Articles by Alan Ranta

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  Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra

  Live On Planet Earth

  PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2014

  German composer Daniel Glatzel seems to have an aversion to doing the same thing twice. As director of the Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra...

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  Temples

  Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver BC, April 8

  PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2014

  In their first ever Vancouver performance, Temples dressed the part of a classic psychedelic rock band. Every member of the quartet — drumm...

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  Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra

  'Live on Planet Earth' (album stream)

  PUBLISHED Apr 7, 2014

  Germany's genre-defying, Daniel Glatzel-helmed 18-piece ensemble, Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra are set to release their third slice of...

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  Fanfarlo

  Venue, Vancouver BC, March 29

  PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2014

  Fanfarlo are generally introduced as the project of Swedish musician Simon Balthazar. While it's true that Balthazar formed the group in 20...

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  Tomas Jirku

  Event Horizon EP

  PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2014

  Vancouver-based producer Tomas Jirku has been working in the medium of electronic music for over 15 years now, a mainstay in the scene sinc...

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  Nils Frahm

  Electric Owl Social Club, Vancouver BC, March 20

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2014

  Despite being an early show on a Thursday, with doors at 6 p.m., Berlin-based experimental pianist Nils Frahm filled the Electric Owl to ca...

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  Hauschka

  Abandoned City

  PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2014

  Under the name Hauschka, Volker Bertelmann has been working at his prepared piano thing for over a decade now. While he began humbly with a...

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  Real Estate

  Rickshaw Theater, Vancouver BC, March 4

  PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2014

  This was an unofficial release party for Real Estate, with their third studio album, Atlas, having been released in North America the very...