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Bibio's Five Artists You Should Obsess Over Right Now

For British experimental composer Bibio, his music has a direct connection to seasonal change. “It affects me a lot,” he says. And he's rather forthright about that injection on his new album, Silver Wilkinson, where he says that it "started out with the desire for a new 'season', contrasting somewhat with the previous.” It's his seventh album and is another fluid collection of airy electro-folk, set mostly to filtered guitars and ambient vocals. Here are five artists that Bibio recommends checking out if you're looking for a similar vibe.

1. Letherette

"It's kind of a mix of instrumental hip-hop and disco/house with lots of cut up and pitched up vocals, which I have a soft spot for. A definite sexy thing going on, music that is also in touch with its feminine side too, which is a very good thing in my opinion. I'm totally sick and tired of macho music."

2. Inc.

"I recently got their new album No World. I particularly like “5 Days,” “The Place” and “Black Wings.” Some say it's R&B, but I'm not a fan of R&B in general, so that can't be entirely true. It doesn't have all the clichés. The vocals are really soft and there's no bravado. The production is really tasteful too, kind of minimal, but well considered with grit and polish."

3. Grouper

"She takes me somewhere with her music that nobody else does, it's got a delicious murky green vibe about it, like being at the bottom of a pond. I often get dewy forest imagery from it, too; it makes me want to visit Portland, Oregon. She has really catchy melodies and chords, but they're really hidden and smudged so you sometimes have to concentrate to notice them."

4. The Gentleman Losers

"A duo of brothers from Finland, they make really slow melancholy music. It's not dirge though, just very beautiful and golden sounding. Their production style is ultra warm and analog sounding, like nobody else (that I've heard) is managing at the moment. It's not lo-fi because it has that full-bodied thing going on: deep bass and spaciousness. I've said this before, but “Laureline” is one of the most poignant and profound pieces of music I've ever heard.

5. Rustie

Glass Swords blew me away and I've heard a couple of his unreleased tracks in mixes that he did online. Those new bits are totally up there with Glass Swords so I'm excited about his next album. I'm sure his music is great loud in the club, but it makes great home listening music, too, the latter being my preferred venue.

Bibio's new album, Silver Wilkinson, is out now on Warp.

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