the PiNG presents RADiO iN AMBiENCE Pt 1 - Debashis Sinha w Ben Grossman + Kathy Kennedy

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presents AMBiENT PiNG TUESDAYS  
@ HACiENDA . 794 Bathurst Street at Bloor . Toronto 
(NW corner, upstairs across from the Bathurst subway station) 
Doors open at 9pm . 1st set at 9:30 . PayWhatYouCan 

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THiS Tuesday May 9th . RADiO iN AMBiENCE Part 1 
A special presentation for Deep Wireless in collaboration with 
New Adventures in Sound Art featuring Debashis Sinha with 
Ben Grossman and Kathy Kennedy

As part of the 5th annual Deep Wireless festival, a month 
long celebration of radio art presented by New Adventures in 
Sound Art, this installment of RADiO iN AMBiENCE begins 
with Indian percussionist and sound artist Debashis Sinha with 
world musician Ben Grossman in a set that uses the radio as a 
sound source and mixed with various percussion instruments to 
create ambient music. Also, Deep Wireless artist in residence 
Kathy Kennedy will perform a solo set of electroacoustic 
vocal compositions. 
New Adventures in Sound Art: http://www.naisa.ca
Deep Wireless: http://www.naisa.ca/deepwireless
Debashis Sinha: http://www.debsinha.com
Ben Grossman: http://www.macrophone.org
Kathy Kennedy: http://www.kathykennedy.ca

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Before Sets CD . Everlasting Moment by 
The Ministry of Inside Things
As a prelude to their return to the PiNG on June 6th, we'll be 
spinning this double CD released in 2003 of The Ministry of 
Inside Things performing their unique brand of spacemusic 
live at a number of venues in 2002. This week we'll cue up EM1 
and follow with EM2 next week to get us ready for this third 
visit by the Philadelphia based MOIT. 
http://www.synkronosmusic.com/moit.html

Between Sets CD . The Cerulean Suite by Nunc Stans
The source of Nunc Stans is the arctic air of northern Canada 
where, every year, the passage of time becomes barely discernable 
and the landscape develops into something unchanging ... something 
endless. The music of Nunc Stans, however, has a warmth, a magic, 
and an introspective depth especially reminiscent of artists like 
Oophoi, Greinke, Biosphere, and Lammergeyer. Read more about 
it here in rik's *ping things* CD review below and hear it 
Tuesday @ the PiNG.  http://www.databloem.com

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COMiNG Tuesday May 16th . RADiO iN AMBiENCE Part 2 
A special presentation for Deep Wireless in collaboration 
with New Adventures in Sound Art featuring NOiNO 
(Jim Bailey, Matthew Poulakakis & Jamie Todd)

For part 2 of RADiO iN AMBiENCE, we dial up the third ever 
performance of NOiNO as Jim Bailey (Odradek and Six Heads), 
Matthew Poulakakis (Automatic Fats, salvagesound and 
Solipsystem) and Jamie Todd (dreamSTATE, SADU, Sylken 
and URM) plug in to appropriate the airwaves. Tune in as 
NOiNO hunts and gathers radio frequencies plucked from the 
atmosphere to be coalesced with archival broadcast samples 
and melded into a evolving repurposed sound construct 
as it passes through the NOiNO transistors. 
http://www.pingthings.com/AFmolasses.htm
http://www.pingthings.com/SALVAGESOUND.htm
http://www.pingthings.com/DSpassage.htm
http://www.pingthings.com/URM1.htm
http://www.pingthings.com/URM2.htm

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rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews

Nunc Stans . "The Cerulean Suite"

Nunc Stans is a recent addition to the dataObscura label and in 
keeping with labelmates The Circular Ruins and Lammergeyer, 
their first offering "The Cerulean Suite" is a beautiful disc of slowly 
building organic ambience, a fine example of minimalism sure to 
delight fans of the label's other releases.

Opening with "Endless in Itself", the disc begins with drifting and 
building pads that flow around the soundscape like waves. Slowly 
they give way to light melodic accompaniment, the track taking 
shape and form, gaining substance. It's a lovely track, 
a wonderful way to begin the disc.

