Alan Ranta
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| Born | January 1, 1981 Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada |
| Pen name | Filmore Mescalito Holmes |
| Occupation | music critic, essayist, music journalist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2004 to present |
| Subjects | electronica, hip-hop, indie rock, classical, country, classic rock |
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thefmhole.blogspot.com |
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Alan Ranta is a Canadian music journalist. Ranta is known for tersely-written capsule reviews, and a focus on "bringing North American attention to electronic sounds."
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[edit] Biography
Ranta started contributing to Tiny Mix Tapes[1] early on in 2004 under the name "Filmore Mescalito Holmes", and became a staff writer shortly after that. In 2007, he started writing for PopMatters,[2] though he still sends the odd article to TMT. As of May 2009, he stopped writing under "Filmore Mescalito Holmes" to use his real name.[3] In June 2010, Ranta was hired to write for Exclaim!, primarily contributing electronic, experimental, and concert reviews to Canada's only national music magazine.[4]
Alan voted in the Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll in 2009 and 2010.[5][6] He was a member of the Polaris Music Prize jury in 2010 and 2011.[7][8]
[edit] Style & Tastes
Ranta lists the work of George Carlin, Bill Hicks, and Lester Bangs as personal inspirations.[9]
He has expressed a love for a wide range of music: classical, breaks, glitch, downtempo, illbient, instrumental hip-hop, and psychedelia. he has stated that his favorite artists include Olivier Messiaen, Pierre Boulez, Tipper, Venetian Snares, Portishead, DJ Wally, Odd Nosdam, West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, and Erik Satie.[3][10][11]
[edit] References
- ^ "Tiny Mix Tapes 'About' page". Tiny Mix Tapes. 2011-06-27. http://www.tinymixtapes.com/-About-.
- ^ Ranta, Alan (2011-06-27). "Staff>Alan Ranta". PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/archive/contributor/208/.
- ^ a b Ranta, Alan (2009-03-09). "ABOUT FILMORE MESCALITO HOLMES". PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. http://web.archive.org/web/20080613204154/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/archive/contributor/208/. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ "Articles by Alan Ranta". Exclaim!. 2011-06-27. http://www.exclaim.ca/Writers/Alan_Ranta.
- ^ "New York Pazz & Jop Critics 2009". Village Voice. http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/critics/2009/1527456. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ "New York Pazz & Jop Critics 2010". Village Voice. http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/critics/2010/1527456. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ "Better Know Your 2010 Jury #33: Alan Ranta". Polaris Music Prize. 2010-06-12. http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/article/143/better-know-your-2010-jury-33-alan-ranta/.
- ^ "Jury, Polaris Music Prize". Polaris Music Prize. 2011-06-27. http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/jury/.
- ^ Katz, Jackson (2008-06-25). "Eminem, Misogyny, and the Sounds of Silence". The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc.. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jackson-katz/eminem-misogyny-and-the-s_b_211677.html. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ Wendus, Matt (2010-03-10). "Alan Ranta gets ripped by RipFork". RipFork. http://ripfork.com/2010/03/alan-rantas-review-of-yeah-ghost-by-zero-7/.
- ^ Grumbine, Peter (2008-10-16). "Canadian Critic Sucks". Current. http://current.com/entertainment/comedy/89413664_canadian-critic-sucks.htm.
