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to ping@theambientping.com with Subscribe in the subject line.)The PiNG celebrates DRONE DAY 2025
with dreamSTATE + DRONE:KLUB 47
. a Community Drone Gathering
@ Trinity-St. Paul's United Church
427 Bloor St West, Toronto
Saturday May 24th . 2pm - 4:20pm ET . FREE
May 24th will be the 11th Anniversary of the first Drone Day (back in May 2014) and THE AMBiENT PiNG is presenting an afternoon double-bill at the beautiful Trinity-St. Paul's Church to celebrate!
Electronic soundscapers dreamSTATE have faithfully performed for The Drone each year and they will be bringing their latest dronescapes and atmospherics. Following their set, DRONE:KLUB47 will assemble to weave a community sound tapestry for the occasion. This is a free event.
https://www.trinitystpauls.caBeginning at 2PM, dreamSTATE (Scott M2 and Jamie Todd) launch a deep ambient drone journey into the church's soundspace. Listen to dreamSTATE's performance at the very first Drone Day at:
https://dreamstate.bandcamp.com/album/drone-day
dreamSTATE Home: https://www.dreamSTATE.toNext, the PiNG invites you to experience or to participate in DRONE:KLUB:47 - a live community drone session. Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome.
* Please note that Trinity St. Paul's is not air-conditioned - so you may wish to dress lightly. Bottled water (especially in reusable bottles) is welcome in the Sanctuary - but no other food or liquids (including coffee). There will be washrooms (including an accessible one) and a fountain available. *
We request a particularly respectful sonic offering from each Droner for this special event as we'll be sound-weaving in a sacred space during the Doors Open Toronto event and church-staff and visitors with their families will be coming and going throughout.
There will be less mixer inputs for this gathering (about a dozen mono or 6 stereo) so we may need to trade off after a while. Please bring your own long cables with 1/4" male jacks (or adapters to 1/4" male) to connect with the mixer. There will be AC power and some power bars. 3 large tables will be available to be shared and there's comfy chairs.
Loadin / Setup - 1:15pm to 1:45pm
After the dreamSTATE set (which begins at 2pm), we'll make the final connections and sound tests and set sail... returning to silence by 4:20pm. We'll need to pack up and be out of the Sanctuary by 5pm.
BTW - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
We'll be recording for potential free album releases like these:
https://droneklub.bandcamp.comFind more info about the Drone Day worldwide celebrations at: https://droneday.org
DRONE:KLUB:46 . Sanctuary Drone
An unofficial Nuit Blanche happening
A night of ambient drone experimentationSaturday, October 5, 2024 . 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Trinity-St.Paul's Centre . 427 Bloor St W.
FREE to attend or perform
DRONE:KLUB is a live community drone series. Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for our events, where community sound-weaving is explored.
On Nuit Blanche 2024, DRONE:KLUB begins a night of exploratory and drifty sounds in the beautiful Sanctuary of Trinity-St. Paul's (427 Bloor St. W. - near the Spadina Subway) from 8pm to 10pm, followed by its sister-drone-series Cosmic Homeostasis and a Sunrise Soundbath. Come and hang out or participate with three different modes of sound creation, merging into each other as the night evolves into morning.
Technical notes: There will be about a dozen mono or 6 stereo mixer inputs so we may need to trade off if there are many Droners.
Please bring long cables with 1/4" male jacks (or adapters to 1/4" male) to connect with the mixer. There will be AC power and some power bars. 3 large tables will be available to be shared and there's comfy chairs.
Load-in / Setup - 7pm to 8pm. The set will be from 8pm to 10pm. There "may" be an overlap from 10pm to 11pm with Cosmic Homeostasis.
BTW - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
We'll be recording for potential free album releases like these: https://droneklub.bandcamp.com
10 PM - Cosmic Homeostasis is an artistic collective that gathers for the purpose of creating large-ensemble improvised drone-based music. Mixing performers with diverse musical backgrounds and experience levels, performances create space to develop improvisatory skills through listening while constructing unique sonic environments.
https://cosmichomeostasis.bandcamp.com5 AM - Spectrum Soundbath is a spontaneous and collaborative composition exploring sound meditation.
08:19:24 . The PiNG's 25th ANNiVERSARY
with Wally Jericho, Planet of the Loops and
dreamSTATE with Kurt Swinghammer
Monday August 19th, 2024 at Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas
Doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . PWYC
Yes, THE AMBiENT PiNG's 25th Anniversary is happening soon, so mark your calendars for Monday August 19th (doors at 8pm, 1st set 9pm) as the PiNG returns to Handlebar (159 Augusta Ave, Toronto) for a very special show!
We've booked the first three artists who ever played the PiNG, way back in 1999, and they're all still active sonic performers: Wally Jericho will bring his horn, iPad synths and live-looping to open the show, then dreamSTATE will weave an electronic sound tapestry with their special guest Kurt Swinghammer, and finally, Planet of the Loops leader Andrew Aldridge will take us up into a high orbit and then will be joined by the other artists to create a Canadian Space Station.
As special bonus, Aidan Baker, another artist from 1999 - who played many, many PiNGs before his move to Berlin, has sent us some new ambient tracks, created for this anniversary, which we'll be premiering between sets.
We hope you can join us and raise a glass at Handlebar for our first live event in a club since the start of the pandemic in 2020.
DRONE:KLUB 45 . a Community Drone Gathering
@ Long & McQuade's Clinic Hall
935 Bloor Street West, Toronto, 2nd Floor
Thursday June 20th . 7pm - 9pm ET . FREE
THE AMBiENT PiNG invites you to participate in or experience DRONE:KLUB:45 - a live community drone event at the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall -> 935 Bloor St. W. in Toronto from 7pm to 9pm on Thursday June 20th.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this free indoor event, where we explore community sound-weaving.
http://www.droneklub.net/Bring your instrument, wires and adapters. The main mixer will have 1/4" inputs. Some long 1/4"male to 1/4" male cables will be available to borrow - but you will need to bring appropriate adapters for your instrument.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 6:30pm to 7:30pm.
We expect takeoff by 7:30pm and a somewhat safe landing by 9pm.
BTW - If you're droning, bringing headphones/headphone amp (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
We'll be recording for potential free album releases like these:
https://droneklub.bandcamp.comPlease note that the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall at 935 Bloor St. West is on the 2nd floor and is not an Accessible Space.
A big droney THANKS to Long & McQuade for hosting this event!
The PiNG celebrates DRONE DAY 2024
with dreamSTATE + SYLKEN +
DRONE:KLUB 44 . a Community Drone Gathering
@ Trinity-St. Paul's United Church
427 Bloor St West, Toronto
Saturday May 25th . 2pm - 4:20pm ET . FREE
May 25th will be the 10th Anniversary of the first Drone Day (back in May 2014) and THE AMBiENT PiNG is presenting an afternoon double-bill at the beautiful Trinity-St. Paul's Church to celebrate!
Electronic soundscapers dreamSTATE have performed for The Drone each year and this time they will be joined by their old friend Eric Hopper (Sylken) to deepen the atmospheres. Following their set, DRONE:KLUB will assemble to weave a community sound tapestry for the occasion. This is a free event.
https://www.trinitystpauls.caBeginning at 2PM, dreamSTATE (Scott M2 and Jamie Todd) plan a deep ambient drone journey to gently probe and excite the church's soundspace. Their special guest, Eric Hopper - whom they have improvised with since the 80s, will join in with his Sylken electronic expansiveness. Listen to dreamSTATE's performance at the very first Drone Day at: https://dreamstate.bandcamp.com/album/drone-day
dreamSTATE Home: https://www.dreamSTATE.to
Sylken Music: https://sylken.bandcamp.comNext, the PiNG invites you to experience or to participate in DRONE:KLUB:44 - a live community drone session. Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome.
* Please note that Trinity St. Paul's is not air-conditioned - so you may wish to dress lightly. Bottled water (especially in reusable bottles) is welcome in the Sanctuary - but no other food or liquids (including coffee). There will be washrooms (including an accessible one) and a fountain available. *
We request a particularly respectful sonic offering from each Droner for this special event as we'll be sound-weaving in a sacred space during the Doors Open Toronto event and church-staff and visitors with their families will be coming and going throughout.
There will be less mixer inputs for this gathering (about a dozen mono or 6 stereo) so we may need to trade off after a while. We will NOT have all the cables that Long & McQuade usually kindly provide - so please bring long cables with 1/4" male jacks (or adapters to 1/4" male) to connect with the mixer.
Loadin / Setup - 1:30pm to 2:00pm.
After the dreamSTATE set (which begins at 2pm), we'll make the final connections and sound tests and set sail... returning to silence by 4:20pm.
BTW - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
We'll be recording for potential free album releases like these:
https://droneklub.bandcamp.comFind more info about the Drone Day worldwide celebrations at: https://droneday.org
DRONE:KLUB 43 . a Community Drone Gathering
@ Long & McQuade's Clinic Hall
935 Bloor Street West, Toronto, 2nd Floor
Thursday May 9th . 7pm - 9pm ET . FREE
THE AMBiENT PiNG invites you to participate in or experience DRONE:KLUB:43 - a live community drone event at the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall -> 935 Bloor St. W. in Toronto from 7pm to 9pm on Thursday May 9th.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this free indoor event, where we explore community sound-weaving.
Bring your instrument, wires and adapters. The main mixer will have 1/4" inputs. Some long 1/4"male to 1/4" male cables will be available to borrow - but you will need to bring appropriate adapters for your instrument.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 6:30pm to 7:30pm.
We expect takeoff by 7:30pm and a somewhat safe landing by 9pm.
BTW - If you're droning, bringing headphones/headphone amp (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
We'll be recording for potential free album releases like these:
https://droneklub.bandcamp.comPlease note that the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall at 935 Bloor St. West is on the 2nd floor and is not an Accessible Space.
A big droney THANKS to Long & McQuade for hosting this event!
DRONE:KLUB 42 . a Community Drone Gathering
@ Long & McQuade's Clinic Hall
935 Bloor Street West, Toronto, 2nd Floor
Thursday April 11th . 7pm - 9pm ET . FREE
THE AMBiENT PiNG invites you to participate in or experience DRONE:KLUB:42 - a live community drone event at the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall - 935 Bloor St. W. in Toronto from 7pm to 9pm on Thursday April 11th.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this free indoor event, where we explore community sound-weaving.
Bring your instrument, wires and adapters. The main mixer will have 1/4" inputs. Some long 1/4"male to 1/4" male cables will be available to borrow - but you will need to bring appropriate adapters for your instrument.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 6:30pm to 7:30pm.
We expect takeoff by 7:30pm and a somewhat safe landing by 9pm.
BTW - If you're droning, bringing headphones/headphone amp (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
We'll be recording for potential free album releases like these:
https://droneklub.bandcamp.comPlease note that the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall at 935 Bloor St. West is on the 2nd floor and is not an Accessible Space.
A big droney THANKS to Long & McQuade for hosting this event!
DRONE:KLUB 41 . a Community Drone Gathering
@ Long & McQuade's Clinic Hall
935 Bloor Street West, Toronto, 2nd Floor
Thursday March 14th . 7pm - 9pm ET . FREE
THE AMBiENT PiNG invites you to participate in or experience DRONE:KLUB:41 - a live community drone event at the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall - 935 Bloor St. W. in Toronto from 7pm to 9pm on Thursday March 14th.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this free indoor event, where we explore community sound-weaving.
Bring your instrument, wires and adapters. The main mixer will have 1/4" inputs. Some long 1/4"male to 1/4" male cables will be available to borrow - but you will need to bring appropriate adapters for your instrument.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 6:30pm to 7:30pm.
We expect takeoff by 7:30pm and a somewhat safe landing by 9pm.
BTW - If you're droning, bringing headphones/headphone amp (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
We'll be recording for potential free album releases like these:
https://droneklub.bandcamp.comPlease note that the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall at 935 Bloor St. West is on the 2nd floor and is not an Accessible Space.
A big droney THANKS to Long & McQuade for hosting this event!
PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 24
presents A Tribute to Robertson Holt
featuring Mikrosleep + uSARG +
pantsless parandroid + Adjala +
Shimmer Crush + SeniorBeatBox
Saturday February 24th . 9pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
On February 24, 2024 at 9pm ET we'll gather at www.twitch.tv/ambientping for a live stream to celebrate the music, art and creative life of Robertson Bruce Holt. (January 16, 1976 — October 8, 2023)
Rob was a regular contributor to THE AMBiENT PiNG and this stream marks the 20th anniversary of his first PiNG show on Feb. 24th 2004 when Rob performed as a part of Cellsong Collective. On Jan. 21, 2014, a new iteration of Cellsong Collective returned to celebrate their 10th anniversary with a performance at the PiNG and on that same night, Rob unveiled his Mikrosleep project to us with a solo set and returned to the PiNG in 2018 on July 18th for another live performance. Around this same time, Rob was also a regular contributor to our monthly DRONE:KLUB Gatherings (live community drone sessions) at Roland. After COVID hit and the PiNG went mostly online to stream shows, Rob became one of our most active artists by producing 9 video performances for the PiNG as Mikrosleep, pantsless parandroid and as a member of uSARG - a selection of these videos will be streaming as part of this celebration and retrospective of his creative works.
In addition to these multimedia performances that Rob completed before his passing, the stream will also include his collaboration with Shimmer Crush (pantslessparandroid vs Laughing Drone) along with new videos from Shimmer Crush and SeniorBeatBox (aka Savino Mazzuocco) who was also a member of both iterations of Cellsong Collective that played the PiNG - so happy 20th PiNG anniversary to you too Savino!
