The PiNG presents Hypnotech 3 + low frequency pilot with General Chaos Visuals

["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 May 18th - Hypnotech 3 and low frequency pilot
     with General Chaos Visuals

Opening the night will be Hypnotech 3, whose music explores
the uncharted territory between the neo-vintage elektro of Kraftwerk,
and the rhythmic sine-tone minimalism of Lullatone. Hypnotech 3
is the brainchild of John Merrall and Michael Pawluk, who
themselves live their lives exploring the uncharted territory
between being an international radio DJ and a less-famous
relative of Sarah McLachlan, and struggling valiantly against
obscurity in the post-industrial wasteland of Hamilton, Ontario.
Hypnotech 3 has, in the past, played live alongside Lowfish,
Nash the Slash, Hollowphonic, Orphx, My Education, Malory,
Quasimojo, Beef Terminal, !Bang Elektronika and DJ Lex from
Legion of Green Men. This will be their 5th PiNG appearance.
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/hypnotech3.htm

For the second set, (more visitors from Hamilton)
experimental noise makers low frequency pilot have
threatened to engage in some hauntingly beautiful music.
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/4/lowfrequencypilot.htm

General Chaos Visuals will control your horizontal and
your vertigo.  http://www.generalchaosvisuals.com

Between Sets CD - "out of the system" by karmafarm
Also a Hamilton resident, karmafarm's Steven Sauve has
created this collection of dark and beautiful ambient systems
music primarily on the Nord Modular analog modeling synthesizer.
http://www.karmafarm.ca   (Available now at ping things)
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Coming May 25th 2004 - Beef Terminal and
   unravelled brown cassette tape lying on a freeway
      with General Chaos Visuals
www.beefterminal.com  http://www.generalchaosvisuals.com
http://www.geocities.com/unravelledbrowncassetetape

Between Sets CD - "bibimbap" by Various Artists
http://foundrysite.com/bibimbap
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rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews

"Trajectories" by Diatonis is a beautiful study in guitar based
ambience, conjuring up imagery of rebirth and renewal that
are both soothing and inspired.

The disc opens with the track "Mourning Sky", a slowly
building piece of light pads and minimal guitar work. A 
harmonic melody weaves throughout, giving the song a
sense of depth and darkness, a feeling of profound loss,
of endings.

Where the first piece suggests loss, track two "Flatland"
brings to mind feelings of rebirth in a new environment.
Oblique motion is created by the intertwining of rich pads
instilling "Flatland" with a sense of renewal and secrets
shared. Sublime.

Track four, "Cloudless", follows the same theme of a new
environment with a sense of a sky so blue, so clear, that
words haven't been invented yet to describe it's beauty.
Soft drones in the background of the piece suggest a lazy
heat giving way to cool night air. Beautiful.

"Nothing in Mind" sees a return of simple guitar over slowly
rising drones, suggesting the birth of identity, of self. There's
something very life affirming about this track, something
very inspired, powerful in it's depth.

Closing track "One to Be" features minimal melodic work
throughout, a slight sense of closure to the experience,
paired with a feeling of having come full circle to the point
where it all starts again, a point from which lessons will be
relearned and experiences will be had for the first time again.
A charming piece to close the disc.

A lovely body of work, "Trajectories" is a collection of songs
that celebrates the magic of life & revels in the joy of discovery.
Diatonis has created a truly wonderful disc with this release, 
a work sure to remind us of the beauty that surrounds us.

rik maclean - rik@pingthings.com

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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
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