Review: Kraak delivers a third and final archival release of Greg Vickers legendary Afternoons In Stereo project from back in the day. Backed by his jazz, ambient, breakbeat and trip hop influences, The City Is Sleeping gets downright adventurous on tracks like "The Road To Damascus", with its desert tuareg vibe conveyed perfectly by Arabic percussion and an otherworldly oud. "Sea Of Cortez" harkens to the Sergio Leone side of cinematica, all acoustic guitars and a dramatic solo that would make Morricone proud. Album centerpiece "How Does It Feel?" brings a huge beat and insistent funkiness, not to mention a sublime guitar solo courtesy of Oliver Schraa. Album closer "Waltz Of The Fellaheen" is a genuine waltz, set around ethereal brass and a haunting violin, and complemented by vibraphone and gorgeous french horn and flute solos!
Review: He first came to public notice in the early 00s serving up tuff, tribal house under his own name, but since then Canada's Greg Vickers has been turning out a neat line in funk, jazz-funk and soul as Afternoons In Stereo, under which alias he's released at least eight long-players to date. Here, Greek label Kraak reissue his AIS debut album 'Aural Pleasure', which first came out as self release in 2004, all digitally remastered and now with a couple of bonus tracks thrown in for good measure. If you're a fan of mellow grooves replete with brushed snares, jazz-funk geetar, mournful 80s sax and parping Hammonds, it really is the bomb - so if you missed it first time around, don't sleep now!
Review: Canadian retro/contemporary jazz guy Afternoons In Stereo now acquires official veteran status with the release of this career-spanning collection. Label boss Angelos Stoumpos has selected and remastered an odyssey through the musician's jazzier output, which now stretches back over a decade. Also included is new unreleased track "Eames In Dub" and more previously unheard alternate studio mixes.
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