As a special treat, there will also be a new piece from Adjala, Rob's pop electronica moniker, which features music from Adjala's "Live from the 15th Floor" and video by Rob's sister Julie. "Live from the 15th Floor" was written and compiled by Rob while receiving stem cell transplant at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto on the 15th floor. It's some of Rob's best work, so check it out on Bandcamp - https://adjala.bandcamp.com/album/live-from-the-15th-floor
Also check out http://www.invisibees.com a publishing project Rob was compiling to house his many interests and writings. He self-described the project as “weird stuff for weird people”. His book "Aphids and Aphorisms" was published under the project before his passing. The site is being expanded to include his other text, audio and visual works for everyone to continue to enjoy.
We'll miss you Rob, but thanks for leaving us this treasure chest of creativity.
DRONE:KLUB 40 . a Community Drone Gathering
@ Long & McQuade's Clinic Hall
935 Bloor Street West, Toronto, 2nd Floor
Thursday December 14th . 7pm - 9pm ET . FREE
THE AMBiENT PiNG invites you to participate in or experience DRONE:KLUB:40 - a live community drone event at the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall - 935 Bloor St. W. in Toronto from 7pm to 9pm on Thursday December 14th.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this free indoor event, where we explore community sound-weaving.
Bring your instrument, wires and adapters. The main mixer will have 1/4" inputs. Some long 1/4"male to 1/4" male cables will be available to borrow - but you will need to bring appropriate adapters for your instrument.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 6:30pm to 7:30pm.
We expect takeoff by 7:30pm and a somewhat safe landing by 9pm.
BTW - If you're droning, bringing headphones/headphone amp (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
We'll be recording for potential free album releases like these:
https://droneklub.bandcamp.comPlease note that the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall at 935 Bloor St. West is on the 2nd floor and is not an Accessible Space.
A big droney THANKS to Long & McQuade for hosting this event!
DRONE:KLUB 39 . a Community Drone Gathering
@ Long & McQuade's Clinic Hall
935 Bloor Street West, Toronto, 2nd Floor
Thursday November 9th . 7pm - 9pm ET . FREE
THE AMBiENT PiNG invites you to participate in or experience DRONE:KLUB:39 - a live community drone event at the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall - 935 Bloor St. W. in Toronto from 7pm to 9pm on Thursday November 9th.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this free indoor event. Masks are encouraged, but optional.
Bring your instrument, wires and adapters. The main mixer will have 1/4" inputs. Some long 1/4"male to 1/4" male cables will be available to borrow - but you will need to bring appropriate adapters for your instrument.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 6:30pm to 7:30pm.
We expect takeoff by 7:30pm and a somewhat safe landing by 9pm.
BTW - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
We'll be recording for potential free album releases like these:
https://droneklub.bandcamp.comPlease note that the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall at 935 Bloor St. West is on the 2nd floor and is not an Accessible Space.
A big droney THANKS to Long & McQuade for hosting this event!
DRONE:KLUB 38 . a Community Drone Gathering
@ Long & McQuade's Clinic Hall
935 Bloor Street West, Toronto, 2nd Floor
Thursday October 12th . 7pm - 9pm ET . FREE
THE AMBiENT PiNG invites you to participate in or experience DRONE:KLUB:38 - a live community drone event at the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall - 935 Bloor St. W. in Toronto from 7pm to 9pm on Thursday October 12th.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this free indoor event. Masks are encouraged, but optional.
Bring your instrument, wires and adapters. The main mixer will have 1/4" inputs.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 6:30pm to 7:30pm.
We expect takeoff by 7:30pm and a somewhat safe landing by 9pm.
BTW - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
We'll be recording for potential free album releases like these:
https://droneklub.bandcamp.comPlease note that the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall at 935 Bloor St. West is on the 2nd floor and is not an Accessible Space.
A big droney THANKS to Long & McQuade for hosting this event!
PiNG POP-UP PiCNiC iN THE PARK 6
featuring BEN GREEN + FANTASTICAL REALMS
Saturday Sept. 16th 2023 . 3:00 pm ET . FREE
@ Earlscourt Park . 1200 Lansdowne Ave.
(bordered by Caledonia Park Rd., St. Clair Ave. W. and Davenport Rd.)
.. Ben Green . From recording cave ambience in the mountains of southwest Virginia to hosting underground parties in Brooklyn, Ben Green has a lengthy history exploring sound and narrative through electronic and electro-acoustic music. Under the guidance of Elliott Schwartz, Pauline Oliveros, and others, Ben studied composition during the mid-1990s. After moving to New York City in 1998, Ben collaborated with artists such as Multipolyomni and We (tm), Ben Neill, and DJ Olive on installations and performances at venues such as The Kitchen and Senspace. Ben moved to Toronto in late 2008 where he continues to work with local artists, create mixed media works, and record new material. In addition to his creative output, he is an avid collector of electronic and acoustic instruments. Ben is a regular performer at Toronto Electronic Music Open Mic. You can listen to some of his sonic experiments here: https://soundcloud.com/sydilaxe-1
.. FANTASTICAL REALMS . aka Paul Shepherd is a music project trying to blend Berlin school, glitch, drone and looping using modular synthesizers. Paul has scored music for dance with commissions from Toronto Dance Theatre, Toronto Metropolitan University and Company Vice Versa. Paul also collaborates regularly with experimental media artist Franci Duran. Recently he worked with Michele Kaye and Val Calam to score the horror short 3PM Thursday.
PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 23
celebrating 24 years of PiNG with
Wally Jericho + synþ + Shimmer Crush
+ Weep, O' Mine Eyes + dreamSTATE
Thursday September 7th . 9pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
.. Wally Jericho performed at the first PiNG way back in August of 1999 and to celebrate the PiNG's 24th ANNiVERSARY he breaks out his horns and other musical mischief makers to treat us to a fresh video. Wally has been a frequent guest appearing with other artists as well as appearing at some of the PiNG's anniversary and tribute shows in recent years, so in keeping with that collaborative spirit this new solo improvised piece includes vintage video shot by PiNG founder Arnold Sprogis.
.. Shimmer Crush produces starkly beautiful electronic music in an organic and shifting process currently defined by “enormous, edgy, deep, hypnotic sounds’ (Melissa Devine). Pulsing rhythms thread through dreamy soundscapes that merge in layers of aural textures following a path often unknown but always informed by the world around us. Shaped by this experience, then further explored through live performances, a rich sonic palette has emerged from which new and dynamic compositions have evolved. These elements come together to form the basis for the unique Shimmer Crush sound.
shimmercrush.wordpress.com
latest release: https://componentrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/shimmer-crush-gemini.. synþ . Terry Campbell's ongoing project synþ (pronounced “ SINth”) which mixes live percussion with vintage analogue and modern digital techniques to create “Percussive Synthetics”. For more, visit https://soundcloud.com/chinacymbal
.. Weep, O’ Mine Eyes . Formed in 1984, as a solo project by Michael Weicker, Weep, O’ Mine Eyes has been on a sonic journey to present day. With the use of innovative instrumentation and found sound, Weep, O’ Mine Eyes strives to create something new with each musical venture…
Visit weepomineeyes.com for more information... dreamSTATE . In addition to a new dreamSTATE video which features Eric Hopper of Sylken, Scott and Jamie will also be performing a live to stream set featuring a collection of pieces developed for their recent (and ongoing) sets at the TEMOM (Toronto Electronic Musicians Open Mic) series that is held on the 2nd Monday of the months at the PiNG's old haunt Handlebar. TEMOM: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1054052445215240
PiNG POP-UP PiCNiC iN THE PARK 5
featuring DRONE:KLUB:37
. a community DRONE:KLUB gathering .
Sunday August 27th 2023 . 7:00 pm ET . FREE
@ Earlscourt Park . 1200 Lansdowne Ave.
(bordered by Caledonia Park Rd., St. Clair Ave. W. and Davenport Rd.)
As part of THE AMBiENT PiNG's 24th Anniversary celebrations, the PiNG invites you to participate in or experience DRONE:KLUB:37 - a live community drone event outside in Earlscourt Park on Sunday evening August 27th from 7pm till 9pm (or until the batteries expire).
Please note - This is a weather-dependent event, so please check back here for any last-minute postponements.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this free event - our first DRONE:PiCNiC outside in a park!
Bring your instrument, some long wires and adapters. The main mixer will have 1/4" inputs, but we will not be able to provide wires. We will have two medium-size batteries to provide AC power, but bringing your own battery-powered gear would be a plus.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 6:30pm to 7:30pm.
We expect takeoff by 7:30pm and a somewhat safe landing by 9pm.BTW - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
We'll be recording for potential free album releases like these:
https://droneklub.bandcamp.com
PiNG POP-UP PiCNiC iN THE PARK 4
featuring Michelle Vynessa +
Not Your Average Worker Bees
Saturday July 22nd 2023 . 7:00 pm ET . FREE
@ Earlscourt Park . 1200 Lansdowne Ave.
(bordered by Caledonia Park Rd., St. Clair Ave. W. and Davenport Rd.)
.. Not Your Average Worker Bees is David Sutherland and Intrepita (Paul Stillwell). Both are members of the CEE (Canadian Electronic Ensemble) with strong backgrounds in live electronic music improvisation. Their focus is live performances in Toronto and live broadcast performances via YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCng39kwD6beT1l8PZI_2CDg.. Michelle Vynessa . Calling upon the spirits of the women whose footsteps laid the path before her (don't worry, most of them are still alive!), Michelle Vynessa crafts subtly complex drones of agitated hypnotic pulsations and frail hazy harmonies together to create a dense nocturnal atmosphere of a strange, wakeful sleep-like meditative state of mind.
https://michellevynessa.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/michellevynessamusic/
https://www.facebook.com/michellevynessamusic
DRONE:KLUB 36 . a Community Drone Gathering
@ Long & McQuade's Clinic Hall
935 Bloor Street West, Toronto, 2nd Floor
Thursday July 13th . 7pm - 9pm ET . FREE
The PiNG invites you to participate in or experience DRONE:KLUB:36 - a live community drone event at the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall - 935 Bloor St. W. in Toronto from 7pm to 9pm on July 13th.
Heads up! This will be the last DRONE:KLUB there until October 12th, 2023.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this free indoor event. Masks are encouraged.
Bring your instrument, wires and adapters. The main mixer will have 1/4" inputs.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 6:30pm to 7:30pm.
We expect takeoff by 7:30pm and a somewhat safe landing by 9pm.
BTW - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
We'll be recording for potential free album releases like these:
https://droneklub.bandcamp.comPlease note that the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall at 935 Bloor St. West is on the 2nd floor and is not an Accessible Space.
POSTPONED!
PiNG POP-UP PiCNiC iN THE PARK 4
featuring Not Your Average Worker Bees
+ Scott M2 + URM
Saturday July 8th 2023 . 7:00 pm ET . FREE
@ Earlscourt Park . 1200 Lansdowne Ave.
(bordered by Caledonia Park Rd., St. Clair Ave. W. and Davenport Rd.)
This PING PiCNiC is POSTPONED due to weather.
Unfortunately the weather forecast has changed and there's now a risk of rain this evening so we won't be gathering in Earlscourt Park tonight for the PiCNiC.
We'll reschedule soon!
.. Not Your Average Worker Bees is David Sutherland and Intrepita (Paul Stillwell). Both are members of the CEE (Canadian Electronic Ensemble) with strong backgrounds in live electronic music improvisation. Their focus is live performances in Toronto and live broadcast performances via YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCng39kwD6beT1l8PZI_2CDg.. Scott M2 will play a short set of underwater ambience with a Nintendo DS Lite and Hologram Microcosm.
http://www.dreamSTATE.to.. Jamie Todd will perform an improvised URM after drone set with virtual modulars and loopers.
http://www.urm.ca
PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 22
presents Mikrosleep + uSARG +
URM & Sylken
Sunday June 25th . 9pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
.. 'uSARG' . Aka ‘unSelf-Aware Unit Response Golem’ . A new anonymous generative art / ai collective. Music & visuals & name & artistic concepts are entirely generative. Ai as appropriate. Our work explores the relationship between multiculturalism and urban spaces. With influences as diverse as Blake and John Cage, new variations are synthesized from both opaque and transparent meanings.
Ever since we were students, we’ve shared a fascination with the essential unreality of the human condition. What starts out as vision soon becomes manipulated into a manifesto of power, leaving only a sense of unreality and the possibility of a new synthesis. As temporal phenomena become reconfigured through studious and academic practice, the viewer is left with an insight into the limits of our culture.
.. 'Mikrosleep' is an audio project which explores aperiodic things periodically to hypnotically invoke the transition into phenomenological awarenesses of consciousness. The pseudonym is derived from the smallest quanta of sleep, occurring when one simply slips into unconsciousness for brief moments. Dasein. The Soundtrack of his research in Experiential Psychology is cataloged on Sub Atomic Records (subatomi). He has been performing for the ambient ping (periodically and aperiodically) since 2004.
https://mikrosleep.bandcamp.com
https://subatomi.com
DRONE:KLUB 35 . a Community Drone Gathering celebrating Drone Day 2023
@ Long & McQuade's Clinic Hall
935 Bloor Street West, Toronto, 2nd Floor
Saturday May 27th . 6pm - 8pm ET . FREETHE PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 21
presents dreamSTATE & Friends celebrating
Drone Day 2023
Saturday May 27th . 9pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
As part of the worldwide celebrations for Drone Day 2023, THE PiNG iN SPACE 21 presents dreamSTATE and Friends online via twitch.tv/ambientping at 9PM ET May 27th.
Drone Day is the favourite holiday of electronic soundscapers dreamSTATE and this will be their 10th annual performance in honour of The Drone! Their special guests for the event will be announced closer to the show date.
https://www.dreamSTATE.toThe PiNG also invites you to participate in or experience DRONE:KLUB:35 - a live community drone event at the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall - 935 Bloor St. W. in Toronto from 6pm to 8pm on Drone Day - May 27th.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this free indoor event. Masks are encouraged.
Bring your instrument, wires and adapters. The main mixer will have 1/4" inputs.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 5:30pm to 6:30pm.
We expect takeoff by 6:30pm and a somewhat safe landing by 8pm.
