The Ambient Ping presents The Ministry of Inside Things

["Scott McGregor Moore" <scott@dreamstate.to>]

Philadelphia is likely the ambient capital of the world, with
several ambient/space music radio programs in the area,
the renowned concert series, The Gatherings, held monthly
in a church sanctuary http://www.thegatherings.org and the
The Philadelphia Ambient Consortium, an extensive website
http://simpletone.com/pacman/pacman.htm detailing the
ambient and experimental activities going on in the area.
This week the Ping is happy to host our first visitors from the
Philly scene, space musicians The Ministry of Inside Things,
which includes Chuck van Zyl, host of the long running (over
twenty-five years) ambient/electronic music radio show
STARS' END http://www.starsend.org and one of the
organizers of The Gatherings series. Welcome MoIT.

THE AMBiENT PiNG   http://www.theambientping.com
Every Tuesday Night - doors open at 9pm - 1st set at 9:30
@ club nia / C'est What - 19 Church St. at Front St. - Toronto
        3 blocks east of the Union Station subway.
        map - http://www.cestwhat.com/map.html
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This Tuesday June 18th 2002 - The Ministry of Inside Things

Visiting the Ping from Philadelphia, The Ministry of Inside Things
consists of Chuck van Zyl on synths and Art Cohen on electric guitar.
Their music is in the long-form spacemusic vein with touches of '70s
Tangerine Dream/Schulze/Ashra mixed in with their own droning and
churning soundscapes. In the live setting, they create an ever-evolving,
linear and often lengthy aural excursion for the audience. Fans of
Tangerine Dream and the Berlin school of electronics will not want
to miss this concert.

MOIT -  http://www.starsend.org/moit.html
mp3s - http://www.mp3.com/moit

Between Sets CD - "Zeit" (side 1) by Tangerine Dream (Sequel )
A four track double album of dark minimal soundscapes from 1972
which remains Tangerine Dream's most ambient release, though
it was recorded 7 years before Brian Eno coined the term. Track 1,
"Birth Of Liquid Plejades" features The Cologne Cello Quartet
sounding as spooky as TD's early electronic equipment manipulations.
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The Ambient Ping presents free live performances by Toronto's
finest ambient, chillout and experimental music artists plus
performers from across the continent, every Tuesday at club nia
(aka C'est What) featuring a comfortable lower stage area, perfect
for attentive listening, plus a higher level with a bar, back room
and more seating that's great for conversation, good food and
the club's impressive beer, wine and whiskey selection.
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Chillout and recharge after the OM Festival...
Coming Tuesday June 25th - Hypnotech 3 and LiminaL projects
http://www.mp3.com/hypnotech3  http://www.liminalprojects.org
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