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lo-fi colloq.|ˈləʊˈfaɪ|
[Repr. low fidelity, after hi-fi.]
Sound reproduction less good in quality than ‘hi-fi’. Also attrib. or as adj.
1958Observer 15 June 14/6 For heaven's sake let us have the real Bob Cats, even in lo-fi, and let the record companies make their issues under that kind of policy. 1967Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 29 July 53 Despite Mr. Kolodin's warning of the ‘lo-fi’, we would urge the purchase of this set as a significant item in Toscanini's recorded legacy. 1968Which? Oct. 312/1 You can buy your hi-fi equipment one piece at a time, and play it through the ‘lo-fi’ parts of, say, your old radio. 1970Daily Tel. 16 Mar. 24/3 It was because of the cassette's ‘lo-fi’ that Philips first attacked the bottom end of the market. 1970J. Earl Tuners & Amplifiers v. 100 The medium-frequency a.m. system is..possibly adequate for ‘lo-fi’ reception on small transistor sets.
▸ A genre of rock music characterized by minimal production, giving a raw and unsophisticated sound.
1993Rolling Stone 14 Oct. 20/4 Alternative hipsters were embracing ‘lo fi’—minimal overdubs, CD-unfriendly sound and a general disdain for technical perfection. 1995Rave (Brisbane) 23 Aug. 9/1 Described as the ‘ultimate garage band low-tech record company’,..[the record label Flying Nun] was pumping out lo-fi long before the two words had been put together and the sound became identifiable as hip and fashionable. 2002List ((Glasgow & Edinb. Events Guide)) 4 July 88/1 Still a mighty popular night that showcases alternative, indie and lo-fi.
▸ adj. Unpolished, amateurish, or technologically unsophisticated, esp. as a deliberate aesthetic choice.
1988Guardian Weekly 3 July 25/4 The miracle was the disorganisation [of the opera performance]—the sheer showbiz daring that got 100,000 people to shell out their twenty, twenty-five or even forty-five pounds for remarkably low-fi Verdi. 1995i-D Aug. 95/4 The lo-fi scissors-and-paste grubbiness of the magazine. 2005B. Ryder New Bar & Club Design i. 35 More typically used as temporary construction board, this cheap material lends..[the bar] a lo-fi, utilitarian feel. 2007T: N.Y. Times Style Mag. 20 May 22/3 (caption) Stylish travelers seeking lo-fi experiences are cruising cross-country in Airstream trailers.
▸ Of, designating, or belonging to (a genre of) rock music deliberately recorded on basic equipment using simple production techniques, in order to achieve a raw and unsophisticated sound.
1991Details June 98/2 Kicking off with the glorious lo-fi rocker ‘The Wagon’, this LP goes on to mash up squalling tunes like ‘Puke Cry’ with muck like ‘Muck’. 1993N.Y. Times 5 Sept. ii. 22/5 The northern English band the Fall has suddenly and inexplicably emerged as a major influence on a breed of lo-fi indie bands in America like Pavement. 2004N.Y. Times Mag. 13 June 29/1 The Pornographers' albums..became standard-setters for smart, lo-fi modern rock. |