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Happy New Year everyone, all the best for 06 and welcome back to things PiNG. First up let me introduce Jamie Todd, as the new voice of the PiNG. After 6 years, I'm passing him the promo baton and he's excited to be the main point of contact now for THE AMBiENT PiNG, while I focus on new dreamSTATE CD releases. New things are planned for 06. For example, as our Between Sets CD has proven to be very popular, Jamie is initiating a Before Sets CD as a regular weekly feature. Stay tuned for more news from Jamie on live ambient, chillout and experimental music presentations. Peace, Scott M2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE AMBiENT PiNG http://www.theambientping.com Tuesdays @ HACiENDA - 794 Bathurst Street at Bloor - Toronto (upstairs - directly across from the Bathurst subway station) Doors open at 9pm - 1st set at 9:30 - PayWhatYouCan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This Tuesday January 3rd 2006 - Repair/Self-Service A cacophony of electronic and acoustic instruments. A mixed bag of sampled loops, surf guitar, live bass, electronic and acoustic drums. Synth and ambient back ground noise. Processed vocals. Some happy accidents. An early 90's reunion of sorts. A collaboration of former high school friends revisiting the days of making noise in their parents basements featuring Jakob Thiesen, Rebecca McLellan, Mark & Matt Thibideau & Dawn Lewis. And some of your favourite 90's hits like you've never heard them before (a basket of post christmas swag to anyone who can even identify them). http://www.theambientping.com/thiesen/home.html http://www.repair-lab.com/ . . . . . . . . . Before Sets CD - "A Rainbow In Curved Air" by Terry Riley This 1969 landmark recording from the minimalist master Terry Riley was an early influence on many old PiNGers and it still inspires us today. http://www.terryriley.com/ Between Sets CD - "Terraforms" by Sylken One of our favourite release from 2005, the latest by local ambient electronic ensemble Sylken - featuring Steven Sauvé, Wally Jericho, URM, Terry O'Brien, Greg Kyryluk and project leader Eric Hopper. http://www.sylken.ca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming Tuesday January 10th - Methuselah with Rob Cruickshank Visuals http://www.feastyourears.com/methuselah.htm http://www.robcruickshank.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews Remanence have always been a project who has paid careful attention to all of the details and nuances of their music, a project who care about every little thing down to the finest point. It's evident from the first note to the last that Remanence are very focused on what they do. And with the release of their latest disc "A Strange Constellation of Events", Remanence have crafted another beautiful and wonderful collection of finely honed tracks that are sure to inspire the imaginations of new and old fans alike. The disc begins with the short staccato morse code of "Signal Hill", a slowly building ambient drift where languid pads weave through each other to create beautiful patterns. "Reflecting Pool (prelude)" follows, a short work suggesting discovery and observation, a vision of things to come. Those of you familiar with Remanence's earlier work will be pleased to find a remixed version of the track "Lamkhyer", a darkly beguiling track filled with tiny details and hidden wonder. "Nocturne" is a lovely flight through slowly roiling waves of sound, small percussive landmarks passing by at irregular intervals. Dark and lonely, this one has so much space in it that it's almost oppressive, but in the best possible way. Trust me on this one. "The Reflecting Pool" delivers on earlier suggestions, ideas and forms culminating in a sweeping and beautiful track that works as a wonderful centrepiece and a fitting end to the first half of the album. "Stress" opens the second half of the disc, setting the tone for a darker suite of tracks with an abstract ambient piece where found sounds and field recordings create a dark and enigmatic environment. "It Gazes Also Into You" follows, resplendent in drone-y goodness, sounds echoing and swelling through the abyss, chasms of molten magma flowing around its edge. Stunning work that I would love to hear built and expanded upon in a longer form piece. "Echo Canyon III" presents a sparse and minimal drone track where tones rise and fall in volume, sliding subtly through the sound spectrum. "A Reply Beyond Oblivion" uses metallic tones and other sounds to continue the minimalist darkness of the last piece. The disc closes with the track "First Light", a slowly building drone that returns to the brighter sounds of the first half of the disc, suggesting a cyclical nature to the work herein, the idea of a loop that spins forever. Needless to say, "A Strange Constellation of Events" is a very impressive work, one that connects on many levels, both emotionally and mentally. Surely an excellent disc for one to discover Remanence's work if you aren't already familiar with it, or for those who are, a chance to revisit a tremendous talent. Highly recommended. rik maclean - rik@pingthings.com http://www.pingthings.com = ambient + electronic + chill things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Please forward this e-mail to any friends who may be interested in live ambient, chillout and experimental music performances or to any of your appropriate newsgroups. Thanks.