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THE AMBiENT PiNG http://www.theambientping.com Tuesday Nights @ The Gladstone Hotel Ballroom (Toronto) 1214 Queen St. West (At the corner of Gladstone/Dufferin St.) Doors open at 9pm - 1st set at 9:30 - PayWhatYouCan http://www.gladstonehotel.com/MapQuest%20Maps%20map.htm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This Tuesday November 30th - Nilan Perera and Friends This night will be a series of short sets celebrating the release of Nilan Perera's brand new CD "Harmless Love". http://www.sarahpeebles.net/cinn_bio_perera.htm 'kidnextdoor' - sound and text driven improvisations and compositions by Chrisine Duncan and Susannah Hood (voices) and Nilan Perera (voice, guitar, loops) Gurpreet Singh Chana - tabla/percussion solo Rob Clutton - acoustic bass solo Nilan Perera - prepared guitar solo and possibly a trio of the last three artists... Between Sets CD - "Fluidities" by Jonathan Hughes (Foundry) Between each set we'll be spinning various combinations of pieces from this unique 2 CD set on the Ballroom's dual CD player. "Fluidities" was created so that any piece on the CDs could be played alone or with any other track from the album. The tracks are by Hughes and 14 other artists like: Tetsu Inoue, Ian Boddy, Saul Stokes, dreamSTATE, Interstitial, Dean Santomieri and Michael Bentley... Available at ping things... Complete details at: http://foundrysite.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming Tuesday December 7th - Arms Full Of Sound Paul Needler aka Arms Full Of Sound, performed at the first PiNG at the Gladstone Hotel (in the Melody Bar) & will be the last performer in our series there - as he presents his "Journey To Ambienta - Part 2". Here's what's in store, in Paul's own words... "Since September, we have all been enjoying our stay on the Journey To Ambientia. It is now time to return from that strange place. On December 7, Arms Full of Sound will help you find your way home. By using the synthesizer cockpit now known as the Synthitone, you will be returned safely while traveling a musical journey of improvised ambient soundscape. Analog and digital synthesizers make up the sound that will transport you into new dimensions in music. Strange, pulsing visuals from the Xandon archives will truly show you what music can be. Join Arms Full Of Sound for the return journey." http://www.phpro.info/afos/main.html . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews "Dreamlife" is the fourth release by Sylken, a stunning collection of emotional spaces and beautiful new vistas. Featuring the talents of Sylken founder Eric Hopper & frequent collaborator Steven Sauve, along with guest appearances by cheryl o, Gregory Kyryluk and Wally Jericho, "Dreamlife" is a perfect travelogue for those lands we visit between waking moments. "Night Wings", a collaboration with Gregory Kyryluk of Alpha Wave Movement, begins the disc with notes and melody drifting out of the ether, taking flight, rising above the land and soaring over beautiful new vistas. Simplicity is slowly replaced by a greater complexity as tones shift and metamorphosise. An inspired opening. "First Light Falling" has an almost orchestral feeling to it, an organic element that brings to mind a forest setting, a lush wooded area slowly being revealed to the listener. Sounds grow and swell, melodies flow like water. Beautiful Track three "The Ocean of Dreams" features processed trumpet from Wally Jericho, and is easily my favorite piece on the album. Wally's trumpet work is always a magical thing and this track is no exception. Matched with glistening traces and sparse piano work "The Ocean of Dreams" is a stunning example of the best that the ambient genre has to offer. An absolute gem. "In Astral Flight" is full of stars, a journey through the heavens on gossamer wings. And as with all things beautiful it's all too short, a memory before you've had the chance to really appreciate it's wonder. I like this one alot... "The In Between" is a marvel of backwards development, moving at odds with the progression of time. Metallic tones skirt about the track, bells twinkle intermitantly, nations fall and rise in the course of it's length and when it's over we're left alone once more. cheryl o adds cello to "Sings the Heart", a piece that masterfully blends the sound of the organic and the electronic. Mournful cello leads into percolating synth lines and a looping progression that beguiles the listener. Wonderful. "Adrift in a Sea of Light" is an oblique marvel, a piece that perfectly captures the sense of the tides, the drift of the sea. A marvelous example of aural landscaping, locational sonics. The disc closes with "Vistas", a suggestion that the beauty of dreams can sometimes be found in day to day life just as easily as within our sleep. A crystalline beauty of a song and a fitting way to end the disc. With the release of "Dreamlife" Sylken has once again proven their mastery of the ambient and space music disciplines. A truly wonderful release by some truly wonderful talents, it's a disc that is destined for classic status in the genre. rik maclean - rik@pingthings.com http://www.pingthings.com = ambient + electronic + chill things Send an e-mail to pingthings-subscribe@yahoogroups.com for updates on *all* the latest releases on sale at ping things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents live performances weekly by Toronto's finest ambient, chillout and experimental music artists plus performers from across the continent. http://www.theambientping.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Please forward this e-mail to any friends who may be interested in live ambient, chillout and experimental music performances