Bibio - Silver Wilkinson

Bibio's latest full-length might be one of his most consistent yet, filtering this UK producer's versatile talents through a dreamy, sedate lens.

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Bibio - "You"

A new track from the forthcoming Bibio album, Silver Wilkinson, which is gonna be released on Warp records later this year. On previous releases, the UK produced showed himself to be a jack of all trades when it comes to influences and musical emulation. On this latest track of his, "You," Bibio ventures out on a more hip hop-influenced endeavor with a punchy beat and methodically splattered soul samples. The track is seductive and detailed. Enjoy!

Check a review for Bibio's Mind Bokeh below:

EPIC YUNOREVIEW OF SADNESS!

This is the longest YUNOREVIEW I've ever done. Not sure I'll ever wanna do something like this again, ha! Well, anyway, if a particular artist who released an album, EP, or mixtape earlier this year somehow did not make this list, then you might as well give up hope. I can't review everything--even if the new Taylor Swift album ain't bad. I'll leave it to you to form your own opinions on any releases I have missed. Speaking of opinions, I wouldn't take mine in this video all that seriously. I'm pretty indifferent toward most of the albums on this list. Some are very good, and I regret missing them, but others just needed to be avoided to maintain a "normal" mental state. However, I'm not implying that music reviewing is driving me to the brink! I assure you I had very little sanity to begin with.

Thank you for watching! I love you! I wish you the best. I hope your holidays are great, too. Here are the artists that get mentioned in this video:

Royal Headache Nathan Fake Riff Raff Spector Two Door Cinema Club DMX Bob Mould Nile Ash Borer Yeasayer Meek Mill Machine Gun Kelly Lightning Bolt Periphery Birds In Row XV Patti Smith The Walkmen Cat Power Menomena Kreayshawn Big Sean Evitan Thee Oh Sees Kishi Bashi Ulver The Chariot Ufomammut Blut Aus Nord Katatonia Ben Folds Five Breakbot The Fresh & Onlys The Music Tapes Teengirl Fantasy Isahn John Cale Meridian Brothers Neneh Cherry & The Thing Ceremony Freddie Gibbs Traxman Anaal Nathrakh Dysrhythmia Behold The Arctopus Roc Marciano Minus The Bear Two Fingers Circa Survive Father John Misty Slightly Stoopid Mono Brother Ali A Place To Bury Strangers The Babies Coheed and Cambria The Killers Vinnie Paz Amenra Ty Segall Trash Talk Neil Young & Crazy Horse Bob Dylan Gary Clark Jr. WHY? The Souljazz Orchestra Flume The UV Race Larry Lovestein & The Velvet Revival The Darkness Diamond Rings Susanne Sundfor Sean Price Barker & Baumecker Flatbush Zombies Guided By Voices The Man With The Iron Fists OST Soundgarden Propagandhi Carter Tutti Void Raime Shackleton

I actually meant to get Bigg Jus and Giles Corey on this list as well. Such is life!

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Evidence- "Strangers"

Hey, everyone! Hope you're well. Anthony Fantano, here. Internet's Busiest Music Nerd. You know! Alright, it's time for another track review. Punching them out right now, and I'm getting to talking about an artist I promised I'd lay an opinion on: Evidence. This dude is a West Coast MC, and I've been conscious of this buy for a little while. A friend of mine in college turned me on to Dilated Peoples, which kinda fit my hunger for conscious hip hop at the time. However, for some reason, I didn't really stick with these guys and Evidence like I should have, admittedly.

I was beating myself up over it a bit when I heard this dude was dropping a new album on Rhymesayers, Cats & Dogs. I was pretty ticked I hadn't been keeping up on him, but I've gotta admit I'm a little let down by this album now that I'm hearing it.

There was nothing really terrible on this album. I think part of my issue is that Evidence is a bit of an acquired taste. The guy has a slow, sleepy, repetitive flow. I can take a repetitive flow here and there. MF DOOM is pretty repetitive, but Evidence lacks the urgency that makes me really wanna stick with him. I know it's semi-intentional, because Evidence even brings it up in his lyrics, but I'm still not a huge fan of it.

With Evidence, it's a bit of an exchange game. Sure, I'm not getting a fiery flow here, this dude's lyrics are usually pretty clever. I think the track "It Wasn't Me" had some of my favorite lines on this album.

But I'm not too in love with them on this particular track: "Strangers." Evidence muses about not being able to trust his friends with his weed, carrying weight, originality, and the West Coast. Evidence is not a shallow soul. I admire the fact that he's making the music he wants to make. Not only that, he's phenomenally consistent in his style and personality. Amen!

It's just that there's absolutely nothing here that really sticks with me. I never come away getting hit by any of these lines, sadly. Everything just feels, well, kinda passable. Take this line for example:

"Lately when I walk I've been trying to hold my posture straight, hold my chin up then feel the love from across the way."

That's just one of many moments that don't do a lot for me. It's not terrible, but not amazing me either. Sure, it's taken out of context, and I influence you to check out the lyrics for yourself over here, because that lyric is linked to the lines that appear after it.

Between these lyrics, the DJ cuts in between the verses, and the beat itself, I can't say much more about this track than this: It's a hip hop song. What I mean is that it just kinda feels like a stereotypical hip hop track. The recording here is top-notch, yes, but I don't see what's so definitive about this.

Evidence in this very song says that nothing in this original. Sure, everybody is influenced by something, and those influences show up in the art artists create, but I wish this track did a little more to separate itself from what inspires it. Because at this point, "Strangers"--and a lotta songs on Cats & Dogs--feel, well, a little generic.

Overall, I think this is a likeable album--and like I said, I think it's mostly me just being underwhelmed by this guy's flow--but it's songs like "Strangers" that kinda hold me back from really loving this thing. Songs like this just kinda breeze by for me. Still, some great features on this thing: Raekwon, Ras Kass, Slug, and Aesop Rock.

What do you think of this track? Love it? Hate it? Why? What should I review next?

Forever.

Strong 5

Stream: Evidence- "Strangers"

Evidence- "You" (prod. DJ Premier)

A new video from L.A. rapper and Dilated Peoples member Evidence, which is promoting the release of his forthcoming album Cats & Dogs. It'll be out via Rhymesayers on Sept. 27th. Looks like Slug, Raekwon, and Aesop Rock made the feature list for the album, too. DJ Primo even does production for this particular track. Dudes like Apathy make short cameos in this video, too.