Bibio - Sycamore Silhouetting (Session)

What this video is

Released June 2013 to accompany the Silver Wilkinson LP (Warp Records, May 2013), this session video is part of a trio of live recordings made in a single day in a friend's domestic music shed in rural Somerset, south west England. The sessions embody Bibio's stated desire for a return to 'organic and live sound' after the more electronic Mind Bokeh (2011). The location — a converted tool shed belonging to a…

Why it matters

A rare documented live performance document for an artist whose studio work is heavily layered and produced. The session foregrounds the acoustic guitar and alto saxophone instrumentation that underpins Silver Wilkinson, providing archival evidence of Bibio's live interpretive approach. Sits…

The director

Stephen James Wilkinson (born 4 December 1978), known as Bibio, is an English musician, producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. He releases on Warp Records and previously on Mush Records. Known for a distinct analog lo-fi…