Articles by Alan Ranta

Ancient Ocean

Titan's Island

PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2017

The world moves pretty fast these days.   If you're looking to hit pause for a second, NYC-via-Kentucky resident J.R. Bohannon can slow it...

Annabel (lee)

The Cleansing

PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2017

You could be forgiven for thinking Annabel (lee) is a person. The identity projected to the press for Annabel's debut album, 2015's By the...

James Heather

Stories From Far Away on Piano

PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2017

Heaviness pervades the debut album by Southampton-raised pianist and longtime Ninja Tune PR guy James Heather. He read the news today, and...

Jean-Jacques Perrey

Moog Indigo

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2017

​Back in 1970, the burgeoning genre of electronic music was still trying to find its own identity. For the earlier part of the century, it...

Kate Tempest / Gang Signs

Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver BC, March 29

PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2017

It was a short but sweet bill at Fortune Sound on March 29. A healthy portion of the crowd there, awaiting the headlining Ted Hughes Award-...

Nathan Fake Makes 'Providence' Magic from Gear That's "a Bit Shit"

PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2017

British producer Nathan Fake, after an early burst of inspiration and productivity, has had a lengthy gap since his last full-length releas...

Nathan Fake

Providence

PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2017

To paraphrase George Harrison, it takes patience and time to do it right, child.   UK producer Nathan Fake is all too aware of this fact. H...

Anciients / Dead Quiet / Woe Monger

SBC Restaurant, Vancouver BC, March 3

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2017

The dank at the SBC Friday night (March 3) was so dank that you could barely see the merch table. With graffiti and various carvings framin...