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Why lo-fi is the perfect background music

Recode Daily

Recode

Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Lo-Fi hip-hop has emerged as a hugely popular genre and internet subculture. Its millions of loyal fans rely on curated lo-fi playlists and live-streams to write to, study to and even fall asleep to. But what of its musical roots? Who are its stars? And why, despite its mass following on YouTube, Spotify and elsewhere, is it nearly impossible to spot on the Billboard? We trace lo-fi from its godfathers to its moments in the sun, to the complex creative ecosystem playing out on streaming platforms today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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podcast, Sw Switchon Pop.

0:53.0

It's a music podcast that's hosted by the songwriter Charlie Harding

0:57.0

and the musicologist Nate Sloane.

0:59.0

And in this episode, they take a deep dive into Lofai, that beat-driven music that's

1:05.1

sort of designed to make you nod your head while also not being so distracting

1:09.1

that you can't do your work. I personally listen to a lot of Lofai while I'm working on

1:14.2

reset and I loved learning about the origins of this type of music and how it works.

1:19.9

So stick around and take a listen.

1:23.0

Later nerds. Switch done pop.

1:39.0

Welcome to Switched on pop.

1:40.0

I'm songwriter Charlie Harding.

1:41.8

And I'm musicologist Nate Sloan.

1:44.0

Nate loyal listeners will recall that you are a professor of musicology.

1:49.0

Correct.

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