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There is a whole genre YT channels of this style of music, which all play 24/7 The most famous channel of it that I know of is ChilledCow: https://www.youtube.

by syspec 6y ago

There is a whole genre YT channels of this style of music, which all play 24/7 The most famous channel of it that I know of is ChilledCow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qap5aO4i9A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qap5aO4i9A But there are others such as: SynthWave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVcMequS9vE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVcMequS9vE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-Jdm0H-A9k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-Jdm0H-A9k NeoChill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx63aT4UvDI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx63aT4UvDI And many more. Great background music for coding

komali2 6y ago
From my little slice of amateur producer internet there's also dramatic controversy around the genre. Issues such as how much sampling can you slap together and still call it your own piece, excessive vinyl effects, arguments about track lengths and loops, what it even means to be lo fi. It's fun to watch and results in great music! And also hence why lofihiphopbeatstostudyto has pretty much infinite material to work through.
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smartpants 6y ago
If you want download and run in your local player - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/downloads-c/lofi-hip-hop-music/37 https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/downloads...
- m463 6y ago
  I listened to the first one on that list "chill gaming" and.. part way in ... it skips! is that part of the experience?
wukerplank 6y ago
Also, the Death Metal Relentless Doppelgänger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwtVkPKx3RA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwtVkPKx3RA
chrisco255 6y ago
Love synthwave, it is fantastic for focus and is very upbeat. Plus I dig the art style and the whole 80s neon motif in general. Good stuff.
- unixhero 6y ago
  Plus! It makes me set same goals in my life. I must now save up for buying a Ferrari Testarossa.
  - codetrotter 6y ago
    It’s kind of a weird car. https://youtu.be/K1jB4vYji6A https://youtu.be/K1jB4vYji6A Personally I would not buy it. But some people may find the quirks of it charming I suppose.
    - unixhero 6y ago
      Very cool video :)
    - AgloeDreams 6y ago
      Somehow I already knew it would be the Doug video coming into it, he is fantastic and such a great guy too! However, the Countach is where it is at. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOQC24gAghE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOQC24gAghE
      - codetrotter 6y ago
        Haha yeah that one is great :)
- Kevin_S 6y ago
  V A P E R W A V E A E S T H E T I C S
wodenokoto 6y ago
> The most famous channel of it that I know of is ChilledCow Does anyone know the business model? I'm getting adds for this one on instagram.
- avian 6y ago
  My guess is they give artists exposure in exchange for a share of the profits through their channels. I don't know if they can monetize the free stream on YouTube, but they also stream on payable streaming services and sell albums on Bandcamp.
  - MogwaiAllOnYou 6y ago
    They do sell merch, although I don't know how much that's likely to bring in
- nangz2 6y ago
  Spotify chill-hop/"music to study to" playlists are popular and people listen to them repeatedly and for long stretches of time which makes them lucrative for streaming revenue. I know someone who runs a chill-hop "record label". Their most popular songs get on big spotify chill-hop playlists and have ~10 million spotify streams. This equates to around $50-70k USD. Most of their releases have a fraction of this but it is worth it for the odd hit.
spike021 6y ago
I can readily admit to looking for random 1-hour videos of Lo-Fi music on Youtube that really do sound like what I'm able to "create" with this player. OP, thanks for posting this!
pfarrell 6y ago
This is one I’ve zoned out to several times, Space Trip: https://youtu.be/wOMwO5T3yT4 https://youtu.be/wOMwO5T3yT4
madmax108 6y ago
It's funny how a bunch of these streams have actually become communities in and of themselves, with people coming in, chatting about life, work, heartbreak etc. while recommending new artists to check out (esp. if you are a fan of indie music, these live chats are gold). Most of them are also actively administered and have very little tolerance to bullshitting/harassment so they end up as a great place to hang out. I usually pair RainyMood [1] along with one of these streams while working and that has a very calming effect and is a great multiplier for my productivity. Truly reminds me of a IRC groups I hung out on a decade ago, and this is the closest to a Web 1.0 forum-like environment built around music. More power to such great communities. [1] https://rainymood.com/ https://rainymood.com/
- mmanulis 6y ago
  That's such a great idea with rainymood pairing, thanks for sharing!
grasshopperpurp 6y ago
I enjoyed the Switched on Pop episode on Lo-Fi. I don't listen to it a lot, and I didn't know much about its origins, but I'm a big fan of J Dilla and Madlib, who they cite as major influences on the genre. Strong rec for J Dilla's album, Donuts. https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/why-lo-fi-is-the-perfect-background-music https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/why-lo-fi-is-the-perfect-...
lillesvin 6y ago
Near the start of the corona lockdown, Will Smith published 1½ hours of chill/lofi hip-hop by various different artists on his channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA56B4JyTgI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA56B4JyTgI He even did a Will Smith/Fresh Prince-themed take on ChilledCow's aesthetic. Pretty good stuff.
lloydatkinson 6y ago
+1 for ChilledCow I pretty much have that or my other favourite channel (The Jazz Hop Café) open all the time https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi8wqezBudeAiTdKOX571ug https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi8wqezBudeAiTdKOX571ug about once a week or so a new video compilation is uploaded.

by syspec 6y ago

komali2 6y ago

From my little slice of amateur producer internet there's also dramatic controversy around the genre. Issues such as how much sampling can you slap together and still call it your own piece, excessive vinyl effects, arguments about track lengths and loops, what it even means to be lo fi. It's fun to watch and results in great music! And also hence why lofihiphopbeatstostudyto has pretty much infinite material to work through.

