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Originally Posted by Jake  The whole hifi/lofi debate is a little weird when applied to Sufjan, because I don't think his albums sound truly lofi (maybe Michigan). I think Illinoise sounds great in large part because it is musically one of the best-arranged albums I've heard in a long time. |
Totally agree on all points.
Illinoise has brilliant and inspiring arrangements to the point where recording it with
Aja-like meticulousness would add little. I often use Tom Waits recordings for this same example. Though recorded exactly to Tom's demanding vision, the fidelity is secondary to the style and performance.
Then by contrast,
Aja and
Joshua Judges Ruth, while both composed and arranged brilliantly, hinge significantly on the fidelity of the recording. Different types of production, different songs, different "personalities".
It's all about making the important choices correctly.
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Then again, I think most of the complaints about modern recordings are really arrangement issues.
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One could argue that a peace treaty for the Loudness War could be negotiated through better arrangements. Armistice arrangements.