more awkward, and consequently never finds a home
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  19. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    There is an audacity to be admired here
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  20. 6.0 |   DIY

    A mixed bag, containing a few gems
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  21. 2.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    An ugly stepchild of a record, neither diverting enough to work as pop nor novel enough to satisfy as pure electronic music
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