BTW - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
We'll be recording for potential free album releases like these:
https://droneklub.bandcamp.comPlease note that the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall at 935 Bloor St. West is on the 2nd floor and is not an Accessible Space.
Find more info about Drone Day at https://droneday.org
THE PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 20
presents Heraclitus Akimbo + synþ
+ URM & Sylken
Sunday April 30th . 9pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
.. synþ . Terry Campbell's ongoing project synþ (pronounced “ SINth”) which mixes live percussion with vintage analogue and modern digital techniques to create “Percussive Synthetics”. For more, visit https://soundcloud.com/chinacymbal
.. Heraclitus Akimbo is Joe Strutt's solo ambient musical project, although he can also be heard making noise among friends in projects like Stargoon (improvised kosmische), Cosmic Homeostasis (group drone) and Our Way to Fall (poems/clarinet/tape loops). He is also known for maintaining his long-running music blog Mechanical Forest Sound and curating the music series Track Could Bend. Starting from lo-fi keyboard loops, Heraclitus Akimbo's musical space has expanded with numerous techniques for stretching and processing sounds, shrinking the gaps between performance and listening.
https://heraclitusakimbo.bandcamp.com.. Sylken (Eric Hopper) & URM (Jamie Todd) will be performing live-to-stream with fresh new sights, sounds, sequences and scapes.
Sylken: https://sylken.bandcamp.com
URM: https://urmspace.bandcamp.com
PiNG:04:20:2023 • DRONE:KLUB:34
. a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Thursday April 20th 2023 @ Long & McQuade Clinic Hall
935 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M6H 1L5, Canada
6:00pm - 8:00pm . FREE for all
DRONE:KLUB:34, long postponed from its original March 24, 2020 date, will happen now on Thursday April 20th!
HELLO to DRONE:KLUB's new host... Long and McQuade at 935 Bloor St West. Thank you L&M for welcoming our community!
GOODBYE to the Roland Inspiration Centre, which expired last year - a casualty of the pandemic. We will always miss the kind, brilliant, lovable staff there who enabled and joined us for over 30 DRONE:KLUB sessions from December 2016 to February 2020.
Also GOODBYE to Michael Oberhammer ... playing guitar, bass and electronics at DRONE:KLUBs from the earliest days. He passed suddenly from a heart attack last year and we'll miss his companionship, his deep love of soundmaking and that twinkle in his eye.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone improvisation experience. This is a free indoor event. Masks are encouraged.
Bring your instrument, long wires, adapters (and stand) to join the drone:meld.
We expect that the main mixer will have 1/4" inputs.Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 5:30pm to 6:30pm.
We expect takeoff by 6:30pm and a somewhat safe landing by 8pm.BTW - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
We'll be recording for potential free album releases like these:
https://droneklub.bandcamp.comPlease note that the Long & McQuade Clinic Hall at 935 Bloor St. West is on the 2nd floor and is not an Accessable Space.
THE PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 19
presents The Body in Question + URM & Sylken
Sunday April 2nd . 9pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
.. The Body in Question . The core members of The Body in Question (BiQ) are Marc Cohen and Charles Hackbarth. Inspired by Nurse With Wound, Zoviet France, Rapoon, Dead Voices on Air, Steve Reich, Miles Davis, and a plethora of other noisy electronic adventurers. BiQ create spontaneous compositions that range from gentle spacy ambient to noisy electronica with various stops along the way.
https://thebodyinquestion.bandcamp.com/album/realitys-edge.. Sylken (Eric Hopper) & URM (Jamie Todd) will be performing direct to stream live sets chock-full of fresh new sights, sounds, sequences and scapes.
Sylken: https://sylken.bandcamp.com
URM: https://urmspace.bandcamp.comSo let's gather on Twitch for the stream! If you make an (optional) free Twitch account you can join us in the chat-room too - or you can just sit back and enjoy.
Chill with us on Sunday, April 2nd 2023 at 9pm ET! If you can't tune in when we're live in space, or if you just want to watch again, twitch.tv archives the shows for 2 weeks after the event.
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
. . . PiNG POP-UP PiCNiC 3 . . .
featuring synþ + Heraclitus Akimbo
Sunday October 23rd 2022 . 2:00 pm ET . FREE
@ Earlscourt Park . 1200 Lansdowne Ave.
(bordered by Caledonia Park Rd., St. Clair Ave. W. and Davenport Rd.)
The weather is looking good for this Sunday afternoon so we're going to squeeze in one last POP-UP PiCNiC for this year. The PiNG invites you back to Earlscourt Park this Sunday at 2:00pm for live performances by synþ and Heraclitus Akimbo. Hang out with your PiNG friends and still be home for dinner.
Being outside, it should be a good bit safer for everyone than in a bar, but please use your own best judgement for the precautions you need to take for yourself and for others.
Bring snacks or beverages, blankets or chairs if you like. This will be a free, chilled, sociable soundart event, with live ambient music performances, just like a regular old-fashioned PiNG, but in a park, and in the afternoon.
The park is bordered by St. Clair W. on the North, Lansdowne on the East, Davenport on the South and Caledonia Park Road on the West. We plan to set up in the SouthWest corner. There's a long ramp up from Davenport and there's washrooms at the other end of the soccer field. Here's a park map that also shows our location:
https://www.dreamstate.to/images/misc/Earlscourt-Map.jpg.. synþ . Terry Campbell's ongoing project synþ (pronounced “ SINth”) which mixes live percussion with vintage analogue and modern digital techniques to create “Percussive Synthetics”. For more tracks, visit https://soundcloud.com/chinacymbal
.. Heraclitus Akimbo is Joe Strutt's solo ambient musical project, although he can also be heard making noise among friends in projects like Stargoon (improvised kosmische), Cosmic Homeostasis (group drone) and Our Way to Fall (poems/clarinet/tape loops). He is also known for maintaining his long-running music blog Mechanical Forest Sound and curating the music series Track Could Bend. Starting from lo-fi keyboard loops, Heraclitus Akimbo's musical space has expanded with numerous techniques for stretching and processing sounds, shrinking the gaps between performance and listening.
https://heraclitusakimbo.bandcamp.com
. . . PiNG POP-UP PiCNiC 2 . . .
featuring Jakob Thiesen + dreamSTATE
Saturday October 1st 2022 . 2:00 pm ET . FREE
@ Earlscourt Park . 1200 Lansdowne Ave.
(bordered by Caledonia Park Rd., St. Clair Ave. W. and Davenport Rd.)
The weather is looking good for this Saturday afternoon and the PiNG invites you back to Earlscourt Park at 2:00pm for live performances by Jakob Thiesen and dreamSTATE. Hang out with your PiNG friends and still be home for dinner.
Being outside, it should be a good bit safer for everyone than in a bar, but please use your own best judgement for the precautions you need to take for yourself and for others.
Bring snacks or beverages, blankets or chairs if you like. This will be a free, chilled, sociable soundart event, with live ambient music performances, just like a regular old-fashioned PiNG, but in a park, and in the afternoon.
The park is bordered by St. Clair W. on the North, Lansdowne on the East, Davenport on the South and Caledonia Park Road on the West. We plan to set up in the SouthWest corner. There's a long ramp up from Davenport and there's washrooms at the other end of the soccer field. Here's a park map that also shows our location:
https://www.dreamstate.to/images/misc/Earlscourt-Map.jpg.. Jakob Thiesen is a PiNG veteran drifter since before the turn of the millennium, popping in and out of the ambient scene when appropriate. For this presentation he will be contributing a minimalist drone loop sound field to the venue, hand modulating the phase coherence in realtime for the audience's enjoyment.
http://www.resonancesounddesigninc.org/Ambient soundscapers, dreamSTATE, have assembled some powerful mini-systems to create expansive soundscapes in the park without quickly draining the battery-powered sound array. Jamie Todd (URM) will play virtual electronics in his touch-screen laptop while Scott M2 manipulates Animoog on his iPad and tweaks a small modular synthesizer.
https://dreamstate.bandcamp.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7sJle04z2EXSnxT89Laa04
https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/dreamstate/80863376
THE PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 18
23rd ANNiVERSARY SHOW with
pantslessparandroid vs Laughing Drone
(Mikrosleep vs Shimmer Crush) and more
Sunday August 28th . 9pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
.. pantslessparandroid vs Laughing Drone . What began as banter in the chat of a recent Ambient Ping event on Twitch, morphed in to an unexpected collaboration between Mikrosleep and Shimmer Crush. The former dubbed himself pantslessparandroid while the latter adopted Laughing Drone, both names unfolding rather organically from those casual comments in the chat and inspiring what came next. A seasoned musician with a large oeuvre and body of experience, Mikrosleep paved the way as the collaboration unfolded, providing Shimmer Crush a direction to start from in what is her first music writing collaboration. Those loose guidelines fed one off of the other and a truly experimental blending of sound emerged. We are pleased to introduce pantslessparandroid vs Laughing Drone.
.. Mikrosleep is an audio project which explores aperiodic things periodically to hypnotically invoke the transition into phenomenological awarenesses of consciousness. The pseudonym is derived from the smallest quanta of sleep, occurring when one simply slips into unconsciousness for brief moments. Dasein. Soundtrack of his research in Experiential Psychology. Robertson Holt is a polymath artist who works in media and healthcare. He has been performing for the ambient ping (periodically and aperiodically) for the last 18 years.
https://mikrosleep.bandcamp.com
https://subatomi.com.. Shimmer Crush produces starkly beautiful electronic music in an organic and shifting process currently defined by “enormous, edgy, deep, hypnotic sounds’ (Melissa Devine). Pulsing rhythms thread through dreamy soundscapes that merge in layers of aural textures following a path often unknown but always informed by the world around us. Shaped by this experience, then further explored through live performances, a rich sonic palette has emerged from which new and dynamic compositions have evolved. These elements come together to form the basis for the unique Shimmer Crush sound.
shimmercrush.wordpress.com
latest release: https://componentrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/shimmer-crush-geminiPlus more AMBiENT ANNiVERSAY SURPRiSES including the premiere of Kindness (transcendent mix feat. Carrie Eliza) a video by Shimmer Crush. Back with the release of her first official video since the release of the Depths of Experience and Dwelling (in a shroud) videos in 2016, Shimmer Crush presents Kindness (transcendent mix feat. Carrie Eliza). This track, which was released on the Seeing Things compilation from Crime League, marked the first time Shimmer Crush has worked with a vocalist. The otherworldly vocals provided by Carrie Eliza inspired a desire to emphasize the song with complimentary visuals and this new video is the manifestation of that. This will be the first screening of it and it's official release. https://youtu.be/3qs84BsGnAg
https://youtu.be/MKthDPqyPso
https://crimeleague.bandcamp.com/album/v-a-seeing-thingsSo let's gather on Twitch for the stream! If you make an (optional) free Twitch account you can join us in the chat-room too - or you can just sit back and enjoy.
Chill with us on Sunday, August 28th 2022 at 9pm ET! If you can't tune in when we're live in space, or if you just want to watch again, twitch.tv archives the shows for 2 weeks after the event.
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
. . . PiNG POP-UP PiCNiC 1 . . .
featuring the 25th ANNiVERSARY remounting of dreamSTATE's Waveforms installation presented in evolving quadraphonic sound.
Tuesday August 16th 2022 . 7:00 pm ET . FREE
@ Earlscourt Park . 1200 Lansdowne Ave.
(bordered by Caledonia Park Rd., St. Clair Ave. W. and Davenport Rd.)
There's always questions about when the PiNG will present
non-virtual in-person events again. We're still being cautious
in this seventh wave of the pandemic - BUT...This Tuesday, August 16th, beginning at 7pm, the PiNG presents
*** A Pop-up PiNG PiCNiC in the Park ***The PiNG was always intended as a social event as well as
a live ambient music event and we miss everyone, so for our
23rd Anniversary, we're putting on an outside event in a park.It's also the 25th Anniversary of dreamSTATE's 1st installation
"Waveforms" and the recording of it which became their 1st album
"Between Realities". So dreamSTATE (Hey, that's us!) have
assembled a battery-powered, mobile, quadraphonic version of
"Waveforms" and will be setting it up in Earlscourt Park to
surround everyone in an evolving ambient soundscape.
The weather reports are looking good for this Tuesday the 16th!Being outside, it should be a good bit safer for everyone than
in a bar, but please use your own best judgement for the
precautions you need to take for yourself and for others.Bring snacks or beverages, blankets or chairs if you like.
We'll have some treats and surprises. This is intended to be
a free, chilled, social event immersed in ambient music.> Tuesday, August 16th, beginning at 7pm at Earlscourt Park.
(In our tests, the batteries lasted from 2 to 3 hours
so the system should be playing until 9 or 10pm.)The park is bordered by St. Clair W. on the North,
Lansdowne on the East, Davenport on the South and
Caledonia Park Road on the West. We plan to set up in
the SouthWest corner. There's a long ramp up from
Davenport and there's washrooms at the other end of the
soccer field. Here's a park map that also shows our location:
https://www.dreamstate.to/images/misc/Earlscourt-Map.jpg
THE PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 17
presents Wally Jericho + URM
Sunday June 26th . 9pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
.. Wally Jericho performed at the first PiNG way back in August of 1999 and once again breaks out his horns and other musical mischief makers to treat us to a fresh video set of new sounds and ideas. Although Wally has been a frequent guest appearing with other artists as well as appearing at some of the PiNG's anniversary and tribute shows in recent years, this will be his first solo set for the PiNG in over a decade. We're expecting lots of cool sonics to tickle our ears as the man with the horn and so many other instruments brings his magical sounds back to the PiNG.
.. URM is the solo project of Jamie Todd, a Toronto based Canadian electronic artist who is also an active member in the dreamSTATE, SADU and NOiNO ambient and experimental music projects. Jamie first became entangled in the wires of electronic music in 1983 as a founding member of the new wave synth pop project Modern Times (MX) and soon after in 1986 began plugging in with Canadian electronic pioneers Radio Silence. For this live to stream set, Jamie will ratchet up the sequencers to brew up a percolating sonic stew coaxed out of vast array of virtual synths - mostly modulars including SoloRack, Voltage Modular, VCV and Vaz Modular all hosted in Bidule's modular environment.
