Ribbons

Stephen Wilkinson’s last project under the name Bibio, the ambient *Phantom Brickworks*, was a triumph of glitchy, distorted atmospheres that leaned confidently into darkness. Here, on the more delicate *Ribbons*, the British artist seeks out the light. Romantic, finger-picking instrumentals bookend the expansive album, full of wistful, far-off lullabies and acoustic explorations like “Curls” and “Patchouli May,” which have a meandering, pastoral quality that seems to embrace open spaces. But the tight, moody, low-lit funk of “Before” and “Old Graffiti” show how much fun Wilkinson can have within the confines of more structured songs.

After drifting into ambient drone on his last album, Stephen Wilkins returns to his chill, bucolic stomping grounds.

Stephen Wilkinson continues to push into new territory on new LP for Warp

On 2017's excellent Phantom Brickworks, Bibio's Stephen Wilkinson took a deep dive into his music's ambient side that was unexpected, yet made perfect sense within his body of work.

On Ribbons, it seems Bibio is taking the time to reflect. After 2017's beautifully minimal Phantom Brickworks, which saw the artist explorin...

Few artists are a musical chameleon in the way Stephen Wilkinson, aka Bibio, is. Throughout his career, the British musician has shifted his aural colorations to blend effortlessly into many different genres.

Bibio is one of the most natural talented songwriters in the country. A musician seemingly capable of turning his hand to almost anything, the Warp

Bibio's tenth album Ribbons is a patchwork quilt of a record – there’s plenty of space to lift from it its choicest moments and discard the rest.

Ribbons finds Bibio focused on the simple yet lasting emotional resonance of an acoustic guitar.