“I had a £150 Behringer mixer and an iMac, and whenever I earned any money from music I’d buy a new piece of kit”: Bibio on how he made his biggest track - and why he's still using lo-fi recording techniques 15 years later

Bibio.

Stephen Wilkinson, better known as Bibio, has explored a kaleidoscopic variety of sounds over his two-decade career; his last few albums alone have seen the British musician and producer experiment with sumptuous synth-funk, spectral ambient and tape-worn alt-folk, all varnished with a singular production style that unites lo-fi aesthetics with the punch and precision of professional recording.

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“The quest for clarity and loudness can only go so far”: Bibio on his career-long fascination with tape recording, budget samplers and vintage pedals