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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE AMBiENT PiNG & Jon Spencer Present ROBERT RICH . LiVE . SATURDAY APRiL 29th 2006 . 8PM Holy Trinity Church . 10 Trinity Square, Toronto ON Canada (south of Dundas . west of Yonge . behind The Eaton Centre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Rich will perform a solo concert of instrumental electronic music, incorporating instruments such as flutes and lap steel guitar along with analog modular synthesizer, keyboards and computers. Rich will perform selections from among his many recordings, including his latest CD "Electric Ladder," woven together with improvisations and new material. Computer generated motion graphics by Daniel Colvin will accompany Rich's music, along with custom laser projections. The film by Daniel Colvin tells a non-linear, non-verbal story. Its series of shifting images conveys aspects of the evolution of complexity and consciousness within the narrative of cosmological history. Rich's music takes a parallel path through that narrative. Though not synchronized to the film, the music speaks a non-verbal poetry. Music and image combine to express a modern shamanic journey. Doors open @ 7.30PM . Performance @ 8PM . $20 Tickets will be available at this week's PiNG. More details and ticket info soon @ http://www.THEAMBiENTPiNG.com and now back to the weekly PiNG news . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE AMBiENT PiNG . http://www.theambientping.com Tuesdays @ HACiENDA . 794 Bathurst Street at Bloor . Toronto (upstairs - directly across from the Bathurst subway station) Doors open at 9pm . 1st set at 9:30 . PayWhatYouCan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THiS Tuesday April 11th . PHOLDE and Greg Lauzon It's a night of heavy metal, PiNG style, as Alan Bloor returns as PHOLDE to bow, scrape, brush and caress his self created metal sound sculptures with other metal objects to produce atmospheric hauntingly spacious soundscapes. http://www.theambientping.com/pholde/home.html Next up will be Greg Lauzon's first live performance with his recently built Spring Dulcimer which is like a Hammered Dulcimer except that it uses springs instead of wire strings. Greg will also be using a pan drum and a Yang Chin (Chinese Hammered Dulcimer) and effects to compliment the Spring Dulcimer. The show will be an exploration of melodic ambient percussion. Some songs will be pre-written, others will be improvised within the East Indian Ragas. http://www.greglauzon.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Before Sets CD . Trances / Drones by Robert Rich For part II of our lead up to Robert's performance here in Toronto on April 29th, we feature this hypnotic recording originally released on cassette in 1983. Trances / Drones is refelective of the slowly evolving meditative side of Robert's work. Expanded upon and re-released as a double CD in 1994 . . . oh, oh double CD, I may be tempted to play both CDs at the same time for some added fun, some found beauty and some hauntingly beautiful discordant parts. http://www.robertrich.com Between Sets CD . Drifts by Ben Fleury-Steiner Tonight we feature Drifts, a highly recommended CD of EM and ambient soundscapes released in 2005 by Gears of Sand founder Ben Fleury-Steiner. Coincidentally this CD was mastered by Robert Rich. Read more about it here in rik's *ping things* CD review below, hear it Tuesday @ the PiNG and catch Ben and his GOS label mates when they play the PiNG on April 25th as part of the Gears of Sand mini tour. http://www.gearsofsand.net/bfsportal.html . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMiNG Tuesday April 18th . Collapsible Frequency Flow (CFF) and Nightingale (Jesse Baird & Dafydd Hughes) Collapsible Frequency Flow (CFF) is an experimental sound project, exploring different textures of sound, warped LOW end drones, feedback and distant guitar tones. CFF is Darren Young and David Reeves. With the addition of Norm Meloche a few years ago, CFF has ventured into a more improvisational mind frame. CFF explores soundscapes and ray of emotions, melding nature, space, wind, percussion, strings, contact mics and effects. http://www.myspace.com/collapsiblefrequencyflowin On the flip side will be Nightingale. Dafydd Hughes (methuselah, the deborahs and paydirt) returns to the PiNG, this time with Jesse Baird as Nightingale to take a different spin at sonic exploration and experimentation by utilizing turntables and electronics as their sound shaping sources. http://www.sideshowmedia.ca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rik maclean's *ping things* CD Reviews Ben Fleury-Steiner . "Drifts" Ben Fleury-Steiner's