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A minimal bedroom studio set-up with 1980s–1990s equipment. Lo-fi (also typeset as lofi or low-fi; short for 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.
Lofi hip hop (also typeset as lo-fi, short for "low fidelity") is a form of downtempo, lo-fi music that combines hip hop beats with elements of chill-out. [5] The name refers to the unpolished, low fidelity production techniques common in the style. [6] It was popularized in the 2010s on YouTube.
Quinn described the songs in the live stream as "a constant stream of low-key music you play in the background while you get work done, do chores, whatever you're doing at home right now". [72] ChilledCow's lofi hip-hop playlist was also named the best lo-fi beats playlist by Red Bull. [73]
The term "cloud rap" is popularly used in reference to lo-fi, hazy rap. [3] Elements of cloud rap, like lo-fi and dreamy atmospheres, appear as early as 2001 with Clouddead's self-titled album. Later in 2006 more building blocks, such as hazy and relaxed sounds, are on Viper's second album, Ready and... Willing. [7]
[10] Of differences, vaporwave does not typically engage in long tracks, lo-fi productions, or non-sampled material, and it draws more from the early 1990s than it does the 1970s and 1980s. [10] Vaporwave has a stronger musical connection to chillwave than to hypnagogic pop for its sampling of slowed-down synth funk. [50]
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Chillwave (originally considered synonymous with glo-fi and hypnagogic pop) is a music microgenre that emerged in the late 2000s. It is characterized by evoking the popular music of the late 1970s and early 1980s while engaging with notions of memory and nostalgia.
Luxury Elite, [a] also simply known as Lux (born August 17, 1988), is an anonymous American musician known for her significant influence in the vaporwave genre. During the 2010s, her lo-fi sound and visual style, along with her relaxed melodies, made her an impactful figure in the "late night lo-fi" subgenre.