Mind Bokeh Explained

Mind Bokeh
Type:	studio
Artist:	Bibio
Cover:	Mind_bokeh.jpg
Genre:	Folktronica^[1] indie pop alternative R&B
Label:	Warp
Producer:	Stephen James Wilkinson
Prev Title:	The Apple and the Tooth
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	Silver Wilkinson
Next Year:	2013

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. Bibio described the album as a "balance of the familiar and the non-familiar".^[2] The title comes from a Japanese word "Bokeh", which means the blurry, out-of-focus part of a photograph.^[3]

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.^[4]

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[5]	6
UK Albums Chart^[6]	195
UK Indie Chart^[7]	33

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bibio – Mind Bokeh. CMJ. 31 March 2011. 1 October 2016.
2. Web site: New album Mind Bokeh - listen to sampler and read details. Warp. 12 January 2011. 17 April 2017. 17 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170417160143/http://warp.net/news/new-album-mind-bokeh-listen-to-sampler/. dead.
3. Web site: Bibio Announces New Album. Pitchfork. Tom. Breihan. 13 January 2011. 17 April 2017.
4. Web site: The Top 40 Albums Of 2011: 30 - 21. Clash. 5 December 2011. 17 April 2017.
5. Bibio - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums. Billboard. 17 April 2017.
6. Web site: CHART: CLUK Update 16.04.2011 (wk13). Zobbel.de. 16 April 2011. 12 July 2012.
7. Web site: 2011-04-16 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive. Official Charts Company. 16 April 2011. 1 March 2012.