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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNDAY . A PiNG SOUND-iN-SPACE SOiREE: THE ZEN GARDEN PARTY - Buddha Machine Gathering #1 @ the Allan Gardens Conservatory Greenhouses SUNDAY MARCH 25TH . 2PM - 4PM . FREE . TUESDAY . DOWNTEMPO/CHiLLOUT NiGHT Featuring REPAIR + ANACHRONIC XP LiVE iN THE UNDERGROUND - downstairs @ the DRAKE HOTEL TUESDAY MARCH 27TH . 8PM - 10PM . PWYC (5$ suggested) . NEXT MONTH . CHiLLED ELECTRO-ACOUSTiC NiGHT Featuring KINDER ATOM + SMASH 'n TEENY's BEE SPACE with visuals by ADDITIV LiVE iN THE UNDERGROUND - downstairs @ the DRAKE HOTEL TUESDAY APRiL 24TH . 8PM - 11PM . PWYC (5$ suggested) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE ZEN GARDEN PARTY - BUDDHA MACHINE GATHERING #1 @ the Allan Gardens Conservatory Greenhouses (South side of Carlton between Jarvis & Sherbourne) http://www.toronto.ca/parks/parks_gardens/allangdns.htm THiS SUNDAY MARCH 25TH . 2PM - 4PM . FREE . Bring your Buddha Machines and help create a living, moving sound-in-space experience in the beautiful tropical gardens in the Allan Gardens Conservatory. Hang-out and chill-out with other peaceful spirits to enjoy a taste of Spring and a unique sonic landscape. Bring your friends too - it's fun and it's free. (Buddha Machines optional). We'll concentrate our soundfield by gathering first in the South-Western Greenhouse, so turn left (South) once you enter the main doors and go through the South Greenhouse with the fountain and then turn right (West) into the South-Western Greenhouse where there's a circular path to meander as well as places to sit, chill and absorb. Don't forget to feed your Buddha Machine some freshly-charged batteries to keep them droning. What's a Buddha Machine? http://www.fm3buddhamachine.com Where do you get them? Soundscapes - 572 College St., Toronto (Tell them THE AMBiENT PiNG sent you). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03.27.07 . The PiNG Presents DOWNTEMPO/CHiLLOUT NiGHT featuring REPAIR + ANACHRONIC XP @ the UNDERGROUND downstairs @ the DRAKE HOTEL 1150 Queen St. W @ Beaconsfield . W of Ossington . E of Dufferin THiS TUESDAY MARCH 27TH . 8PM - 10PM . PWYC (5$ suggested) . What do you get when you cross a blushing singer with stage fright and a pair of methodical twins? A powerhouse of tension: part boy, part girl, and completely magnetic. A threesome known as Repair. The techno trio Repair returns to the PiNG for the third time and for the third year in a row. Join the musically uncompromising twin brothers, Matt and Mark Thibideau, as they lay down the beats behind the lush, sultry vocals of frontwoman Dawn Lewis. http://www.repair-lab.com http://www.myspace.com/repair . Fresh from their ALMOST LiVE performance on PiNG RADiO comes our new friends from Quebec, Anachronic XP. Tired and bored of traditional hip-hop, Quebec City based Anachronic XP began their experimentations in 1999 by evolving their music into a mix of electronic soundscapes with hip-hop beats and patterns. Anachronic XP is a fresh breath from the Quebec electronic scene as they perform all the beats & scapes live onstage with synths, samplers and control boards. Guitarist JFO joined the band last year, bringing his flavour of slide guitar, effects and synth to the mix. http://www.myspace.com/anachronicxp . Please note that the PiNG will be starting earlier and ending earlier this week to make room for the DRAKE's special presentation of Sweden's LO-FI-FNK at 11PM ($7). LO-FI-FNK is a hot new 2 piece electronic dance duo from Sweden, drawing comparisons to Hot Chip and Pet Shop Boys. Expect a sweaty dance floor and fun times. Doors open for LO-FI-FNK at 10 PM. Arrive early for the PiNG's presentation of REPAIR and ANACHRONIC XP as the first set will start soon after we open the doors at 8PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMiNG iN APRiL TO THE PiNG 04.24.07 . The PiNG Presents CHiLLED ELECTRO-ACOUSTiC NiGHT Featuring KINDER ATOM + SMASH 'n TEENY with visuals by ADDITIV @ the UNDERGROUND downstairs @ the DRAKE HOTEL 1150 Queen St. W @ Beaconsfield . W of Ossington . E of Dufferin TUESDAY APRiL 24th . 