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Thanks to everyone who came out for the first PiNG at our new residency at the Tequila Lounge last Wednesday. I heard lots of positive comments about the vibe of the room, the good quality sound of the PA and the video screen & monitors around the room. Self Service Visuals donated one of their tapes to the PiNG and we'll be playing parts of it between future sets, along with more footage from Eno's Thursday Afternoon and other atmospheric visuals. Visual artists are encouraged to contact me about having their work presented at PiNG events. Repair played two beautiful sets of textures and grooves. Read about it in Luna Tek's "IN THE LOOP" column later in this update. See you Wednesdays... Scott M2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE AMBiENT PiNG http://www.theambientping.com Every Wednesday Night @ THE TEQUiLA LOUNGE http://www.tequilalounge.ca - 794 Bathurst Street at Bloor (directly across from the Bathurst subway station) - Toronto Doors open at 9pm - 1st set at 9:30 - PayWhatYouCan map - http://www.theambientping.com/maps/tequila.gif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This Wed. Jan.12th - ARC with Pholde + low frequency pilot Guitar and percussion trio ARC reunite with the unique metal soundsculpture sonics of Pholde (Alan Bloor aka Knurl) to explore atmospheric textures and tribalesque rhythms blurring the boundaries between noise and ambience, propulsive proto-rock and avant-garde experimentalism. http://fade.to/arc http://www.pholde.com Hamilton-based "trio low frequency pilot" opens the evening with guitar, drums, electronics & treatments in a post-rock, spiraling meltdown, crashing just this side of Dreamland. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/4/lowfrequencypilot.htm Between Sets CD - "Himalaya" by David Parsons New Zealand composer David Parsons has created many works with Asian influences. Though he has worked extensively with Indian instruments, this 1989 release is textured only with the current analog & digital electronic instruments of the time. http://www.harmonies.com/biographies/parsons.htm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming January 19th - Faceless Forces of Bigness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ||: IN THE LOOP :|| "Repair: the Chill before the Storm" THE AMBiENT PiNG moved to a new night and a new venue on Wednesday, January 5, 2004. The first show at the Tequila Lounge featured Repair with visuals by Self Service. Repair, a trio best know for their techno/house beats, is comprised of Mark & Matt Thibideau and vocalist Dawn Lewis. Despite arctic temperatures and a storm watch, the trio played to a full house, treating the crowd to an evening of ultra-cool chill-out music. Repair structured both sets with a series of discrete songs that combined their beat-centred synth stylings with Dawn's spare vocal improvisations. The crowd reacted warmly, clearly impressed by the trio's electronic virtuosity and sense of sonic adventure. Self Service offered two screens of visuals, heightening the hip factor with reels of experimental video art at its best. Jakob Thiesen and Rebecca McClennan, the artists behind the projectors, presented evocative image collages that looked to the past through an avant garde lens. In keeping with the evening's governing sense of serendipity, the video collages often seemed to evolve in synch with Repair's down-tempo rhythms. Curators of THE AMBiENT PiNG couldn't help but be pleased with the turnout and Repair's high-calibre show. Speaking of turnout, rumour has it that the show attracted some star-power that night in the form of The Cure's keyboard player Roger O'Donnell. Things are definitely looking up for TAP in the New Year with a promising new venue and an impressive line-up of acts booked well into the spring. Repair's new limited-edition CD of rarities and previously unreleased tracks is available through http://www.repair-lab.com. Luna Tek - luna@theambientping.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews "Foliage" by Foal is a masterpiece of the minimalist genre. Sharp and abstract edges have been polished to a shine and perfection, cold automatism has been matched with emotionality and soul. The sounds of machinery are paired with angular beats, creating clockwork body movement music for humans and replicants alike. Stirring and evocative, "Foliage" is a wonderful collection of music fit to be discovered by those who are looking for something a little more eclectic. rik maclean - rik@pingthings.com http://www.pingthings.com = ambient + electronic + chill things Send an e-mail to pingthings-subscribe@yahoogroups.com for updates on *all* the latest releases on sale at ping things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE AMBiENT PiNG is a social sound/art event presenting live performances by Toronto's finest ambient, chillout and experimental music artists plus performers from across the continent, every Wednesday evening at The Tequila Lounge, 794 Bathurst Street at Bloor. http://www.theambientping.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Please forward this e-mail to any friends who may be interested in live ambient, chillout and experimental music performances or to any of your appropriate newsgroups. Thanks.
