Longing for Lo-Fi: Glimpsing Back Through Technology

The lo-fi community creates spaces of comfort through nostalgic references and relaxing beats, allowing us to revisit our homes, whether real or imaginary. The live chat accompanying these streams often discusses workloads, with encouraging and supportive comments. Longing for Lo-fi equals longing for the homely, and this book-length essay looks at internet culture through the lens of psychoanalysis, semiotics, and critical theory to lay the feeling of comfort bare.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 164 pages
Publication date: 27 September 2023
Publisher: Onomatopee

The text provided is a personal reflection on the soothing experience of listening to lo-fi music and the nostalgic feelings it evokes. The author describes the sound of tires on wet asphalt as a soothing white noise that reminds them that the world goes on, despite their efforts to stay up late. They mention a GIF from Hey Arnold that fills their monitor screen and the author's admiration for Arnold's bedroom with its large skylight and elevated sleeping area. The author then discusses the lo-fi community and how it recreates spaces of comfort through nostalgic references and relaxing beats. They suggest that listening to lo-fi music can evoke a longing for the homely, and the book-length essay explores this idea through the lens of psychoanalysis, semiotics, and critical theory.

Weight: 218g
Dimension: 128 x 202 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789493148970