The Ambient Ping presents Chris Alexander & the Widening Gyre

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

THE AMBiENT PiNG   http://www.theambientping.com
Free - 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 Nov. 5th - Chris Alexander & the Widening Gyre

The Widening Gyre (opening) - will present his take on ambient
new wave. Exclaim magazine remarked that Ryan Hagerman's
second release 'les landes' "evok(ed) a strong nostalgic sense ...
reminiscent of 80's synth pop tunes". The evening will feature
re-mixed versions of old tunes as well as some new compositions.

Chris Alexander brings his unique blend of operatic, cinematic
electronic noise to the Ping, fresh from his Halloween showcase
with  local legend Nash the Slash. Alexander's fetish for dark,
moody European horror films are reflected in his music; a jet
black blanket of baroque sound that echoes artists as diverse
as Goblin, Popol Vuh and Ennio Morricone with a little bit of
John Carpenter & Tangerine Dream thrown in for good measure.
(Alexander's current release is the 30 minute "drone opera"
PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES, an alternate soundtrack to the
groundbreaking 1965 Mario Bava film of the same name.)

Between Sets CD - "Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights"
     (disk 2) by Bill Nelson (Cocteau Records - 1988)
Short instrumental vignettes conceived during moments of stillness
or "magical vacuity" influenced by the "automatic drawing"
techniques of Austin Osman Spare. Arguably, this is guitarist,
synthesist, vocalist & experimenter Bill Nelson's most ambient disc.
http://www.billnelson.com
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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. Musical treats
are on offer at the PiNG THiNGS ambient/experimental CD boutique.
Drop off food at PiNG THiNGS for the Daily Bread Food Bank too.
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Coming Tuesday November 12th 2002 - James Johnson
      with dreamSTATE and Wally Jericho

James Johnson - http://www.zeromusic.net
dreamSTATE - http://www.dreamstate.to
Wally Jericho - http://www.wallyjericho.com
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rik maclean's PiNG THiNGS' CD REViEWs

naw - "gibberish"

Fans of the laptop music scene will surely be interested in hearing
"gibberish" by naw. This nine song collection of glitchy and
granulated sounds is a fascinating study in minimal beats covering
a wide variety of styles.  A little dub, a little tech, a little bit of 
this
and a little bit of that make for an engaging and entertaining listen.

"gibberish" is volume 8 in the Piehead Recordings'
Subscription Series, and is available at PiNG THiNGS for $15.

More naw info - http://www.noisefactoryrecords.com/naw.htm

More info about the Piehead Recordings' Subscription Series -
http://www.pieheadrecords.com

rik maclean -  torment@corpusnet.com
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in live ambient, chillout and experimental music performances