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For the 4th year, the PiNG, in collaboration with New Adventures in Sound Art, is featuring special presentations for the Deep Wireless "Celebration of Radio Art" (which is taking place throughout May). http://www.deepwireless.ca Between sets we'll be featuring live recordings from electronic musician, artist and radio legend David Pritchard's Deep Wireless appearances in 2003 and 2004. He won't be performing this year, as cancer finally took him at the end of February. He will be missed. http://www.theambientping.com/david_pritchard.html . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE AMBiENT PiNG http://www.theambientping.com Wednesdays @ HACiENDA - 794 Bathurst Street at Bloor (directly across from the Bathurst subway station) - Toronto Doors open at 9pm - 1st set at 9:30 - PayWhatYouCan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This Wednesday May 11th - RADiO iN AMBiENCE Part 1 featuring cheryl o, Ben Grossman, Rob Piilonen, Steven Sauve and Jennifer Gillmor This evening features live radio as part of a freely improvising ensemble. Experimental looping cellist cheryl o (quasiMODAL) is joined by the innovative Rob Piilonen with his extended flute techniques and treatments, the very funky Jennifer Gillmor on kamel n'goni & bass guitar and sound artist and Hurdy Gurdy Man Ben Grossman on short-wave radio/live sampling w/ effects. Ben will be pulling sound 'out of the air' in the moment to add to the unexpected improvisatory nature of the process. A new addition to the evening's lineup is synthesist Steven Sauve (karmafarm, quasiMODAL, Sylken)who will also be adding his creative textures to the night's improvisations. cheryl o - http://www.cellojuice.com Steven Sauve - http://www.karmafarm.ca Ben Grossman - http://www.macrophone.org Jen Gillmor - http://www.svdesign.ca/Sound-Intro.html Between Sets CD - "Deep Wireless 2003" by David Pritchard, Scott M2 and Byron Wong We'll be featuring a live recording from the "Deep Wireless 2003" event at the PiNG with radio legend David Pritchard improvising with dreamSTATE's Scott M2 and multi-instrumentalist Byron Wong. http://www.theambientping.com/david_pritchard.html . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming Wednesday May 18th - RADiO iN AMBiENCE Part 2 featuring Anna Fritz and Alison Cameron with Stephen Parkinson http://www.soundscape-fm.net/userinfo.php?id=41 http://composers21.com/compdocs/camerona.htm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ||: IN THE LOOP :|| by Luna Tek A mild Wednesday May 4th warmed up the Hacienda for a night of laptop creativity at the PiNG with two contrasting yet compatible acts who ended up on a short tour of Ontario and Quebec together. Vitaminsforyou opened the night with a solo performance blending laptop textures, grooves and vocal layers with live vocals. A strong melodic sense and well-layered backing tracks triggered from a small Korg controller produced a warmly received first set that had heads nodding and bodies moving. Emma Hendrix and Graeme Scott of Vancouver's coin gutter soon launched into their own world of manipulated sounds. Voice samples from their laptop soon met with bass guitar through various treatments and loops. The set caromed from over the edge feedback to sections of quiet beauty and roiling beats, concluding with a short voice clip from John Cage. More info at: http://www.coingutter.ca and http://www.sfeericle-records.com/vitaminsforyou/ Luna Tek - luna@theambientping.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews The debut release by quasiMODAL is a prime example of both the talent and the collaborative nature of the music scene that's developed around Toronto's AMBiENT PiNG. Featuring cheryl o on cello, treatments & loops, Steven Sauve of karmafarm and Sylken on synth, piano and loops, Michael Keith (one half of MCF) on guitar, banjo, vocal stylings and more, and Matthew Paulakakis (aka Automatic Fats) on piano, bass, guitar etc., it's a veritable who's who of local ambient/improvisational artists! Showcasing a collection of pieces recorded at a variety of sessions, including a performance last year at the AMBiENT PiNG, this disc captures the sound of four brilliant talents perfectly aligned with each other in the spirit of creation. "Mr K Dreams the Truth" opens the disc with a duel of cello and guitar, spurred on by piano & bass. An improvisational tour de force highlighting the various talents assembled. Track two "Left of Spring" features a similar frenetic energy, albeit more focused, more directed towards the idea of spinning a tale, weaving a yarn. Building to an inspired ending reflecting intensity and madness, "Left of Spring" is a fantastic piece of aural story telling. "Luminal" plays along a more delicate path, a beautiful piece bringing to mind the calm untroubled flight of a butterfly, wind both aiding and hindering it's journey through the sky. Some very nice bass work in this one, very sublime playing. The amusingly titled "New Adventures With Buzz & Klik" is a brilliant example of processed loops, feedback and remodelled sounds all brought together in a seemingly random pattern that slowly builds into a form of reason and purpose. A beautiful piano melody dances along the edges of the track while drones rise and fall, buzzes whirr and click, and a thousand (or maybe only just one) other tones compete for your attention. What an incredible track! Now. Let us turn our attention to "In the Guinea Pig Cage". It opens with Michael's vocals backed by a slow build of piano, cello and more all rising towards a frenetic and fantastic swell that ebbs and flows for a spell before gradually calming and breaking into segments showcasing each member of the ensemble. I think this piece might well be the quintESENTIAL (quintiMODAL?) track, truly highlighting the ability of these artists to work together as a group & as individuals within that group. Truly a testimony to the skill and musicality of it's collected members. Without doubt, quasiMODAL is something special, something worth discovering for yourself. If you've been lucky enough to see one of their performances then surely you already know what I'm talking about. If you haven't, then this disc is a great introduction to their work, sure to make you a fan. rik maclean - rik@pingthings.com http://www.pingthings.com = ambient + electronic + chill things Send an e-mail to pingthings-subscribe@yahoogroups.com for updates on *all* the latest releases on sale at ping 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 Wednesday 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.