How Lo-Fi Took Over Music
From bedroom set ups and Bandcamp LPs to the mainstream, the lo-fi aesthetic is in a lot of your favourite music.
Tag: lo-fi
Alto & Bugseed - ACROSS BEAT TAPE
The Japanese duo return with a new collab project.
AC3Beats - Nostalgia
Lo-fi boom bap with Zelda and Mario samples? AC3Beats’ Nostalgia lives up to its name. I didn’t get my first games console until 1998 but I played on a few in the preceding years. Whether you were like me or you had them growing up, you’ll appreciate the subject matter on AC3Beats’s new album. Nostalgia has …
Why I Love Madlib
Today is Madlib’s birthday. Here’s why I love his music and personality so much. In the mid-to-late 00s, I discovered a compilation by Zero 7. It was part of Late Night Tales’ mix series (then called Another Late Night) and it featured a song called Real Eyes by Quasimoto. I found it intriguing for many …
Ahwlee - [G]ist
Cali producer Ahwlee’s latest tape, [G]ist, is just what you need to chill. Ahwlee’s been on and off my radar for years and a tumble down the Bandcamp rabbit hole lead me to [G]ist. It’s a sub-15 minute journey through sweet calming tunes, perfect for a summer’s day or a quiet night while you’re relaxing. …
Eahwee - !Healxng_ [Side.A]
London producer Eahwee gives us !Healxng_ [Side.A]
mora. - suspendido.
Straight out of Argentina comes beatmaker mora. and his latest tape, suspendido.
sundrenched - the sundrenched lofi guitar ensemble, vol. 1
Florida’s sundrenched recalls the past in his new release, “the sundrenched lofi guitar ensemble, vol. 1” Solitude can be the best of catalysts and the worst. It’s down to how you harness that alone time. sundrenched, in his own words, “got lost in a blanket of sound”, comprised of “a mound of guitar loops and …
Alvie The Skywalker x Mello Marc - Cosplay
Rap amalgam Alvie The Skywalker and Mello Marc brings us the woozy “Cosplay”. I’m currently suffering with allergies so my head is feeling foggy right now. Musically, I appreciate that kind of aesthetic and that’s exactly what you get with Alvie The Skywalker and Mello Marc’s Cosplay. Described as a project “where in every costume you …
Darem - Sultana
Mexico’s Darem brings us the sweet sounds of Sultana.