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the PiNG presents GEARS of SAND Mini-Tour (Ben Fleury-Steiner, Mikronesia, William Fields, Aidan Baker & PHOLDE)
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A SPECiAL AMBiENT PiNG PRESENTATIiON
ROBERT RICH . LiVE iN CONCERT
at the CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRiNiTY
THiS SATURDAY APRiL 29th 2006 . 8PM
Church of the Holy Trinity . Trinity Square, Toronto ON Canada
(south of Dundas . west of Yonge . behind The Eaton Centre)
Doors open @ 7.30PM . Performance @ 8PM
$20 . Tickets available at soundscapes, Rotate This
and at this week's AMBiENT PiNG TUESDAY.
Tickets can also be reserved via the PiNG SiTE:
http://www.theambientping.com/index.html#tickets
Robert Rich will perform a solo concert of instrumental electronic
music, incorporating instruments such as flutes and lap steel guitar
along with analog modular synthesizer, keyboards and computers.
Rich will perform selections from among his many recordings,
including his latest CD "Electric Ladder," woven together with
improvisations and new material. Computer generated motion
graphics by Daniel Colvin will accompany Rich's music, along
with custom laser projections.
The film by Daniel Colvin tells a non-linear, non-verbal story.
Its series of shifting images conveys aspects of the evolution
of complexity and consciousness within the narrative of
cosmological history. Rich's music takes a parallel path
through that narrative. Though not synchronized to the film,
the music speaks a non-verbal poetry. Music and image
combine to express a modern shamanic journey.
As an added bonus, arrive at 7.30PM to experience
dreamSTATE's "waveforms" quadraphonic soundscape
installation which will be playing before and between sets.
Doors open @ 7.30PM . Performance @ 8PM . $20
Tickets will be available at this week's PiNG.
For more info:
http://www.theambientping.com/robert_rich_live.html
For a map to The Church of The Holy Trinity
http://www.theambientping.com/robert_rich_live.html#trinity
and now back to the weekly PiNG news . . .
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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 April 25th . GEARS of SAND Mini-Tour
featuring Ben Fleury-Steiner with Mikronesia, William Fields
and Aidan Baker with PHOLDE
Gears of Sand Recordings is a not-for-profit independent
electronic/electro-acoustic label that has been actively
releasing PiNG artists like Aidan Baker and PHOLDE.
GOS founder, Ben Fleury-Steiner makes his first visit to the
PiNG and brings along fellow US label mates Mikronesia and
William Fields to join up with local label mates Aidan Baker and
PHOLDE. Should be a full night of varied soundscapes, sonics
and drones emanating from a crowded PiNG stage, so get there
early and don't miss a minute of this coming together of the
American and Canadian factions of the GOS recording family.
Gears of Sand Recordings: http://www.gearsofsand.net
Ben Fleury-Steiner: http://www.gearsofsand.net/bfsportal.html
Mikronesia: http://www.mikronesia.com
William Fields: http://www.williamfields.com
Aidan Baker: http://www.aidanbaker.org
PHOLDE: http://www.pholde.com
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Before Sets CD . Somnium by Robert Rich
For our final installment of the lead up to Robert's performance
here in Toronto this Saturday, April 29th, we are going to play
some nocturnal ambience taken from his DVD-V release
Somnium. Released by Hypnos in 2000, this 7 hour musical
journey is a meticulously crafted fresh studio interpretation of
his notorious all-night Sleep Concerts, incorporating newly
recorded electro-acoustic, electronic and environmental
textures along with elements created for the original live events.
http://www.robertrich.com
Between Sets CD . Titania by Titania
Tonight we feature Titania's eponymous debut, a dense and
atmospheric recording by multi-instrumentalist Michael Turner
and vocalist Mandy Cousins, both originally from the UK,
but now based out of Edmonton, Alberta. Read more
about it here in rik's *ping things* CD review below
and hear it Tuesday @ the PiNG.
http://www.titaniamusic.com
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COMiNG Tuesday May 2nd . Arms Full of Sound
Journey to Ambientia 2: Seasons . II . S P R I N G
Set one - Arrival . Set two - The Synthitone
Journey to Ambientia 2: Seasons, is the year long project from
Arms Full of Sound that will take you back to that special place,
deep within the ambient mind. This past February we started to
return to the powerful place called Ambientia in search of the
Traveler who is trapped in this timeless world of music. The
seasons change one into another and back again. Our journey
continues from where it was left. All must end where it began.