8PM - 11PM . PWYC (5$ suggested) . Kinder Atom, Toronto minimalist electro innovators, land for the their first performance at the PiNG as we continue our chilled out SPRiNG FLiNG @ the PiNG. Kinder Atom are the people behind Toronto's nice + smooth ultramedia collective of artists, musicians, dj's and designers fusing their talents into one hyper-creative and diverse production agency. Check out Kinder Atom's 4th release of deep electro, jazzy house and dubby chillout grooves which features a free DVD included in the digipak with seven different music videos by various Toronto directors. These visual interpretations of Kinder Atom’s music embrace nature inspired, layered abstract imagery and colours. The warm organic flavours of Kinder Atom will tempt your senses and soothe your soul as their deep electro, funky, dreamy and gentle ambient sounds fill the PiNG @ the UNDERGROUND. http://www.kinderatom.com . BEE SPACE . Smash and Teeny with visuals by Additiv Live electro-acoustic audio/visual improv derived from bees and other insects. Smash and Teeny are Nilan Perera (altered electric guitar and effects) and Sarah Peebles (laptop, mixing bowls, speaker drivers, and sho mouth-organ). They have performed and recorded as a duo since 2001 in Europe, Canada, the U.S. and Japan, and have performed with John Butcher, Evan Parker, David Toop, Jin Hi Kim, Kô Ishikawa, and Darren Copeland, among others. Their double-CD "Gathering" (Spool), has received critical praise from the likes of The Wire, Exclaim! and New York's Downtown Music Gallery. "The duo mix tidal undulations of tone with the ability to pick out sharp flecks of texture in complex aural environments." The Wire Additiv (Rob King) is an artist, researcher and student in the Communication and Culture masters program at Ryerson. His works have focused on the social interactions between people in an online environment, emergent systems, and digital play. http://www.sarahpeebles.net/smash.htm http://www.e-mu.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CONTiNUiNG on AMBiENT PiNG RADiO: the ALMOST LiVE MUSiC SERiES A weekly show playing exclusive, unreleased material by some of the PiNG's closest friends in the ambient, darkwave, chill and electronic communities. Tune in to hear live performances, works in progress, exclusive remixes and more! March 26th . mara's torment April 2nd . Styrohead All shows are initially run on Mondays at 9PM EST and then rebroadcast the following Thursdays at 12midnight EST and again the following Saturdays at 3:30PM EST. The ALMOST LiVE MUSiC SERiES: Another way that http://www.ambientpingradio.com is bringing great new music to you! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ping things MARCH MADNESS SALE . Time is running out to take advantage of the ping things March Madness Sale where you'll be able to save even more on the music you love! Check out http://www.pingthings.com to find out more! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . APRIL 17TH . 9:00PM . STYROHEAD with JIM FIELD & ROB GREENWAY The Concord Cafe . 937 Bloor St. W. @ Ossington, steps from Ossington subway. . In between PiNG's on Tuesday, April 17th, fellow PiNGer, Joe G (Stryrohead) will again be performing at his mini series at The Concord Cafe this time with Jim Field (Spacenoiz & Rhea's Obsession) and Rob Greenway (brilliantfish). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE AMBiENT PiNG is a Toronto based creative community of audio artists, performers, musicians and visual artists. The PiNG presents live multimedia performances featuring ambient, electronic, soundscape, chillout, trip hop, dream pop, downtempo, space, darkwave, drone and experimental artists from around the world. http://www.theambientping.com Tune in anytime to AMBiENT PING RADiO at http://www.ambientpingradio.com ViSiT ping things for ambient, electronic and chill things: http://www.pingthings.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Please forward this e-mail to any interested friends or appropriate newsgroups. Thanks.