I chose this quote not because its overly long or that wordy but because I thought it was ironic to talk about the ‘lofi’ movement and bands like Pavement or Sebadoh using this language.
‘A whole subgenre of indie (independent) rock sought to parlay the apparent veracity of rudimentary recording into an unpolished aesthetic of the real’ (Kim-Cohen, 2009)
Parphrased: A whole subgenre of indie rock sought to bulid on the authenticity of rudimentary recording creating an unpolished and seemingly ‘real’ style.
Kim-Cohen, S. (2009) In the Blink of an Ear: Toward a Non-cochlear Sound Art. London: Bloomsbury.