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AN AROUND-THE-WORLD GUIDE TO BIBIO VINYL RECORD, CDs & MEMORABLIA WE WANT TO BUY...
We will buy or trade most CDs, vinyl LP, 7”, 12” records and memorabilia from most countries, especially the following...
UK
2-LP vinyl set, 12" vinyl, red vinyl, blue vinyl, clear vinyl...
Top release decades
2010s...
Top music labels
Warp, Warp Records...
Top barcodes
827670414865, 801061029913, 801061017712...
Top catalogue numbers
WARPLP299, WARPLP177, WAP419, WAP385...
Top titles
Zen Drum - RSD18 - Sealed, The Serious EP - Clear Vinyl, Ribbons - Sealed, Ribbons, Ambivalence Avenue...
Top wanted titles
Other artist names
Stephen James Wilkinson...
Related artists
Bibio...
A FEW OF THE ITEMS WE WANT...
 | BIBIO Ribbons (2019 UK limited edition 16-track double vinyl
LP - Following his ambient atmospheric 'Phantom Brickworks'
project, 'Ribbons' yields folkloric charm with an organic palette,
incorporating a mostly acoustic-led approach exploring ‘60s and
‘70s psychedelia, soul, ambient, electronic and field recordings;
including the single The Art Of Living. Gatefold picture sleeve
with printed inners, download code & hype sticker, factory
sealed)
Tracklisting: Bibio returns in 2019 with Ribbons. Following his ambient atmospheric project, Phantom Brickworks, Stephen Wilkinson returns to the path of structured songwriting last explored on 2016’s A Mineral Love. Ribbons yields folkloric charm with an organic palette, incorporating a mostly acoustic-led approach exploring ‘60s and ‘70s psychedelia, soul, ambient, electronic and field recordings.
A self-taught musician, singer and producer, he plays nearly all of the instrumental parts on the album and unveils new instruments to his palette, bringing in mandolins, fiddle and other stringed instruments which give a new flavour to his music. But, while the sonics of the album are based around acoustic and other traditional instruments, the title Ribbons is extracted from the most electronic-leaning track on the album: “Pretty Ribbons And Lovely Flowers”. On the track, haunting, processed female vocals illuminate a route through dark ambience and a repeating earthy distorted chord sequence. Referencing the endless ribbons of analogue tape and film used in his music, photography and cinematic work, the album artwork is designed by Wilkinson, where his portrait offers a window onto an English woodland scene with spring bluebells adorned with ribbons.
The songs presented here often rely on melodic lines, like those used in lead single Curls, to define rhythm and groove rather than the definite pulse of percussion. There are however a few exceptions, like the ‘70s soul inspired Before and the Brazilian-influenced shuffling brushes groove of Old Graffiti. The weaving and overlapping guitar lines in instrumental tracks like Valley Wulf never stray too far from the grain of folk and storytelling with which this album is so cohesively tied together. Tracks such as Ode To A Nuthatch find Wilkinson exploring his signature sound of tape-saturated fingerpicked guitar, but with a melodic and harmonic maturity that makes Ribbons a definite evolution of this unique style.
Wilkinson’s folk influences span ‘60s and ‘70s styles from Britain, Ireland and America; he mixes influences of homegrown acid folk with the dreamy harmonies of its Californian counterpart. He also pays homage to his past J Dilla and Madlib inspired works, this time drawing influence from the eras and records those producers sampled, such as ‘60s and ‘70s Dionne Warwick, Dee Dee Sharp and other soul artists, but rather than relying on sampling records, Wilkinson creates his homages from scratch with appropriate instrumentation. With his latest album Ribbons, Wilkinson oscillates between genres, pairing the unknown with the familiar and moving forward in a way that only he knows how to.
Side 1:
1. Beret Girl
2. The Art Of Living
3. Before
4. Curls
Side 2:
1. Ode To A Nuthatch
2. Watch The Flies
3. It's Your Bones
4. You Couldn't Even Hear The Birds Singing
Side 3:
1. Pretty Ribbons And Lovely Flowers
2. Erdaydidder-Erdiddar
3. Frankincense And Coal
4. Old Graffiti
Side 4:
1. Patchouli May
2. Valley Wulf
3. Quarters
4. Under A Lone Ash |  | BIBIO The Serious EP (2016 UK limited edition 4-track 12" EP
pressed on Clear Vinyl, also including Make Up, Stress
Me Out and Night Falls. Both the picture sleeve and vinyl remain
in excellent condition WAP385)
Tracklisting: A1. Why So Serious? 4:46
A2. Make Up 3:27
B1. Stress Me Out 4:04
B2. Night Falls 3:29 |
AWARDS WE WANT TO BUY
We always require Gold, Silver, Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards
on most artists - official B.P.I., R.I.A.A., I.F.P.I., C.R.I.A., S.N.E.P. etc. certified
or genuine in-house variants from around the world. We also need Ivor Novello, B.M.I.,
ASCAP etc. publishing awards, plaques, trophies, certificates and citations.
MEMORABILIA ALWAYS REQUIRED:
Programmes; concert tickets; original concert posters; invites; handbills &
flyers; promotional posters, standees, mobiles, displays & other P.O.S. material;
press kits, boxes & sales presenters; award discs; tour crew jackets & other
clothing; tour itineraries; promotional jackets, t-shirts & other clothing;
original artwork, proofs, colour separations, cromalins, bromides, etc; interesting
paper items, promotional gimmicks & most other memorabilia needed. Also buying:
original film posters; movie press books & press kits; cinema programmes; premiere
invites & programmes; promotional clothing & other items.
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