Mind Bokeh

2011 studio album by Bibio

Mind Bokeh

Studio album by

Bibio

Released| 29 March 2011 (2011-03-29)
Genre|

* Folktronica[1]
* indie pop
* alternative R&B

Length| 52:21
Label| Warp
Producer| Stephen James Wilkinson
Bibio chronology
| The Apple and the Tooth
(2009)  | Mind Bokeh
(2011)  | Silver Wilkinson
(2013)

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Singles from  Mind Bokeh

1. "Excuses"
Released: 2011
2. "K Is for Kelson"
Released: 2011
3. "T.O.Y.S. (Take Off Your Shirt)"
Released: 2011

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

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

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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

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All tracks are written by Stephen James Wilkinson.

No.| Title| Length

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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

Japanese edition bonus trackNo.| Title| Length

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13.| "Vertical Helical Stan"| 2:24
Total length:| 54:45

## Charts

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Chart  | Peak
position

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US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] | 6
UK Albums Chart[17] | 195
UK Indie Chart[18] | 33

## References

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1. ^ "Bibio – Mind Bokeh". CMJ. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
2. ^ a b "Mind Bokeh by Bibio". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
3. ^ Phares, Heather. "Mind Bokeh - Bibio". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
4. ^ Clarke, Paul (2011). "Bibio - Mind Bokeh - Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
5. ^ Younis, Reef (4 April 2011). "Bibio - Mind Bokeh". Clash. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
6. ^ Hogwood, Ben (4 April 2011). "Bibio – Mind Bokeh". MusicOMH. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
7. ^ Richardson, Mark (1 April 2017). "Bibio: Mind Bokeh". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
8. ^ Lambert, Joe (6 April 2011). "Bibio: Mind Bokeh". PopMatters. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
9. ^ Dix, Michael (5 April 2011). "Bibio - Mind Bokeh". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
10. ^ Shukla, Mark (2 March 2011). "Bibio – Mind Bokeh". The Skinny. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
11. ^ Liedel, Kevin (25 March 2011). "Bibio: Mind Bokeh". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
12. ^ RS, Nick. "Bibio - Mind Bokeh". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
13. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (13 January 2011). "Bibio Announces New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
14. ^ "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.
15. ^ "The Top 40 Albums Of 2011: 30 - 21". Clash. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
16. ^ "Bibio - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
17. ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 16.04.2011 (wk13)". Zobbel.de. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
18. ^ "2011-04-16 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2012.

## External links

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* Mind Bokeh at Discogs (list of releases)

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Bibio

* Stephen Wilkinson

Studio albums|

* fi
* Hand Cranked
* Vignetting the Compost
* Ambivalence Avenue
* Mind Bokeh
* Silver Wilkinson
* A Mineral Love
* Phantom Brickworks
* Ribbons
* Bib10

Extended plays|

* The Apple and the Tooth
* The Green EP
* Sleep on the Wing
* Sunbursting EP

Soundtracks|

* Men, Women & Children

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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