Articles by Alan Ranta

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  Moonwood

  'Desert Ghosts' (album stream)

  PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2015

  Like Moon Duo hopped up on pure wormwood extract, the Toronto-based improv space-rock outfit known as Moonwood have plucked another full-le...

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  Bersarin Quartett

  "Sanft Verblassen die Geschichten"

  PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2015

  Not so much an actual quartet but a cinematic construct for Thomas Bücker's creativity as a composer and producer, Bersarin Quartett is abo...

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  Nicola Cruz

  "Prender El Alma"

  PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2015

  Drawing on the aural surroundings of South America, Prender el Alma — the self-produced and self-recorded debut album from Ecuador's...

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  Jerusalem in My Heart / Jessica Moss / Language Arts

  Media Club, Vancouver BC, October 13

  PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2015

  Contrasting the heavily experimental aesthetic of the headliner, Language Arts frontwoman Kristen Cudmore had ample stage presence compleme...

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  Angel Olsen

  Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver BC, October 8

  PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2015

  The last time I saw American indie-folk singer Angel Olsen perform, back in 2013, it was in front of about two dozen people at the Media Cl...

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  Chelsea Wolfe / Mamiffer

  Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver BC, September 30

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2015

  A dark shadow washed over the room as Seattle's Faith Coloccia and Aaron Turner unfurled their Mamiffer compositions, spiritually entangled...

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  Aloa Input

  "Vampire Song" (video)

  PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2015

  Munich-based trio Aloa Input released their sophomore album, Mars etc., this year in the dim light of early spring, and they are apparently...

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  Slim Twig / Energy Slime

  Media Club, Vancouver BC, September 24

  PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2015

  It had a lot of promise, but this evening turned out a bit rough for Energy Slime and Slim Twig. In the opening slot, Vancouver's Energy Sl...