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A busy September continues at the PiNG as this Tuesday the new "PiNG AMBiENCE 3 - STRiNG THiNGS" CD is launched with a concert by three ambient guitar slingers and then on Sunday Sept.25th, 11AM - 6PM, we hit the "Word on the Street" event at Queen's Park to launch "i POP PiNG" magazine. Our September feature on the new Steve Roach set "The Dreamtime Box" continues with "Possible Planet". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE AMBiENT PiNG http://www.theambientping.com Tuesdays @ HACiENDA - 794 Bathurst Street at Bloor (directly across from the Bathurst subway station) - Toronto Doors open at 9pm - 1st set at 9:30 - PayWhatYouCan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This Tuesday September 20th - PiNG AMBiENCE 3 - LiVE In celebration of THE AMBiENT PiNG's new CD release "PiNG AMBiENCE 3 ~ STRiNG THiNGS" this show will feature three ambient guitar artists: Paul Royes (The Cybertarist), Phil Ogison (The Devil in The Design) and Joe G (Styrohead) in live performance. Paul Royes will compose and perform his latest intuitive music work titled "Sustain & Feedback", plus some favourites from "Mayan Plateau", "Delta Forces" and "Dolphin Sky". "The role of the arts is to explore the inner space of man; to find out how much and how intensely he can vibrate, through sound, through what he hears, whichever it is. They are a means by which to expand his inner universe." (Karlheinz Stockhausen On Music) Phil Ogison will be composing on the fly, as part of the "Vessel" series. This is a joint project with Menno Krant, painter. Each "Vessel" will only be heard once in its' actual performance mode, the only record of the performance being the recording medium. This is in keeping with the nature of painting, there being only one copy of a given painting, one original. This puts the music into a 'Fine Art' category. Subsequent recordings, of which only one per performance will be available, will be paired with a unique painting by Menno. Joe G will be using urban/environmental earth sounds with electric & acoustic guitars, loopers, delays, cutting audio gates, modulation sound processors and a touch of slow space percussion to weave his improvisational magic. General Chaos Visuals will provide their always beautiful eye candy. The new PiNG AMBiENCE 3 ~ STRiNG THiNGS compilation CD of spacious ambient guitar sound sculptures will be available at ping things the night of the show and at http://www.pingthings.com Between Sets CD - "Possible Planet" by Steve Roach Our month-long feature on Steve Roach's new "Dreamtime Box" continues between sets with disc 3 "Possible Planet" - all new music created by Roach Dec.2004 through May 2005 using only analog modular synthesisers. http://www.steveroach.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming Tuesday September 27th - Songspell http://www.thetempleofsound.com/song-spell.html . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ||: IN THE LOOP :|| by Luna Tek Featuring performances by Syntax Error and Vancouver's Wendy Atkinson with David Leary, THE AMBiENT PiNG was the place to be for two innovative shows on Tuesday, September 13. Syntax Error (Joshua Hemming & Tony Ferreira) covered a lot of musical territory in the first set: beginning with ambient instrumentals and building in rhythmic intensity as the set progressed, the duo sampled ethereal vocals from two artists they regularly work with, Astra (sung vocals) and Mandy-Tori (spoken word). After the concert, Joshua explained that, for Syntax Error, "vocals are particularly appealing because they bring a certain beauty and humanity to our sound and can provide a pleasing contrast against the cold synths and dark scapes." Joshua also pointed out that sounds and images from the world around him--like rain or traffic or the screeching sounds of the subway- significantly influence his process of soundscape design. Wendy Atkinson opened the second set with several solo bass guitar pieces. David Lester of Vancouver band Mecca Normal then joined her onstage with a dramatic start to his guitar stylings and the duo entertained the audience with dueling guitars and playful stage antics. They closed the evening with two songs from a project with east Vancouver poet Bud Osborne, songs they manipulated for use outside of the project. The resulting soundscapes reflected a strong sense of their roots in the harsh reality of east Vancouver. Look for the launch of i POP PiNG at Word on the Street this Sunday! Luna Tek - luna@theambientping.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews "It's You Who Made My Head Spin" by Weird State Inbetween Weird State Inbetween is a collaborative project between Anne Sulikowski of Building Castles Out of Matchsticks and Scott Johnson of the Lonely Flight. "It's You Who Made My Head Spin" is a recording by the duo (with guest D.P. of Offensive Orange) taken from a live performance at the AMBiENT PiNG in March of this year. The disc explores a dark and claustrophobic environment filled with metallic scrapes, sampled voices, piercing tones and deep pads. It's a kaleidoscope of sounds coming from all directions, sometimes with a rhythm or melody, sometimes with nothing distinct that you can identify or trace. It can be unsettling at times, anxious at others, sometimes frightening even. Alternatively it can be soothing, calming, almost loving in it's embrace, but only briefly, only long enough to remind you that you're not alone. Vocal loops, melodic touchstones, they all combine to ease the transition from the real world into this wierd state in between. And as you listen it becomes abundantly clear that everything around you is very very very beautiful. You just have to know what to look for... Anne and Scott (and guest D.P.) played a wonderful set that evening, and we're lucky to have this reminder of how wonderful they can be together. These wierd states expand between and beyond, and we're better off for it. Wierd State Inbetween are among many artists who have generously offered to donate all earnings from the sale of their CDs through ping things for the month of September to the American Red Cross (less taxes and shipping costs) in an effort to raise money for Hurricane relief efforts. Please visit http://www.pingthings.com to find out more. 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 is a social sound/art event presenting live performances by Toronto's finest ambient, chillout, improv and experimental music artists plus performers from across the continent, every Tuesday evening at HACiENDA - 794 Bathurst Street at Bloor. http://www.theambientping.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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.