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The Ambient Ping presents Faceless Forces Of Bigness



THE AMBiENT PiNG   http://www.theambientping.com
Free - Every Tuesday Night - doors open at 9pm - 1st set at 9:30
  @ club nia / C'est What - 19 Church St. at Front St. - Toronto
         3 blocks east of the Union Station subway.
         map - http://www.cestwhat.com/map.html
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This Tuesday March 23rd - Faceless Forces Of Bigness

The Faceless Forces of Bigness is an experimental audio/video
collective focused on exploring the musical and visual narrative
possibilities of improvisation in a random generative environment.
Combining instrumentless sound creation, modular synthesizers,
electronic filtering, feedback and video projection, each member
performs by shepherding the sound and video through an organic
and often unpredictable series of parameters. The result is a
show that is always a surprise for both performers and audience.

* Note - FFOB is planning on performing in quadrophonic sound
so those of you who appreciate that kind of thing should plan on
arriving early to grab seats in the "sweet spot".

Between Sets CD - "The Sinking Of The Titanic" by Gavin Bryers
A spiraling small-ensemble piece evoking the feeling of the
band on the Titanic slowing sinking into the ocean as they
continue to play the hymn Autumn into eternity. (We'll play the
1994 Point Music release - not the 1975 Obscure Music version.)
http://www.gavinbryars.com
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Coming March 30th - Planet Of The Loops
http://www.geocities.com/energymadeaudible/planet.html 
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rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews

"Synthphonics 2 - Hush On The Peace Terrain" by URM

Jamie Todd of dreamSTATE returns with the second volume
in his Synthphonics series, "Hush on the Peace Terrain".
Utilizing the Reason software system Jamie has created
a lush and emotional series of soundscapes linked
conceptually by recent world events.

Unlike it's predecessor, "Hush..." uses shorter pieces of
differing thematic natures to tell it's story, and while
maintaining a link in terms of sound, each piece retains
a distinct personality and identity indicative of a particular
instant. From the quiet movement of "Dawn" into the shifting
and evolving darkness of "Pillars Crumble Into Chaos", through
to the slow pulse of closing track "New American Century",
"Hush on the Peace Terrain" brilliantly captures the effects
that current events have had on all of us. A very moving
collection of songs, and a very impressive addition to the 
Synthphonics series.

rik maclean - rik@pingthings.com

Steve Roach is currently the Featured Artist at ping things.
Visit http://www.pingthings.com/PTfeaturesNF.htm to read
an exclusive interview with this master of the ambient genre.

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http://www.pingthings.com = ambient + electronic + chill things
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The Ambient Ping presents free live performances by Toronto's
finest ambient, chillout and experimental music artists plus
performers from across the continent, every Tuesday at club nia
(aka C'est What) featuring a comfortable lower stage area, perfect
for attentive listening, plus a higher level with a bar, back room
and more seating that's great for conversation, good food and the
club's impressive beer, wine and whiskey selection. Musical treats
are on offer at the *ping things* ambient/experimental CD boutique.
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in live ambient, chillout and experimental music performances