'Bibio is the folk-meets-electronica project of self-taught producer/multi-instrumentalist Stephen Wilkinson, from England's Black Country (aka the West Midlands). As a student of sonic arts at London's Middlesex University, Wilkinson was first inspired by '90s electronic acts such as Aphex Twin, Autechre, and especially Boards of Canada, but became equally intrigued by mid-20th century British folk. He combined these sounds in his own music, along with found sounds and field recordings, for a unique mix o...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Producer Stephen Wilkinson is a self-taught musician from an area in central England often referred to as the Black Country. His love for sound and noise led him to the University of London and the study of Sonic Arts where he discovered experimental electronic acts such as Aphex Twin, Autechre, and most importantly Boards Of Canada. His own musical identity was christened Bibio, in honor of a fly his father had insisted on using during the fishing trips to Wales that were so influential in e...   [ read more ]

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Following the success of his debut album, ,i>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. A self-taught musician from an area in central England often referred to as the Black Country, Wilkinson discovered the music of such experimental electronic artists as Aphex Twin, Autechre, and Boards of Canada while studying at the University of London's Sonic Arts school. He quickly chris...   [ read more ]

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