Lo-fi Today

This article investigates two current incarnations of ‘lo-fi’ music and questions the extent to which these subgenres are actually low in fidelity. In essence, mainstream ‘hi-fi’ productions use similar effects, such as filtering sound like a radio or adding noise vinyl record. To understand lo-fi today, this explores by hip-hop producer ambient producer, drawing upon analytical methods Alan Moore Dennis Smalley. First be discussed is Glimlip, one many anonymous producers behind popular Lofi Girl YouTube streams. The next Amulets, an musician known for using hacked looped cassette tapes. Analyses their demonstrate level care production that goes against idea primitive naive.