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the PiNG presents I Have Eaten The City
Please note that due to a family emergency, Building Castles Out
Of Matchsticks has had to postpone their performance at this
week's PiNG until a later date. Keep an eye on our future schedule
for the return of Building Castles Out Of Matchsticks to the PiNG.
http://www.theambientping.com/eventsall.html#FUTURE
Thanks to I Have Eaten The City who will fill the night with
two sets of improv instead.
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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
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This Tuesday January 17th · I Have Eaten The City
(Colin Fisher, Nick Storing and Brandon Valdivia)
I Have Eaten The City formed in May of 2005. Comprising of Colin
Fisher (guitar/ sax), Nick Storring (cello/ computer/ electronics)
and Brandon Valdivia (drums/ percussion), they fuse free-jazz,
contemporary classical, psychedelia, and various strains of
abstract electronica. Sonic reference points include Faust,
Alice Coltrane, electric Miles Davis, Supersilent, Mephista,
Kaija Saariaho, Wolf Eyes, early Tangerine Dream,
and Black Dice.
The group's unique sound recently provided the backdrop for
former Can vocalist, Damo Suzuki for an acclaimed performance
at the Starlight Club in Waterloo. Following that the trio played
the 416 Creative Improviser's Festival.
Individually each member works in a variety of different contexts:
Nick and Brandon both play in indie-rock group Picastro and with
in the mutant cabaret troupe Dan Fournier and the Pill. Both are
graduates of Wilfrid Laurier University's composition program. Nick
currently composes for theatre and interdisciplinary projects and
records electronic music under his own name and as Piège.
Brandon performs marimba in Red Sky, a theatre& music production
focusing on First Nations mythology, in a Javanese gamelan and
in improvising duo with Kyle Brenders. Colin plays math-rock/
improv/ prog/ post-hardcore group Sing That Yell That Spell,
avant-jazz group Chronic D. He was a member of Abstract with
Maury Coles, with which he recorded with Joe McPee. He also
played sax on the Constantines' "Shine A Light."
The group are proud members of the Association of Improvising
Musicians, Toronto. http://www.myspace.com/aimtoronto
http://www.myspace.com/ihaveeatenthecity
Colin - http://www.geocities.com/albertaylerlovesyou/colinfisher.html
Brandon - http://www.myspace.com/brandonvaldivia
Nick - http://www.nickstorring.com
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Before Sets CD · Subduction Current by Subduction Current
Coming to the PiNG for the Sweetheart Sessions on Feb. 14th,
this is the premiere release by synth/guitar duo Catharine Tammaro
and Phil Ogison from our friends at Worthy Records.
http://www.worthyrecords.com/releases.html
Between Sets CD · Borders and Barrens by Lammergeyer
This week we feature a side project from Anthony Paul Kerby
of The Circular Ruins. Read about it here in rik's *ping things*
CD review below and hear it Tuesday @ the PiNG.
http://www.databloem.com/z_lammergeyer.htm
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Coming Tuesday January 24th · 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
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rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews
"Borders and Barrens" by Lammergeyer (a side project from Anthony
Paul Kerby of The Circular Ruins) is a lush and beautiful collection
of work evoking new atmospheres and spaces. A fine example of
the wonders of environmental ambience, "Borders and Barrens" is
an excellent disc sure to inspire the imagination and the senses.
The disc opens with the sonically rich "Where the Sea Ends", a
lovely track where tones rise and fall like the tides while voices
play in the background overtop a drone that evokes fluid images
of the ocean. "Leaving the Dark Earth" follows, a cascading drift
of sounds that vibrate and oscillate lightly, gently. There's a
sense of tragedy to this track, a feeling of loss and sacrifice,
a sadness that informs it's sound. Track three, "The Blue Path",
features a percolating synth line and sweeping pads that slowly
move the piece forward. It's a brighter track than the last,
something a little more hopeful that balances the previous
darkness. "Promise" follows, a subtle track where a steady
drone plays underneath a building phrase, tones drifting
through the song, gaining in strength only long enough to
be noticed and then disappearing into the ether. The sound
of wind opens "Rainflower", a fine example of environmental
ambience bringing to mind thoughts of lush green mountainsides
and light showers. Track six, "Genesis", pulses with the sound
of primal geothermal forces, a feeling of magma flowing deep
beneath the earth's core. Very beautiful and very powerful.
