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
Slacker rock
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Slacker rock is a subgenre of indie rock that emerged in the United States during the late 1980s to early 1990s. Characterized by a rejection of technical proficiency and production quality, in favor
Lo-fi music
…originated from Douglas Coupland's novel Generation X and Richard Linklater's film Slacker (both released 1991) which led to the genre being called "slacker rock". Some of the delineation between grunge and lo-fi came with respect to the music's "authenticity". Even though Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain was well…
Stephen Malkmus during pioneering slacker rock band Pavement's 2010 reunion tour