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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.