HSayz: the Return of the Lo-Fi

[NickCohen]

Peoples--

Check us out! http://www.heraclitussayz.com

If you have cool lo-fi recordings and want them reviewed by people who understand the lo-fi, send them to us. Or if you're sick of all the other lame zines out there, try us, too. Or, if you're itchin' to join a revolution, we've got the ammo.

One lo-fi community to another, brother.

Nick Cohen

[Dr. Sausage]

lo-fi is kinda stupid to me considering we are in the age of digital. Why make things sound lo-fi on purpose when you can make them sound halfway decent?

Lo-fi isn't a type of music, it's what the recording sounds like due to recording restrictions. I guess i'm not into the layer 400 things with distortion to make it sound lofi thang. Why make it sounds like a 4 track bounced 400 times when you can make it sound good?

[Rigsby]

lo-fi is kinda stupid to me considering we are in the age of digital. Why make things sound lo-fi on purpose when you can make them sound halfway decent?

Lo-fi isn't a type of music, it's what the recording sounds like due to recording restrictions. I guess i'm not into the layer 400 things with distortion to make it sound lofi thang. Why make it sounds like a 4 track bounced 400 times when you can make it sound good?

I guess you have a point, but i've always kind of liked the sound, maybe that's why people do that. I definately preferred the sound of Sebadoh and Pavement when they were the lower end of the fi scale. ...Jesus, what a garbled sentence. hey ho..

[NickCohen]

Some people perfer the "warmth" of a lo-fi recording. To some, digital can sound artificial at times. But lo-fi isn't just about a style of recording, it's about the principles of indie-rock. You could say that with the increase of digital music, there's also been a change in indie-rock to become more corporate. Lo-fi is kinda like a return to the roots. But to me, lo-fi means anything DIY--no matter what it sounds like.

[Dr. Sausage]

lo-fi is kinda stupid to me considering we are in the age of digital. Why make things sound lo-fi on purpose when you can make them sound halfway decent?

Lo-fi isn't a type of music, it's what the recording sounds like due to recording restrictions. I guess i'm not into the layer 400 things with distortion to make it sound lofi thang. Why make it sounds like a 4 track bounced 400 times when you can make it sound good?

I guess you have a point, but i've always kind of liked the sound, maybe that's why people do that. I definately preferred the sound of Sebadoh and Pavement when they were the lower end of the fi scale. ...Jesus, what a garbled sentence. hey ho..

You have a point as well. Music is music, if it sounds good regardless of what you do, it's good.

[Dr. Sausage]

Some people perfer the "warmth" of a lo-fi recording. To some, digital can sound artificial at times. But lo-fi isn't just about a style of recording, it's about the principles of indie-rock. You could say that with the increase of digital music, there's also been a change in indie-rock to become more corporate. Lo-fi is kinda like a return to the roots. But to me, lo-fi means anything DIY--no matter what it sounds like.

I see what you mean.

[Girl Toes]

I think fidelity is often part of the music. Like writing a symphony for different concert halls, its nice to play music to match a particular fidelity. "Play to the fidelity," that's one of my favorite sayings.

Hope all is well, cheers.

LR

PS: http://www.giantrats.com/mp3s

[tylerbcrawford]

lo-fi is kinda stupid to me considering we are in the age of digital. Why make things sound lo-fi on purpose when you can make them sound halfway decent?

Lo-fi isn't a type of music, it's what the recording sounds like due to recording restrictions. I guess i'm not into the layer 400 things with distortion to make it sound lofi thang. Why make it sounds like a 4 track bounced 400 times when you can make it sound good?

I can see your point here for sure but on the other hand lo-fi is more relevant than ever considering the great contrast it poses to all the shiny perfect music out there today. Even "indie" bands are starting to sound all glossy and perfect.

[Rigsby]

Even "indie" bands are starting to sound all glossy and perfect.

And they have very organised hair too, it's all pretty stylised now, and in a 'pro' way, not a home-made dressing up way. Shame. Can't explain why exactly, just seems like a shame.

[cassettefetish]

YEAH, I hate indie rock now. Really. WaYYYYYY to overprouced and glossy. I hate all music, infact, except musique concrete, tone poems, and lo-fi.

I also love this mp3 blog.

[tylerbcrawford]

Even "indie" bands are starting to sound all glossy and perfect.

And they have very organised hair too, it's all pretty stylised now, and in a 'pro' way, not a home-made dressing up way. Shame. Can't explain why exactly, just seems like a shame.

The reason why I think it seems so lame is that something like indie which started out as a statement and this thing all about raw 4 track recordings and all that jazz turned into somthing that's all about being "pretty" and "polished" (which is the exact opposite of what it started as).