The Ambient Ping presents Anomalous Disturbances

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

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 2nd - Anomalous Disturbances

Vancouver BC ambient artist Anomalous Disturbances
(Terry O'Brien) returns for his third performance at the Ping,
playing two sets of etherial soundscaping via looping guitar
improvisations and recombinant ephemera, in search of
happy accidents. http://www.anomalousdisturbances.com

Between Sets CD - "Rain" by Kevin Braheny & Tim Clark
Refreshing as a sunshower, these gentle electronic compositions
feature Braheny's beautiful performances on the Steiner EWI
(Electronic Wind Instrument), singing like a liquid gypsy violin.
http://www.hos.com/artist.lasso?ID=174
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Coming Tuesday March 9th - psychosomatic climax machine
and Building Castles Out Of Matchsticks with General Chaos
http://www.pieheadrecords.com/releases/pie025.html
www.worthyrecords.com http://www.generalchaosvisuals.com
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rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews

"Sculptor" by Sylken & Pholde

A collaboration between Eric Hopper of Sylken and Alan Bloor
of Pholde and Knurl (along with frequent Sylken collaborator
Joe G.), "Sculptor" is a perfect blending of styles, a seemless
match of textures and tones. The metallic sounds of Alan's
sculptures prove to be the perfect compliment to the drifting
atmospheres of Eric's music, creating a mesmerizing tableau
of sound simultaneously familiar and alien to the listener.

Rich in images, "Sculptor" is a fantastic voyage of the senses.
With opener "Metalon", the duo create an atmosphere of deep
and dark space, a blend of lonely environment and the cold
caress of metal. "Call of a Distant Time" propels itself forward
with an arpegiated melody that brings to mind the stardust
left in a meteor's wake. Skip ahead to "Phasers on Caress"
where synth lines bubble and swirl like magma oozing through
primoridal worlds, lightly filed tones suggesting strands of
otherness throughout. The epic "Keeper of the Deep" brings
all of these elements and more together in a summation of
where we've gone and leading us into new environments,
new territories that have yet to be explored.

Engaging and enchanting, "Sculptor" is a brilliant collection
of songs which will surely be enjoyed by fans of both Sylken
and Pholde, as well as fans of the space music genre.
Given the high level of quality of this release, let us hope
that it's the first of many such collaborations between
these two remarkable talents.

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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* The ping things Birthday Sale is almost over.
  As of March 1st everything'll be going back to it's regular price
  (which is still pretty darn reasonable!).
  So if you'd like to pick up some great titles by James Johnson,
  Steve Joliffe and Mercurine priced at $13CAN (about $8US),
  or discs by Bleep,   Chris Hutton, Unwoman and more priced
  at $10CAN (about $6US), visit
  http://www.pingthings.com/PTsale.htm before March 1st
  and help celebrate ping things' first anniversary!
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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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