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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This Tuesday November 11th - dreamSTATE with Pholde and General Chaos Visuals Electronics meet Hardened Steel as ambient soundscapers dreamSTATE pair up with notorious metal-soundsculptor Pholde (Alan Bloor aka Knurl) for two sets merging their unique sounds into soundtracks for your darkest dreams. Visit the Pholde site at http://www.pholde.com to see photos of many of Alan's soundsculptures. Play "Psychotronic", an improvisation from a "rehersal" for this show. (Click to play, right-click to download.) LoFi mp3 - http://www.dreamstate.to/play/psychotronic.m3u HiFi mp3 - http://www.dreamstate.to/play/psychotronic_hifi.m3u General Chaos Visuals will be providing their wonderfully abstract analogue light projections to take the show into other dimensions. http://www.generalchaosvisuals.com Between Sets CD - "Linger" by James Johnson (Atmoworks) This newly re-mastered, re-released version of "Linger" now includes "Twilight Impressions", a previously un-released 12 minute track from James Johnson's live collaborative performance with dreamSTATE & Wally Jericho in November 2002 at the Ping, along with Johnson's deeply beautiful original live tracks recorded during his 1st visit to Toronto in 2000. http://www.atmoworks.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming Tuesday Nov. 18th - Mara's Torment + Hypnotech 3 http://www.corpusnet.com/torment http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/hypnotech3.htm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews "Reprise" by Portal I've always enjoyed the sound of the shoegazer movement out of the UK in the early 90's. Typically involving processed guitar (heavy on the chorus) and hypnotic repeated melodies, the scene was responsible for some truly wonderful albums that were the soundtrack to my youth. "Reprise" by Portal follows in the footsteps of the shoegazers, bringing back memories of another time... Building on looped melodies and sparse percussion, "Selene" is a hypnotic piece that draws the listener into the disc. "Second Thought" follows, a vocal piece with an archetypical shoegazer aesthetic. Beautiful this one... "Shifting" whirls and chmes, a spirralling chorus of guitar. "Lost" is a bass driven percussive piece ever swirling, turning, but never twirling. Arpeggiated guitar floats throughout "Before the Storm". Bliss. Appropriately enough the disc closes with the track "Last Goodbye" another vocal piece that floats and drifts just beyond the senses. Truly wonderful work, sure to appeal to fans of the shoegazer genre. rik maclean - rik@pingthings.com http://www.pingthings.com Send an e-mail to pingthings-subscribe@yahoogroups.com for updates on *all* the latest releases on sale at ping things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Please forward this e-mail to any friends who may be interested in live ambient, chillout and experimental music performances