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The PiNG presents A Worthy Fall - October




* Syntax Error have uploaded (as a hi-quality mp3) their entire set
at the PiNG from a couple of weeks back and as Luna reported,
it "covered a lot of musical territory ... beginning with ambient
instrumentals and building in rhythmic intensity." Listen here:
http://www.syntaxerror.cc/music/misc/SE-Live@ThePing-091305.mp3
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THE AMBiENT PiNG   http://www.theambientping.com
Tuesdays @ 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 Tuesday October 4th - "A Worthy Fall: October"

Night 2 of the PiNG's Fall feature on the wonderful Worthy Records
brings out two of Worthy's flagship acts & a fresh associate. The
1st set features Building Castles out of Matchsticks, the solo, soul-
searching project of Worthy's Queen of the Robots, Anne Sulikowski.
Next, new Worthy artist John Topp (subdirector) will be re-improvising
pieces from his new CD (which will be available for sale at the show).
Then the large improv orchestra Psychosomatic Climax Machine takes
the stage to create new interwoven textural works with their renowned
focus and intensity. General Chaos Visuals will envelope the stage
for the night with their mesmerizing dreamscapes.
http://www.worthyrecords.com   http://www.subdirector.com

Between Sets CD - "Remittance" by Austere
This beautiful 2004 release from the somewhat mysterious duo Austere,
from Portland, Oregon, was created using guitar, voice, treatments,
their trusty Space Echo and a few choice samples. http://austere.org 
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Coming Tuesday October 11th - Richard Crow and NAW
http://www.elision.org.au/collaborators/crow.html 
http://www.naw.phoniq.net
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||: IN THE LOOP :||  by Luna Tek

THE AMBiENT PiNG concert on September 27, 2005 featured two improvised
sets by Songspell. Michael Moon (vibraphone, electric guitar, vocals,
percussion), Thom Dean (keys, percussion), Bridget Debernardi (vocals,
percussion) and Jenn Howie (keys, vocals, percussion) created a
spellbinding performance of ethereal vocals and instrumental ambience. 

Songspell's beautiful first set reverberated across a number of musical
realms with strains of world music and passages of spoken word by newest
band member, Bridget. Later in the set, Michael hypnotized the audience
with songs that verged on perforce art with the vocal and instrumental
support of Thom, Jenn and Bridget.  

Using elements of chant and overtone singing, Michael started off the
second set with some vocal experimentation that evoked images of
Aboriginal elders chanting their truths. As the set evolved, the vocals
and percussion heightened in intensity, sustaining the otherworldly,
soulful vibe initiated by Michael. 

Thanks to everyone who dropped by THE AMBiENT PiNG's table at
Word on the Street and picked up a copy of the preview edition of
i POP PiNG magazine, the PiNG's latest venture. Feel free to submit
articles, reviews, experimental writing and visual art for upcoming
issues; submission guidelines will be published in the next edition,
due out at the end of October.

Luna Tek - luna@theambientping.com
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rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews

"Mandela" by Foy

There is a beauty in minimalism, a charm in the microscopic.
It's all about finding the details. And "Mandela" by Foy is filled
with details, filled with charm, filled with beauty. Disc opener
"De Cirkel" paints an aural landscape using slow sweeping pads
that lie underneath a percolating, expanding rhythm track gradually
building and growing. Track three, "Zacht Licht" uses sparse piano
and drums to create a delicate and fragile beauty. Slowly melting
into track four "Versplinterde", the same minimal instrumentation
continues taking on a certain melancholy tone to it, but maintaining
the same beguiling nature as it's earlier parts. And so it goes... 

Pulsing and dreaming, "Mandela" by Foy creates an environment where
sound washes through the mind and light percussion keeps time with
the beating of your heart. A truly beautiful experience both in
terms of sound and in the resultant atmospheres.

rik maclean - rik@pingthings.com

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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 Tuesday evening at HACiENDA -
794 Bathurst Street at Bloor. http://www.theambientping.com
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in live ambient, chillout and experimental music performances
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