lo-fi music

music aesthetic
Intangible music_genre Q1507298
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lo-fi music

Summary

lo-fi music is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,708 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • lo-fi music's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • lo-fi music is a type of music[4].
  • lo-fi music's Commons category is recorded as Lofi music[5].
  • 1980 marks the founding of lo-fi music[6].
  • lo-fi music's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lo-fi music[7].
  • lo-fi music's partially coincident with is recorded as outsider music[8].
  • lo-fi music's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'lo-fi'}[9].
  • lo-fi music's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'lofi'}[10].
  • lo-fi music's different from is recorded as chill-out music[11].

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Definition and Type

lo-fi music's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. It is a type of music[4].

Origins

1980 marks the founding of lo-fi music[6].

Why It Matters

lo-fi music ranks in the top 2% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,708 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

It has been cited as an influence by lofi hip-hop[14], a music genre[15], founded in 2010[16].

FAQs

Who did lo-fi music influence?

lo-fi music has been cited as an influence by lofi hip-hop[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [14] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Partially coincident with outsider music
    Instance of music genre
    Subclass of
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007414124705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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