Lo-fi music
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Low fidelity is a music or production quality in which elements usually regarded as imperfections in the context of a recording or performance are present, sometimes as a deliberate stylistic choice.
A minimal bedroom studio set-up with 1980s–1990s equipment
The Beach Boys (pictured in 1967) recorded albums at Brian Wilson's home studio from 1967 to 1972.
R. Stevie Moore (pictured in 2011) is frequently referred to as the "godfather" of home recording.
Calvin Johnson (pictured c. 2000s), founder of K Records and co-founder of Beat Happening
Hypnagogic pop
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Hypnagogic pop is a loosely defined style of pop and psychedelic music that evokes cultural memory and nostalgia for the popular entertainment of the past. It emerged in the 2000s through a wave of Am
A compact cassette. Hypnagogic pop artists often use or emulate outdated cassette recording technology.
The term "hypnagogic pop" was inspired by comments made by musician and artist James Ferraro (pictured in 2012).
Ariel Pink performing in 2007