the PiNG presents Vessel = Menno Krant + The Devil in the Design and dreamSTATE with Lynn Harrigan

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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 March 28th . Vessel = Menno Krant + 
The Devil in the Design and dreamSTATE with 
The Devil in the Design + Lynn Harrigan
and General Chaos Visuals

VESSEL; A collaborative performance with 
Phil Ogison {The Devil in The Design} and Menno Krant

Vessel: This project represents the interface of two artistic 
disciplines, visual art and music. Modern Artist Menno Krant; 
painter and Phil Ogison; Ambient Guitarist and Electronics 
Improviser, combine their unique gifts in a series of five 
performances, which explore the definition of music as fine art 
and the body as vessel for sound and colour. The first of these 
performances will take place March 28.06 in Toronto.

Menno Krant is a self-taught visionary artist whose unique 
painting techniques have given him international recognition and 
acclaim. Mr. Krant has been the subject of many documentaries 
and scholarly dissertations. Phil Ogison has been involved in 
the experimental visual and audio art scene since the mid 1960s. 
He continues to work in both areas with a current emphasis on 
performing ambient/experimental music with a variety of artists, 
notably members of the Worthy Records collective and 
THE AMBiENT PiNG Community in Toronto. Phil's music 
is available on the world wide web, through ping things 
and The Canadian Music Centre.
http://tditd.tripod.com/vessel
http://www.mennokrant.com
http://www.myspace.com/ogison

In the second set Phil will join dreamSTATE for a trip beginning 
with a live reading with poet Lynn Harrigan of the latest pieces 
from her work-in-progress "Oblique Poetries". Then we'll shift 
gears into some driving "Berlin school" sequencing. In the past, 
dreamSTATE has enjoyed injecting layered sequences, inspired 
by their early German influences like Tangerine Dream, into their 
sets - but have missed the wailing guitar that would often soar 
across the classic German works from the Seventies. With Phil 
on board on guitar, they're looking forward to taking things to 
another level! dreamSTATE has been assembling banks of 
virtual Moog Modular synths in their computers, patching 
up new sounds, loading up the sequencers and are 
looking forward to this flight with Phil. 
http://www.dreamstate.to
http://www.lynnharrigan.com
http://www.myspace.com/ogison

General Chaos Visuals will be in the house to turn the entire 
stage into an evolving visual feast for this performance. 
http://www.generalchaosvisuals.com

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Before Sets CD . Rubycon by Tangerine Dream
Hmmm, working with virtual modulars in prep for this week's 
show has gotten me in the mood for some old school analog 
modular madness. So to start the evening off this week, we 
jump into the wayback machine and revisit this classic TD 
release from 1975. http://www.tangerinedream.org

Between Sets CD . Eye of the Nautilus by Numina
Tonight we feature  the second release by Numina on the Hypnos 
label, the follow-up to his acclaimed breakthrough Sanctuary of 
Dreams (2004). Eye of the Nautilus is similar to its predecessor 
tonally, but also explores some different themes and textures. 
Evocative electronic percussion is present at times, but overall 
the feel is one of deep-space ambience. Read more about it 
here in rik's *ping things* CD review below and hear it 
Tuesday @ the PiNG. http://www.numinamusic.com

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COMiNG April 4th . WHIPPOORWILL 
(Chris Gartner, & Great Bob Scott) and 
POLMO POLPO (Sandro Perri)

WHIPPOORWILL is a new duo from the former Look People 
rhythm section of bassist/guitarist Chris Gartner, and 
drummer Great Bob Scott.

This is an exciting and innovative group that creates a forest 
of sound and texture with just two people. Gartner plays 
composed guitar and bass loops live, switching instruments 
within the pieces to form the illusion of a number of players 
at once. Scott's infamous drumming is spiced with 
electronic triggering, and samples. Dense multitracked 
soundscapes composed by Gartner, and live video 
projections augment their live shows.

The two members of WHIPPOORWILL have been part of a 
number of high profile acts over the years. They both toured 
Europe and North America as members of Canada's 
legendary "Look People", and appeared in recordings, 
magazines, television shows, rock videos, and 
Lollapalooza festivals with the group. 
http://www.myspace.com/chrisandgreatbob

Also on the bill, Polmo Polpo is the solo project of Toronto 
composer, musician and producer Sandro Perri. Between 
1999 and 2002, he released several full length and EP releases, 
beginning with his own label, Audi Sensa, and later moving 
on to various releases with Alien8, Intr-version, and Constellation. 

Perri operates in a strange netherworld between avant-dub and 
more post-rock influences and pointedly incorporates traditional 
instruments into his electronic experiments "as part of the fabric." 
Polmo Polpo creates a unique blend of dense and intoxicating 
layers of hisses and crackles, looped percussion, long-burn 
drones and submerged rhythms overlaid with instrumental 
sources (slide guitar, strings, accordion). 

"Polmo Polpo" loosely translates as "octopus lung" in Italian. 
Much of Perri's music is reminiscent of deepwater, photic 
zone atmospheres.
http://www.alien8recordings.com/subsf05.php3
http://www.audisensa.com

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rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews

Numina . "Eye of the Nautilus"

It's subtle and magical, playing right on the periphery of the senses. 
I sit very still while I'm listening to it, afraid that any movement or 
noise might mean that I miss some of it, something crucial. 
Something important. It requires focus.

"Eye of the Nautilus" is the second release on the Hypnos label by 
Jesse Sola of Numina. My appreciation for Jesse's work, my 
adoration for his music, is pretty well documented by this point. 
But even given my feelings I was totally unprepared for the 
beauty of "Eye of the Nautilus".

