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THE AMBiENT PiNG http://www.theambientping.com Tuesdays @ HACiENDA - 794 Bathurst Street at Bloor - Toronto (upstairs - directly across from the Bathurst subway station) Doors open at 9pm - 1st set at 9:30 - PayWhatYouCan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THiS Tuesday January 17th . Reflectiostack and Worma Reflectiostack's new album, "Music for Torching", explores what seems to be rapidly becoming a new genre: folktronica, post-folk, or whatever else you'd like to call it. "The Stack" blend electronica with rhythmic guitars, moody violins, and haunting vocals; the result of a decade of musical exploration. In a live context, these core elements are expanded through the addition of bass, synth, pedals, and a sampler/sequencer. Reflectiostack's 'AMBiENT PiNG' set will showcase songs from "Music for Torching", as well as some new material that delves further into the creation of dynamic soundscapes. http://www.reflectiostack.com Worma's soothing rhythms will transport your thoughts to distant dimensions. Her tranquil, yet dynamic melodies both soothe and arouse the savage breast. Prepare to be entranced. http://www.worma.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Before Sets CD . A Million Stories by Sara Ayers This hauntingly beautiful CD by Sara Ayers is another of the PiNG's favourite releases from 2005. A surreal, intricately woven wash of sounds that ebb and flow from heartbreak to ecstasy, from hushed to lush -- a 38-minute tone poem that weaves in and around itself. http://www.saraayers.com/ Between Sets CD . New Life Dreaming by Steve Roach This week we feature New Life Dreaming from Steve Roach's The Dreamtime Box. This CD of all new resonations created from the stillpoint of the Dreamtime spirit, captures the essence and flow of it's musical predecessor, Dreamtime Return. Read about it here in rik's *ping things* CD review below and hear it Tuesday @ the PiNG. http://steveroach.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMiNG Tuesday January 31st . iomedia (Neil Wiernik, Mantissa, Rob Cruickshank, VJ Nokami, Dafydd Hughes, Len Goins and more) iomedia is a collaborative of sound and video artists exploring real-time performance in an improvised construction that is reminiscent of 1960s free-jazz. The fluctuating group of participants utilize a wide variety of instruments to make their audio/video compositions, including homemade hardware, customized software applications, analog synthesizers, samplers, and video mixers. Members of the group also experiment with performance techniques such as live sampling, real-time sample manipulation, and audio/video interaction. The group is associated with the InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre in Toronto and performs there on a monthly basis. Participants for this performance will include: Neil Wiernik, Mantissa, Rob Cruickshank, VJ Nokami, Dafydd Hughes, Len Goins and more. iomedia . http://www.mantissa.ca/iomedia/ Neil Wiernik . http://www.noisefactoryrecords.com/naw.htm Rob Cruickshank . http://www.robcruickshank InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre . http://www.interaccess.org/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews Fans of Steve Roach will no doubt be excited by the recent remastering of his classic " Dreamtime Return" disc, surely one of the most highly praised collections of music in the ambient genre. Equally exciting is the release of a new set of work inspired by his rediscovery of the soundworlds and wonder of "Dreamtime Return". "New Life Dreaming" is a selection of music that captures the essence and flow of it's musical predecessor, just as capably recreating the beauty and wonder that has defined Roach's work for so long. The disc begins with "Perfect Dream", where a variety of smooth pads blend into each other, dissolving into new sounds, tones rising and falling. It's a beautiful example of aural imaging where serene landscapes take form in the minds eye, slowly building in detail and shape until you can't help but feel that you are there. "Where I Live" follows, the sound of birds and other nightlife filling the sound spectrum. A low and steady drone plays beneath as pads rise up and dance along beside you for only a moment. It's like being transported to another place, a