Hi-Fi

Electronic · 2013 · 7 tracks · 9m

Hi-Fi

A miniature suite of tape-saturated vignettes. Nine minutes of corporate jingles, noodle shop field recordings, and the warm hiss of a high-bias chrome cassette.

It's like finding a lost 1988 electronics commercial on a dusty VHS tape at 3 AM.

A cozy, tech-obsessed nostalgia that feels like being wrapped in a warm blanket of magnetic tape hiss.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks · 9m

01

VCR hi-fi ベータ 2000

0:37

02

テープLASER

1:12

03

C H R O M E

0:46

04

Magenta 四 L+R

2:29

05

Noodle Shop Cats (^.^)~

1:00

06

▲DrinX▲

1:19

07

高忠実度

2:06

Moments Worth Waiting For

The transition into track 5 where the muffled chatter of a noodle shop merges with a gentle melodic loop.

The opening seconds of track 1 mimicking the mechanical whir and engagement of a VCR tape.

The way the stereo field widens during Magenta 四 L+R to simulate a high-end dual-channel demonstration.

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