Good day musical hiveans, today being a Tuesday, I'm here to bring smooth tunes to our ears. First a shout-out to @ablaze and others for such a wonderful opportunity and of course for the gifts and prizes馃槀.
As in all my entries to this challenges the three songs would have a central theme. Well I'm sure you can guess from the title today's theme is LoFi music.
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What is LoFi?
I'm sure a lot of people haven't heard this and an even bigger lot don't know what this genre of music is about. Well today I'll have to explain it to you before I give you the tunes.
LoFi is a genre of music where the elements usually regarded as trashy or imperfections in the context of a normal recording are present, sometimes intentionally.
So LoFi is basically recycled music, well today I'll show you how good recycled music can sound.
The Tunes
Today's 3 tunes would be collected,after a lot of research mind you, from a particular duo of LoFi artists that are making waves in the music history;
Powfu and Rxseboy, these two are LoFi hip-hop artists with a number of killer individual songs and an even greater number of songs that they featured each other. Their chemistry together is so good that other LoFi artists hardly feature them separately.
So today I'll post a song from powfu, Rxseboy and one that they sang together on Thomas Reid's track.
- ** Story of a Paper Boy - Powfu**
Now if you ask me what I think about this sing I think it's a great change of pace. The second song on his first individual EP
Some Boring Love Stories Part 1. This song wasn't about love or heartbreak, although being a sad song we get to enjoy the flows as powfu narrates in a slow rap. How a boy nearly killed a cat in his job as a paper boy馃槀.
Her we hear the full oddness of LoFi as the keys sound to sharp, the beat a bit off-focused and his voice sounds muffled in some parts. At first it sounds off but it later blends together and makes a really nice sound馃槀.
I Don't Wanna be Me Anymore - Rxseboy
This guy馃槏, a talented rapper, whose flows and rhymes would easily move you to tear's馃槩. He has a knack for writing the best raps that relates so well with the songs he is featured in or writing.
This song depicts the life of a depressed guy. Don't know what he was going through when he wrote this but he brought out a legit track nevertheless.
With vocals of Julia Alexa and Zaini, Rxseboy carries us into the minds of a troubled soul who is tired of his life.馃槩
Are you okay - Thomas Reid
This song was a rollercoaster of emotions for me. It is so damn good(excuse my language) with Powfu and Rxseboy on it I dare call it a hip-hop LoFi masterpiece.
In this beautiful track we're talking about a girl who takes to drugs and how her lover tried to help her stop her habit.
It's a very touching song, with Thomas in charge of the chorus , Rxseboy with the rap and Powfu with the vocals. They made a kind of musical symphony that isn't easily created馃ズ.
I know this is a rather long post but if you listened and read to this point, you'll see just what recycled sounds can do鉂わ笍.