Hand Cranked

Hand Cranked
Studio album by
Bibio
Released7 March 2006
RecordedEngland
GenreFolktronica
Length48:11
LabelMush[1]
ProducerStephen Wilkinson
Bibio chronology
fi
(2005) 		Hand Cranked
(2006) 		Vignetting the Compost
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Daily Telegraph(favourable)[3]
Pitchfork Media6.1/10[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.

Critical reception

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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stephen Wilkinson

No.TitleWriter(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 Roberts2:07
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
2020 reissue bonus tracks[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Madame Grotesque"Wilkinson, Richard Roberts4:55
16."Cantaloup Carousel (1999)" 5:21
17."Firework Owl" 3:45
18."Odd Lips" 2:45
19."The Last Bicycle" 3:46

References

  1. ^ "Mush Records - MH-244 Bibio - Hand Cranked". www.mushrecords.com.
  2. ^ Brian Way. "Hand Cranked > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  3. ^ Ben Thompson (6 May 2006). "Pop CDs of the week: Dirty Pretty Things, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and more". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  4. ^ Mark Richardson (29 March 2006). "Album Reviews: Bibio: Hand Cranked". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Music Review: Bibio - Hand Cranked". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  6. ^ "Bibio | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ Macdonald, Cameron (1 November 2006). "Bibio Hand Cranked". XLR8R.
  8. ^ "Bibio". Bibio. Retrieved 20 January 2021. I have chosen a collection of tracks from my archives to accompany the reissue of 'Hand Cranked' as digital bonus material. Included in this collection is an early version of 'Cantaloup Carousel' from my debut album 'Fi' This bonus version is the first version, recorded in my tiny room in Wood Green Halls of Residence in North London, during my first year of university in 1999. 'Madame Grotesque' was recorded in 2005, this was co-written and recorded with Richard Roberts. The other tracks are from more recent years, but using much of the same processes and core equipment of the 'Hand Cranked' era.