Lo-Fi

  • Field Hymns

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    There is something inherently challenging about music written to sound like it comes from another time. The current fascination with analog synthesizers among more than a few electronic artists is no different than the long list of indie rockers who fell in love with jangly guitar pop a couple of decades after it peaked at…

  • Ak’chamel – Death Chants

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    A short time ago, I got an email from Ak’chamel The Giver of Illness. “Hi, we love what you’re doing at BADD PRESS,” they wrote. “Keep supporting the underground!” Ak’chamel kindly offered a download code of their new album Death Chants. But when asked to share a bit of their backstory, they demurred: “We shy…

  • Two Tail & Quiett – Fountains

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    If the phrase lo-fi house music strikes you as a contradiction in terms, check out this sumptuous new EP from Two Tail & Quiett. Released by Hush Hush on Friday, the combo of Two Tail (Machester DJ/producer Ted Scoltock) and Quiett (Denver duo Sam Leffers and Kevin Hake) couldn’t be any tighter if they grew…