Mind Bokeh

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Field	Value
name	Mind Bokeh
type	studio
artist	Bibio
cover	Mind_bokeh.jpg
released
*Folktronica{{cite web	url
length
label	Warp
producer	Stephen James Wilkinson
prev_title	The Apple and the Tooth
prev_year	2009
next_title	Silver Wilkinson
next_year	2013
misc	{{Singles
name	Mind Bokeh
type	studio
single1	Excuses
single1date	2011
single2	K Is for Kelson
single2date	2011
single3	T.O.Y.S. (Take Off Your Shirt)
single3date	2011
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| name = Mind Bokeh | type = studio | artist = Bibio | cover = Mind_bokeh.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre =

• Folktronica
• indie pop
• alternative R&B | length = | label = Warp | producer = Stephen James Wilkinson | prev_title = The Apple and the Tooth | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = Silver Wilkinson | next_year = 2013 | misc = {{Singles | name = Mind Bokeh | type = studio | single1 = Excuses | single1date = 2011 | single2 = K Is for Kelson | single2date = 2011 | single3 = T.O.Y.S. (Take Off Your Shirt) | single3date = 2011 | MC = 75/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = BBC Music | rev2score = favorable | rev3 = Clash | rev3score = 8/10 | rev4 = MusicOMH | rev4score = | rev5 = Pitchfork | rev5score = 6.9/10 | rev6 = PopMatters | rev6score = | rev7 = Resident Advisor | rev7score = 3.5/5 | rev8 = The Skinny | rev8score = | rev9 = Slant Magazine | rev9score = | rev10 = Tiny Mix Tapes | rev10score = Mind Bokeh is a studio album by British electronic musician Bibio, released on Warp. It was released on 29 March 2011 in the United States and 4 April 2011 in the rest of the world. The title comes from a Japanese word "Bokeh", which means the blurry, out-of-focus part of a photograph.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75% based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Clash named it the 24th best album of 2011.

Track listing

| all_writing = Stephen James Wilkinson | total_length = 52:21 | title1 = Excuses | length1 = 5:58 | title2 = Pretentious | length2 = 6:02 | title3 = Anything New | length3 = 4:07 | title4 = Wake Up! | length4 = 3:25 | title5 = Light Seep | length5 = 3:53 | title6 = Take Off Your Shirt | length6 = 4:04 | title7 = Artists' Valley | length7 = 6:00 | title8 = K Is for Kelson | length8 = 3:28 | title9 = Mind Bokeh | length9 = 2:33 | title10 = More Excuses | length10 = 4:27 | title11 = Feminine Eye | length11 = 1:50 | title12 = Saint Christopher | length12 = 6:34 | headline = Japanese edition bonus track | total_length = 54:45 | title13 = Vertical Helical Stan | length13 = 2:24

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart | Peak position | US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | UK Albums Chart | UK Indie Chart | |---|---|---|---|---| | 6 | | | | | | 195 | | | | | | 33 | | | | | ::

References

References

1. (31 March 2011). "Bibio – Mind Bokeh". [[CMJ]].
2. "Mind Bokeh by Bibio". [[CBS Interactive]].
3. Phares, Heather. "Mind Bokeh - Bibio". [[AllMusic]].
4. Clarke, Paul. (2011). "Bibio - Mind Bokeh - Review". [[BBC Music]].
5. Younis, Reef. (4 April 2011). "Bibio - Mind Bokeh". [[Clash (magazine).
6. Hogwood, Ben. (4 April 2011). "Bibio – Mind Bokeh". [[MusicOMH]].
7. Richardson, Mark. (1 April 2017). "Bibio: Mind Bokeh". [[Pitchfork (website).
8. Lambert, Joe. (6 April 2011). "Bibio: Mind Bokeh". [[PopMatters]].
9. Dix, Michael. (5 April 2011). "Bibio - Mind Bokeh". [[Resident Advisor]].
10. Shukla, Mark. (2 March 2011). "Bibio – Mind Bokeh". [[The Skinny (magazine).
11. Liedel, Kevin. (25 March 2011). "Bibio: Mind Bokeh". [[Slant Magazine]].
12. RS, Nick. "Bibio - Mind Bokeh". [[Tiny Mix Tapes]].
13. (12 January 2011). "New album Mind Bokeh - listen to sampler and read details". [[Warp (record label).
14. Breihan, Tom. (13 January 2011). "Bibio Announces New Album". [[Pitchfork (website).
15. (5 December 2011). "The Top 40 Albums Of 2011: 30 - 21". [[Clash (magazine).
16. "Bibio - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums".
17. (16 April 2011). "CHART: CLUK Update 16.04.2011 (wk13)". Zobbel.de.
18. (16 April 2011). "2011-04-16 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive". [[Official Charts Company]].

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