Bibio - ambivalence avenue

What this video is

Released in June 2009, 'ambivalence avenue' is the opening track and title song of Bibio's breakthrough fourth album and Warp Records debut. The album arrived at the height of the music blog era, when lo-fi, tape-saturated electronic folk was achieving unprecedented critical visibility. Pitchfork named Ambivalence Avenue the 33rd best album of 2009. The song itself was recorded in 2007 and is regarded by Wilkinson…

Why it matters

As the title track of Bibio's Warp debut, 'ambivalence avenue' is a defining document of late-2000s folktronica — a genre blending acoustic guitar, lo-fi tape aesthetics, and electronic/hip-hop production. The album's release helped consolidate Warp Records' expansion beyond techno and IDM into…

The director

Stephen James Wilkinson (born 4 December 1978), known as Bibio, is an English musician, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Wolverhampton, West Midlands. He studied Sonic Arts at Middlesex University, London (1999–2003). He releases music on Warp…