NeverloopLo-fi without the playlist
Lo-fi streams are recordings, and even the long ones end or repeat. Neverloop's Lo-fi Desk is composed as it plays: a drum pattern with a lazy swing, jazz chords on an electric piano that has seen better days, a bass line, and the crackle and wobble of old tape. The chords, the melody and the drum fills are chosen bar by bar, so the piece keeps moving without coming back to the same spot.
Five moods
- Study beats: a steady beat and warm chords that stay out of the way.
- Late night tape: a slow beat, dark chords, a worn tape.
- Coffee shop: brighter chords, a little busier beat.
- Rainy window: lo-fi with rain on the window.
- Sunday morning: light and airy, a soft easy groove.
On this site and in the app
Here Lo-fi Desk plays for 30 minutes at a time, then fades out; press Play to go on. The Neverloop app plays it without a break, in the background and with the screen locked, with a timer that ends on the last chord.
Questions
- Is this lo-fi hip hop?
- It is lo-fi in the study-beats sense: a swung beat, jazz chords, tape and vinyl. It is composed live rather than sampled from records.
- Why does it stop after 30 minutes?
- The web player gives Lo-fi Desk 30 minutes at a time; press Play again to continue. The app plays it without a break.
- Can I use it while I work in other tabs?
- Yes. It keeps playing in the background tab.
Neverloop for iPhone and Mac
The same music in an app: plays in the background and with the screen locked, works offline, and adds Lo-fi Desk without a break, focus cycles you build yourself, a breathing mode with a pacer, and saved variations.