Also known as Lowercase Music, Lowercase Audio, or simply Lowercase, Lowercase Sound is an area of aesthetic and creative activity that can loosely be termed a genre/category. Most who associate themselves with the term, however, value a sense of fluidity in the area's boundaries. Lowercase artists privilege listening as a creative act, and tend towards focussed and attentive listening contexts, frequently to quiet, small, or commonly 'overlooked' sounds. The term is associated with Steve Roden who suggests that the genre "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.

Aussi nommé lowercase music, lowercase audio, ou simplement lowercase, lowercase sound est un champs esthétique et une activité créative pouvant être considéré comme un genre ou comme une catégorie musicale. Mais beaucoup de ceux qui s'associent à cette esthétique lui donnent aussi un sens à la frontière de plusieurs genres. Les artistes lowercase privilégient l'écoute comme acte créatif et la focalisent sur des ambiances sonores souvent calmes, de niveaux faibles ou contenant des sons généralement négligés par les autres compositeurs. Ce terme est directement associé à Steve Roden qui suggère que ce genre défend un “... certain sens du calme et de l'humilité ; il n'exige pas d'attention, il doit être découvert... Il est l'opposé des choses en lettres capitales - les éléments forts qui dirigent l'attention sur eux-mêmes.

Detto anche Lowercase Music, Lowercase Audio, o semplicemente Lowercase, il Lowercase Sound è un filone estetico e della creatività che può essere considerato come un genere o una categoria musicale. Molti autori che si identificano con questa estetica sottolineano la difficoltà di stabilirne i confini. Si tratta di un'estetica che privilegia l'ascolto come atto creativo e utilizza atmosfere quiete, deboli con suoni spesso negletti dalla maggior parte dei compositori. Il termine è direttamente associato a Steve Roden, che sul sito http://www.lowercasesound.com suggerisce che il genere difende «…un certo senso di calma e umiltà; non richiede attenzione, deve essere scoperto… è l'opposto delle cose con l'iniziale maiuscola – cose forti che richiamano l'attenzione su se stesse”.

Also known as Lowercase Music, Lowercase Audio, or simply Lowercase, Lowercase Sound is an area of aesthetic and creative activity that can loosely be termed a genre/category. Most who associate themselves with the term, however, value a sense of fluidity in the area's boundaries. Lowercase artists privilege listening as a creative act, and tend towards focussed and attentive listening contexts, frequently to quiet, small, or commonly 'overlooked' sounds. The term is associated with Steve Roden who suggests that the genre "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.

También conocido como lowercase music (música lowercase), lowercase audio (audio lowercase), o simplemente lowercase (que significa, letra minúscula), el lowercase sound (sonido lowercase) es un área de actividad creativa y estética que podría ser llamada, de modo vago, un género o categoría. La mayoría de quienes se ven a sí mismos vinculados con este término, valoran un sentido de fluidez en los límites de esta área. Los artistas lowercase privilegian la escucha como un acto creativo, y tienden a favorecer contextos de escucha en los que priman la concentración y la atención, enfocándose frecuentemente en los sonidos suaves, "pequeños", o aquellos que suelen pasar desapercibidos. El término está asociado con Steve Roden, quien sugiere que el género está vinculado con un "...cierto sentido de quietud y humildad; no demanda atención, debe ser descubierto... es el opuesto de las letras mayúsculas -elementos fuertes que llaman la atención sobre sí mismos.