There's a womb like serenity to this music, something so natural, 
so warm, so inviting. Tracks drift and flow throughout the disc, 
slight melodies and distant sounds rising and falling on the edge 
of your hearing. Time seems to slow down while it plays, as if 
minutes and seconds have less meaning and are instead 
measured by the passing of notes and waves. It all comes 
together so fluidly, so naturally, so perfectly that it seems 
like this music has always existed, that this is the sound 
of the oceans, and the earth, and the moon, and the stars, 
and everything else. Primal, connected, organic.

It's subtle and magical, playing right on the periphery of the 
senses. I sit very still while I'm listening to it, afraid that any 
movement or noise might mean that I miss some of it, 
something crucial. Something important.

Something divine.

Something wonderful.

Something...

perfect.


rik maclean - rik@pingthings.com

"Eye of the Nautilus" by Numina is available now at ping things!
http://www.pingthings.com/NUMINAnautilus.htm

Read an exclusive interview with Jesse Sola of Numina at 
http://www.pingthings.com/NUMINAfeatureNF.htm

Interested in hearing some tracks from "Eye of the Nautilus"? 
Tune into ping things radio every Sunday and Wednesday 
evening from 9pm to midnight EST at 
http://www.live365.com/stations/marastorment 
to hear music from Numina and other artists in 
the ping things catalogue!

http://www.pingthings.com = ambient + electronic + chill things 

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* Other Toronto area sonic/visual events of interest this week:

* Thursday March 30th . Improvisors' Pool
   The improvisors' pool is a weekly gathering for musicians who 
   practice collective free improvisation. It welcomes players 
   of all levels and backgrounds.
   7:00-9:00 . Ralph Thornton Centre . 765 Queen Street East
   
* Thursday, March 30th . A.D/D. Events presents
   "24 Hour Party People: The Hacienda Tour"
   featuring Peter Hook (of New Order) and Mani 
   (of The Stone Roses/Primal Scream)    
   10 PM . State Theatre, 69 Bathurst St, Toronto . $15  
   
* Thursday March 30th . Open House:
   Dave Fish, drums
   Michael Herring, mbass
   Paul Newman, saxophone
   8pm . Tranzac, 292 Brunswick at Bloor
   
* Friday, March 31st . Leftover Daylight Series
   in association with Arraymusic and AIMT
   i-  Quinsin Nachof w/ guests   
   ii- Geordie Haley's everytime band
   (w/ paul donat, christine duncan, evan shaw, jean martin)   
   iii- Gregg Brennan Trio (w/ avi granite, tom richards)
   9pm . ARRAYMUSIC Studio 60 Atlantic Ave., Ste 218 . $10/6
   
* Friday, March 31st . H2-OS presents
   "Industrialization Of Relaxation"
   noise, industrial, soundscapes & breaks with live sets by 
   Stendeck (Switzerland), S:Cage, L'ombre & Sincere Trade, 
   and DJs Razorgrrl, State Of The Arc & Charnel_Lurker
   10 PM . Waterfall Lounge, 326 Adelaide St. W.  . $5
   
* Saturday, April 1st . alienInFlux, Sensor + Promise present
   "Hz (HERTZ)"
   two room party featuring live sets by Sleeparchive, Function, 
   Kero & Vitaminsforyou and DJs Eric Downer, Lee Osborne, 
   Noah Pred, Wes, Rollin Cash, Owen, Chocolate & Patrick Roots
   10:30 PM . 99 Sudbury . $25 
   
* Saturday, April 1st . Alchemy & LadyBerg present 
   "(an unnamed party)"
   a collective night of art & music featuring live music by Les Six, 
   October Guard, Lipstick Machine & Munik, house & EDM with 
   The Audiolab Crew: Ondray, Alchemy, Dirty Mex & Richie K, 
   installations by The Washboard Collective, and photography by 
   Liz Cooper & Irina Lyubchenko 
   10pm - 4am . Salem's Loft, 136 Geary (Dovercourt/Dupont) . $5 
   
* Saturday, April 1st . famefame presents
   "VIDEODROME 2" 
   experimental scratch video art clash with Eclectic Method 
   (London, UK), V-Atak (Paris, France), Madame Chao (NYC), 
   Famefame, DJ Will Munro & Mc Pinky Beckles 
   9 PM . MOCCA, 952 Queen St. W. $5 
   
* Sunday, April 2nd . improv workshop recital
   Eric Abboud, Farah Ally, Victor Bateman, Andrew Chan, 
   Andrew McMullen, David Pontello, Paul-Julien Tanti, 
   John Vainstein, and Nick Zubeck will play together 
   spontaneously for an hour, and it will be great curious fun.
   1pm . Arrayspace . 60 Atlantic Ave., Suite 219

* Sunday April 2nd . The NOW Series
   presented by AIMT and the NOW Lounge
   4:00- geordie haley-guitar,dave clark-drums and 
   evan shaw-saxophone
   5:00- david sait- guzheng solos   
   6:00- live recording for "mk ultra" milton's favorite noise group
   NOW Lounge, 189 Church St. . $6   
      
* Sunday, April 2nd . The Hidden Cameras
   two shows: 4 PM & 8 PM - all ages 
   The Music Gallery . 197 John St. . $20 
   
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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 around the world, 
every Tuesday evening at HACiENDA . 794 Bathurst Street at Bloor. 
http://www.theambientping.com 

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