lo-fi weirdness

ever since i first listened to ariel pink, i've sort of been attracted to that lo-fi aesthetic that he's got going on. everything about it appeals to me on some level, even the "sometimes trying too hard" aspect. i pretty much eat up anything that sounds like it was recorded on a cheap teac 4 track in 1988. and i don't even know why!

some examples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN5iYMiazr8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2NQByp791c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYLDPsUjpL8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKegOVenoBg

anyone else like this kind of stuff? got any recs i might not have heard of?

Jeez louise, that Nite Jewel one I didn't make 1 minute through - It's waaaaaaay to hipster-ish for me (and I've been accused of being a hipster myself)

Matrix Metals "Flamingo Breeze" ?

[vimeo]8965524[/vimeo]

Chris & Cosey - Alchemy (though this actually is old, and sorta NSFW)

matrix metals makes me want to release a tape

if you didn't make it a minute you missed the best part! either way, hipster or not, she makes some ridiculously nice musics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyDobcn1TDs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ppuzMLex88

  On 6/21/2010 at 9:09 PM, Capsaicin said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyDobcn1TDs

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ppuzMLex88

nice!

I dunno. My sisX0r put out an album of this kind of thing on Ecstatic Peace, but I have to say I just don't get the fetishisation of this stuff.

It's like... we spent all of 1988 recording on a 4-track wishing we had more tracks and better equipment. And now people come along and *try* to sound like that?

  On 6/21/2010 at 9:30 PM, Masonic Boom said:

I dunno. My sisX0r put out an album of this kind of thing on Ecstatic Peace, but I have to say I just don't get the fetishisation of this stuff.

 

It's like... we spent all of 1988 recording on a 4-track wishing we had more tracks and better equipment. And now people come along and *try* to sound like that?

I think its because of the honesty that came with the simplistic sound, smomething like that. People who just try to sound lo-fi arent really the same, imho. But to make it clear, some were really awful, e.g. that Ariel Pink track

I fucking love Nite Jewel. It's a perfect mix of ethereal voices on funky beats.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G494Ur2jNOw

Shame she hasn't released an awful lot just yet, but it seems like there's some official collaboration stuff with Dâm-Funk going on right now. As for Geneva Jacuzzi, I think that shit gets old really quickly, but it's fun for a while.

  On 6/21/2010 at 9:30 PM, Masonic Boom said:

It's like... we spent all of 1988 recording on a 4-track wishing we had more tracks and better equipment. And now people come along and *try* to sound like that?

* Deletes wow & flutter, distortion, saturation, noise and overdrive effects from computer *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrMNowUuAv0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DkslcOhytU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDFU4kZ4U7Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RFunvF0mDw

  On 6/21/2010 at 9:43 PM, mcbpete said:

  On 6/21/2010 at 9:30 PM, Masonic Boom said:

It's like... we spent all of 1988 recording on a 4-track wishing we had more tracks and better equipment. And now people come along and *try* to sound like that?

* Deletes wow & flutter, distortion, saturation, noise and overdrive effects from computer *

haha exactly. *throws tube amp out nearest window*

for me, anyways, i like the sound of it because it reminds me of my hilarious early attempts at recording music, which were fun despite being complete and utter failures. the sound of simplicity and innocence? i dunno.

anyways, some good stuff in here, found some stuff to check out. keep it comin' hard and fast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R94EQHBWH14

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Br_Ahn513o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rza1GBTx0ts

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Shame she hasn't released an awful lot just yet, but it seems like there's some official collaboration stuff with Dâm-Funk going on right now. As for Geneva Jacuzzi, I think that shit gets old really quickly, but it's fun for a while.

yeah, for sure. i'll probably never get sick of the video for love caboose, but nearly all of her projects wear out insanely quickly.

Toro Y Moi is fun at times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gxhLiNypVU&feature=related

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I love everything posted in this thread, even if some hipsters listen to it.

I've loved Casiotone For The Painfully Alone for a long time. His old stuff was really lo-fo, recorded on tapes in phonebooths etc...

[youtubehd]h3RznAdwxJw[/youtubehd]

[youtubehd]B4fEvCCP1ZQ[/youtubehd]

[youtubehd]yZSIzF-niAs[/youtubehd]

you guys familiar with this release?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRZBvJx4XEE&feature=related

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Langley_Schools_Music_Project

  On 6/21/2010 at 9:44 PM, Richy said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DkslcOhytU

i love it

i love the 4-track recordings well-known artists have done. they make me think of the word "basement."

some melancholy examples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqGzyPn6Idw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1VwEmuapBQ

pumice

  On 6/23/2010 at 1:52 AM, Hanratty said:

pumice

probably the most talented person i've ever met

  On 6/23/2010 at 12:01 AM, kaini said:

you guys familiar with this release?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRZBvJx4XEE&feature=related

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Langley_Schools_Music_Project

  On 6/23/2010 at 12:01 AM, kaini said:

you guys familiar with this release?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRZBvJx4XEE&feature=related

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Langley_Schools_Music_Project

oooh naivist :)

along those lines

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpJ6anurfuw

portsmouth sinfonia - hand someone an instrument they only have a vague idea how to play and have them play classical hits.

and fitting under both naivist and also kind of lo-fi, maher shalal hash baz:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wox8TloD6UA

I guess I should plug my own 4-track cassette only, analogue effects only, casiotone drums only band in here...

http://dean.bandcamp.com/album/weekend-warriors

we have a song that guest stars Pumice but it's not out yet

(Pumice used to actually be in the band but too many americans started liking his shit so now he's over there touring all the damn time :angry:)

  On 6/23/2010 at 4:56 AM, analogue wings said:

cigarettes are money in prison

nice title!

  On 6/23/2010 at 5:07 AM, ieafs said:

  On 6/23/2010 at 1:58 AM, analogue wings said:

  On 6/23/2010 at 1:52 AM, Hanratty said:

pumice

 

 

probably the most talented person i've ever met

plus he's kind of doing his own thing... a few parallels in NZ stuff i guess, but even then he's kind of his own little thing.

he actually comes from a whole crew of guys that were all doing the same thing from 91-96. they're all geographically dispersed now and many are pursuing other interests such as drinking themselves to death or making brilliant youtube videos. But yeah if you were part of that crew Pumice makes perfect sense...