Website: http://www.urm.ca
Video: https://vimeo.com/118094697
Audio: https://urmspace.bandcamp.comSo let's gather on Twitch for the stream! If you make an (optional) free Twitch account you can join us in the chat-room too - or you can just sit back and enjoy.
Chill with us on Sunday, June 26th 2022 at 9pm ET! If you can't tune in when we're live in space, or if you just want to watch again, twitch.tv archives the shows for 2 weeks after the event.
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
THE PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 16
presents Drone Day 2022 with dreamSTATE +
Anne Sulikowski + Northumbria + Jaja +
Intrepita + Beau Lukes + URM
Saturday May 28th . 9pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
Drone Day founder Marie Claire LeBlanc Flanigan has proclaimed Saturday May 28th 2022 as the date for the Nineth annual Drone Day.
http://droneday.orgIn honour of The Drone, THE AMBiENT PiNG presents a free Evening Drones concert online. Tune in to https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping at 9:00pm ET for sets by dreamSTATE and Friends.
.. This will be dreamSTATE's 9th Drone Day performance for their favourite holiday! Scott M2 and Jamie Todd get outside with their electronics to weave new ambient drones and layers of sound and vision. Warm up with a listen to their very first Drone Day performance from May 10th, 2014 at:
https://dreamstate.bandcamp.com/album/drone-day
dreamSTATE: https://www.dreamstate.to.. Ambient scientist Anne Sulikowski creates atmospheres and textured environments that effectively engage, connect and transport the listener to imaginary places. Armed with guitars, synths and a vast collection of guitar pedals, Anne is not afraid of experimenting in the studio. As a composer she paints with tone, arranging not only the setting, but a plot that evokes a wide range of emotions within the listener.
https://annesulikowski.com
https://annesulikowski.bandcamp.com.. Northumbria (Jim Field and Dorian Williamson) are a two-piece instrumental band based out of Toronto and Northumberland County. Using primarily Electric Guitar and Bass, and recording live, Northumbria create a lush soundscape built upon layers of live improvised drones and melodies, augmented by Jim Field's vast array signal processing. Combining elements of Drone, Dark Ambient and Metal. Jim's background as leader of the Toronto-based Darkwave act Rhea's Obsession, and their combined past membership in the instrumental band Holoscene, synthesize to bring elements of Gothic ambience and Post-Rock grandiosity into the sound of Northumbria. With six full-length albums released, including a trilogy based on the ancient Norse exploration of Canada for the esteemed Dark Ambient label Cryo Chamber, live performances in Toronto, Montreal, Boston and New York and an upcoming journey to Norway to perform at Midgardsblot Metal Festival, Northumbria continue to evolve and expand their sound and reach.
http://northumbria.bandcamp.com/.. Jaja (aka Jana Rockstroh): Since 2009, Jaja has composed unconventional electronic music full of atmospheres and little surprises. Her sound defines Space Ambient and the results range from space music to contemporary Ambient. She plays and arranges everything live with her synthesizers - the Roland JD-800 and Roland XV-88. Every live recording becomes a deep space exploration while Jaja captures the inner moods and the visions of a sonic universe. http://www.jajamusic.space https://jaja.bandcamp.com
.. Intrepita is electronic musician and photographer Paul Stillwell. In addition to solo works and performances, Paul is 1/2 of the duo Not Your Average Worker Bees with David Sutherland (Simple Sineman) and a long time member of the Canadian Electronic Ensemble (the longest continuously performing electronic music ensemble in the world). Musically, his style favours Dark Ambient and Berlin school with an emphasis on improvisation and experimentation. He is also the founder and curator for Toronto's monthly synthesizer and electronic music workshop, Frequency Freaks.
https://linktr.ee/intrepita.. Beau Lukes (The Eclipse Project) has played Didgeridoo and hand percussion, combined with big billowy meditative synth work for the past 25 years. His life long love of nature also has made for many years of meandering around the woods with a field recorder, capturing the sounds of the forest, and often get embedded in music. His goal is to make visceral emotional connections to listeners that make them feel better and more connected to whatever they might be out of touch with internally.
Website: https://www.eclipsemusicproject.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3rTqMhI5569H9m6vu0B9zx?si=-TADvqjUQw-jKsc6ZsUYFQ
Bandcamp: https://theeclipseproject.bandcamp.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/EclipseProjectMusic.. URM is the solo project of Jamie Todd, a Toronto based Canadian electronic artist who is also an active member in the dreamSTATE, SADU and NOiNO ambient and experimental music projects. Jamie first became entangled in the wires of electronic music in 1983 as a founding member of the new wave synth pop project Modern Times (MX) and soon after in 1986 began plugging in with Canadian electronic pioneers Radio Silence.
Website: http://www.urm.ca
Video: https://vimeo.com/118094697
Audio: https://urmspace.bandcamp.comSo let's gather for the sonic drone-stream! If you make an (optional) free Twitch account you can join us in the chat-room too - or just sit back to immerse yourself in the drones and visuals. Full details for all artists will be posted here soon.
Chill with us on Saturday, May 28th 2022 at 9pm ET! If you can't tune in when we're live in space, or if you just want to watch again, twitch.tv archives the shows for 2 weeks after the event.
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
THE PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 15
with Mikrosleep + PHOLDE
Sunday April 24th . 9pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
.. Mikrosleep is an audio project which explores aperiodic things periodically to hypnotically invoke the transition into phenomenological awarenesses of consciousness. The pseudonym is derived from the smallest quanta of sleep, occurring when one simply slips into unconsciousness for brief moments. Dasein. Soundtrack of my research in Experiential Psychology. Robertson Holt is a polymath artist who works in media and healthcare. He has been performing for the ambient ping (periodically and aperiodically) for the last 18 years. This will mark his 3rd solo appearance as Mikrosleep.
https://mikrosleep.bandcamp.com
https://subatomi.com.. PHOLDE . Alan Bloor (Knurl) returns as PHOLDE to bow, scrape, brush, klang and caress his self-created metal sound sculptures with other metal objects to produce thunderous, spacious soundscapes. Metal, amplified and effected. https://pholde.bandcamp.com
Chill with us on Sunday, April 24th 2022 at 9pm ET! If you can't tune in when we're live in space, or if you just want to watch again, twitch.tv archives the shows for 2 weeks after the event.
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
THE PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 14
with The Body in Question + SeniorBeatBox
Sunday March 27th . 9pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
.. The Body in Question . The core members of The Body in Question (BiQ) are Marc Cohen and Charles Hackbarth. Inspired by Nurse With Wound, Zoviet France, Rapoon, Dead Voices on Air, Steve Reich, Miles Davis, and a plethora of other noisy electronic adventurers. BiQ create spontaneous compositions that range from gentle spacy ambient to noisy electronica with various stops along the way.
.. SeniorBeatBox, aka Savino Mazzuocco, uses a mix of hardware and iOS apps including sequencers, analog and digital synths, random tape samples, drones, granular sampling and beats for a melodic mix of goodness.
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/seniorbeatbox
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/seniorbeatboxChill with us on Sunday, March 27th 2022 at 9pm ET! If you can't tune in when we're live in space, or if you just want to watch again, twitch.tv archives the shows for 2 weeks after the event.
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
THE PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 13
with URM + Sylken
Sunday February 27th . 4pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
.. URM + Sylken kick off the 2022 PiNG season with a live to stream set filled to the brim with new sights, sounds, sequences and scapes for you to escape into on a late February Sunday afternoon.
URM: https://urmspace.bandcamp.com
Sylken: https://sylken.bandcamp.comChill with us on Sunday, February 27th 2022 at 4pm ET! If you can't tune in when we're live in space, or if you just want to watch again, twitch.tv archives the shows for 2 weeks after the event.
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
THE PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 12
presents the PiNG's 22nd ANNiVERSARY SHOW
with Shimmer Crush, synþ and Weep, O' Mine Eyes
Saturday August 21st . 10pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
.. Shimmer Crush produces starkly beautiful electronic music in an organic and shifting process currently defined by “enormous, edgy, deep, hypnotic sounds’ (Melissa Devine). Pulsing rhythms thread through dreamy soundscapes that merge in layers of aural textures following a path often unknown but always informed by the world around us. Shaped by this experience, then further explored through live performances, a rich sonic palette has emerged from which new and dynamic compositions have evolved. These elements come together to form the basis for the unique Shimmer Crush sound.
shimmercrush.wordpress.com
latest release: https://componentrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/shimmer-crush-gemini.. synþ . Periodic Comet Encke swings past Earth every 3.3 years. And coincidentally (in the past) synþ performed live at the PiNG with a similar frequency: approximately 0.00000000960245 Hz. But, with the disruption of live music last year, more time became available to experiment with an improvised green screen in terry's garage. The result is this year’s percussion + synth show: dark, space and tribal.
For more tracks, visit https://soundcloud.com/chinacymbal.. Weep, O’ Mine Eyes . Formed in 1984, as a solo project by Michael Weicker, Weep, O’ Mine Eyes has been on a sonic journey to present day. With the use of innovative instrumentation and found sound, Weep, O’ Mine Eyes strives to create something new with each musical venture…
Visit weepomineeyes.com for more information.Chill with us on Saturday, August 21st 2021 at 10pm ET! If you can't tune in when we're live in space, or if you just want to watch again, twitch.tv archives the shows for 2 weeks after the event.
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
THE PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 11
with Drea Louise and Sylken + URM
Saturday July 24th . 10pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
. Drea Louise . Drea is a new media artist and musician from the Niagara Region, Canada. Her sights and sounds are similar to a dream. Soft, gentle tones give way to dark abstract imagery accompanied by a sense of tension within a surreal soundscape. Her music is available on Bandcamp, Spotify and Apple Music, while more of her art and videos are available to view on her website, drealouise.com.
https://drealouise.com
https://drealouise.bandcamp.com. Sylken + URM (Eric Hopper + Jamie Todd) . the PiNG's spaced-out synthetic resident house band is all plugged in and ready to host another steaming hot stream. They've brewed up a fresh new batch of sounds, sequences and soundscapes designed to chill you out in this hot and humid summer and will be performing two LiVE to stream sets from deep in the cool caverns of the PiNG's secret suburban subterranean studio.
https://sylken.bandcamp.com
https://urmspace.bandcamp.com
http://www.urm.caChill with us on Saturday, July 24th 2021 at 10pm ET! If you can't tune in when we're live in space, or if you just want to watch again, twitch.tv archives the shows for 2 weeks after the event.
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
THE PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 10 . DRONE DAY 2021
with dreamSTATE, JP King, Shimmer Crush,
Scott LePore, Not Your Average Worker Bees,
Sylken + URM and Weep, O' Mine Eyes
Saturday May 29th . 8pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
Drone Day founder Marie Claire LeBlanc Flanigan has proclaimed Saturday May 29th 2021 as the date for the Eighth annual Drone Day.
In honour of The Drone, THE AMBiENT PiNG presents a free Evening Drones concert online. Tune in to https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping at 8:00pm ET this Saturday for sets by dreamSTATE and Friends.
https://www.facebook.com/events/300132241682426Mark your calendar for the Drone celebration now and join us to toast the Drone! This will be dreamSTATE's 8th Drone Day performance on their favourite holiday and they're bringing some friends to play too! There will be drone sets from JP King, Shimmer Crush, Scott Lepore, Not Your Average Worker Bees, Sylken+URM and Weep, O' Mine Eyes.
So let's gather for the sonic drone-stream! If you make an (optional) free Twitch account you can join us in the chat-room too - or just sit back to immerse yourself in the drones and visuals. Full details are below.
Saturday, May 29th, 2021 at 8pm ET, THE PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 10
presents a free DRoNE DAY Concert on Twitch.TV featuring:
dreamSTATE, JP King, Shimmer Crush, Scott LePore, URM+Sylken,
Not Your Average Worker Bees and Weep, O' Mine Eyes
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping. Electronic ambient artists dreamSTATE (Scott M2+Jamie Todd) have devotedly performed at every Drone Day since it was created in 2014. Their album "DRoNE DAY" was recorded at that first show. This year, they'll present drones oozing from modular synth and virtual electronics, while safely distanced in the verdant greenspace of Jamie's back yard.
https://www.dreamSTATE.to
https://dreamstate.bandcamp.com/album/drone-day. JP King is an artist-designer-educator with a special interest in sound synthesis, system design, and visual communication. He currently teaches within the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at U of T, with a focus on discard culture, the environment, printmaking, and publishing. In 2016, the Canada Council for the Arts nominated King for a Governor General's Innovation Award based on his research about how waste shapes the world alongside his pioneering experiments with Risograph printing. He makes experimental music as an extension of his artistic practice under his own name.
https://jpking.ca
and Instagram@jpk.ing. Shimmer Crush produces starkly beautiful electronic music in an organic and shifting process currently defined by “enormous, edgy, deep, hypnotic sounds" (Melissa Devine https://melissadevine.ca/). Pulsing rhythms thread through dreamy soundscapes that merge in layers of aural textures following a path often unknown but always informed by the world around us. Shaped by this experience, then further explored through live performances, a rich sonic palette has emerged from which new and dynamic compositions have evolved. These elements come together to form the basis for the unique Shimmer Crush sound.
http://www.shimmercrush.wordpress.com
https://componentrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/shimmer-crush-gemini. Scott Lepore is an electro-acoustic musician and composer in Toronto. He has been exploring the intersection between improvisational performance and technology for 40 years. He is an active member of various artistic communities including the Music Experience Movement and Toronto's Frequency Freaks monthly modular meetups.
https://soundcloud.com/ahonoe. Not Your Average Worker Bees is David Sutherland and Intrepita (Paul Stillwell). Both are members of the CEE (Canadian Electronic Ensemble) with strong backgrounds in live electronic music improvisation. Their focus is live performances in Toronto and live broadcast performances via YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCng39kwD6beT1l8PZI_2CDg. Weep, O' Mine Eyes (Michael Weicker) - Calgary. While PiNG audiences will best remember Michael's performances in Toronto from his Eigenharp playing - over the years (since 1984) he has also created his music with analog synthesizers, drum machines, eastern hand drums & found objects such as metal canisters
and power tools. http://www.weepomineeyes.com. Sylken+URM (Eric Hopper+Jamie Todd) - the PiNG's spaced-out synthetic house band will be dropping improvised interludes into the stream live from the secret suburban subterranean studio.
https://sylken.bandcamp.com
https://urmspace.bandcamp.com
http://www.urm.caIf you can't tune in during the time we're LiVE iN SPACE, or if you just want to watch again, twitch.tv archives the show for 2 weeks after the event at:
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
THE PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 9
presents a pre-SPRiNG PiNG with
Sylken + URM + dreamSTATE
Sunday March 14th . 4pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
On Sunday March 14th at 4pm ET, the PiNG LiVE iN SPACE streams a pre-SPRiNG PiNG on Twitch.TV featuring the usual gang of synthesists - Sylken + URM + dreamSTATE.
