Articles by Alan Ranta

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  True Deceiver

  "Neutron Star" (video)

  PUBLISHED May 5, 2015

  Portland multi-instrumentalist Tom Filepp may be best known for his electronic-folk outlet Cars & Trains or as head of the artistically dri...

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  Oiseaux-Tempête

  ÜTOPIYA?

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2015

  Paris-based post-rock outfit Oiseaux-Tempête released their self-titled debut album in 2013, and the foundation laid there has been built u...

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  Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld

  The Nature of Time

  PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2015

  Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld haven't had a whole lot of free time together over the years. The circular-breathing sax man and sublime vi...

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  Roomful of Teeth

  Render

  PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2015

  Roomful of Teeth could hardly have made a bigger splash with their 2012 eponymous debut album. The avant-garde a cappella project earned th...

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  Eternal Tapestry / Outside Dog / Golden Hand

  Astoria, Vancouver BC, April 24

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2015

  With five bands on the bill constituting a showcase of psychedelic rock, this show went deep into its Friday night. Naturally, with so many...

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  Dada Plan

  "The Madness Hides" (video)

  PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2015

  Vancouver art rock experimentalists Dada Plan are going to self-release their second vinyl-only album in as many years on Saturday (April 2...

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  Alessandro Cortini / Phil Western

  Fox Cabaret, Vancouver BC, April 23

  PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2015

  Drawing a decent albeit chatty crowd for a Thursday night, there was an interesting symmetry to this evening of synth nerdery. With Sarah D...

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  Alex Cobb

  "Disporting with a Shadow" (video)

  PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2015

  Cincinnati-based composer and Students of Decay founder, Alex Cobb has focused his "distillation of tone and atmosphere" into a new album e...