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| Hand Cranked | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 7 March 2006 | |||
| Recorded | England | |||
| Genre | Folktronica | |||
| Length | 48:11 | |||
| Label | Mush [1] | |||
| Producer | Stephen Wilkinson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Daily Telegraph | (favourable) [3] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.1/10 [4] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [5] |
Hand Cranked is the second album by the music producer Bibio. [6] It was released on 7 March 2006 on Mush Records.
XLR8R wrote that "several songs wouldn’t be memorable if it weren’t for their ancient sound quality. But in our age of bloodless pop productions, [Bibio] is still welcome." [7]
All tracks are written by Stephen Wilkinson.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Cranking House" | 2:01 | |
| 2. | "Cherry Go Round" | 5:53 | |
| 3. | "Quantock" | 4:07 | |
| 4. | "Black Country Blue" | 2:07 | |
| 5. | "Marram" | Wilkinson, Richard Roberts | 2:07 |
| 6. | "Aberriw" | 1:46 | |
| 7. | "Zoopraxiphone" | 3:52 | |
| 8. | "DYFI" | 4:02 | |
| 9. | "Ffwrnais" | 3:10 | |
| 10. | "Woodington" | 5:19 | |
| 11. | "Above the Rooftops" | 3:41 | |
| 12. | "Snowbow" | 3:44 | |
| 13. | "Maroon Lagoon" | 2:37 | |
| 14. | "Overgrown" | 5:36 | |
| Total length: | 48:11 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Madame Grotesque" | Wilkinson, Richard Roberts | 4:55 |
| 16. | "Cantaloup Carousel (1999)" | 5:21 | |
| 17. | "Firework Owl" | 3:45 | |
| 18. | "Odd Lips" | 2:45 | |
| 19. | "The Last Bicycle" | 3:46 |
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