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THE AMBiENT PiNG presents Thinkbox




THE AMBiENT PiNG   http://www.theambientping.com
Wednesdays @ HACiENDA - 794 Bathurst Street at Bloor
(directly across from the Bathurst subway station) - Toronto
Doors open at 9pm - 1st set at 9:30 - PayWhatYouCan

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This Wednesday June 1st - Thinkbox

Windsor/ Detroit's Thinkbox is a self-curating media collective,
created to explore technological works and contemporary media
in relation to both gallery and commercial distribution networks.

Thinkbox reflects the varied interests of its members. Much of their
collective output to this point has involved the creation of large
scale new media installations, of video projections, of performances
in gallery settings, as well as occasional forays into the more
experimental aspects of club culture. They have also delved heavily
into web-based MP3 projects, and have released two CD projects,
SETTINGS (2003) and GUITAR (2004). A third CD project, FIELDS,
is currently in progress.

Collective and/or solo member performances have occurred at the
following major venues and festivals: Movement (Detroit's Electronic
Music Festival), USA / Cranbrook Museum of Art, USA / New Maps Festival,
Montreal / Deep Wireless Festival, Toronto / Vancouver New Music's
Dangerous Currents Festival / The Ann Arbor Film Festival, USA /
Mutek Festival (a 3-hour collective showcase event for the 2004 edition).
Thinkbox was selected as one of URB magazine's "Next 100 Artists for 2004".
Their CDs are distributed in Canada by THE CANADIAN MUSIC CENTRE

For this PING show - their first visit to Toronto as a collective -
Thinkbox will be represented by multi-media and electronic sound
collage artist Mark Laliberte, film & video artist Chris McNamara
and sound & video artist Steve Roy.
http://www.thinkbox.ca

Between Sets CD - "Somewhere Else" by Steve Roach & vidnaObmana
"Somewhere Else" is a 71 minute piece from the limited edition
three CD Box set "Ascension Of Shadows" which was recorded live
in vidnaObmana's studio in Belgium during a European visit by Roach.
http://www.steveroach.com   http://www.vidnaobmana.be

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Coming Wed. June 8th - Sylken with URM and Anomalous Disturbances
http://sylken.ca   http://www.anomalousdisturbances.com
http://www.urm.ca  http://www.generalchaosvisuals.com

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||: IN THE LOOP :||  by Luna Tek

On Wed., May 25, THE AMBiENT PiNG presented two outstanding concerts
that extended the range of typical PiNG offerings.

Ben Grossman (hurdy gurdy) & surprise guest, Sean O'Connor (bass clarinet),
started things off with a series of lush soundscapes. The first song could
have been composed for a classic black & white Hollywood movie soundtrack
with its smoky atmospherics and long notes reminiscent of Ravel's "Bolero."
The duo then retreated underwater for the second piece with a down tempo
song that conjured willowy reeds and cattails swaying in a rippling pond.
Without the murkiness often associated with marsh habitats, Ben and Sean
entered a liquid musical space perfect for deep exploration by two
post-traditional musicians with clear instrumental virtuosity.

Next, The PiNG audience revisited the ProgRock roots of the best known
early ambient music pioneers with a high voltage show by Winnipeg's
Mahogany Frog. Serving up potent '70s grooves inspired by Soft Machine,
Weather Report and Miles Davis, they led their music through intricate
twist and turns, evoking Frank Zappa and Focus. Clearly, this was music
not to be ignored and the audience responded in kind with enthusiasm
and appreciation for this unexpected retrospective.

More information about tonight's performers is available at:
http://www.macrophone.org      www.mahoganyfrog.ca

*** Coming soon: i POP PiNG,
    THE AMBiENT PiNG's soon-to-be launched scene zine.

i POP PiNG is looking for articles, reviews and musings by performers
and listeners with ambient, improvisational and experimental leanings
from anywhere in the world. Queries can be e-mailed to
luna@theambientping.com.

Luna Tek  -  luna@theambientping.com

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rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews

"A Distant Signal" by Alpha Wave Movement perfectly captures the
wonder and mysteries of space. With track one "Mapping the Heavens"
we begin a journey through other worlds, a simple question used to
open our minds to the possibilities of life on other planets.
Lush synth tones caress the senses, a feeling of movement, the slow
passage of time. The mood builds in track two "Distant Signals",
leading into a thick groove that draws you in, pulling you into
a new atmosphere, a new environment.

"Liquid Cosmos" continues your journey, a beguiling arpeggio playing
in the distance, a wash of synth, and the occasional chime. Breathtaking.

It goes on, with each new piece another alien landscape taking form,
a new land to discover. From dense ice worlds to planets where clouds
billow and fold in spiralling patterns, "A Distant Signal" provides
the soundtrack to a thousand new vistas, a thousand new sights.
Space music at it's finest...

rik maclean - rik@pingthings.com

http://www.pingthings.com = ambient + electronic + chill things

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for updates on *all* the latest releases on sale at ping things

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THE AMBiENT PiNG is a social sound/art event presenting
live performances by Toronto's finest ambient, chillout, improv
and experimental music artists plus performers from across
the continent, every Wednesday evening at HACiENDA -
794 Bathurst Street at Bloor. http://www.theambientping.com

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