Articles by Alan Ranta

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  Mrs Jynx

  Shark Carousel

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2010

  Any fan of ambient house will recall the first time they heard the Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld. The second album by Manchester's...

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  Drop The Lime / Various

  FabricLive 53

  PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2010

  As a Fabric mix, it's expected that a DJ such as Luca Venezia (aka Drop the Lime) would consider the avid South London clubber audience as...

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  Loden

  Buggy

  PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2010

  At some point in the five years since Jolan Koks released his debut album as Loden, the Brussels producer clearly reached the next level. H...

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  Max Richter

  Infra

  PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2010

  The latest release from German via UK pianist Max Richter, Infra was originally conceived as a score for a Royal Ballet-commissioned piece...

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  Soft Machine

  NDR Jazz Workshop: Hamburg, Germany May 17, 1973

  PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2010

  This 1973 NDR Jazz Workshop showcases mid-career Soft Machine as the former psychedelic Canterbury collective skipped prog-rock in the jour...

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  Steve Bates

  The Wrong Echo

  PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2010

  Steve Bates says he took a lot of inspiration from punk and reggae for The Wrong Echo, but those genres are absent, musically. Rather, the...

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  Efterklang

  Media Club, Vancouver BC September 16

  PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2010

  Recent signees to the legendary 4AD label, Efterklang happily performed a fine assortment of selections from across their increasingly impr...

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  Casiokids / Light Pollution / Einar Stokka

  Media Club, Vancouver BC August 21

  PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2010

  Einar Stokka was first up on an early night triple bill. The Norwegian lad had a generic voice and unimpressive skills on an acoustic guita...