"We All Fall Down" is up next, a steadily growing drone
rising to the fore overtop distant garbled voices while deep
analog tones burble and tease. It's a beautifully enigmatic
track, something mysterious and curious, a track to inspire the
imagination. "In Praise of Darkness" is a shorter piece, a lovely
but brief dance along the edge of a field of stars and other
heavenly bodies. "Absence" uses backwards loops to create an
otherworldly environment, a landscape more akin to the moon
than the earth. "Everything That Lives" is a slight glimpse into
an alien culture, leading into the longer "Night Flight", a track
that brings to mind the sound of traveling through the cosmos,
fully capturing both the danger and wonder inherent in that kind
of journey. "Gyroscope" closes the disc, synth lines bubbling
around each other, a deep blending of sounds and shapes.
A lovely way to end.
Without doubt "Borders and Barrens" is a lovely example of how
music and sound can transport the listener to new terrains and
environments, creating atmospheres we may already be familiar
with as well as others that we've never seen before. Kerby's
mastery of the genre is clearly evident with this release, and
one can only hope that the artistry found in "Borders and Barrens"
will win him an even larger audience to enjoy his work.
Highly recommended.
"Borders and Barrens" by Lammergeyer is available now at ping things!
http://www.pingthings.com/LAMMERGEYERborders.htm
rik maclean - rik@pingthings.com
http://www.pingthings.com = ambient + electronic + chill things
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* Other Toronto area sonic/visual events of interest this week:
* Tuesday, January 17 · New Adventures in Sound Art and CKLN FM
(Toronto) are taking part for the first time in the annual Art's
Birthday Celebration - Broadcast Live on CKLN Radio
( http://www.ckln.fm ) from 3 to 7 pm (Toronto time)
Connecting with Kunstradio in Austria ( http://www.kunstradio.at ),
Western Front in Vancouver ( http://www.front.bc.ca ),
and the Ars Acustica group in the Czech Republic
( http://www.rozhlas.cz/radiocustica/portal/ ).
Featuring performance art, live electronic sound art, and live
in-studio performances by Paul Dutton, Dave Dyment, Johanna
Householder, Richard Windeyer, E. C. Woodley, Anna Friz, David
Ogborn, Barry Prophet, Rose Bolton, Catherine Thompson,
Matt Rogalsky, and many more.
* Thursday, January 19th · Improvisors' Pool
Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen Street East
East of Broadview and west of De Grassi
7:00-9:00
* Friday, January 20th · SCHEMA FACTOR with guest vocalist
madame HAIR and with STRANGE AS ANGELS and PULSE PLANT
Smiling Buddha Bar, 961 College St., Toronto
9 PM until "late" no cover
* Friday, January 20th · OPEN HART CONCERT SERIES
Live in Concert: CCMC and MAZINANI/VORVIS
CCMC (Paul Dutton – oralizations; John Oswald – alto sax;
Michael Snow – piano, synthesizer)
MAZINANI/VORVIS (Mani Mazinani – piano; Jack Vorvis - drums)
Music Room , Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle, University of Toronto
(MAP)
8:00pm FREE, all are welcome.
* Friday, January 20th · Leftover Daylight Series
in association with Arraymusic and AIMT
i - Lerner / Lutek w/ marilyn lerner - piano, peter lutek - bari-sax
ii - Campbell / Keith / Sait / Sorbara w/ rod campbell - trumpet,
michael keith - guitar, david sait - guzheng, joe sorbara - drums
iii - Obradek + Paul Newman w/ jim bailey - amplified objects,
michaelangelo iaffaldano - clarinet/guitar, andy yue - piano,
paul newman - tenor sax
9:00pm ARRAYMUSIC Studio 60 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 218 $10/6
* Friday January 20th · The Ryan Driver Quartet
Ryan Driver - piano, human voice, Martin Arnold - vox invader,
Rob Clutton - bass, Jake Oelrichs - drums
10:00pm at GRAFFITI'S PWYC
* Sunday, January 22nd · AIMToronto and the NOW Lounge
present the NOW SERIES creative jazz and improvised
music series. The NOW Series will be held every Sunday
afternoon from 4-7pm at the Now Lounge, 189 Church St
with a $6 cover charge.
This week curated by Paul Newman
4:00 - Geordie Haley Trio w/ geordie haley - guitar, nick
fraser - drums, scott thomson - trombone
5:00- Hansen / Krakowiak w/ mike hansen - turntables,
tomasz krakowiak - amplified objects
6:00 - Clutton / Driver / Michelli w/ rob clutton - bass,
ryan driver - synth, anthony michelli - drums
* 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
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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
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