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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This Tuesday August 19th - ARC with Pholde It's The Ambient Ping's 4th Anniversary Special featuring ARC with Pholde performing together for the first time and the spectral surrealism of General Chaos Visuals, illuminating the Ping's Anniversary Special for their 3rd straight year. http://www.generalchaosvisuals.com ARC actually formed spontaneously in the Fall of 1999 at a performance at The Ambient Ping's first residence in Kensington Market. Guitarist/looper Aidan Baker and percussionist Chris Kukiel (aka DJ Subterranean) had never met percussionist Richard Baker before he came up on stage and began playing with them. They decided to maintain this fresh improvisation and resolved never to rehearse, in order that each performance would be individual, unique and spontaneous. Since then they've played many of Toronto's clubs, performed in Montreal and Chicago and released several CDs and EPs on a variety of labels. Another Ambient Ping regular will be joining ARC for this show, as Pholde (unique sound artist Alan Bloor aka Knurl) will bring more of his remarkable metal soundsculpture creations, to improvise with in the center of ARC's percussive whirlwind. ARC: http://fade.to/arc Pholde: http://www.pholde.com Between Sets CD: "PiNG" by Sylken (2003) We'll be playing "NGC 720", the 34 minute track recorded live last summer @ The Ambient Ping's 3rd Anniversary Special featuring Sylken's Eric Hopper with Steven Sauve and Wally Jericho. http://www.sylken.ca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming Tuesday August 26th 2003 - Tomasz Krakowiak with Mike Hansen, Aidan Baker & DJ Blameshifer plus sin(theta) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Guitarist/looper Aidan Baker is performing at both of these shows. Read a recent interview with Aidan at http://www.geocities.com/dreamland_recordings/aidan_baker.htm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rik maclean's "ping things CD Reviews" was a victim of this week's blackout - so we're rerunning his very first review - as this month is also ping things' 1st Anniversary and this dark and beautiful CD is part of rik's big anniversary sale at http://www.pingthings.com "Interiors" by Sara Ayers Sara Ayers is one of those people whose voice is an otherworldly instrument, capable of shifting, flowing tones that most of us can only dream of. I've known this for a while, and it's knowledge that's been reiterated to me now as I listen to her latest release Interiors. On Interiors Sara makes full use of her vocal abilities, creating an ever-changing landscape of emotion and expression. Using sparse instrumental accompaniment as a backdrop, Interiors is a fine example of Sara's work. Opening with the haunting "Strand of Pearls" Sara sets the stage for the listener, establishing an environment that the rest of the album will build upon. Multifaceted and complex "Strand of Pearls" is a breathtaking track that brought me to tears with it's beauty. Skip over to "But you Can't" where a repeated drone plays underneath Sara's vocal stylings to create a sense of womblike safety. In contrast a breathy distorted tone dances around the periphery of "Night Hounds" filling the listener with unease. Scary stuff, believe me... An angelic choir opens "Drowning in Light" which leads into the breathtaking "Blood Music". Words fail me in my ability to describe this song, so don't expect a description other than to say that this is the highlight of the disc, no small praise with such a wealth of treasures. So let's sum up, 'cause that's something I like to do these days. Sara? Her voice is an otherworldly instrument. Interiors? An ever-changing landscape of emotion and expression. "Strand of Pearls"? Haunting and Breathtaking, as in takes your breath away. "Blood Music"? Words fail me. Anything more need be said? No, Let the music on Sara's Interiors disc speak for itself... rik maclean - - rik@pingthings.com This month at http://www.pingthings.com - an exclusive interview with Mercurine plus the ping things *massive* first freaking anniversary sale... 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 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Please forward this e-mail to any friends who may be interested in live ambient, chillout and experimental music performances