Here's the link to the PiNG at twitch.tv: https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
To celebrate the welcome return of the vernal equinox, we will be tapping into some freshly cultivated sequences and sounds from Sylken + URM who will be streaming live from the URM subterranean suburban studio. Once again Scott will be joining Jamie and Eric for the start of the second set via virtual video.
For Intermission, we have a splash of summer with the premiere video of the title track from the new dreamSTATE EP "Lorwell". It's a deep-ambient, generative drone piece that may cause side effects such as setting up lawn chairs, removal of clothing, and cravings for cold beers or margaritas.
Join us Sunday, March 14th 2021 at 4pm ET for a pre-SPRiNG PiNG.
Please note the early 4pm ET start time!
If you can't tune in during the times we're live in space, or if you just want to watch again, twitch.tv archives the shows for 2 weeks after the event.
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
THE PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 8
featuring the annual Sylken + URM +
dreamSTATE New Years Jam
Sunday January 3rd . 4pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
Sunday January 3rd at 4pm ET the PiNG stream on Twitch.TV features the annual Sylken + URM + dreamSTATE New Years Jam. Here's the link to the PiNG at twitch.tv:
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientpingNormally the PiNG is deep in hibernation at this time of the year, but this isn't a normal year - so we're going to break from our traditional holiday hermit hibernation mode, to stream and share another annual tradition of Scott and Jamie (dreamSTATE.) Dating back decades to when we explored sound as Radio Silence with Eric Hopper (Sylken) in the late 1980s and early 1990s, we would gather for a jam with friends to start the new year off on a good note.
Sadly due to this year's challenges we won't be able to gather in the same physical space for a jam so it's https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping to the rescue.
Eric lives upstairs from Jamie so they will be streaming the jam live from the URM subterranean suburban studio. Scott will make a short appearance via a drone music video that he's provided for us to improvise with, and he'll probably jam along with our livestream in his studio too - while, hopefully, recording his parts.
We'll also be featuring some of Scott's new Nightscape deep-ambient videos for Intermission, when Eric and Jamie need to take a break to recalibrate.
You're all invited to tune in! We encourage everyone to jam along and to record your parts too! Be interesting to hear what sonics this stream inspires.
Join us Sunday, January 3rd 2021 at 4pm ET for the annual dreamSTATE, Sylken and URM New Years jam.
Speaking of Sylken, Eric has made all of his very wonderful Sylken albums free on Bandcamp! We recommend them highly and they feature some great guest artists from across the PiNG's history. Treat yourself to some very chill vibes to begin the new year... https://sylken.bandcamp.com
Please note the early 4pm ET start time!
If you can't tune in during the times we're live in space, or if you just want to watch again, twitch.tv archives the shows for 2 weeks after the event.
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
THE PiNG LiVE iN SPACE 7
featuring HOZERZ
Thursday October 15th . 10pm ET . FREE
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
Thursday October 15th at 10PM ET the PiNG stream on Twitch.TV features HOZERZ recorded LiVE in their natural habitat. Here's the link to the PiNG at twitch.tv:
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientpingHozerz! Hazmat suits! Face masks! Gas masks! Dog masks!
Kris and Heiki of HOZERZ return to the PING with their first outdoor concert: fully improvised, zero rehearsal and electronically distanced.
Recorded purely in the moment, this was the first time Heiki and Kris had had a chance to perform together in over seven months. “Let’s start slow for the Ping boys. Then speed it up a bit and start getting freakier.” That was the first of a few brief planning discussions. Four drum boxes, three synthesizers, two bass machines, a couple of effects units and the HOZERZ freak out funk machine was ready to roll!
Recorded under a blistering sun, their analogue electronic gear started konking out...but the HOZERZ show had to go on! Ping videographer and director of the hour, Jamie Todd filmed and visually phreaked out the entire HOZERZ performance in glorious technicolour.
HOZERZ will be releasing their debut album soon on the paper+sound label. paperplusound.comPaper+Sound - paperplusound.bandcamp.com
If you can't tune in during the times we're live in space, or if you just
want to watch again, twitch.tv archives the shows at the above link
for 2 weeks after the event.
https://www.twitch.tv/ambientping
03.11.20 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
Your Winters Are Like Summers Here + URM +
Ben McCarthy + General Chaos Visuals
Wednesday March 11th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. URM is the solo project of Jamie Todd, a Toronto based Canadian electronic artist who is also an active member in the dreamSTATE, SADU and NOiNO ambient and experimental music projects. Jamie first became entangled in the wires of electronic music in 1983 as a founding member of the new wave synth pop project Modern Times (MX) and soon after in 1986 began plugging in with Canadian electronic pioneers Radio Silence. For this performance URM will be reprising his set from last July's Audiobleed which was recorded and will be released soon.
http://www.urm.ca
Video: URM & GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS LiVE 2014
Audio: The Great Disequalization . . . Stratification . . . Shadows of Light.. Your Winters Are Like Summers Here is the solo music project of Hamilton-based musician and academic Mike Baker. The project moves across genres including ambient, experimental, shoegaze, drone and doom. Compositional elements emerge from structured improvisations as layers of monaural sound build to a point of saturation and occasionally collapse.
https://www.instagram.com/your_winters/
https://yourwinters.bandcamp.com/.. Ben McCarthy is a musician, sound artist, lecturer, listener, and occasional moderator based in Toronto who creates all sorts of idiosyncratic electronic music. He'll be sharing his new work exploring long form, sample-based ambient music.
For those interested, DM Ben through Instagram to join a monthly close listening night he hosts with local musician Cale Weir at DIY art space The Brandscape-- where a handful of local artists and musicians gather to listen to and talk about experimental music.
http://benmccarthy.work/
*Visuals https://youtu.be/AaOp8kSy2fk
*Instagram https://www.instagram.com/paleeyesmusic/
Bandcamp https://paleeyesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/little-music
PiNG:02:12:20 . DRONE:KLUB:33
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Wednesday Feb. 12th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
7:00pm - 10:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering at the Roland Inspiration Centre 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Bring your instrument, wires, adapters & stand to join the drone:meld. You are also welcome to try out the Roland gear on display there.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 7pm to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at about 8pm and ends at about 10pm.We'll be recording for potential free album releases.
A big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space again for this open community drone event!
PS - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
PPS - Roland will provide cables from the mixer to you with 1/4" male jacks. Please bring suitable adapters if your gear has RCA or other outputs.
PPPS - If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI Clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync. The network name will be "TripMate" and the password will be "inspiration".
PiNG:23:01:20 . DRONE:KLUB:32
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Thursday Jan. 23rd@ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
7:00pm - 10:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering at the Roland Inspiration Centre 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Bring your instrument, wires, adapters & stand to join the drone:meld. You are also welcome to try out the Roland gear on display there.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 7pm to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at about 8pm and ends at about 10pm.We'll be recording for potential free album releases.
A big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space again for this open community drone event!
PS - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
PPS - Roland will provide cables from the mixer to you with 1/4" male jacks. Please bring suitable adapters if your gear has RCA or other outputs.
PPPS - If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI Clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync. The network name will be "TripMate" and the password will be "inspiration".
PiNG:12:17:19 . DRONE:KLUB:31
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Tuesday Dec. 17th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
7:00pm - 10:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering at the Roland Inspiration Centre 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Bring your instrument, wires, adapters & stand to join the drone:meld. You are also welcome to try out the Roland gear on display there.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 7pm to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at about 8pm and ends at about 10pm.We'll be recording for potential free album releases.
A big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space again for this open community drone event!
PS - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
PPS - Roland will provide cables from the mixer to you with 1/4" male jacks. Please bring suitable adapters if your gear has RCA or other outputs.
PPPS - If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI Clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync. The network name will be "TripMate" and the password will be "inspiration".
11:23:19 . TORONTO SOUND FESTIVAL and
THE AMBiENT PiNG present DRONE:KLUB:30
. a special DRONE:KLUB Gathering for attendees of the Toronto Sound Festival 2019
SATURDAY NOV. 23rd . 2:30pm - 5pm @ Beverley Halls
206 Beverley Street . Toronto, ON Canada
(S of College, E of Spadina) . Map hereA special DRONE:KLUB Gathering for attendees of the Toronto Sound Festival 2019. Toronto Sound Festival is a two-day festival celebrating sound, music production, synthesis, electronic music and the people who make it. Both droners and audience are welcome to DRONE:KLUB:30 for a 90 minute community-drone improvisation.
* Please note that the Toronto Sound Festival is a ticketed event. You can get the full info & register here: https://www.torontosoundfestival.com/tickets
If you're attending and have brought your electronics, please join us for the drone-exploration session on Saturday afternoon in the Beverley Halls (aka the Polish Combatants' Hall) at 206 Beverley Street, Toronto.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 2:30pm - 3:15pm
The Drone begins at about 3:15pm and ends at about 4:45pmWe'll be recording for a potential free album release - like these:
https://droneklub.bandcamp.com/If you're droning, bring some long wires to reach the house mixer. Bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
PS - Ensemble drone improv is a very different experience from solo drone play. Weaving your sounds in and out of the Drone leaves soundspace for the other droners - and an opportunity to check out their gear!
http://www.droneklub.net
https://www.facebook.com/events/472071066728730/
11.13.19 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
Bonecreak Ulysses / The Body In Question
+ Stuart Clark + General Chaos Visuals
Wednesday November 13th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $8-10
.. Bonecreak Ulysses is the solo project of Charles Hackbarth, a Toronto based artist, writer and musician. Inspired by Nurse With Wound, Zoviet France, Tod Dockstader, Rapoon, Dead Voices on Air, Bonecreak Ulysses was born in Hackbarth's basement studio as a way to explore the expressive properties of sound, from harsh noise and everyday sounds to the most exquisite music. Using the sampler as a compositional tool, Hackbarth creates layers of shifting and episodic aural intrigue.
.. The Body In Question (BiQ) consists of two core members, Marc Cohen and Charles Hackbarth. Using synths, samplers, guitars, and various electronic gizmos, BiQ creates spontaneous sonic tapestries which sound like the soundtracks of unmade movies. Inspired by improvised music, industrial, post industrial, 20th century composers, jazz, along with current electronic explorers. The Body in Question believes in working “without a net”. Starting with one or two basic themes, BiQ creates what Damo Suzuki calls spontaneous compositions.
.. Stuart Clark is a Toronto based musician and sound artist who has been exploring modular synthesis for close to twenty years. Currently exploring the sonic realms of both digital and analog systems with an ipad and a powerful portable modular system, Stuart has been a contributor at DRONE:KLUB and has appeared at many PiNG and dreamSTATE drones. Longtime PiNG goers still remember the legendary ‘Creepy’ Stuart Clark's Halloween Specials in 2000 and 2002.
10.16.19 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents Agencies + SeniorBeatBox + Shimmer Crush + General Chaos Visuals
Wednesday October 16th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $8-10
.. 8:30 . Agencies is the electronic/ambient music project of Piero Frenguelli, from Toronto. Agencies makes music with synthesizers, drum machines, loops & field recordings. Initially performing and producing as F/Point and later Control, he independently released collections of work focused on techno, noise, and experimental sound design between 1998 and 2007. 2008 was the year that marked the beginning of a long-lasting collaboration with fellow musician Marco Porsia. “Let There Be Light” was born from a common love for music-for-films, shoegazing, esoteric gear, and the desire to incorporate a wider palette of sounds in the music and explore compelling visuals for live shows. Between 2011 and 2014 Let There Be Light evolved into the music collective “The Radio Fields”; a time of great energy where boundaries were pushed further into psych/noise territory. In 2015 the solo electronic/ambient music project “Agencies” was conceived with the intent of reconnecting to the early electronic work, and aimed at traversing the abstract notion of sounds, noise textures and drone. Agencies has just released the full-length album titled “The Number Stations”, scheduled for its live debut on October 16th as part of the Ambient Ping series of concerts.
https://agencies.bandcamp.com/album/the-number-stations.. 9:30 . Shimmer Crush . Described by i die: you die as music that incorporates 'cicada-like clicks trickling through soupy pads' with 'discordant breaks and pinched waveforms', Shimmer Crush merges influences of IDM, minimal techno, soundtracks, industrial, post rock, ambient and experimental electronics to create thoughtful sound. Simple, raw, experimental electronic compositions accented by haunting vocalizations and spoken word form a dream-like narrative of life and experiences to define her sound. 'Emotive and translucent, solemn and surreal......minute glitch tentacles sway back and forth in an enigmatic haze.' (igloo magazine)
latest release: componentrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/shimmer-crush-love-unbound
video: https://vimeo.com/117016204
full album: crimeleague.bandcamp.com/album/these-four-walls.. 10:30 . SeniorBeatBox, aka Savino Mazzuocco, uses a mix of hardware and iOS apps including sequencers, analog and digital synths, random tape samples, drones, granular sampling and beats for a melodic mix of goodness.
