The Green EP (Bibio EP)

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The Green E.P.
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EP by
Released27 January 2014 (2014-01-27)
Genre
Length25:54
Label Warp
Bibio chronology
Silver Wilkinson
(2013)
The Green E.P.
(2014)
A Mineral Love
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound C+ [1]

The Green E.P. is the follow-up to Bibio's sixth studio album, Silver Wilkinson; it was announced on 3 December 2013, and was released on 27 January 2014. [2]

The EP features archive music chosen to complement the track 'Dye The Water Green', taken from the album Silver Wilkinson. 'Dinghy' was recorded in 2006 by Bibio and Richard Roberts of Letherette, 'Carbon Wulf' is an improvised ambient version of 'Wulf' performed on baritone guitar, and 'The Spinney View of Hinkley Point' was the first Bibio song to feature live drums. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stephen Wilkinson.

No.TitleLength
1."Dye the Water Green"5:24
2."Dinghy"2:39
3."Down to the Sound"2:35
4."Carbon Wulf"3:05
5."A Thousand Syllables"5:40
6."The Spinney View of Hinkley Point"6:31
Total length:25:54
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
7."Vera"2:30
Total length:28:24

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References

  1. Josephs, Brian. "Album Review: Bibio – The Green EP". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. "Stream 'Dye The Water Green' from 'The Green E.P.' set for release in January". Warp Records. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  3. Adams, Gregory. "Bibio Announces 'The Green EP'". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 11 December 2013.