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tooch · 08-08-2015, 02:46 AM

Hey out there!
Something I've been wondering lately is where my brain got this idea that lo-fi quality = more emotion in some cases. Is it just a weird quirk of mine? I can't think much of what it's related to, just always felt that way. For example I really like Todd Rundgren's album Something/Anything. After already knowing every song on it I bought a beat up cassette of the album and the tonal quality somehow added a lot to my perceptions of the emotions in the melodies, something to do with the occasional warble and steady tape hiss. Makes me feel a little nostalgic somehow. This is just one case of many for me.
Any of you guys have similar reactions to lo fi stuff?

08-08-2015, 02:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
tooch Groupie Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1	Lo-Fi Emotions Hey out there! Something I've been wondering lately is where my brain got this idea that lo-fi quality = more emotion in some cases. Is it just a weird quirk of mine? I can't think much of what it's related to, just always felt that way. For example I really like Todd Rundgren's album Something/Anything. After already knowing every song on it I bought a beat up cassette of the album and the tonal quality somehow added a lot to my perceptions of the emotions in the melodies, something to do with the occasional warble and steady tape hiss. Makes me feel a little nostalgic somehow. This is just one case of many for me. Any of you guys have similar reactions to lo fi stuff?