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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 December 16th - Darren Copeland and Lynn Harrigan with dreamSTATE The first set features soundscape artists dreamSTATE (Scott M2 and Jamie Todd) performing a suite of pieces by Darren Copeland, an electroacoustic composer & sound designer who has produced work since 1985 for concerts, radio, theatre, dance and site-specific installation. Darren will be attending to the mix and will be available for questions after the performance. Darren is also the Artistic Director of New Adventures in Sound Art, which produces electroacoustic and experimental sound art events throughout Toronto, including the wonderful Sound Travels - presented annually using an 8-channel array of speakers surrounding the audience. http://www.darrencopeland.net + http://www.dreamstate.to In the second set poet Lynn Harrigan performs excerpts from Moon Sea Crossing, a work-in-progress which will culminate next August in a multi-media installation running three months in the Historic County Gaol in Goderich Ontario. The work is based on an actual Irish immigrant to Canada in the 1840s and incorporates themes of displacement, mental illness, hunger, grief, imprisonment and Irish folklore. dreamSTATE will weave a series of ambient sound environments to support and expand on the underlying emotions of the poems. http://www.lynnharrigan.com + http://www.dreamstate.to Between Sets CD - "Strata" by Robert Rich and Steve Roach Two of the premier artists in the ambient field worked together in 1989-90 to create this tribal-ambient classic merging ethnic & electronic drums, flutes, steel guitar & expansive electronics. We'll play more of this landmark collaboration after the 2nd set. http://www.robertrich.com + http://www.steveroach.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming Tuesday January 6th 2004 - Planet Of The Loops Andrew Aldridge's bi-monthly series of improv/looping events launches the The Ambient Ping's 2004 schedule into orbit! http://www.geocities.com/energymadeaudible/planet.html Between Sets CD - "PiNG" by Sylken Sounding like "the desires and dreams of a Film Noir-ish Los Angeles on rainy night in the Orion Nebula", "PiNG" made its mark as one of the outstanding ambient/space music CDs of 2003. http://www.sylken.ca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews "Linger" by James Johnson Fans of James Johnson's work will no doubt be interested in the re-release of his "Linger" disc. Recorded during a visit to Toronto in August 2000, "Linger" was originally released as a DAM CD through mp3.com featuring five live recordings from James, each creating a moment in time, a place in space. Now the disc has been re-issued in a remastered and uncompressed version that allows you to fully experience the music the way it was meant to be heard. You can't help but feel wrapped up in it, transported to another environment, another place where the earth moves at a slower speed, and we all have time to pay attention to the beauty that surrounds us. The disc opens with the title track, where a chorus of bells plays overtop the sound of a summer rainstorm. A sense of cleansing, of new beginnings permeates this track, leaving the listener with the feeling that you've been prepared for a journey. The second track "Twilight Impressions" carries on with that same sense of travel. Recorded as a collaboration between James, Scott M2 and Jamie Todd of dreamSTATE, and Wally Jericho, "Twilight Impressions" is a masterful work of ambience, offering a travelogue of images for the listener to visit. The album's fourth track, "Siren Song" follows a more traditional melodic route, slightly reminiscent of the later works of David Sylvian, evoking images of distant lands and faraway places. The last song on the album, "Frequency Shift", brings our journey to an end, slowing time to an even greater degree, and leaving us to appreciate where we've been. With "Linger" James has created a stunningly beautiful environment to discover. After listening to this disc, I can't shake the feeling that I've gone to new places, seen new sites. I love a disc that can make me feel that way. rik maclean - rik@pingthings.com http://www.pingthings.com 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Please forward this e-mail to any friends who may be interested in live ambient, chillout and experimental music performances