Alan Ranta (ꜱᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ?) 🇨🇦

Alan Ranta (ꜱᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ?) 🇨🇦

@alanranta.bsky.social

Rants about things, usually music, sometimes for money. Bylines seen in PopMatters, Bandcamp, Georgia Straight and Exclaim! Longtime juror for the Polaris Prize and Juno Awards. Mix Tapes + Musings: https://linktr.ee/alanranta ⓘ this user is woke

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BC voted for residential school denial. BC voted for climate change denial. BC voted for punishing drug addicts. BC voted for protecting pedophiles. BC voted for gutting healthcare. BC voted for gutting education. BC voted for homophobia. BC voted for transphobia. BC voted for xenophobia.

We know what the Conservative's platform is. It is racism, transphobia, and xenophobia for the ultra rich Epstein class. It has always been that way, and it always will. Conservatives are the most evil entity on earth. Humanity is doomed to failure because of them.

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Pretty sad that Susan Kim and Peter Gibbs didn't get elected to city council, but at least Maiya Beech made it for School District 61. She promised to make sure that music is always part of every budget. Here's hoping Victoria For All does better next time around. www.poliwave.com/ca/bc/live/m...

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I also put out this 15+ hour mix of Halloween sounds from 1976 this year, as part of the 'Year of the Deir' series. Both this and the 2026 mix contain samples from horror movies released during their respective years. bsky.app/profile/alan...

Halloween Harrumph '76 A 15+ hour mix of scary sounds, horror movie trailers, and haunting music in a diverse selection of genres, all aiming to enhance your spooky season experience. This is where Vincent Price and Paul Lynde meet Black Sabbath and KISS. DROPBOX LINK: bit.ly/halloween76 #mixtapes

Of the three Halloween mixes that I made this year, this one of the most genre-specific. Unlike the other two, it also doesn't contain samples from horror movies. All of these sounds were from records produced during this period. bsky.app/profile/alan...

☞︎Haunted Haus '90-'05 (10 hrs) It's the most wonderful time of the year... Well, perhaps it isn't fright night tonight, but it always is in my heart. This mix blends illbient dnb, trip-hop, big beat, and turntablism which all has that certain spooky quality. ☞︎☞︎☞︎DROPBOX LINK: bit.ly/HauntedHaus1...

Yeah, no shit the reactions are mixed. There is a massive difference between Zionism and Judaism. Conflating the two concepts is, in fact, antisemitism. Criticism of the country of Israel is not criticism of Judaism. There are many jews who are anti-Zionist. www.narcity.com/how-ottawa-i...

narcity.comOttawa is shifting its stance on 'anti-Zionism' — and the reactions so far are mixedHow Ottawa is shifting its stance on anti-Zionism