WHAT IS LO-FI MUSIC AND WHY YOU WILL LOVE THIS MUSICAL STYLE

We arrived with a musical possibility for you to concentrate on work, study – and even relax – a little more. 

To begin with, have you ever heard of the term Lo-Fi?

He means Low Fidelity, that is, low fidelity. This is because many artists of the genre really don't have much$ money$ to finance a recording, so they opt for production at home – limiting the definition of music.

Of course, this happened a few (good) years ago and currently many others are seeking precisely the freedom to create in your own home studio an experimental concept, using cassette tapes, out-of-tune instruments and sounds of nature on a Hip Hop or Jazz basis, for example. The result is calm, repeated beats, most of the time without lyrics. 

Going back two steps 

Many studies point to changes in post-pandemic behavior. 

Yes, everyone's day-to-day life is a little different and, if before everything was extremely busy, now we need a little more time to focus, rest and get your head straight. 

And, if during this period the work was dedicated to the home office, many alternatives have arrived to try to improve the routine. 

Are you going to say that you stopped paying more attention to the light that comes into your living room, looking for a better chair to work in or adapting your schedule – and furniture – at home?

The music, of course, fit perfectly into this scheme. 

Therefore, the rescue and viralization of the Lo-Fi style, which has become extremely used precisely in these moments. 

The reason? 

Psychologists and experts confirm that the repetition of instruments makes the moment very predictable for the brain, which already predicts in the subconscious how the music will follow in the next few minutes, causing us to divert our focus from the song to also enter into attention mode on other activities. 

To complement this, the tone is always soft, with common sounds and often combined with the sounds of birds or water, producing feelings of relaxation – as if you were in a comfortable place for your own head. One less problem for your brain, more solutions for your activities. 😉 

In this way, the musical style is also sought after in moments of pure relaxation, like after a tiring day at work or taking a break to just focus on your own breathing. 

We recommend it – and love it! 

Here, we have Bossa-Fi  which is our playlist with Bossa Nova classics revisited with the calmest artifices – and we highly recommend it to anyone who wants to start enjoying this type of music even more.

Press play and goodbye world.

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