| fi | ||||
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| Released | 8 February 2005 | |||
| Recorded | England | |||
| Genre | Folktronica | |||
| Length | 48:52 | |||
| Label | Mush | |||
| Producer | Stephen Wilkinson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Exclaim! | favorable [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.3/10 [3] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |   [4] |
fi is the debut studio album by English record producer Bibio (Stephen Wilkinson). It was released on Mush Records in February 2005, and reissued by Warp Records in 2015.
All tracks are written by Stephen Wilkinson.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cherry Blossom Road" | 1:26 |
| 2. | "Bewley in White" | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Puffer" | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Cluster at CWM Einion" | 1:35 |
| 5. | "London Planes" | 1:22 |
| 6. | "It Was Willow" | 2:01 |
| 7. | "I'm Rewinding It..." | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Looking Through the Facets of a Plastic Jewel" | 2:27 |
| 9. | "Wet Flakey Bark" | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Bewley in Grey" | 1:38 |
| 11. | "Teleidophonic Torch" | 0:59 |
| 12. | "Puddled in the Morning" | 3:01 |
| 13. | "At the Chase" | 1:43 |
| 14. | "Cantaloup Carousel" | 5:52 |
| 15. | "Lakeside" | 3:37 |
| 16. | "Bewley in Red" | 0:49 |
| 17. | "Poplar Avenue" | 5:20 |
| Total length: | 49:24 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 17. | "Poplar Avenue - Uncut Version" | 18:22 |
| Total length: | 1:02:26 | |
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