Bibio - Hand Cranked flac album

Bibio's amorphous debut Fi came from nowhere, like something found underneath a moss-covered stone on a morning walk. Here on Hand Cranked he seems to have whittled his signature style down to a rather fine point. As someone who adores the sound of acoustic instruments bent and treated with common distortion, I'm willing to allow Wilkinson enormous latitude when it comes to his narrow production obsessions  . I don't doubt we'll hear more from Bibio, but there's not much here to separate Hand Cranked from the slightly better debut.

Hand Cranked Tracklist.

Bibio's second album, HAND CRANKED, mines much of the same area as his debut, FI, but with a noticable difference in sound. This time around, Bibio is much more wedded to folk music, though his sonic experimentation with it remains unabated. Thus, the cheery "Cherry Go Round" has much more of a rustic feel than anything on FI; "Quantock" and "Maroon Lagoon" show much more of a melodic interest, as opposed to the tone poems that populate his earlier album (though "Black Country Blue" certainly harkens back to that).

Listen free to Bibio – Hand Cranked (The Cranking House, Cherry Go Round and more). Following the success of his debut album, Fi, Wolverhampton, England's Stephen Wilkinson, aka Bibio, has assembled Hand Cranked, a fourteen track collection of idyllic found sound and lazy Sunday musical ramblings. The release maintains a stylistic bond with his debut, again focusing on his love for saturated guitars, warbling effects, and natural beauty, although this time with a slightly more whimsical feel. This is a really special release which includes some of my favourite songs of recent years. For this second album Bibio has focused much more on his jangley finger picked steel string pieces which are bursting at the seams with rich hooks and melodies. These pieces are set against Bibio's unique backdrop of crackling warbling found sounds and field recordings. It's very apparent that each piece has been lovingly constructed with great attention to detail, however the emphasis is often on the imperfections which is what makes the Bibio vision such a brave one.

Or consider a donation? Track List.

Bibio - The Cranking House 02:01. Bibio - Cherry Go Round 05:53. Bibio - Quantock 04:07. Bibio - Black Country Blue 02:07. Bibio - Marram 02:07. Bibio - Aberriw 01:46. Bibio - Zoopraxiphone 03:52. Bibio - Ffwrnais 03:10. Bibio - Woodington 05:19.