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The PiNG presents INSIDEaMIND and PHOLDE




Are turntables instruments? DJs musicians? 4 man DJ/Producer crew
INSIDEaMIND present the evidence this week as they improvise a set
together on 8 turntables & treatments. Click to hear a sample piece: 
http://steptonemusic.com/music/IAM_hypnodic_web_sample.mp3
Singular sound artist Pholde precedes INSIDEaMIND to present his
own thesis on creating powerful soundscapes by bowing hardened steel.
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THE AMBiENT PiNG   http://www.theambientping.com
Tuesdays @ HACiENDA - 794 Bathurst Street at Bloor - Toronto
(directly across from the Bathurst subway station) 
Doors open at 9pm - 1st set at 9:30 - PayWhatYouCan 
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This Tuesday November 29th 2005 - PHOLDE and INSIDEaMIND

"Making music through the reverberation of metals is Pholde's field of 
work.
Alan Bloor treats them with different approaches as opposed, for example,
to a Dave Jackman or a Z'ev: his art uses length and resonance to build
rumbling cathedrals of superb irregular harmonics. Crossing low and high
frequencies in thudding forms and rolling thunders, the Canadian presents 
us
with a series of spellbinding explorations of deep connections to the high
spheres of acoustic cosmos. Bloor's messages contain a large dose of
rigorous seriousness that are the perfect contrasting element to those
moments where sudden outbursts of clangour could bring the music out of
control; instead, Pholde regroups his forces into cohesion, restraining his
textural emanations to the core of significance."  http://www.pholde.com
(Review by Massimo Ricci at Touching Extremes)  

As the definition of the word "DJ" continues to expand, INSIDEaMIND emerges
in Toronto as a four man scratch band, further stretching artistic
boundaries by performing live original compositions with vinyl. The scratch
musicians, as they call themselves, bring forth a unique angle to what a
group of DJ's/Producers armed with instruments called turntables can 
create.
By developing outside the often limiting battle-oriented mindframe that
scratching is too often associated with, the crew is bringing new life to
this ever evolving artform.  http://insideamind.net  Read Denise Benson's
recent interview in Eye magazine with INSIDEaMIND's Cheldon Paterson:
http://eye.net/eye/issue/issue_11.03.05/clubs/extended.html

Between Sets CD - "Soma" by Steve Roach and Robert Rich
This 1992 release, by two of ambient music's master musicians, finds
them deep in worlds of earth-based rhythms beneath dark clouds of sound.
http://www.steveroach.com   http://www.robertrich.com
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Coming Tuesday Dec. 6th - ARC and Aidan Baker/Neil Wiernik/Jakob Thiesen

ARC - http://fade.to/arc  Aidan Baker - http://www.aidanbaker.org/
Neil Wiernik - http://www.noisefactoryrecords.com/naw.htm
Jakob Thiesen - http://www.theambientping.com/thiesen/home.html
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rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews

"Re:Karma" by Darshan Ambient

Having had a career that has spanned over ten years, Michael Allison
of Darshan Ambient has released a compilation of work from earlier
discs and unreleased tracks. "Re:Karma" is a fine collection of songs
that show the breadth of his talent as well as introducing a side
of his work that some fans might not be aware of.

Fans of Darshan Ambient's ambient work will no doubt be impressed by
tracks such as "The Ocean Whispers", "A Walk Along the Ganges" and
"Slow Drift", beautiful pieces that are very much in keeping with
the lush ambience of "Providence" and "The Zen Master's Diary". Of
particular note is the previously unreleased track "The Cool River"
which opens the disc, a track taken from 1994 where a slight melody
plays overtop a sustained background of pads. Serene, dreamlike, and
beautiful in it's flow, "The Cool River" is a beautiful piece that
stands with the best of his more ambient moments.

Tracks like "Boundless" and "Tiger in the Grass" are slightly more 
indicative of the overall sound of the disc, percussion driven pieces
where piano and synth lines float along the soundstream in chilled
laid-back grooves. Of these more groove-based tracks, "Soul Chameleon"
stands out as a complex percussive piece where shimmering tones and
pads mingle and dance around eachother. Very inspired.

Without doubt, "Re:Karma" is an excellent collection, fully displaying
the talents of a very accomplished and talented electronic artist.
Both an excellent place for new fans to be introduced to the music of
Darshan Ambient, and a place for older fans to become reacquainted. 
Highly recommended.

*** New ping things feature! ***

Fans of Toronto ambient project Sylken will be very interested to read an 
exclusive interview with Eric Hopper of Sylken in the featured section of 
the ping things site!  Eric talks about creativity, inspiration, and the 
PiNG community in a revealing and fascinating interview.

Read it at http://www.pingthings.com/SYLKENfeature.htm

rik maclean - rik@pingthings.com

http://www.pingthings.com = ambient + electronic + chill things

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* Wednesday November 30th at 8pm EST - mara's torment will be
  performing the first in a series of almost-live internet broadcasts
  on  through his LIVE365 station "mt radio". You won't be able to
  see rik and Sovaak, but if you tune in you'll be able to hear them
  perform new material and reworked mara's torment classics.

  Visit http://www.live365.com/stations/marastorment
  on Wed November 30th at 8pm EST to hear the show!
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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
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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.