Silver Wilkinson
| Silver Wilkinson | ||||
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| Studio album by Bibio | ||||
| Released | 14 May 2013 | |||
| Genre | Experimental, Indie pop, Electronic, Psychedelic folk | |||
| Length | 48:54 | |||
| Label | Warp Records | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Drowned In Sound | (8/10) link |
| Sputnikmusic | (4.3/5) link |
| Slant Magazine | link |
| Pitchfork Media |  link |
Silver Wilkinson is the seventh studio album by electronic musician Bibio, his fourth studio release on Warp Records. It was released 14 May 2013 in the U.S. and Europe. The album marked a return to the sound of Bibio's early albums released on Mush Records, focusing more on guitar and atmosphere while also incorporating some elements of Mind Bokeh and Ambivalence Avenue. "Silver Wilkinson" comes from the name of a salmon fishing fly, which the artist's girlfriend showed him. It was originally supposed to be a track title, but he decided to use it for the album's name. Bibio is also the name of a fishing fly, while his real name is Stephen Wilkinson. Both his album's title and artist name are fishing flies and his last name matches the fly's name of which the album was titled. This gives "Silver Wilkinson" the impression of being a pseudo-self titled album. [1]
On April 4, a video of samples from the album was released by Warp Records.[2]
Production
According to Bibio, the album "started out with the desire for a new 'season', contrasting somewhat with the previous." While he felt that it was as eclectic as Ambivalence Avenue and Mind Bokeh, he wanted "to focus more on an organic and live sound and to record more guitar and other live instrumentation." While most of the album was recorded and produced in his home studio, he did use "a 12 string guitar, an MPC sampler, a microphone and a cassette recorder" to record some material in his garden on sunny days. Lead single "À tout à l'heure" and his personal favorite "Dye the Water Green" were two of the songs that he spent a significant amount of time recording outside. [3]
A follow up was announced in December 2013, titled The Green E.P. The EP contains 5 archive tracks chosen to complement the song "Dye The Water Green", including the track "Dinghy" which was recorded with Richard Roberts of Letherette in 2006.[4]
Reception
Silver Wilkinson received generally positive reviews upon its release, earning a rating of 73 out of 100 on Metacritic.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The First Daffodils" | 2:59 | |
| 2. | "Dye the Water Green" | 5:25 | |
| 3. | "Wulf" | 2:09 | |
| 4. | "Mirroring All" | 5:38 | |
| 5. | "À tout à l'heure" | 4:09 | |
| 6. | "Sycamore Silhouetting" | 3:16 | |
| 7. | "You" | 5:29 | |
| 8. | "Raincoat" | 4:08 | |
| 9. | "Look at Orion!" | 7:38 | |
| 10. | "Business Park" | 4:59 | |
| 11. | "You Won't Remember..." | 3:04 |
| Japanese bonus track | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 12. | "But I Wanted You" | 2:07 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=mb130805bibio KCRW. 8-5-13.
- ↑ Bibio - 'Silver Wilkinson' Album Sampler on YouTube
- ↑ "Bibio: New album 'Silver Wilkinson', listen and download À tout à l'heure". Warp.net. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ↑ "Bibio Announces 'The Green E.p.' Released 27th January 20134 Listen To 'Dye The Water Green'". Contact Music. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ↑ "Silver Wilkinson Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.