04.26.08 > THE PiNG presents THE UNiVERSiTY OF ZEN . BUDDHA MACHiNE GATHERiNG #2

["PiNG" <ping@theambientping.com>]

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. THiS SATURDAY . THE UNiVERSiTY OF ZEN .
  BUDDHA MACHiNE GATHERiNG #2
  in collaboration with SOUNDEYE -
  New Directions in Chinese Music
  @ The Hart House, East Common Room,
  University of Toronto - Downtown Campus
  Map:  http://www.tanso.ca/map.html
  Saturday April 26th 2008 . 7PM Sharp . FREE

BUDDHA MACHINE GATHERING #1 was in the Allan Gardens
Conservatory Greenhouses but this year we're going back to
school to learn about FM3, the Chinese experimental duo who
designed the Buddha Machines. Come early with your Buddha
Machines to meet in stately Hart House and create a new social
soundscape starting at 7PM. Then, beginning at 7:30, TANSO
(which is Mandarin for discover) presents films featuring Chinese
Experimental/Noise Artists: FM3, Yan Jun, Wang Fan, Wu Quan
followed at 9:30 by ShanShui Records' presentation of electronic
artists: Sulumi and other performances. We're going to see if we
can get a round or two of Buddha Boxing in there too! There's
complete info on the 3-day SOUNDEYE - New Directions in
Chinese Music events at: http://www.TANSO.ca   Free.
Hope to see you there on Saturday night at U of Z...

Don't forget fresh batteries for your Buddha Machines.

What's a Buddha Machine? http://www.fm3buddhamachine.com
Where do you get them?  Soundscapes - 572 College St., Toronto
(Tell them THE AMBiENT PiNG sent you).

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. Thursday May 8 @ 8pm ($5) THE AMBiENT PiNG in collaboration
  with New Adventures in Sound Art and angelusnovus.net
  presents the Deep Wireless Trans-Local Mash-up
  @ Gallery 1313 (1313 Queen St W) & IndexG (Gladstone Ave.)
  & the NAISA space (103 Beaconsfield Ave)

To commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Deep Wireless radio art 
compilation CDs, it's a Trans-Local mash-up with angelusnovus.net 
(@ IndexG), iNSiDaMiND (@ Gallery 1313) & NOiNO (@NAISA space) 
plus more. These Trans-Local performances will be streamed to and 
transmitted from the NAISA space in Toronto and broadcast live in 
New York and on the net at http://www.free103point9.org

More info on Deep Wireless 2008 at: 
http://www.naisa.ca/deepwireless/Performances.html

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You may also be interested in the "classical ambient music"
of Stars of the Lid. On Monday April 28, The Music Gallery at
St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John St. are presenting
Stars of the Lid, the legendary Texas drone music duo, touring
with a string quartet & 16mm film projectionist. w/ guests
Christopher Willits & Ken Reaume. Showtime is 8pm
*** Please note - Advance tickets are sold out. Admission is
$20 at the door only. (The box office opens at 7pm)
http://www.musicgallery.org/node/11

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Have you been checking out the Almost Live Series podcasts
from AMBiENT PiNG RADiO? Currently posted are sets by
Panoramaroid (a new project by Matthew Poulakakis of
Salvagesound and NOiNO), NAW, Resonant Drift, Remora,
MWVM and URM. Don't miss these singular performances!
http://www.ambientpingradio.blogspot.com

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THE AMBiENT PiNG is a Toronto based creative community of
audio artists, performers, musicians and visual artists. The PiNG
presents live multimedia performances featuring ambient, electronic,
soundscape, chillout, trip hop, dream pop, downtempo, space,
darkwave, drone and experimental artists from around the world.
http://www.theambientping.com

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