Lowercase (music) explained

Lowercase
Cultural Origins:	Los Angeles, California, United States
Derivatives:	Onkyokei

Lowercase is an extreme form of ambient^{[1] [2]} minimalism in which very quiet sounds are amplified to extreme levels. Minimal artist Steve Roden popularized the movement with an album entitled Forms of Paper, in which he made recordings of himself handling paper in various ways. These recordings were commissioned by the Hollywood branch of the Los Angeles Public Library.^[3]

Definition

Steve Roden stated this about the lowercase tendencies which he began to develop in his later works: “It bears a certain sense of quiet and humility; it doesn't demand attention, it must be discovered... It’s the opposite of capital letters—loud things which draw attention to themselves.”^[4]

See also

• John Cage
• Microsound
• Musique concrète
• Postminimalism
• Tape music

External links

• Whisper the Songs of Silence (article in Wired)
• Is Lowercase Music Even Music?

Notes and References

1. Web site: 10 Bizarrely Specific Music Genres You Won't Believe Actually Exist: 8. Lowercase. What Culture. Cresswell, Nina . September 2, 2014. June 23, 2016.
2. https://www.digitaltrends.com/music/what-is-martial-industrial-music-here-are-50-of-the-strangest-music-genre-names-on-spotify/ These Are The 50 Weirdest Genres Of Music On Spotify
3. https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/rjq7pb/youneedtohearthis-lowercase-the-music-genre-that-should-be-a-typeface-but-is-made-out-of-paper Lowercase: The Music GenreThat Should Be a TypefaceBut is Made Out of Paper - VICE
4. https://avantmusicnews.com/2019/03/28/the-lowercase-music-genre-is-ambient-at-its-most-minimal/ The "Lowercase Music" Genre is Ambient at Its Most Minimal -Avant Music News