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What is lo-fi house?

Lo-fi house is a form of Outsider House that developed in the mid-2010s. It is primarily distinguished from earlier styles of outsider house by its stricter reliance on deep house elements, cranky, nocturnal, and nostalgic atmospheres, and a distinct dreamy, lo-fi aesthetic, in contrast with earlier outsider house styles that incorporated many influences including Techno-inspired percussion and harsher-sounding synths derived from Acid Techno and Acid House.

Artists to start with

  1. Ross From Friends
  2. COMPUTER DATA
  3. mr. sosa
  4. No_4mat
  5. Sunflwr
  6. Shaolin Cowboy
  7. DJ PoolBoi
  8. Nørus
  9. Mall Grab
  10. DJ Cinéma Quartier Latin

Albums to hear first

  • Murmansk-60 by AL-90Murmansk-60AL-90
  • One of the Girls by OthaOne of the GirlsOtha
  • Belle by dublonBelledublon
  • You'll Understand by Ross From FriendsYou'll UnderstandRoss From Friends
  • From The Music Within You / Keeping It Simple by SajmoonnFrom The Music Within You / Keeping It SimpleSajmoonn
  • Go home already by projektbauGo home alreadyprojektbau
  • Code-915913 by AL-90Code-915913AL-90
  • The Wine Bar by SajmoonnThe Wine BarSajmoonn

Lo-Fi House songs

  1. Ketamina by Yaego
  2. Lazer Sky by Cult Member
  3. In My Dreams by Four Tet
  4. Michael. by Rebecca Black
  5. Mysterious Girl by Neggy Gemmy
  6. Saturday Night (DJ-Kicks) by Lone
  7. Go home already by projektbau
  8. Psychedelic Jungle by mr. sosa
  9. Feel The Love by mr. sosa
  10. whereyougonnago? by Jitwam

Lo-Fi House on Risocast

  • Nothing Is Creatied. Nothing Is Destroyed. Everything Is Transformed by GygasNothing Is Creatied. Nothing Is Destroyed. Everything Is TransformedGygas · 2020
  • flame by lofi cassetteflamelofi cassette · 2024
  • fading memories by lofi cassettefading memorieslofi cassette · 2023
  • I Feel Like DJ Something by dj somethingI Feel Like DJ Somethingdj something · 2023
  • The Party by Cult MemberThe PartyCult Member · 2016
  • triplex by Cult MembertriplexCult Member · 2022
  • Fantastic Life by Cult MemberFantastic LifeCult Member
  • U, Me and Madonna by 1-800 GIRLSU, Me and Madonna1-800 GIRLS
  • Loveless by GygasLovelessGygas · 2020
  • jpn by NvrthelessjpnNvrtheless
  • Be there by GygasBe thereGygas
  • Drive_Safe by projektbauDrive_Safeprojektbau

Neighbouring genres

In the ambient & downtempo family. All genres

ambientdowntempochillwavedark ambientambient popambient houseambient technoambient dubdrone doomdrone metalpsychillspace ambient

Questions

What is lo-fi house?
Lo-fi house is a form of Outsider House that developed in the mid-2010s. It is primarily distinguished from earlier styles of outsider house by its stricter reliance on deep house elements, cranky, nocturnal, and nostalgic atmospheres, and a distinct dreamy, lo-fi aesthetic, in contrast with earlier outsider house styles that incorporated many influences including Techno-inspired percussion and harsher-sounding synths derived from Acid Techno and Acid House.
Who are the best-known lo-fi house artists?
By Last.fm listening: Ross From Friends, COMPUTER DATA, mr. sosa, No_4mat, Sunflwr and Shaolin Cowboy.
What genres are similar to lo-fi house?
On Risocast it sits with ambient, downtempo, chillwave, dark ambient, ambient pop and ambient house.

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