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THE AMBiENT PiNG http://www.theambientping.com Wednesdays @ HACiENDA - 794 Bathurst Street at Bloor (directly across from the Bathurst subway station) - Toronto Doors open at 9pm - 1st set at 9:30 - PayWhatYouCan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This Wednesday June 15th - John Kameel Farah and Pholde Pholde (Allan Bloor aka Knurl) makes music through reverberations of metal. Circular saw blades, car springs, iron meshing and fan blades are bowed with hand files, smooth and threaded metal rods, angle iron and blocks of steel to produce a raw, intriguing underwater soundscape, at times chaotic. Rumbling cathederals of irregular harmonics, thudding forms and rolling thunders induce deep connections to the high spheres of acoustic cosmos. http://www.pholde.com Composer-pianist and visual artist John Kameel Farah merges the soundworlds of baroque counterpoint, improvisation, ambient minimalism and techno (IDM) to create a music that crosses time, history, culture and dimension. His visual art as well as his music focus on exchanges of physical, spiritual and emotional energy on both a macro-cosmic and microscopic level. http://www.johnfarah.com Between Sets CD - "Between Here & There" by Brian Parnham This new (2005) release of rich soundscapes was created for a DVD exploring western ghost towns, deserts and canyons and will surely appeal to fans of Steve Roach. http://www.floatingpointrecords.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming TUESDAY June 21st - The Ministry Of Inside Things MoIT: http://members.bellatlantic.net/~chuckv/pr2.html . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ||: IN THE LOOP :|| by Luna Tek Wednesday, June 08, 2005 saw PiNG regulars Sylken (Eric Hopper), Anomolous Disturbances (Terry O'Brian) and URM (Jamie Todd) return for an evening of pure melodic ambience. Tracing their lineage back through Brian Eno's definitive ambient recordings, the trio presented a concert that was definitely worth your full attention but also easy to get lost in. Ranging from spacey synth stylings to elegant guitar work, the concert was distinguished by the merging of three distinct musical visions into a satisfying whole. Underpinning the artists' soundscapes were General Chaos' visuals. This time, richly coloured textures (with fishbone-esque overlay!) echoed the molten energy of the Sylken/Anomolous Disturbances/URM convergence. Their lazy swirls and burbling images were the perfect ambient compliment to Jamie's laptop minimalism, Terry's tasteful guitar treatments and Eric's musicality. More information available at: http://sylken.ca http://www.anomalousdisturbances.com http://www.urm.ca http://www.generalchaosvisuals.com *** Submissions for the forthcoming i POP PiNG magazine are trickling in . keep 'em coming by e-mailing luna@theambientping.com. Luna Tek - luna@theambientping.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews * In anticipation of Akumu's CD release party on June 17th at the Drake Hotel in Toronto, this week we offer you a pre-release review of "Magmas" which will be available at ping things beginning June 21st. Deane Hughes of Akumu has a particular talent for manipulating sound sources into fascinating and new shapes and forms. His release from Last year, "Fluxes", was a complex exploration of field recordings made during a trip to South America which were manipulated and woven into an intricate tapestry of abstract sound. With the release of his latest disc "Magmas", Deane continues to explore the sonic riches from his travels, but takes a more pulse/beat driven approach rather than the free form nature of "Fluxes". With it's use of percussive and drone elements, "Magmas" presents itself as a travelogue of new environments, an unbroken flow of sound and fluidity suggesting both alien landscapes and more familiar terrain. Tracks slowly bleed into each other, a constant parade of images and soundscapes that shift naturally from one into another in a slow but steady stream. A brief vocal track, "Maximon", opens the disc, leading into "Evolute" featuring a wave pattern that sweeps in and out interspersed with a simultaneously hypnotic and beautiful metallic noise pattern. "Come for Festival?" shifts the tone subtly, adding a more percussive element to the sounds of metal that play throughout. As the song progresses tones become more frenetic in nature, eventually reaching a fever pitch of scraping and whirring before returning to a sense of calm. "Imitated" follows using a shifting rhythm overtop an oscillating drone, gradually building in complexity and intensity. "Aguanatural" employs fluid sources as a backdrop for a mesmerizing repeated percussive pattern, an overall effect that brings to mind the work of musique concrete artiste Aube given his preoccupation with water and its charms. "Alarma" is a hypnotic and beautiful piece using a siren-like oscillation underneath an almost playful percussive undercurrent. "Landscape XIX" has a windtunnel quality to it, a struggling almost choked percussive pattern that works in contrast to the steady pulse of the underlying drone. This pulse eventually gives way to "Arrythmica" which has a certain manic energy to its percussive elements ultimately leading the listener to the cool chill of "And other isms", which closes the disc with a pulsing wave pattern. Without doubt "Magmas" is a release which firmly establishes Deane as a master of the shaping and creation of sonic environments. It's an engaging and thoughtful release which solidifies Akumu's position as a truly innovative project and Deane's standing as a distinct and important artist in the experimental genre. Highly recommended. 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, improv and experimental music artists plus performers from across the continent, every Tuesday evening at HACiENDA - 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.