Following the gorgeous Vignetting the Compost album on Mush, Bibio has quietly released a follow-up EP digitally with the promise of a vinyl release soon (just don't bother asking him when right now). This isn't the forward-thinking hip-hop stuff he's going to be debuting soon on Warp, just more acoustronic folk with carnival undertones. "Oval Emerald Vertigo" is the most gorgeous carnival music I've ever heard, and it's all done without a guitar which is a change for Bibio. The carnival theme runs throughout the EP, as with the title of "The Death Of A Trapeze Artist", where the guitar comes back with, but with a mix so low it almost sounds like it's playing in the background somewhere. "Carosello Ellitico" starts with a music box and transcends into an almost orchestral mix of guitar and more robust strings. "Polycoulraphon" sounds like the music of a carnival ride rapidly decaying from years of neglect. It's nice to hear Bibio carry a theme through this EP, and it's very satisfying listen. Bibio strikes again!

Style: Folk, Indielectronic

RIYL: The Caretaker, John Fahey

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2009  Bibio  Folk  Indielectronic  John Fahey  Mush  Ovals And Emeralds  The Caretaker  onecaseman 

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