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/seniorbeatbox
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/seniorbeatbox
PiNG:10:10:19 . DRONE:KLUB:29
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Thursday Oct. 10th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
7:00pm - 10:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering at the Roland Inspiration Centre 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Bring your instrument, wires, adapters & stand to join the drone:meld. You are also welcome to try out the Roland gear on display there.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 7pm to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at about 8pm and ends at about 10pm.We'll be recording for potential free album releases.
A big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space again for this open community drone event!
PS - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
PPS - Roland will provide cables from the mixer to you with 1/4" male jacks. Please bring suitable adapters if your gear has RCA or other outputs.
PPPS - If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI Clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync. The network name will be "TripMate" and the password will be "inspiration".
09:18:19 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
Paul Kwitek + memorycarderror +
Dillon Lorne + General Chaos Visuals
Wednesday September 18th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. 9:00 . 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.. 9:40 . memorycarderror . Toronto artist memorycarderror sounds like a hallucination inside brutalist concrete. Taking cues from drone, noise, and free improvisation, his debut album was released on the U.K. label Industrial Coast after years of false starts and dead projects buried underneath addiction. Currently completing his second album taking drone into noisier terrain and forging a crackling drone deconstruction of minimalist aesthetics.
memorycarderror.bandcamp.com
industrialcoast.bigcartel.com.. 10:30 . Dillon Lorne is an experimental & electronic artist based in Toronto, with a musical foundation in composition for film. Through the use of manipulated field recordings and ambient synthesis, Lorne's work provides the listener a meditative soundscape to instil with their own subjective narrative.
https://soundcloud.com/user-626024263
PiNG:09:11:19 . DRONE:KLUB:28
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Wednesday Sept. 11th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
7:00pm - 10:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering at the Roland Inspiration Centre 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Bring your instrument, wires, adapters & stand to join the drone:meld. You are also welcome to try out the Roland gear on display there.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 7pm to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at about 8pm and ends at about 10pm.We'll be recording for potential free album releases.
A big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space again for this open community drone event!
PS - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
PPS - Roland will provide cables from the mixer to you with 1/4" male jacks. Please bring suitable adapters if your gear has RCA or other outputs.
PPPS - If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI Clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync. The network name will be "TripMate" and the password will be "inspiration".
PiNG:08:22:19 . DRONE:KLUB:27
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Thursday August 22nd @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
7:00pm - 10:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering at the Roland Inspiration Centre 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Bring your instrument, wires, adapters & stand to join the drone:meld. You are also welcome to try out the Roland gear on display there.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 7pm to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at about 8pm and ends at about 10pm.We'll be recording for potential free album releases.
A big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space again for this open community drone event!
PS - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
PPS - Roland will provide cables from the mixer to you with 1/4" male jacks. Please bring suitable adapters if your gear has RCA or other outputs.
PPPS - If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI Clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync. The network name will be "TripMate" and the password will be "inspiration".
08:14:19 . THE AMBiENT PiNG's
20th ANNiVERSARY SPECIAL!
featuring Planet of the Loops
with Andrew Aldridge, Wally Jericho,
Steven Sauvé, Cheryl O,
Scott M2, Jamie Todd
+ General Chaos Visuals
Wednesday August 14th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. Once upon a time, long ago, before even THE AMBiENT PiNG was born, Planet Of The Loops achieved earth orbit and colourful sonic auroras began to fill the night skies of Toronto on a regular basis. Founded and led by Andrew Aldridge, the rotating crew of loopers from the Planet spun hours of delicious looping improvisations and always with large helpings of ambience.
A migration from the Planet to the PiNG was a natural flow and all the earliest PiNG performers were Planetary Crew. The PiNG (then weekly) soon began hosting Planet Of The Loops on a monthly basis and our orbital paths were entwined for many years.
For the THE AMBiENT PING's 20th Anniversary show, we've invited the Planet back for a night of looping improvisations with a veteran POTL crew selected from the PiNG's 1st year of performances. Here's your looping lineup:
Andrew Aldridge - guitar
Wally Jericho (the 1st artist to play the PiNG on August 17th, 1999) - trumpet
Steven Sauvé - laptop / Cheryl O - cello
Scott M2 - modular synth
Jamie Todd - electronics
https://www.facebook.com/Planet-of-the-Loops
https://planetoftheloops.blogspot.com
07:10:19 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
l'Ordre de l'Infiniment Nada + Heiki
+ Matthew Ryals + General Chaos Visuals
Wednesday July 10th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. 9:00 . l'Ordre de l'Infiniment Nada . Founded in 2015 in Montréal, l’Ordre de l’Infiniment NADA (NADA) is dedicated to creating spontaneous, contemplative and psychedelic music based on profound listening and group improvisation. Using mainly synthesizers to create constantly evolving sound, each NADA performance fluctuates between drone and pure waves evoking altered states of consciousness, daydreaming, sonic meditation and cosmic kitsch. The members of this ever-changing collective prefer to stay anonymous and meet at non-fixed intervals of time, indeterminacy being at the heart of their approach." https://www.facebook.com/ordrenada
https://soundcloud.com/ordredenada
https://nadarad.io.. 10:00 . Heiki . Heiki (Hey-Key) Sillaste is a Toronto electronic music scene veteran. He has released a vast catalogue of music and has been involved with production duties on numerous electronic-music based albums. Heiki has also played in several music groups and ensembles, including the internationally renown industrial-techno group DIGITAL POODLE, electronic freak beat group KINDER ATOM, synth duos LES FONTAINES and HOZERZ, as well as collaborating with diverse artists such as reggae musician Michael Rose, experimental pioneers Zoviet:France / Rapoon and ambient duo dreamSTATE. His graphic design work has been seen on countless music releases, museum and gallery graphics as well as national advertising campaigns. As a solo musician, Heiki has released five full-length electronic music albums under his own name. His latest, Tower Of Acid, is out on his Toronto based Paper+Sound music label.
https://soundcloud.com/heiki-2.. 11:00 . Matthew Ryals is a solo artist whose sound is a coalescence of avant-pop songcraft, melodic techno, and electronic experimentalism. An expression of human and machine, his music “filters the emotion of the human experience through the cold circuitry of electronics,” Tiny Mix Tapes. He has new music forthcoming and previous releases on Oxtail Recordings (NYC), Low Hanging Fruit (Cologne), and Behind Glass (NYC). In concert, Matthew navigates his patchwork of a highly customized eurorack modular system designed to perform, remake, and reimagine a set of songs each night. It’s a highly interactive performance with a clear correlation between motion and sound complimented by his vocals. It’s a fully hardware setup. No computers are used.
https://www.matthewryals.com
PiNG:06:26:19 . DRONE:KLUB:26
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Wednesday June 26th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
7:00pm - 10:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering at the Roland Inspiration Centre 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Bring your instrument, wires, adapters & stand to join the drone:meld. You are also welcome to try out the Roland gear on display there.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 7pm to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at about 8pm and ends at about 10pm.We'll be recording for potential free album releases.
A big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space again for this open community drone event!
PS - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
PPS - Roland will provide cables from the mixer to you with 1/4" male jacks. Please bring suitable adapters if your gear has RCA or other outputs.
PPPS - If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI Clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync. The network name will be "TripMate" and the password will be "inspiration".
06:12:19 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
Michael Peter Olsen + Snake Church
+ General Chaos Visuals
Wednesday June 12th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. Snake Church . Guelph's High Priests of the Unholy Drone™, Snake Church bring their soul-atomizing long-tone experimentalism to a noise ordinance hearing near you. Revs Michel Mucci (https://mmucci.com/) and Ben Grossman (https://macrophone.org/) seek to rewire your synapses through carefully crafted microtonal tuning systems, vibrating strings, oscillating circuits and, sometimes, just a loud-ass solid-state improv or two. https://vimeo.com/204986661
https://soundcloud.com/ben_grossman/sets/snake-church.. Michael Peter Olsen is a Toronto-based cellist, engineer, producer, film composer and grammy-nominated songwriter whose experience spans the Canadian music scene and beyond. He has recorded and performed on over 100 recordings including Drake VIEWS, Arcade Fire Funeral, K-OS Joyful Rebellion, Jim Guthrie Now More than Ever and The Hidden Cameras The Smell of Our Own. Outside of the realm of pop Michael has always had a keen interest in contemporary electro-acoustic and experimental composition, using his degree at UofT as an opportunity to play some weird shit. Always interested in new ways to look at his lifetime instrument, he recently completed a collection of solo works for electric cello and various collaborators called “Yearning Flow” to be release soon.
www.uncomfortablesilence.com
PiNG:05:25:19 . National Drone Day 2019
featuring dreamSTATE and KALTE
Sat. May 25th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Map here
7:00pm - 11:00pm . FREE for all
Weird Canada has proclaimed Saturday May 25th as the date for the Sixth annual National Drone Day. In honour of The Drone, THE AMBiENT PiNG presents a free, Evening Drones concert at the Roland Inspiration Centre featuring dreamSTATE and Northumbria, who will each be performing sets, plus a double-duo, electronics-meets-strings, deep-drone main set. http://droneday.org
The Roland Inspiration Centre - CA is located at King St. West and Fraser - just East of Dufferin. *** Please enter by the back-door via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
08:00pm - dreamSTATE - http://www.dreamstate.to
08:45pm - dreamSTATE + Northumbria
09:45pm - Northumbria - https://northumbria.bandcamp.comThere will be free water and juice and you are also welcome to BYOBeverages.
Electronic ambient-drone duo dreamSTATE (Scott M2 + Jamie Todd) will be performing a fresh set of evolving drones via synthesisers, computer, iPads and modular synth. This will be their 6th Drone Day performance on their favourite holiday!
Ambient metal duo Northumbria was formed in 2011 by former Holoscene members Jim Field and Dorian Williamson. Using only guitar and bass mega-amplified and recorded live, Northumbria create a wall of improvised drones that take the listener on a sonic journey through a dystopian landscape.
Thank-you to Roland Canada for supporting this Drone Day event!
05:15:19 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents A Tribute to Phil Ogison
featuring dreamSTATE + Sylken + Wally Jericho + subductionCurrent + Lorne David Thomson + Jeff Howard + General Chaos Visuals with Philip Cairns + Norman Allan + Kai Thomas
Wednesday May 15th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. featuring music and visuals from dreamSTATE + Sylken + Wally Jericho + subductionCurrent + Lorne David Thomson + Jeff Howard + General Chaos Visuals
.. with poetry readings by Philip Cairns + Norman Allan + Kai Thomas set to a soundtrack by Phil Ogison.
Soon after our artistic ally, the multi-dimensional Phil Ogison Aegidiussen, passed away last fall, we decided to do a musical tribute where some of Phil's longtime collaborators could come together and jam with Phil one more time through the aid of our recordings with Phil.
Phil was long a part of the PiNG family and graced our stage many times with his fluid guitar-based sonic journeys. During his PiNG days, Phil performed solo as The Devil in the Design, but was also an integral part of subductionCurrent (with his life partner Catherine Taomesre Tammaro), Psychosomatic Climax Machine and Amoeba Starfish. Phil, you will always be with us and remain an inspiration.
Here's a beautiful musical tribute to Phil created by Sylken and The Eclipse Project.
04:17:19 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents Hypnagogue + ortiz
+ General Chaos Visuals
Wednesday April 17th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. 9.00 . ortiz creates dark, dub-inflected soundscapes that evoke the chaotic beauty of urban decay. Crumbling static gives way to ghostly vocals, distant melodies and rumbling low-end, taking the listener on a journey through the sonic ruins of a dystopian world.
ortiz.bandcamp.com
soundcloud.com/ortiz.. 10:00 . Hypnagogue is the solo project of Massachusetts based musician James Rosato. He creates lush soundscapes using processed guitar and magnetic tape. You can hear his latest release, a self-released cassette title “Adrift”, on his bandcamp page.
https://hypnagogue.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/Hypnagogue-1435555716710099/
http://lostseasound.blogspot.com/2019/02/hypnagogue-adrift.html
03:20:19 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents Mike Barber + Fever Loop
+ General Chaos Visuals
Wednesday March 20th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. 9.00 . FEVER LOOP . Fever Loop is a new project from Finnish artist Heikki Sillanpää, also known as DKSTR. One take jams made during sleepless late night sessions with analog synthesizers. Thoughts, concepts, mental images, melodies, or songs seemingly get “stuck” in your mind. No matter what you do, you seemingly can’t stop your mind from thinking of them over and over again. Keywords: hypnotic, drone, kraut, space, melodies. The AMBiENT PiNG show will be partly improvised versions of the new up and coming album.
Discography: https://ancientrobot.com/album/fever-loop
https://rsvptapes.bandcamp.com/album/fever-loop-my-brother-daniel-rsvp014.. 10:00 . mike barber is an experimental composer/artist based in toronto, canada. for over 20 years he has been recording and performing both as a solo artist and as a collaborationist in experimental and avant-garde formations in cities such as toronto, montreal, philadelphia, and new york city. in addition to live performance, he has also composed and performed musical scores to a number of independent documentaries and short films. a self-described "sonic mad scientist", barber specializes in using indeterminacy, chance operations, and improvisation with a mixed palette of electronic sources, organic instruments, and field recordings to create ambient soundscapes, minimalist drones, and other pieces that find categorization problematic.
http://mikebarber.ca
PiNG:03:07:19 . DRONE:KLUB:25
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Thurs. March 7th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
7:00pm - 10:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering at the Roland Inspiration Centre 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Bring your instrument, wires, adapters & stand to join the drone:meld. You are also welcome to try out the Roland gear on display there.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 7pm to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at about 8pm and ends at about 10pm.We'll be recording for potential free album releases.
