Bibio - Curls

What this video is

Released in early 2019, 'Curls' arrived as the lead single for Bibio's 'Ribbons' album on Warp Records — his most overtly folk-leaning work in years. The video reflects a broader late-2010s aesthetic tendency among independent artists toward self-produced, introspective visual work that avoids conventional narrative in favour of meditative imagery. Wilkinson's use of nature superimposition aligns with a strain of…

Why it matters

As a lead single for a major Warp Records release, 'Curls' represents a key moment in the late-2010s folktronica revival, demonstrating how artists with electronic production backgrounds were pivoting toward acoustic intimacy and organic instrumentation. The self-directed video reinforces the…

The director

Stephen James Wilkinson (born 4 December 1978), known as Bibio, is a self-taught English musician, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Wolverhampton, West Midlands. He studied sonic arts at Middlesex University (1999–2003). He has released music on Mush…