lo-fi
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of lo-fi
C20: modelled on hi-fi
Example Sentences
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The musician is also the youngest ever recipient of the prize, which comes just five years after she posted the lo-fi breakout tracks Break it Off and Pain on TikTok.
From BBC
If you’re a computer-age citizen who’s old enough to remember those benchmarks of pre-internet adjustment, when personal computing went from toy hobby to addictive portal to worrisomely ubiquitous companion, then “Obex” is the lo-fi retro-horror fantasy for you.
From Los Angeles Times
“There was a lo-fi quality about it. It had something candid that didn’t necessarily have an infantile tone but had a lightness. And we could add lyrics to that music.”
From Los Angeles Times
Jaffa, who said she’s personally a fan of “lo-fi” music and the album “Tales From Babylon” by Nadav Cohen, said she was interested in researching the relationship between brain health and music because she’s always loved listening to and playing music.
From MarketWatch
On “Elka,” Tortoise turns to the 4/4 pulse of minimal techno, capturing the lo-fi static of Detroit acts like Drexciya, who fashioned earth-shaking dance tracks from modest equipment.
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