A big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space again for this open community drone event!
PS - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
PPS - Roland will provide cables from the mixer to you with 1/4" male jacks. Please bring suitable adapters if your gear has RCA or other outputs.
PPPS - If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI Clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync. The network name will be "TripMate" and the password will be "inspiration".
PiNG:01:10:19 . DRONE:KLUB:24
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Thurs. January 10th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
7:00pm - 10:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering at the Roland Inspiration Centre 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Bring your instrument, wires, adapters & stand to join the drone:meld. You are also welcome to try out the Roland gear on display there.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 7pm to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at about 8pm and ends at about 10pm.We'll be recording for potential free album releases.
A big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space again for this open community drone event!
PS - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
PPS - Roland will provide cables from the mixer to you with 1/4" male jacks. Please bring suitable adapters if your gear has RCA or other outputs.
PPPS - If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI Clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync. The network name will be "TripMate" and the password will be "inspiration".
PiNG:12:13:18 . DRONE:KLUB:23
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Thurs. December 13th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
7:00pm - 10:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering at the Roland Inspiration Centre 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Bring your instrument, wires, adapters & stand to join the drone:meld. You are also welcome to try out the Roland gear on display there.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 7pm to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at about 8pm and ends at about 10pm.We'll be recording for potential free album releases.
A big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space again for this open community drone event!
PS - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
PPS - Roland will provide cables from the mixer to you with 1/4" male jacks. Please bring suitable adapters if your gear has RCA or other outputs.
PPPS - If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI Clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync. The network name will be "TripMate" and the password will be "inspiration".
11:25:18 . TORONTO SOUND FESTIVAL and
THE AMBiENT PiNG present DRONE:KLUB:22
. a special DRONE:KLUB Gathering for attendees of the Toronto Sound Festival 2018
SUNDAY NOV. 25TH @ Beverley Halls
206 Beverley Street . Toronto, ON Canada
(S of College, E of Spadina) . Map here
Set-up + Plug-in + Drone Times TBA
Please note that the Toronto Sound Festival is a ticketed event.
Register here: https://www.torontosoundfestival.com/register/A special DRONE:KLUB Gathering for attendees of the Toronto Sound Festival 2018 - Canada's premiere 2 day festival of synthesized sound with "displays, seminars, concerts and bring your own stuff". Both droners and audience are welcome. Please note that the Toronto Sound Festival is a ticketed event. You can register here: https://www.torontosoundfestival.com/register/
If you're attending and have brought your electronics, please join us for a community drone exploration session on Sunday afternoon.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - TBA
The Drone begins at about TBA and ends at about TBAWe'll be recording for a potential free album release - like these:
https://droneklub.bandcamp.com/If you're droning, bring some long wires to reach the house mixer and bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
11:14:18 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents NAW + Paul Kwitek
+ General Chaos Visuals
Wednesday November 14th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. naw . naw's long awaited return to THE AMBiENT PiNG comes with an equally happy announcement. The release of his newest album "Staring at the sun from the spirit pit" His fourth release on the paper+sound label, ten years in the making and one of naw's most personal releases to date. Using field recordings, found sounds, live instrumentation and synthesized interpretations, naw weaves seven personal experiences into a story taking the listener through a process that blurs the line between reality and subconscious experiences. This album asks what is real and what is imagined. Borrowing from his own academic studies in transpersonal anthropology, naw tells his own story by looking at the relationship between altered states of consciousness and the culture we live in, that strives to explain experience in tangible easy-to-grasp ways. How do you explain something that are purely experiential by nature? naw began composing electronic music over 30 years ago with explorations in audio art and experimental music. His interest in sound and technology has led him to a continued questioning and refinement of audio tools and modes of production resulting in experimentation with altered instruments, modified devices and custom software environments. naw’s music is warm, atmospheric and cinematic. With sound design firmly grounded in the traditions of dub studio culture alongside the more formal style of contemporary composition, naw’s music defies classification. https://phoniq.net
https://nawmusic1.bandcamp.com/album/staring-at-the-sun-from-the-spirit-pit
http://www.paperplusound.com/wordpress/nawstaring-at-the-sun-from-the-spirit-pit.. 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
10:10:18 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents THE BODY IN QUESTION
+ A MOMENT OF RELEASE
+ Tacet Tacet Tacet feat. PGR
+ General Chaos Visuals
Wednesday October 10th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. 9:00 . A Moment of Release . Formed in late 2016, A Moment of Release is Michelle Vynessa. A multi-instrumentalist, recording engineer, producer and remixer, Orlik puts away the driving guitars and aggressive electronics that lead his earlier paths in music, and takes a step back with a starker, minimalist approach, creating lush, ambient, and at times harsh landscapes created entirely with analog synthesizers. Beginning with 2017’s debut, EMANATE, and continuing with 2018’s pair of EPs, STILL and DRIFT, A Moment of Release’s music is “a soundtrack for a film that was never made” – a beautiful, sometimes haunting ambiance that encourages the listener to paint their own imagery. https://amomentofrelease.bandcamp.com/
https://amomentofrelease.com/.10:00 . The Body In Question plays experimental electronic music. Our influences include Zoviet France, Nurse With Wound, Cul De Sac, Tod Dockstaeder, Lorde Awesome, Miles Davis (especially the Bitches Brew years), Black Dice, Kieren Hebden and Steve Reid to name just a few. We are interested in what Damo Suzuki calls spontaneous composition but also don't mind digging in for a fierce chaotic improvisational jam from time to time. Always, at the core of what we do, is the spirit of exploration and experimentation. The Body In Question is: Charles Hackbarth (guitar, synths and samplers) and Marc Cohen (keyboards) with guest vocalist Lady Parul. https://thebodyinquestion.bandcamp.com/
.. 11:00 . Tacet Tacet Tacet feat. PGR . Tacet Tacet Tacet is an experimental music project born in late 2013 leaded by Francesco Zedde and supported by the collaboration of several musicians and visual artists. Collaborating with Franscesco for this performance will be PGR with his field recording live manipulation.
Tacet Tacet Tacet: https://tacetacetacet.bandcamp.com/album/perpetual
PGR: https://archive.org/details/paologaibarivanepala
PiNG:10:04:18 . DRONE:KLUB:21
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Thurs. October 4th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
7:00pm - 10:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering at the Roland Inspiration Centre 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Bring your instrument, wires, adapters & stand to join the drone:meld. You are also welcome to try out the Roland gear on display there.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 7pm to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at about 8pm and ends at about 10pm.We'll be recording for potential free album releases.
A big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space again for this open community drone event!
PS - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
PPS - Roland will provide cables from the mixer to you with 1/4" male jacks. Please bring suitable adapters if your gear has RCA or other outputs.
PPPS - If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI Clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync. The network name will be "TripMate" and the password will be "inspiration".
09:12:18 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents ORTIZ + Shimmer Crush
+ General Chaos Visuals
Wednesday September 12th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. 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.
video: ttps://vimeo.com/117016204
music: http://crimeleague.bandcamp.com/album/these-four-walls.. 10:00 . ortiz creates dark, dub-inflected soundscapes that evoke the chaotic beauty of urban decay. Crumbling static gives way to ghostly vocals, distant melodies and rumbling low-end, taking the listener on a journey through the sonic ruins of a dystopian world.
ortiz.bandcamp.com
soundcloud.com/ortiz
PiNG:08:30:18 . DRONE:KLUB:20
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Thurs. Aug. 30th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
7:00pm - 10:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering at the Roland Inspiration Centre 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Bring your instrument, wires, adapters & stand to join the drone:meld. You are also welcome to try out the Roland gear on display there.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 7pm to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at about 8pm and ends at about 10pm.We'll be recording for potential free album releases.
A big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space again for this open community drone event!
PS - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
PPS - Roland will provide cables from the mixer to you with 1/4" male jacks. Please bring suitable adapters if your gear has RCA or other outputs.
PPPS - If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI Clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync. The network name will be "TripMate" and the password will be "inspiration".
08:15:18 . THE AMBiENT PiNG's
19TH ANNiVERSARY with
Whisper Room + Weep, O’ Mine Eyes
+ General Chaos Visuals
Wednesday August 15th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. 9:00 . 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 on Apple Music.. 10:00 . Whisper Room . Whisper Room is a trio featuring Aidan Baker (Nadja) on guitar/effects, Neil Wiernik (NAW) on bass/laptop and Jakob Thiesen (Students) on drums. Rich Baker will be guesting on drums in place of Jakob for this performance. Whisper Room explores the conjunction of electronic rhythms and textures and the pulsations and psychedelics of shoegaze and Krautrock.
https://whisperroom.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/whisperroommusic
http://whisper-room.net
07:11:18 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
Mikrosleep + Geek Weekend
+ General Chaos Visuals
Wednesday July 11th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. Mikrosleep . An audio project which explores extremely short unfamiliar samples ources in periodic and aperiodic forms, invoking the transition into phenomenological awareness of consciousness. Pseudonym derived from the smallest quanta of sleep, occurring when a person simply slips into unconsciousness for brief moments. Dasein. Robertson Holt (AKA Mikrosleep) has a BA in Transpersonal Psychology and has been playing with sound since the Apple][. http://www.15min.ca
.. GEEK WEEKEND . Geek Weekend found great pleasure in making beets and pirating a capellas, none of which will be used in their upcoming set at Handlebar. Expect the unexpectable, and wear your golf shoes.
PiNG:07:05:18 . DRONE:KLUB:19
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Thurs. July 5th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
7:00pm - 10:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering at the Roland Inspiration Centre 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Bring your instrument, wires, adapters & stand to join the drone:meld. You are also welcome to try out the Roland gear on display there.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 7pm to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at about 8pm and ends at about 10pm.We'll be recording for potential free album releases.
A big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space again for this open community drone event!
PS - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
PPS - Roland will provide cables from the mixer to you with 1/4" male jacks. Please bring suitable adapters if your gear has RCA or other outputs.
PPPS - If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI Clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync. The network name will be "TripMate" and the password will be "inspiration".
06:13:18 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
dreamSTATE + byte.observer (Noah Weninger)
+ at dhé ju + General Chaos Visuals
Wednesday June 13th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. dreamSTATE . It's been over a year since dreamSTATE played the PiNG, and they're returning to lay down some fresh soundspaces and trippy grooves. They'll also be showing off their EPHEMERAL DRoNE album - part two of their DRoNE DAY TRILOGY.
www.dreamSTATE.to.. byte.observer . Noah Weninger is byte.observer, a computer scientist with a passion for creating confusing electronic music. His sounds take the listener to blissful alien worlds composed of intricate details organized strictly via the computation of strangely behaving mathematical functions. In the past he has been known for both experimenting with generative techniques on a small scale and attempting to compose similarly themed music by hand. However, this show will debut new techniques capable of generating entire tracks from code, with human interaction serving mostly as a source of randomness due to the unpredictability of the generative system. All of the software used to create the sounds is freely available under open-source licences on github.
Releases: https://cndpoint.bandcamp.com Website: https://byte.observer
Code: https://github.com/nwoeanhinnogaehr.. at dhé ju
PiNG:05:26:18 . National Drone Day 2018
featuring dreamSTATE and KALTE
plus DJ LP and GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Sat. May 26th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Map here
7:00pm - 11:00pm . FREE for all
This Saturday evening (May 26th) THE AMBiENT PiNG and Roland
Canada celebrate National Drone Day 2018! http://droneday.orgWeird Canada's National Drone Day has reached its fifth year
and the PiNG presents a free, Evening Drones concert at the
Roland Inspiration Centre featuring dreamSTATE and KALTE
plus DJ LP and GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS.This will be an OUTDOOR drone concert in the courtyard behind Roland
(unless it rains, whereupon we'll move INDOORS). The Roland Inspiration
Centre is located at King St. W & Fraser Ave. - just East of Dufferin St.
Please enter via the alleyway off Fraser. Here's a map:
http://www.theambientping.com/images/maps/RolandBackdoor.jpgDrinks and food will be available for purchase on the patio at the Caffino
restaurant next door. The stage (loading dock) should be view-able
from their patio, while you relax with food and beverages. http://caffino.caWe'll also have some chairs in the courtyard - or you may want to
BYO blanket, pillows, food, drinks or other comfy picnic fixings.7pm - DJ LP (Lorenz Peter) looks forward to spinning selections
on vinyl from his vast collection of Drone musics.9pm - dreamSTATE will be performing a set of evolving electronic drones
on computers, iPads and modular synth. This will be their 5th Drone Day
performance & also the release event for their new "EPHEMERAL DRoNE"
album - Part 2 of their "DRoNE DAY TRILOGY". http://www.dreamstate.to10pm - The Kalte duo of Deane Hughes and Rik MacLean specialize in
deep sonic evocations of alien vistas and frozen landscapes. They may also
bring popsicles! http://www.kaltemusic.comBTW - This will be a great opportunity to chill (and eat and drink) after
your Doors Open explorations.https://www.facebook.com/events/151010665574832/
HUGE thanks to our friends at Roland Canada for making this special
Drone Day event happen with their enthusiasm, complex preparatory work
and generosity with their time and space!Rain (indoors) or shine (outdoors) don't miss this chance to get
deep into the drones for Drone Day 2018.
05:09:18 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
iderdown + Botanicals
+ General Chaos Visuals
Wednesday May 9th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. iderdown . iderdown is a Toronto based electronic artist who uses noise and melody to create danceable soundscapes. mixing live instrumentation/synthesis and sequencing, his live sets create a modern wall of sound.
Website: http://www.iderdown.com
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/iderdown.. Botanicals . Botanicals is an improvised act between Kirsten Dahlin Nolan and Neil Rankin. Deciding on nothing beforehand but the gear they’ll bring, the duo engage in a conversation on stage, making sounds that travel anywhere through the spectrum of ambience, new age, dance, experimental and noise.
