musical terms... help!

greenian · 10-27-2003, 10:27 PM

I was wondering if anyone out there has heard a concise explanation of the genre term "lo-fi" and whether it is worth listening to any.

bmgb · 10-28-2003, 09:33 AM

The only band I can think of that describes themselves as "lo-fi" (low fidelity) is Le Tigre. I believe they use just their instruments, a sampling machine, and do only analog recording. They don't use computers or any sort of digital recording, like most any band out there these days. I think that's the reason they call themselves "lo-fi," but that term doesn't define everything they do. If you want to sample one of their songs, I guess I'd start with "Deceptacon."

10-27-2003, 10:27 PM	#1
greenian Simulated Simulacrum Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 39	musical terms... help! I was wondering if anyone out there has heard a concise explanation of the genre term "lo-fi" and whether it is worth listening to any.

10-28-2003, 09:33 AM	#2
bmgb Master of the Domain Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: MN Posts: 231	The only band I can think of that describes themselves as "lo-fi" (low fidelity) is Le Tigre. I believe they use just their instruments, a sampling machine, and do only analog recording. They don't use computers or any sort of digital recording, like most any band out there these days. I think that's the reason they call themselves "lo-fi," but that term doesn't define everything they do. If you want to sample one of their songs, I guess I'd start with "Deceptacon." __________________ That gun will replace your tongue. You will learn to speak through it. And your poetry will be written in blood. - Nobody

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