Enrico Monacelli Uses Lo-Fi's History To Discuss Life Under Capitalism in New Book 'The Great Psychic Outdoors: Lo-Fi Music and Escaping Capitalism'
Available for purchase now.
Enrico Monacelli has officially released his new book The Great Psychic Outdoors: Lo-Fi Music and Escaping Capitalism.
Billed as a title that will “vindicate the revolutionary potential of lo-fi music,” Lo-Fi Music and Escaping Capitalism features artists like The Beach Boys, Daniel Johnston and Marine Girls, and will unravel the history of the hotly-debated lo-fi “genre” and use it to touch on the human life under capitalism. “Lo-fi is radical because it obsesses over the machines that make music,” the State University of Milan PhD student and The Quietus contributor told Resident Advisor. “It sabotages the studio industrial complex to explore sound’s hidden potentials. Despite the stereotypes that paint lo-fi as a naïf or a ‘more authentic’ kind of music, it’s actually best described as a cyberpunk adventure in the means of music production.”
He added, “Lo-fi keeps thriving well after the alleged death of guitar music because it’s about reclaiming the machines. It’s a tactic, not a genre.”
Enrico Monacelli’s The Great Psychic Outdoors: Lo-Fi Music and Escaping Capitalism is available now via Repeater Books for £10.99 GBP (approximately $15 USD).
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