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smartpants 6y ago

If you want download and run in your local player - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/downloads-c/lofi-hip-hop-music/37 https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/downloads...

m463 6y ago
I listened to the first one on that list "chill gaming" and.. part way in ... it skips! is that part of the experience?

wukerplank 6y ago

Also, the Death Metal Relentless Doppelgänger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwtVkPKx3RA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwtVkPKx3RA

chrisco255 6y ago

Love synthwave, it is fantastic for focus and is very upbeat. Plus I dig the art style and the whole 80s neon motif in general. Good stuff.

unixhero 6y ago
Plus! It makes me set same goals in my life. I must now save up for buying a Ferrari Testarossa.
- codetrotter 6y ago
  It’s kind of a weird car. https://youtu.be/K1jB4vYji6A https://youtu.be/K1jB4vYji6A Personally I would not buy it. But some people may find the quirks of it charming I suppose.
  - unixhero 6y ago
    Very cool video :)
  - AgloeDreams 6y ago
    Somehow I already knew it would be the Doug video coming into it, he is fantastic and such a great guy too! However, the Countach is where it is at. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOQC24gAghE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOQC24gAghE
    - codetrotter 6y ago
      Haha yeah that one is great :)
Kevin_S 6y ago
V A P E R W A V E A E S T H E T I C S

wodenokoto 6y ago

> The most famous channel of it that I know of is ChilledCow Does anyone know the business model? I'm getting adds for this one on instagram.

avian 6y ago
My guess is they give artists exposure in exchange for a share of the profits through their channels. I don't know if they can monetize the free stream on YouTube, but they also stream on payable streaming services and sell albums on Bandcamp.
- MogwaiAllOnYou 6y ago
  They do sell merch, although I don't know how much that's likely to bring in
nangz2 6y ago
Spotify chill-hop/"music to study to" playlists are popular and people listen to them repeatedly and for long stretches of time which makes them lucrative for streaming revenue. I know someone who runs a chill-hop "record label". Their most popular songs get on big spotify chill-hop playlists and have ~10 million spotify streams. This equates to around $50-70k USD. Most of their releases have a fraction of this but it is worth it for the odd hit.

spike021 6y ago

I can readily admit to looking for random 1-hour videos of Lo-Fi music on Youtube that really do sound like what I'm able to "create" with this player. OP, thanks for posting this!

pfarrell 6y ago

This is one I’ve zoned out to several times, Space Trip: https://youtu.be/wOMwO5T3yT4 https://youtu.be/wOMwO5T3yT4

madmax108 6y ago

It's funny how a bunch of these streams have actually become communities in and of themselves, with people coming in, chatting about life, work, heartbreak etc. while recommending new artists to check out (esp. if you are a fan of indie music, these live chats are gold). Most of them are also actively administered and have very little tolerance to bullshitting/harassment so they end up as a great place to hang out. I usually pair RainyMood [1] along with one of these streams while working and that has a very calming effect and is a great multiplier for my productivity. Truly reminds me of a IRC groups I hung out on a decade ago, and this is the closest to a Web 1.0 forum-like environment built around music. More power to such great communities. [1] https://rainymood.com/ https://rainymood.com/

mmanulis 6y ago
That's such a great idea with rainymood pairing, thanks for sharing!

grasshopperpurp 6y ago

I enjoyed the Switched on Pop episode on Lo-Fi. I don't listen to it a lot, and I didn't know much about its origins, but I'm a big fan of J Dilla and Madlib, who they cite as major influences on the genre. Strong rec for J Dilla's album, Donuts. https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/why-lo-fi-is-the-perfect-background-music https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/why-lo-fi-is-the-perfect-...

lillesvin 6y ago

Near the start of the corona lockdown, Will Smith published 1½ hours of chill/lofi hip-hop by various different artists on his channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA56B4JyTgI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA56B4JyTgI He even did a Will Smith/Fresh Prince-themed take on ChilledCow's aesthetic. Pretty good stuff.

lloydatkinson 6y ago

+1 for ChilledCow I pretty much have that or my other favourite channel (The Jazz Hop Café) open all the time https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi8wqezBudeAiTdKOX571ug https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi8wqezBudeAiTdKOX571ug about once a week or so a new video compilation is uploaded.