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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16TH 2017 . PiNG:08:16:17 THE AMBiENT PiNG's 18TH ANNiVERSARY with Shimmer Crush + Weep, O’ Mine Eyes + Paul Kwitek + General Chaos Visuals @ Handlebar . 159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada https://www.thehandlebar.ca (Kensington Market) West of Spadina & North of Dundas Don't miss the 1st set at 9:00pm . $8-10 into the lunchbox on the bar. .. 9:00 . Shimmer Crush allows dark-matter to interact with the tiniest dust and drone particles. Emotive and translucent, solemn and surreal......minute glitch tentacles sway back and forth in an enigmatic haze.' (igloo magazine) Her songs form a narrative as a soundtrack to life and experiences, featuring simple, raw, experimental electronic compositions that are accented by haunting vocalizations and spoken word to create thoughtful sound. Described by i die: you die as music that incorporates 'cicada-like clicks trickling through soupy pads' with 'discordant breaks and pinched waveforms', influences of IDM, minimal techno, soundtracks, industrial, post rock, ambient and experimental electronics are clearly reflected throughout. 'Offering immediate beauty with an underlying current of danger', (a closer listen), there is a dreamy quality to her sound that will take you on a journey meant to resonate and inspire. https://shimmercrush.wordpress.com Video: https://vimeo.com/117016204 Music: http://crimeleague.bandcamp.com/album/these-four-walls .. 10:00 . Weep, O’ Mine Eyes . Formed in 1984, by Michael Weicker, Weep, O' Mine Eyes has been an evolutionary journey to present day. Weep, O' Mine Eyes was inspired by the German Expressionist Movement of the early 20th Century, by such artists as Oscar Kokoschka and by early industrial musicians such as Throbbing Gristle, Chris and Cosey, Kraftwerk, Thomas Leer and Robert Rental. Weep, O' Mine Eye's early musical experiments utilized analogue synthesizers, drum machines, eastern hand drums, as well as found objects such as metal canisters and power tools. In recent years, digital and analogue modeling synthesizers have been added to the studio as well as samplers and an Eigenharp. This augmentation, coupled with digital sequencing and mixing equipment has allowed for an elaborate mix of past and present electronic music technology. https://weepomineeyes.bandcamp.com (Weep, O' Mine Eyes can also be found on Apple Music.) .. 11:00 . Paul Kwitek . Born in Lublin Poland, Paul Kwitek is an award winning Music Producer and Composer who defines a vast musical landscape. Integrating infectious, groove-based dance music with the sounds of nature, exotic instrumentation, immersive soundscapes and ethnic world vocals. His techniques have resulted in unique musical experiences that are laced with visual imagery, raw energy and emotion. During the late 1990’s Paul immigrated to Toronto to start a new life which was also the beginning to his music Career. In 2000 he completed his diploma in Audio Engineering Technology and went on to study more music theory at Frederick Chopin’s Music school in Mississauga, Canada. Since then, Paul has been relentless in writing a constant stream of very well received compositions. Paul Kwitek is always expanding his musical range by crossing over different stylistic and musical genres and coming up with a unique and versatile sound which he describes as World Electronic Music. http://www.existencemusic.com http://www.paulkwitek.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - COMiNG SOON: DRONE:KLUB . FRIDAY AUGUST 25th 2017 . The PiNG and Roland Canada bring DRONE:KLUB:10 to MUTEK - @ Monument-National . 1182 Saint Laurent Boulevard in Montreal, Quebec. Our friends at Roland have invited us to Montreal, as part of their presence at MUTEK 2017, to put on a series of 1/2 hour DRONE:KLUB sessions throughout the afternoon of August 25. Drop by if you're at MUTEK and bring your instrument & wires, or explore some of the very cool new Roland gear, to join the DRONE:KLUB communal drone:meld. Droners and Audience are all welcome for this community drone-immersion experience. http://www.mutek.org/en/montreal/2017/events/1376-roland-s-le-salon-electro THE PiNG: . WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH 2017 . PiNG:09:13:17 featuring synþ + A Back to School Drone to celebrate 1 year of DRONE:KLUB + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 11TH 2017 . PiNG:10:11:17 featuring quasiMODAL + Erik T. Laar (InsideAMind) + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 15TH 2017 . PiNG:11:15:17 featuring CHROMOSPHERE + NOAH WENINGER + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS All PiNGs @ Handlebar . 159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada https://www.thehandlebar.ca (Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st sets at 9:00 . $8-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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, space, drone, psychedelic, chillout, downtempo, darkwave and experimental artists from around the world. http://www.theambientping.com The PiNG also has a Twitter account to send you advance updates and reminders of the when & where of future PiNG events. Just search for ambientping to find us. http://twitter.com We're on facebook too: https://www.facebook.com/The-AMBiENT-PiNG-207688729241637 or Search for THE AMBiENT PiNG: http://www.facebook.com ViSiT the ping things store for ambient, electronic and chill things: http://www.pingthings.com Instagrammers - Use the hashtag #ambientping on your PiNG photos and videos to help document these performances! Subscribe to the PiNG/URM Mixlr page: http://mixlr.com/urm for LiVE audio streaming from the PiNG and in-studio performances featuring THE AMBiENT PiNG community including URM, dreamSTATE and guests. A DRONE:KLUB Bandcamp page has been created and launched with an album of music from DRONE:KLUB:07 on May 27th for Drone Day 2017. The music is free to stream, download and share. https://droneklub.bandcamp.com The unabridged DRONE:KLUB:07 recording can be streamed at: http://mixlr.com/urm/showreel/droneklub-celebrates-national-drone-day-the-ping-may-27-2017-2018/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Please forward this e-mail to any interested friends or appropriate blogs, forums or newsgroups. Thanks.