Playlist: The Lounge Grounds
It’s common to hear people mention that everything has been done before, and everything that comes after is just a reinterpretation. Modern fashion, movies, food, and especially music are just blends of the aesthetics of decades past. The speed at which contemporary culture moves, it seems as if there is more focus on that of curating aspects of previous trends into something that is different than its discrete parts rather than creating something entirely new.
Lo-fi Hip Hop is a quintessential example of this phenomenon. Artists collage horn and vocal samples from 40’s jazz, drum beats and basslines from 70’s hip-hop, as well as sounds and lines from famous movies. This combination results in a sound that is both relaxing and thoughtful - full of reference to and reverence for the art that came before. Welcome to the Lounge Grounds