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Inch-time


Stefan Panczak, aka Inch-time, might have swapped the environs of Adelaide for the hustle and bustle of London, but it’s a move he’s glad he made. Since releasing his earliest records back in 2003, Inch-time has quietly forged an irrepressible niche which has taken on a life of its own. His subtle melding of gleaming electronica and a whole host of other ingredients – from dub to folk textures, and languid jazz stylings to post-rock atmospheres – has evolved to take in new elements while sticking to the unique approach which Panczak has made his signature since his debut album, 2005’s Any Colour You Like. Released on Static Caravan, Inch-time’s first full-length offering combined the string- fuelled beauty of ‘Kyoto (Autumn Leaves)’ with more obviously electronic compositions – Panczak’s sublime music brings together the organic and electronic to devastating effect, often in the same song, and his ear-catching debut was evocative of moods which recalled the likes of Tortoise, Talk Talk and Labradford at their most ornate and melodic. It’s not surprising that Panczak’s music seamlessly incorporates jazz-flecked motifs – he once sold his saxophone in order to buy a sampler, after all. Being raised on a nourishing stew of jazz and psychedelic rock has served him well and it seems appropriate that Inch-time recordings are so expansive and multi-textured, building slowly to add in new layers and sounds, embellishing crystalline melodies with crinkled be...

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