For this recording we have dedicated ourselves to the Lo-Fi Manifesto, which provided the basis for a live recording and jam session. The LofiDogma was published by a Swiss cultural foundation and is inspired by the Danish film “Dogma95”.

Nine articles severely restrict the use of technology in music recording and create the charme of home-recorded music. We have adapted the manifesto, shortened it to 8 articles and explicitly allowed a synth. The rules are:

• The piece must be recorded in one day.
• All musicians and instruments must be in the same room.
• A maximum of ten mixer channels may be used.
• All channels must be mixed together into two channels during the recording.
• Only equalisers and compressors may be used to influence the sound, synth is allowed!
• Only one effects device may be used in the mix.
• Nothing may be cut, added or corrected afterwards.
• A result must be published.

What you will hear was recorded on the 31st of October 2021 at the Sendeschluss in Vienna.

Musicians:

Barbara Huber (noseflute, violin, xylophone and flute)
Marian Potocar (Bass and Electric Guitar)
Karl Schönswetter (Drummachine and Synth)

Idea & Research:

Peter Wetzelsberger (kollektiv-magazin.com)