Bibio - jealous of roses

What this video is

Released in June 2009 as part of Bibio's landmark album Ambivalence Avenue — his debut on Warp Records — 'jealous of roses' emerged at a pivotal intersection of post-IDM electronica, lo-fi indie folk, and bedroom production culture. Ambivalence Avenue received a Metacritic score of 78 and was named the 33rd best album of 2009 by Pitchfork, signalling Bibio's breakthrough to wider critical recognition. The album's…

Why it matters

A key artifact of the folktronica and post-IDM wave of the late 2000s, this video's visual language — extreme darkness, near-zero motion, desaturated warmth — visually encodes Bibio's sonic identity: organic decay, hauntological nostalgia, and the beauty of imperfection. Its single-shot structure…