THE AMBiENT PiNG presents Drinking Box

["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 July 6th - Drinking Box

The Tetra Pak, a six­sided paper package system for
non­carbonated liquids, was invented in 1944 by the
Swedes Erik Wallenberg and Ruben Rausing.
David McCallum (aka sin(theta)) brings the secret of
The Pak from Göteborg, Sweden with Kingstonian
Mike Cassells (both are also members of LEARK -
the Live ElectroAcoustic Research Kitchen) to the good
people of Toronto in a thickly processed, old­fashioned,
DIY electronic music packaging.
http://www.sintheta.org    http://www.sintheta.org/leark
http://www.post.queensu.ca/~cassellm/

Between Sets CD - "Fissures" by Robert Rich and Alio Die
Travel through "the cracks in the world" into the haunting realms
created by American ambient pioneer Robert Rich (synths,
percussion, flutes, dulcimer, steel guitar) and Italian composer
Stefano Musso aka Alio Die (samples, textures and drones).
http://www.robertrich.com   http://www.aliodie.com/
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Coming July 13th - 'still coiled' with Mark Korven
   brilliantfish - http://www.brilliantfish.com
    Jim Field - http://www.geocities.com/russian_rheas/
      Mark Korven at http://www.markkorven.com

Between Sets CD - "Continental Divide" by Colin Rayment
   http://www.rayments.com/
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rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews

The release "Lamkhyer" by Remanence is packaged with
a set of quotations which, in my mind, serve as reference
points for the material contained within. One defines the term
Lamkhyer as a Tibetan train of thought which gives it's students
"a sense of dignity and forbearance so you are not so easily
disturbed by life's obstacles". The second refers to K'an,
defined by the I Ching as "a plunging in", explaining "it is
a situation in which a man is in the same pass as the water
in a ravine, and, like the water, he can escape if he behaves
correctly." The third and final quotation details the idea of
The Leftward Path, the journey that is taken by the individual
who is true to their own heart rather than to the needs of a community.

These three quotes provide the basis for the three songs
contained on the disc, each piece reflecting the ideas and
themes noted above. Opening track "Lamkhyer" features
strong, confident tones washing over the listener offset by
lush tidal pads overtop a growing percussive pattern. "K'an
(the abyss)" portrays a dark liquid flow underneath simple
melodies made by minimal ringing tones that slowly
create a sense of order within chaos. The closing piece
"The Leftward Path", builds from emptiness with a
deep wash of pads, bright rhythms gaining strength
throughout the track suggesting ritual and ceremony
rather than the order of day to day life.

By including the aforementioned quotes, Remanence
successfully guides the listener in terms of their
understanding of the pieces, directing them towards a
certain ideal and a particular train of thought associated
with the music. Truly enlightening work that appeals on both
cerebral and appreciative levels, "Lamkhyer" by Remanence
is a fascinating collection of music who's influence will
long remain with it's listeners.

rik maclean - rik@pingthings.com

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