The great psychic outdoors : lo-fi music and escaping capitalism
Monacelli, Enrico2023
Books
Homemade records, tape-hiss worship and a taste for a very peculiar kind of psychedelia have carved themselves a weird niche in the contemporary musical landscape under the name of lo-fi. This genreless genre, characterized by poor recordings and rough sounds, spanning from the most extreme heavy metal to the sweetest ear-candies pop can offer, has become a solid presence in our collective sensibility. And yet, it has largely been neglected: this staunch refusal of anything hi-fi and hi-tech has fallen under the radar of the categories we use to analyse ourselves and our times. 'The Great Psychic Outdoors', dedicated to the most interesting and controversial artists in this movement, rectifies this and vindicates the revolutionary potential of lo-fi music, engaging with this weird genre on its own terms and facing head on thecontradictions and possibilities of this multi-faceted phenomenon.
Main title:
The great psychic outdoors : lo-fi music and escaping capitalism / Enrico Monacelli.
Author:
Monacelli, Enrico, author
Imprint:
London : Repeater, 2023.
Collation:
280 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781914420603 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
2374814