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why are tracks suddenly labeled 'lofi' when theyre just downtempo

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  • noticed this trend lately where anything slightly chill gets called lofi even if it lacks the grainy warmth or tape hiss that defines the genre. like no, a slow piano track with reverb isnt automatically lofi just because its not a banger. feels like its more about marketing than the actual sound at this point. anyone else getting annoyed by this or is it just me being picky?
     
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