The PiNG presents ARC with Pholde + low frequency pilot

["Scott M2" <scott@dreamstate.to>]

Thanks to everyone who came out for the first PiNG at our
new residency at the Tequila Lounge last Wednesday. I heard
lots of positive comments about the vibe of the room, the good
quality sound of the PA and the video screen & monitors
around the room. Self Service Visuals donated one of their
tapes to the PiNG and we'll be playing parts of it between future
sets, along with more footage from Eno's Thursday Afternoon
and other atmospheric visuals. Visual artists are encouraged to
contact me about having their work presented at PiNG events.

Repair played two beautiful sets of textures and grooves. Read
about it in Luna Tek's "IN THE LOOP" column later in this update.

See you Wednesdays... Scott M2
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THE AMBiENT PiNG   http://www.theambientping.com
Every Wednesday Night @ THE TEQUiLA LOUNGE
http://www.tequilalounge.ca - 794 Bathurst Street at Bloor
(directly across from the Bathurst subway station) - Toronto
Doors open at 9pm - 1st set at 9:30 - PayWhatYouCan
map - http://www.theambientping.com/maps/tequila.gif
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This Wed. Jan.12th - ARC with Pholde + low frequency pilot

Guitar and percussion trio ARC reunite with the unique
metal soundsculpture sonics of Pholde (Alan Bloor aka Knurl)
to explore atmospheric textures and tribalesque rhythms
blurring the boundaries between noise and ambience,
propulsive proto-rock and avant-garde experimentalism.
http://fade.to/arc    http://www.pholde.com

Hamilton-based "trio low frequency pilot" opens the evening
with guitar, drums, electronics & treatments in a post-rock,
spiraling meltdown, crashing just this side of Dreamland.
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/4/lowfrequencypilot.htm

Between Sets CD - "Himalaya" by David Parsons
New Zealand composer David Parsons has created many works
with Asian influences. Though he has worked extensively with
Indian instruments, this 1989 release is textured only with the
current analog & digital electronic instruments of the time. 
http://www.harmonies.com/biographies/parsons.htm
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Coming January 19th - Faceless Forces of Bigness
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||: IN THE LOOP :||  "Repair: the Chill before the Storm"

THE AMBiENT PiNG moved to a new night and a new venue
on Wednesday, January 5, 2004. The first show at the Tequila
Lounge featured Repair with visuals by Self Service. Repair, a
trio best know for their techno/house beats, is comprised of
Mark & Matt Thibideau and vocalist Dawn Lewis. Despite arctic
temperatures and a storm watch, the trio played to a full house,
treating the crowd to an evening of ultra-cool chill-out music.

Repair structured both sets with a series of discrete songs
that combined their beat-centred synth stylings with Dawn's
spare vocal improvisations. The crowd reacted warmly,
clearly impressed by the trio's electronic virtuosity and
sense  of sonic adventure. Self Service offered two screens
of visuals, heightening the hip factor with reels of experimental
video art at its best. Jakob Thiesen and Rebecca McClennan,
the artists behind the projectors, presented evocative image
collages that looked to the past through an avant garde lens.
In keeping with the evening's governing sense of serendipity,
the video collages often seemed to evolve in synch with
Repair's down-tempo rhythms.

Curators of THE AMBiENT PiNG couldn't help but be pleased
with the turnout and Repair's high-calibre show. Speaking of
turnout, rumour has it that the show attracted some star-power
that night in the form of The Cure's keyboard player Roger
O'Donnell. Things are definitely looking up for TAP in the
New Year with a promising new venue and an impressive
line-up of acts booked well into the spring.

Repair's new limited-edition CD of rarities and previously
unreleased tracks is available through http://www.repair-lab.com.

Luna Tek - luna@theambientping.com
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Sharp and abstract edges have been polished to a shine
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experimental music artists plus performers from across the
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