release "Drifts" is a fantastic combination of dreamlike ambience paired with melodic phrases and repeated samples. While many electronic artists have a tendency to focus on one style, Fleury-Steiner is willing to take chances and pair different sound sources in a very successful and effective way. The mood is set with opener "Sundial" where percolating synths and a collection of looping patterns blend beautifully together. "Flicker" follows, a piece where analog pulses and pads give a sense of breathing and life, creating an organic feeling that immediately connects with the listener. "Descriptives" incorporates minimal percussive elements amidst a framework of flowing pads. It works to great effect, maintaining the floating calm of the ambient ideal, but again adding a human element to the track. Very nice. The four part "Dreams" suite follows, with the first segment "Somnium Scipionis" presenting a constantly shifting landscape of sounds and forms. Up next is "Veritable Splendor" with a lush and beautiful latticework of sweeping and floating sounds that dance around the soundfield, shifting around and through each other. "The Dust That Lies Between" follows a similar vein, adding short analog phrases that repeat throughout the course of the track. "Absens in Remota" completes the suite, a long form piece that incorporates thematic ideals from the earlier songs in the cycle and bringing them all together. It's very nice work, a lovely example of conceptual ambience. Track eight, "Cicada", uses higher pitched tones and backwards looping to distinguish itself from the previous tracks. It's nicely done, and while stylistically it differs from previous tracks on the disc, it still maintains a thematic consistency that works well. Track nine, "Tensile" features a buzzing lead line that plays overtop a low drone based background. "Heal" follows, a calm and meditative ambient track where tones weave and loop around each other. "Home" closes the disc with bubbling tones taking on a percussive role for a collection of samples and tones, creating a very interesting example of locational ambience. "Drifts" is a disc that captures the imagination and inspires the senses. It's a fantastic synthesis of sounds and styles, and a wonderful example of how differing sounds can be brought together to create something fresh and exciting. A wonderful piece of work! rik - ping things "Drifts" is onsale now at ping things! Visit http://www.pingthings.com/BENFLEURYSTEINER.htm Hear tracks from "Drifts" on ping things radio this week on Sunday and Wednesday nights from 9pm to 12am EST at http://www.live365.com/stations/marastorment Be sure to visit the AMBiENT PiNG on April 25th when Ben Fleury-Steiner will be performing as part of the Gears of Sand mini tour along with label mates Mikronesia, William Fields and Aidan Baker with PHOLDE! http://www.pingthings.com = ambient + electronic + chill things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Other Toronto area sonic/visual events of interest this week: * Thursday April 13th . Coexistence Series #6 A monthly series of duet collaborations, this month featuring: Vanda Cordier - vocals, Cheryl O - cello, Colin Anthony - piano 7:30pm . Tranzac Club * Thursdays April 13th . Double Wind Cello Trios Double Wind Cello Trios members are John Oswald - sax, Marvin Green - bass, Anne Bourne - cello, Tiina Kiik - accordion and David Prentice - violin 8:30PM . Edward Day Gallery . 952 Queen Street West * Friday, April 14th . Leftover Daylight Series in association with Arraymusic and AIMT i . fisher/ fraser/ martin/ neal/ shaw [colin fisher (tenor saxophone, guitar), nick fraser (drums), jean martin (drums), wes neal (bass), evan shaw (alto saxophone)] ii . fraser / fornetran / restivo [ken fornetran (alto sax), dave restivo (piano), nick fraser (drums)] iii . paul newman's open house [dave fish (drums), michael herring (bass), paul newman (tenor and soprano saxophones)] 9pm . ARRAYMUSIC Studio 60 Atlantic Ave., Ste 218 . $10/6 * May 1st - 31st . New Adventures In Sound Art Presents: Deep Wireless Festival. a month-long celebration of radio and transmission art, radio artists, sound artists and enthusiasts can experience performances, sound installations, new commissions, special radio broadcasts, a CD launch and conference. Conference Pass $150/130 (+$20 discount early bird registration) Early bird registration deadline is April 14th, day rates available. May 1st - 31st . The Drake Hotel (1150 Queen St W) & Ryerson University Student Campus Centre (55 Gould St) more info at http://www.deepwireless.ca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 around the world, 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.