The Ambient Ping presents Falling You + Andrew Duke

["Scott M2" <scott@dreamstate.to>]

This week it's an East Coast/West Coast affair featuring
Andrew Duke from Nova Scotia and Falling You from California.
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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 July 29th - Falling You and Andrew Duke

Falling You brings their blend of dark ambient and ethereal
electronica all the way from Santa Cruz, California to play
for those whose hearts are moved by moody music and
gorgeous female vocals and for those who live their lives
by moonlight. Influences and comparisons range from 
Nurse With Wound & Coil, to Brian Eno & Harold Budd,
to Dead Can Dance & Lycia, to Underworld, as electronics
from John Michael Zorko meet the haunting voices of
Dru Allen & Aimee Page. http://www.mp3.com/fallingyou

Don't miss the opening set by Halifax's Andrew Duke, who
has been composing, producing, remixing and performing
music since 1987. He's been commissioned for 39 remixes
(for artists like Aaliyah, Pink Floyd, Chicks On Speed and
David Kristian), has licensed 107 tracks to compilations &
toured his live PA across Canada. (Look for Andrew's
"Highest Common Denominator" CD from Piehead Records
and others at ping things)  http://www.techno.ca/cognition

Between Sets CD - "Slim Westerns" by a small, good thing
This 1994 release by a small, good thing (led by Andrew Hulme
of British ethno-tribal-ambient act O Yuki Conjugate) merges
the classic "western" sounds of acoustic & electric guitars
with expansive laid-back ambience. (soleilmoon recordings) 
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* PS - Those of you in the Far West of Toronto can also
catch Falling You and dreamSTATE Wednesday the 30th
at the new FUTUR*SONIC live-electronic weekly event
in Hamilton at the Underground - 41 Catharine St. North
8pm - midnite - More info: http://www.futursonic.com
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Coming Tuesday August 5th - LEARK with cheryl o
LEARK - http://mentalfloss.ca/sintheta/leark/
cheryl o - http://www.cellojuice.com
Between Sets CD - "Recent Future" by Steve Roach
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rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews

"Feral" by ARC

Coaxing unique tones from their instruments and finding
inspiration in the chance occurence of sounds, the members
of Toronto improvisational trio ARC have gained a reputation
for experimenting with musical forms. With their latest disc
"Feral", ARC continue with that experimentation & exploration,
and in the process have released an enigmatic work of great
beauty and wonder.

With the slow cascade of opener "Trepidation", through to
the rising swirl of "Space to Run" ARC create an environment
where the listener is immersed in new sensations, where
standard notions of the ways music should be heard are
challenged and redefined.

While still using "traditional" instrumentation ie guitar, loops,
drums, percussion, etc, ARC have found ways to form
startling new soundscapes of sweeping grandeur & size
as heard in tracks like "Emergence" and "Morphosis".
More subtle tones are explored in "Untitled" & disc closer
"Nested", returning the listener to a more familiar  environment
while still maintaining the distinction of earlier tracks.

I've never hesitated in my admission of being a fan of ARC,
and hearing "Feral" I'm reminded just what it is that
appeals to me about them.  An indispensible work.

rik maclean - - rik@pingthings.com

This month at http://www.pingthings.com - an exclusive
interview with Mercurine plus the ping things *massive*
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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.
Drop off food at *ping things* for the Daily Bread Food Bank too
and we'll ensure that it gets there. http://www.theambientping.com
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