Arms Full of Sound is an Ambient-Electronic music performance
formed 4 years ago by Paul Needler. Using a large compliment of
analog, digital and software synthesizers, Arms Full of Sound
produces live blends of ambient music, usually all improvisational.
http://www.armsfullofsound.com
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rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews
Titania . "Titania"
Listening to the self titled debut by Titania I can't help but think of
the work of Kate Bush, the Cocteau Twins, and other artists who
have celebrated the beauty of the female voice. With this release,
Mandy Cousins and partner Michael Turner have created a disc
of stunning wonder, a collection of songs that showcase the fact
that sometimes the best music needs to be sung.
Take Digitaria for example with it's guitar arpeggios and simple
percussion creating a hypnotic effect that leaves the listener in a
state of blissful trance, euphoria. Rising and falling fretwork
throughout this one highlight Michael's mastery of the guitar.
Tribal percussion opens Pale Sister, minimal instrumentation
playing beneath Mandy's voice. Wonderful stuff here, rich
sweeping vocals that set the hair on the back of my neck
on end. Simply beautiful.
Smooth pads open track nine, Knowing and Not Caring, majestic
guitar slowly building in their wake. Brilliant.
Postscript is a lovely piece that sends shivers up my spine it's so
wonderful. A perfect piece of music where vocals, instrumentation,
tension and emotion all come together in an ideal blend to form
one of the most blissful pieces of music I've heard all year.
Without doubt, Titania is a fabulous introduction to a wonderful
project that I hope to hear more from in the future. Fans of the
aforementioned Bush and Cocteaus will find this disc indispensable.
rik - ping things
"Titania" is available now at ping things! Visit
http://www.pingthings.com/TITANIA.htm
to listen to some sample mp3s and tune in to ping things radio at
http://www.live365.com/stations/marastorment
on Sundays and Wednesdays from 9pm to 12am to
hear tracks from this disc and a bunch of other
great music from 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:
* Monday April 24th . Spires that in the Sunset Rise,
Sounds of North American Adult Bookstores,
Disguises, Castlemusic w/ Ryan Driver
9pm, Gladstone Art Bar $8
* Monday April 24th . marcel aucoin trio
marcel aucoin keyboards
jake oelrichs drums
chris banks bass
9pm . dominion on queen . 500 queen st. east . $5
* Tuesday April 25th . Spires that in the Sunset Rise
Tomek Krakowiak, Jeremy Rosztain, Man Made Hill
9pm . the Bagel . $5
* Thursday, April 27th . RootMeanSquare presents ISIS
with MARE and POLMO POLPO
Lee's Palace, 529 Bloor St. W . $13.50
* Friday, April 28th . Leftover Daylight Series
in association with Arraymusic and AIMT
9:00 - fisher / anthony / luciani
[colin fisher (saxophone, guitar), colin anthony (piano),
jeff luciani (drums)]
10:00 - fisher / sorbara
[colin fisher (guitar / tenor sax), joe sorbara (drums / percussion)]
11:00 - ken aldcroft solo guitar
ARRAYMUSIC Studio . 60 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 218 . $10/6
* Friday April 28th . wabi & Yatra-Arts are very pleased to present
the Toronto debut of one of Europe's leading minimal electronica
imprints raster-noton (Chemnitz, Germany). Label founder,
graphic designer and recording artist Byetone (aka Olaf Bender)
will present a brand new live set for this special event. Byetone
combines digital music with synchronized - animated geometric
visuals to create a precise and mesmerizing audio / visual
experience. wabi will also DJ the night along with a live set by
micro-electronic artist Marc McNulty.
9pm . The Drake Hotel Underground 1150 Queen St. W . $10
* Sunday, April 30th . The NOW Series presented by AIMT
and the NOW Lounge
4:00 . Michael Morse & The Indignity of Labour
Michael Morse, Rob Clutton - double bass
Joe Sorbara, Nick Fraser - drums
Lina Allemano - trumpet
Sundar Viswanathan - alto saxophone
5:00 . Shirts and Skins
Eric Chenaux electric guitar
Ryan Driver analog synthesizer and thumbreeds
Jean Martin And Nick Fraser drums
6:00 . Jean Martin & Justin Haynes & Friends
Jean Martin - drums
Justin Haynes - guitar
4-7PM . The NOW Lounge - 189 Church St. . $6
* May 1st - 31st . New Adventures In Sound Art Presents:
Deep Wireless Festival. a month-long celebration of radio and
transmission art, radio artists, sound artists and enthusiasts can
experience performances, sound installations, new commissions,
special radio broadcasts, a CD launch and conference.
Conference Pass $150/130 (+$20 discount - early bird registration)
Early bird registration deadline is April 14th, day rates available.
May 1st - 31st . The Drake Hotel (1150 Queen St W) & Ryerson
University Student Campus Centre (55 Gould St)
more info at http://www.deepwireless.ca
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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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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.