desert space where beautiful open land surrounds you and the sky stretches as far as you can see. Simply breathtaking. Up next is "The Ancients' Way", a mystical and enigmatic piece that opens with a spiraling drone leading into a kaleidoscope of shifting tones and patterns, snippets of melody, a phrase and a tune passing through your mind before you have the chance to register it fully. "Deep Sky Time" opens up with lightly percolating synths that run just along the edge of a deep droning tone. As the song progresses, tones take on greater form, substance and clarity, gaining a distinct shape and texture. It's a wonderful sensation, a beautiful moment of realization. The last track, "In The Eye of Noche", closes the disc with processed piano, guitar, and mournful vocals (courtesy of the very wonderful Jennifer Grais), all combining to create a dreamlike procession through a series of soundworlds and other places. A very appropriate and very beautiful way to end the disc. There is no question that Steve Roach has become synonymous with ambient music, that he is recognized as having a mastery of the art of aural landscapes and audio imagining. With the release of "New Life Dreaming", Roach reaffirms his status as a true artist among artists and resets the standard by which all others are compared. "New Life Dreaming" is beautiful music by a master of the genre and comes very highly recommended. "New Life Dreaming" is part of "The Dreamtime Box" available now at ping things! http://www.pingthings.com/SRdreamtimebox.htm rik maclean - rik@pingthings.com http://www.pingthings.com = ambient + electronic + chill things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Other Toronto area sonic/visual events of interest this week: * Monday, January 23rd . Coexistence Series #3 A monthly series of duet collaborations, this month featuring: Victor Bateman - double bass and Colin Anthony - piano 7:30pm Tranzac Club * Wednesday, January 25th . JAH WOBBLE 9:45 Polmo Popo. 11:00 JAH WOBBLE & The English Roots Band The Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen St. W., Toronto $15.00 Adv. $18.00 Door. * Thursday, January 26th . Improvisors' Pool Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen Street East East of Broadview and west of De Grassi 7:00-9:00 * Thursday, January 26th . Bakan, Bateman, Allemano, Schwager The music of Jonnie Bakan as seen through the eyes of Victor Bateman, Lina Allemano and Reg Schwager as well as Jonnie Bakan. TRANZAC 292 Brunswick Ave The 8 to 9:30 slot * Thursday, January 26th . Open House Dave Fish, drums, Michael Herring, mbass Paul Newman, saxophone, Evan Shaw, saxophone TRANZAC 292 Brunswick Ave 10pm pwyc * Thursday, January 26th . THE REVERIES PLAY THE MUSIC OF NICK CAVE - part of the TRANZAC FUNDRAISER Ryan Driver voice, mouth speaker, mouth mic, thumb reeds, ruler bass Doug Tielli voice, mouth speaker, guitar, nose flute, saw Eric Chenaux voice, mouth speaker, guitar, harmonica TRANZAC 292 Brunswick Ave sometime after 10pm * Friday, January 27th . Leftover Daylight Series in association with Arraymusic and AIMT i - Doug Tielli w/ doug tielli - trombone ii - C"N" w/ lina allemano - trumpet, ryan driver - analog synth, rob clutton - double bass iii - Feuermusik w/jeremy strachan - saxophone, gus weinkauf - buckets 9:00pm ARRAYMUSIC Studio 60 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 218 $10/6 * Friday, January 27th . Improv soiree featuring students from the studios of Casey Sokol, Matt Brubeck, Brian Katz, Steve Koven. McLaughlin Performance Hall, York University, 4700 Keele St. 7:30 pm - Free admission - Info: 416-736-5186 * Sunday, January 29th . An evening of post-election bitchin' at Gladstone Hotel Art Bar 8:00 - 8:45 michael keith, david sait, joe sorbara 9:00 - 9:45 Montgolfiere: Harry Simpson - drums; guy leblanc - trombone, percussions; Rob Clutton - bass; Arnd Jurgensen - guitar, trumpet, mbira and perhaps saz 10:00 - 10:45 bitchin' is: Dougal Bichan, violin, bamboo flute; Alan Bloor, bass; Elliott Chapin, flute and other winds; Rod Campbell, trumpet etc; Bryan Dennis, percussion and special guest Vanda Cordier - vocals and percussions Gladstone Hotel Art Bar 1214 Queen Street West PWYC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Tuesday evening at HACiENDA - 794 Bathurst Street at Bloor. http://www.theambientping.com