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We're in a Steve Roach frenzy this January at the Ping. No - he won't be leaving the desert to visit our frozen tundra this month, but we'll be featuring his latest releases between sets and rik maclean has not only written extensive reviews of these CDs but has conducted a deep and insightful interview with the ambient master himself. Read this interview with Roach, about his music, his influences and inspiration here: http://www.pingthings.com/PTfeaturesNF.htm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 January 13th - DJ Synapse After chill-out performances at all the major outdoor parties and 3-day events last summer, DJ Synapse returns to the Ping to take us on a sonic journey from darkness into the light. Beginning with his stranger, darker musings, Synapse plans a trip ending in joyous grooves and, no doubt, marked by the creative and humourous touches he's known for, along the path. Between Sets CD - "Lost And Found" disc 2 by V/A "Found", disc 2 of the Foundry Label's double CD anthology, features a great collection of pieces by Foundry artists: eM, Jonathan Hughes, Dean Santomieri, Mollusk & some interesting combinations by Seofon with Steve Roach + Not Breathing + vidna Obmana. http://www.foundrysite.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming Tuesday January 20th - quasiMODAL "Instant compositions, loops and textures." Between Sets CD - "Texture Maps" by Steve Roach http://www.steveroach.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews "Life Sequence" by Steve Roach It can truly be said that Steve Roach is a pioneer in the field of ambient music, a frontiersperson who has helped to shape and form the genre as we know it today. Over the years his contributions have been numerous, from longform atmospheric spaces recreating environment and space to studies of tribal rhythms and textures and everywhere in between. Over the course of his career, Roach's work has captured our imaginations and inspired both our dreams and our waking moments. With the release of "Life Sequence", one of a pair of releases from his Timeroom Editions series, Roach shows a skill and mastery of sound sure to affect his listeners in powerful ways. As "Life Sequence" opens with the shorter piece "Lightness of Being", Roach sets the stage for an excursion into a more driven, sequenced style drawing from analog technology. >From it's opening notes one can't help but be drawn into it's charms, beguiled by it's beauty. This shortly gives way to the longer "Living the Dream", a study in percolating synths and patterned sounds laid over a percussive bed building to an intense climax and then slowly releasing it's grip on the listener with a slow chill out. "Sundial" continues along the same chilled vein, tones floating and sweeping through the track in a calm and drifting form, ebbing and flowing like the shifting of tides. Beautiful music for a Sunday morning... "Sands of Time" follows, it's opening slowly sweeping through consciousness giving way to a more clearly defined pattern of tones. Movement is so subtle, so delicate in this piece as tones shift, appear and disappear. A masterful work. "Destination Horizon" closes the disc, an epic longform piece slowly building on patterns and shapes introduced early on in the course of it's 27 minutes. Transparent, shimmering, beautiful. "Life Sequence" is now available through ping things at http://www.pingthings.com You may also be interested to read an exclusive interview with him in our Featured section at http://www.pingthings.com/PTfeaturesNF.htm where he discusses influences, inspiration and the creative process. Fascinating insights from one of the great talents of the ambient genre. rik maclean - rik@pingthings.com Send an e-mail to pingthings-subscribe@yahoogroups.com for updates on *all* the latest releases on sale at ping things http://www.pingthings.com = ambient + electronic + chill 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