Bibio

A producer/instrumentalist with an adventurous, atmospheric style, Bibio's Stephen Wilkinson blends electronic, folk, hip-hop, and rock into transporting musical collages. On early albums such as 2006's Hand Cranked, his lo-fi mix of acoustic guitars, analog synths, and field recordings called to mind half-remembered times spent in the great outdoors. Gradually, Bibio's music became more structured and diverse: His 2009 breakthrough Ambivalence Avenue reflected influences as varied as J Dilla, Marcos Valle, and theme songs from '70s TV shows. Wilkinson continued to explore dif...