Lo-fi

A lo-fi hip-hop instrumental at 78 BPM in F major. Swung drums with a soft kick, snappy snare and loose hi-hats; warm Rhodes playing Fmaj7, Em7, Dm9 and Cmaj7; a round bassline; a short muted jazz guitar lick. Vinyl crackle and gentle tape wobble throughout. Structure: intro, main loop, small melodic variation, loop, fade. Warm, muffled, cozy.

A smoky lo-fi jazz track at 72 BPM in D minor. Brushed drums, upright bass walking gently, piano trio voicings with ninths and elevenths, a soft muted trumpet melody in the second half and rain against a window underneath. Structure: rain and piano intro, trio groove, trumpet melody, trio again, fade into rain. Warm, filtered, late-night.

A desi lo-fi instrumental at 84 BPM in the colour of Raga Yaman. Short sitar phrases with meend slides float over swung drums, a warm Rhodes plays soft seventh chords, a tabla loop is layered lightly under the kick and snare, and vinyl crackle glues it together. Structure: sitar intro, main groove, sitar variation, groove, fade. Nostalgic, warm, relaxed.

A mellow lo-fi track at 80 BPM in A minor. Bansuri plays a breathy, pentatonic melody over a head-nodding beat, warm synth bass, soft electric piano chords and distant city ambience. Structure: flute intro, groove, flute melody, beat drops out for a short break, groove returns, fade. Warm, wide, late-night mood.

A lo-fi vocal song at 82 BPM in E flat major. A soft, close male voice sings a wistful Hindi melody, a female voice doubles the refrain quietly, and the backing is swung drums, warm Rhodes, a mellow bass and a short guitar lick. Structure: intro, verse, refrain, verse, refrain, short guitar outro. Intimate, filtered, lightly saturated.

An English bedroom lo-fi song at 76 BPM in G major. A breathy female vocal close to the mic, a soft chorus of layered harmonies, a mellow swung beat, clean guitar arpeggios and a warm Wurlitzer. Structure: intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge with a stripped-back guitar, final chorus. Tape-warm, intimate, gently saturated.

A bright chillhop instrumental at 90 BPM in C major. Crisp swung drums, a bouncy bassline, clean electric piano chords, a playful flute melody and small percussion like shakers and a tambourine. Structure: intro, groove, flute melody, short break, groove with added guitar, outro. Clean, warm, upbeat but relaxed.

A slow, dark lo-fi instrumental at 64 BPM in B flat minor. Very soft kick and brushed snare, heavily filtered piano chords, a deep warm bass and a faint pad. Rain and a clock ticking sit in the background. Structure: pad and rain, piano loop, beat enters, beat fades, rain alone. Very muffled, drowsy and gentle.