"A Logic of Dissolution" follows, a liquid track with deep analog 
sounds blending in with more textural pads. Tones grow and 
build in intensity, weaving throughout the track to create 
a beautiful latticework of sound.

Track three, "It Passes Before You" follows a similar path, droning 
tones passing over top a steaming, gaseous mass of sound. It's a 
haunting piece, something that evokes images of fog and wet 
side streets and the sounds of footsteps in the distance. 
A brilliant piece that inspires a tremendous amount of imagery.

"Plane of Similitude" closes the disc, starting with very sparse and 
simple drones gaining in strength while distorted voices pass through 
the soundfield eventually being paired with a looping synth line. Very 
nice material that encapsulates a sense of wonder, mystery 
and possibility all at once.

Certainly dataObscura has been known for high quality releases that 
capture the ambient ideal. With the release of Nunc Stans' 
"The Cerulean Suite", the label has found yet another artist 
to continue this tradition. An excellent release 
well worth further investigation. 

rik - ping things

"The Cerulean Suite" is available now at ping things! Visit 
http://www.pingthings.com/NUNCSTANS.htm 
to hear mp3 samples.

And be sure to turn into ping things radio on Sundays 
and Wednesdays from 9pm to 12 midnight EST at 
http://www.live365.com/stations/marastorment 
This week will feature tracks from Nunc Stans as well 
as music from 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:

* Wednesday May 10th . Neil Innes & Friends
   Composer/singer/songwriter Neil Innes, of Monty Python's Flying 
   Circus, the Rutles and Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band plays Toronto!  
   Join Neil Innes and Friends for a rare evening of music & comedy.
   8 pm . Jane Mallett Theatre at StLC . $32

* Wed. & Thurs. May 10th & 11th . MusicaNoir/Ensemble Noir 
   presents The World Premiere of Orange Clouds - a video-cantata 
   for 3 singers, chamber ensemble, projector and a butterfly net! 
   Orange Clouds infiltrates the genre of the cantata to explore the 
   concept of precedence: why do we care who was the "first" 
   to do this, the "first" to do that? Libretto: John Greyson, 
   Video: Geoff Pugen, Music: Bongani Ndodana-Breen
   Chantelle Grant (soprano), Vanya Abrahams (tenor), 
   Ray McKenna (baritone) and the MusicaNoir Chamber 
   Players conducted by Ndodana-Breen.
   7.30PM . Innis Town Hall . 2 Sussex Ave. . $25
   
* Thursday, May 11th . 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  
   
* Friday, May 12th . Synchro presents DJ DALIA with 
   resident DJs DENISE BENSON & ANDREW ALLSGOOD
   Andy Poolhall, 489 College St., Toronto
   no cover before midnight - $5 after - 19+
   
* Saturday May 13rd . Deep Wireless presents
   Power Up by Kathy Kennedy
   Kathy Kennedy will apply her skills in sonic choreography and 
   public guerilla sound art to the Toronto urban soundscape with 
   transmission arts performances in parks, street corners, and 
   other sites of dense concentration of Torontonians. 
   7pm . Music Gallery and moving out to surrounding environs 
   St. George the Martyr . 197 John St. . FREE   
     
* Saturday May 13rd . Deep Wireless presents
   Trevor Wishart in concert performing
   Red Bird, Two Women and The Division of Labour: 
   15 variations on a theme of Adam Smith
   Deep wireless artist in residence Wishart is a composer and 
   performer specializing in sound metamorphosis and constructing 
   the software tools to make it possible (Sound Loom/CDP)
   8pm . Music Gallery . St. George the Martyr . 197 John St. 
   $15 regular + door/$12 student + advance

* Sunday May 14th . Michael Keith 
  A solo concert of improvised guitar
  4pm . Argonaut Rowing Club . 1225 Lakeshore Blvd. W.  . $5

* Sunday May 14th . Madawaska String Quartet . State of the Art
   Collaboration with composers Mike Kane, Dustin Peters, 
   David Occhipinti and Sundar Subramanian
   8PM . Music Gallery . St. George the Martyr . 197 John St. 
   $20 regular/$15 member + senior/$5 student
      
* 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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