Mind Bokeh
| Mind Bokeh | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 29 March 2011 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 52:21 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Producer | Stephen James Wilkinson | |||
| Bibio chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Mind Bokeh | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| BBC Music | favorable[4] |
| Clash | 8/10[5] |
| MusicOMH | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10[7] |
| PopMatters |   [8] |
| Resident Advisor | 3.5/5[9] |
| The Skinny | [10] |
| Slant Magazine | [11] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |   [12] |
Mind Bokeh is a studio album by British electronic musician Bibio, released on Warp. It was released on 29 March 2011 in the United States and 4 April 2011 in the rest of the world.[13] Bibio described the album as a "balance of the familiar and the non-familiar".[14] The title comes from a Japanese word "Bokeh", which means the blurry, out-of-focus part of a photograph.[13]
Critical reception
[edit]At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75% based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Clash named it the 24th best album of 2011.[15]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Stephen James Wilkinson
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Excuses" | 5:58 |
| 2. | "Pretentious" | 6:02 |
| 3. | "Anything New" | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Wake Up!" | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Light Seep" | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Take Off Your Shirt" | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Artists' Valley" | 6:00 |
| 8. | "K Is for Kelson" | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Mind Bokeh" | 2:33 |
| 10. | "More Excuses" | 4:27 |
| 11. | "Feminine Eye" | 1:50 |
| 12. | "Saint Christopher" | 6:34 |
| Total length: | 52:21 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Vertical Helical Stan" | 2:24 |
| Total length: | 54:45 | |
Charts
[edit]| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] | 6 |
| UK Albums Chart[17] | 195 |
| UK Indie Chart[18] | 33 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bibio – Mind Bokeh". CMJ. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Mind Bokeh by Bibio". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Mind Bokeh - Bibio". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Clarke, Paul (2011). "Bibio - Mind Bokeh - Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Younis, Reef (4 April 2011). "Bibio - Mind Bokeh". Clash. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Hogwood, Ben (4 April 2011). "Bibio – Mind Bokeh". MusicOMH. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Richardson, Mark (1 April 2017). "Bibio: Mind Bokeh". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Lambert, Joe (6 April 2011). "Bibio: Mind Bokeh". PopMatters. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Dix, Michael (5 April 2011). "Bibio - Mind Bokeh". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Shukla, Mark (2 March 2011). "Bibio – Mind Bokeh". The Skinny. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Liedel, Kevin (25 March 2011). "Bibio: Mind Bokeh". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ RS, Nick. "Bibio - Mind Bokeh". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b Breihan, Tom (13 January 2011). "Bibio Announces New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "New album Mind Bokeh - listen to sampler and read details". Warp. 12 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "The Top 40 Albums Of 2011: 30 - 21". Clash. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Bibio - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 16.04.2011 (wk13)". Zobbel.de. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "2011-04-16 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
External links
[edit]- Mind Bokeh at Discogs (list of releases)
