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Afternoons in Stereo
12+ albums
downtemponu jazzchilloutnu-jazzdeep house
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Afternoons In Stereo is the province of Canadian producer Greg Vickers, who brings analog sensibilities into the digital arena and forges a sound that is simultaneously vintage and retro while being thoroughly modern and contemporary. While digital in its DNA, the Afternoons In Stereo sound is best described as one that embraces the complexity of modern composition and pays homage to the analog sensibilities of live recording. It's these elements that give Afternoons in Stereo his distinct sound, locked somewhere between electronic and club music and the sexier side of 60s and 70s jazz. While electronic music is the launching point, the music often navigates the wider orbit of jazz and funk to explore a myriad of influences and styles. Soundtrack tones and cinematic textures appear, while elements of psychedelia, afrobeat, and fusion often emerge to bring the grooves to the forefront. To-date Afternoons In Stereo has released six studio albums. The independent debut, Aural Pleasure, came together in 2004, its follow-up Leaves Of Brass being released in 2006 and winning the Hamilton Music Award for Best Electronic Album of that year. The City Is Sleeping, released in the winter of 2008, garnered the HMA for Best Instrumental Album. All three records, independently produced and released, made a definitive impact on the underground electronic music scene. The fourth studio album, The Silence Between Phrases, was released in summer 2010 on the Timewarp Music label based in Ath