PiNG:04:26:18 . DRONE:KLUB:18
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Thurs. April 26th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
7:00pm - 10:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering at the Roland Inspiration Centre 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Bring your instrument, wires, adapters & stand to join the drone:meld. You are also welcome to try out the Roland gear on display there.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 7pm to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at about 8pm and ends at about 10pm.We'll be recording for potential free album releases.
A big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space again for this open community drone event!
PS - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
PPS - Roland will provide cables from the mixer to you with 1/4" male jacks. Please bring suitable adapters if your gear has RCA or other outputs.
PPPS - If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI Clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync. The network name will be "TripMate" and the password will be "inspiration".
04:11:18 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
Not Your Average Worker Bees + CULT EYES
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Wednesday April 11th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
Not Your Average Worker Bees . Not Your Average Worker Bees is David Sutherland and Intrepita (Paul Stillwell). Both members of the The CEE (Canadian Electronic Ensemble) their background comes from live electronic improvisation. Their focus is live performances in Toronto and live broadcasts performances via YouTube. As this is a new project there is little in the way of published materiel yet. However, we have the results of a session in January combined with a nice little video. The piece is called Atairranaqtuq which is the Inuit word for snow that squeaks under foot. Quite appropriate as there was plenty of snow on the ground at the time, and it was bloody cold!
https://soundcloud.com/paulstillwell/imaginarium. CULT EYES . Using cassette tape loops, synths, guitars and EFX to restructure narratives that have been ingrained in us, Cult Eyes offers an intense situation that is governed by how much gear can be transported by TTC. An ongoing experiment that is about accomplishing destabilizing tasks and dealing with it live.
03:21:18 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
HENRY WARWICK + ALAN SONDHEIM
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Wednesday March 21st @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
HENRY WARWICK . Henry Warwick is an artist, composer, writer, and associate professor in the RTA School of Media at Ryerson University in Toronto, and is a research fellow at the Infoscape Lab at Ryerson. He has a BFA in Visual Systems Studies from Rutgers University, an MFA from Goddard College in Interdisciplinary Art, and a PhD in Communications from the European Graduate School in Switzerland. Originally from Edison, New Jersey, he has lived in Washington, DC and San Francisco, CA. An active artist in a variety of media, his visual art work is on display in a variety of locations in California and his music can be downloaded at his website, kether.com or auricular.com. Since 2007, he has lived in Toronto with his family and cats.
Henry’s latest musical excursions are the release of 2 CDs of his electronic music this summer, “Something Borrowed” and “Something Old + Something New”, and a North American Tour of “InC” a solo performance and interpretation of In C by Terry Riley, in honour of the 50th anniversary of that landmark composition. He designed the software for these InC performances, and it was written by Matt Ingalls. The software will be available for free download from Matt Ingalls’s website, http://sfsound.org/matt/, and the iTunes Music Store for use on the Apple iPad and Ipad Mini. Also, Henry has an online Radio Show called “Something Completely Different” which can be heard every Sunday and Tuesday night at 10PM at http://www.thescopeatryerson.ca.
ALAN SONDHEIM . Alan Sondheim is a city-based new media artist, musician, writer, and performer concerned with issues of virtuality, and the stake that the real world has in the virtual. He has worked with his partner Azure Carter among others. Sondheim is interested in examining the grounds of the virtual and how the body is inhabited. He performs in virtual, real, and cross-over worlds; his virtual work is known for its highly complex and mobile architectures. He has used altered motion-capture technology extensively for examining and creating new lexicons of behavior.
His current work is centered around notions of gamespace, 'edgespace' (the border areas of gamespace) and 'blankness,' projections around edgespace. He's been developing a theory of semiotic splatter / splatter semiotics, dealing with fast-forward literatures of twitter, politics, 4chan, facebook, etc. His writing stems out of codework, a problematic style in which code substrates and surface content interfere with each other - in which, in other words, the textual body and body of text are deeply entangled. His current music is based on the impossibility of time reversal, on fast improvisation, and anti-gestural approaches to playing. His most recent work is this short biography.
PiNG:03:01:18 . DRONE:KLUB:17
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Thurs. Mar. 1st@ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
7:00pm - 10:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering at the Roland Inspiration Centre 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Bring your instrument, wires, adapters & stand to join the drone:meld. You are also welcome to try out the Roland gear on display there.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 7pm to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at about 8pm and ends at about 10pm.We'll be recording for potential free album releases.
A big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space again for this open community drone event!
PS - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
PPS - Roland will provide cables from the mixer to you with 1/4" male jacks. Please bring suitable adapters if your gear has RCA or other outputs.
PPPS - If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI Clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync. The network name will be "TripMate" and the password will be "inspiration".
PiNG:02:02:18 . DRONE:KLUB:16 - 202:Day!
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Fri. Feb. 2nd @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
7:00pm - 11:00pm . FREE for allIn honour of 202:DAY, THE AMBiENT PiNG presents a special DRONE:KLUB Gathering at the Roland Inspiration Centre featuring a presentation by 4 Roland MC-202 users: Lyle Crilly, Dustin Good, Scott M2 & Jamie Todd, followed by a full-on DRONE:KLUB open-improv session.
The Roland MC-202 MicroComposer was released in 1983 and combines a monophonic analog synthesizer voice (like an SH-101) with a two-voice sequencer (like an MC-4). There will be some personal stories, music examples and talk of mods and usages old and new.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this presentation and community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
- Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 7pm to 8pm.
- MC-202 Presentation - 8pm
- DRONE:KLUB:16 launches at about 8:30 & lands at about 10:30pm.The location is 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium)
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Bring your instrument, wires, adapters & stand to join the drone:meld. You are also welcome to try out the Roland gear on display there.
We'll be recording for potential free album releases.
A big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space again for this open community drone event!
PS - If you're droning, it would be a plus to bring headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog).
PPS - Roland will provide cables from the mixer to you with 1/4" male jacks. Please bring suitable adapters if your gear has RCA or other outputs.
PPPS - If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI Clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync. The network name will be "TripMate" and the password will be "inspiration".
PiNG:12:14:17 . DRONE:KLUB:15 .
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Thurs. Dec. 14th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
Set-up + Plug-in 7:00pm . Door 8:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering at the Roland Inspiration Centre 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Bring your instrument, wires, adapters & stand to join the drone:meld. You are also welcome to try out the Roland gear on display there.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 7pm to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at about 8pm and ends at about 10pm.We'll be recording for potential free album releases.
A big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space again for this open community drone event!
PS - If you're droning, bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
PPS - Roland will provide cables from the mixer to you with 1/4" male jacks. Please bring suitable adapters if your gear has RCA or other outputs.
PPPS - If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI Clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync. The network name will be "TripMate" and the password will be "inspiration".
11:26:17 . TORONTO SOUND FESTIVAL and
THE AMBiENT PiNG present DRONE:KLUB:14
. a special DRONE:KLUB Gathering for attendees of the Toronto Sound Festival 2017
SUNDAY NOV. 26TH @ THE TRANZAC CLUB
292 Brunswick Avenue . Toronto, ON Canada
(S of Bloor, W of Spadina) . Map here
Set-up + Plug-in 3pm to 3:30pm . Drone 3:30pm - 5pm
Please note that the Toronto Sound Festival is a ticketed event.
Register here: https://www.torontosoundfestival.com/register/A special DRONE:KLUB Gathering for attendees of the Toronto Sound Festival 2017 - Canada's premiere 2 day festival of synthesized sound with "displays, seminars, concerts and bring your own stuff". Both droners and audience are welcome. Please note that the Toronto Sound Festival is a ticketed event. You can register here: https://www.torontosoundfestival.com/register/
If you're attending and have brought your electronics, please join us for a community drone exploration session on Sunday afternoon in the Tranzac Club's Tiki Room.
Loadin / Setup / Hangout - 3pm to 3:30pm
The Drone begins at about 3:30pm and ends at about 5:00pmWe'll be recording for a potential free album release - like these:
https://droneklub.bandcamp.com/If you're droning, bring some long wires to reach the house mixer and bringing headphones (to hear your part of the ensemble drone more clearly) & a tuner (if you're analog) would be a plus.
11:15:17 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
CHROMOSPHERE + NOAH WENINGER
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Wednesday November 15th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. 9:00 . Chromosphere has no clear definition. It is a musical project produced by, and for the exclusive amusement of, Kris Helström; an alumnus of Digital Poodle, Kinder Atom, and Hozerz. Chromosphere appears live rarely; preferring the dark aether of studio captured imagination, but will be landing at the Ambient Ping with a full ensemble of musicians to celebrate the 4th album release, Unknown Space. Roland Last and Darrel Mason will be making up the string section, while Helström and long time collaborator, Heiki Sillaste, will be controlling the soundscapes and grooves that will be oozing between the guitar and bass.
.. 10:00 . Noah Weninger is byte.observer, a computer scientist with a passion for creating confusing electronic music. His sounds take the listener to blissful alien worlds composed of intricate details organized strictly via the computation of strangely behaving mathematical functions. In the past he has been known for both experimenting with generative techniques on a small scale and attempting to compose similarly themed music by hand. However, this show will debut new techniques capable of generating entire tracks from code, with human interaction serving mostly as a source of randomness due to the unpredictability of the generative system. All of the software used to create the sounds is freely available under open-source licences on github. Website: https://byte.observer/
Releases: https://cndpoint.bandcamp.com/
Code: https://github.com/nwoeanhinnogaehr/
PiNG:11:02:17 . DRONE:KLUB:13 .
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Thurs. Nov. 2nd @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
Set-up + Plug-in 7:00pm . Door 8:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering @ the Roland Inspiration Centre . 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium). Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave
as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going.Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
*** Important - Since the front doors are locked at 7pm,
enter the back way through the alley off Fraser Ave.
Here's a map with an arrow and everything!7 to 8pm - Load-in, Set-up and Hang-out
8:00pm - DRONE:KLUB:09 begins
10:00pm - The Drone fades out due to local noise bylaws.Free Water & Pop will be available but you're very welcome to BYOB.
. If you're playing - bringing headphones & a tuner would be a plus.
. Roland will provide input cables to the mixer with 1/4" male ends.
. Please bring adapters if you don't have female 1/4" outputs.
. If you'd like to MIDI-Sync with others, we will provide a MIDI clock
and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too).
. We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync
named "TripMate" with the password "inspiration".
. Roland instruments and devices will also be available to explore!*** Please note - We will be recording for free internet sharing later.
10:11:17 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
quasiMODAL with special guest
Eugene Martynec + Erik Laar (InsideAMind)
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Wednesday October 11th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
9:00 . quasiMODAL with special guest Eugene Martynec . quasiMODAL is a floating electro-acoustic improv trio/quartet, melting together cheryl o on cello and effects, Steven Sauvé on keys and synths, Wally Jericho on trumpet,drums, sax? guitar? and Eugene Martynec on … complicated things, sitting in for Andrew Aldrige. Mixing all genres from classical to jazz with general silliness, quasiMODAL fuses electronic and looping technologies as well as 'unusual' noise makers, creating textures, rhythms and soundscapes.
10:00 . Erik Laar is known best as an accomplished experimental turntablist/beat maker and Founder of Toronto's Off Centre DJ School. As a well seasoned performer he's toured around Canada/US in various forms accompanying bands and orchestras playing concert halls, museums, and arts spaces. His solo live show incorporates improvised live vocal loops, intricate turntable textures, and drum machine manipulation, a combination that often results in dreamy, celestial and atmospheric moods. The dark and brooding side of his production can also make an appearance, but mostly you can expect downtempo lullabies with clever drum sequencing and throbbing bass driven pulses with fragments of stirring lyrics. The balanced blend of live acoustic and electronic samples are what make his sound come to life.
offcentredj.com // insideamind.net // circlesquaresound.com
PiNG:09:27:17 . DRONE:KLUB:12 .
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Wed. Sept. 27th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
Set-up + Plug-in 7:00pm . Door 8:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering @ the Roland Inspiration Centre . 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium). Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave
as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going.Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
*** Important - Since the front doors are locked at 7pm,
enter the back way through the alley off Fraser Ave.
Here's a map with an arrow and everything!7 to 8pm - Load-in, Set-up and Hang-out
8:00pm - DRONE:KLUB:09 begins
10:00pm - The Drone fades out due to local noise bylaws.Free Water & Pop will be available but you're very welcome to BYOB.
. If you're playing - bringing headphones & a tuner would be a plus.
. Roland will provide input cables to the mixer with 1/4" male ends.
. Please bring adapters if you don't have female 1/4" outputs.
. If you'd like to MIDI-Sync with others, we will provide a MIDI clock
and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too).
. We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync
named "TripMate" with the password "inspiration".
. Roland instruments and devices will also be available to explore!*** Please note - We will be recording for free internet sharing later.
09:13:17 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
synþ + A Back to School Drone
to celebrate 1 year of DRONE:KLUB
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Wednesday September 13th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. 9:00 . synþ . Terry Campbell's ongoing project synþ (pronounced “SINth”) which mixes live percussion with vintage analogue and modern digital techniques to create “Percussive Synthetics”.
.. 10:00 . A Back to School Drone with DRONE:KLUB . Back to School drones are a longtime tradition for September PiNGs, but this year is special as we celebrate one year of DRONE:KLUB and also one year of PiNGs at Handlebar. For this year's drone we'll be featuring a select number of droners who have been regulars at the monthly DRONE:KLUB Gatherings at The Roland Inspiration Centre. For those who haven't yet been out to these Gatherings, they've been a huge success with a continually evolving community of artists coming together monthly to socialize, talk tech, share ideas and drone.
PiNG:08:25:17 . DRONE:KLUB:10 .
The PiNG and Roland Canada
bring DRONE:KLUB:10 to MUTEK
Fri. Aug. 25th @ Monument-National
Basement (Studio Hydro-Québec)
1182, Saint-Laurent Boulevard,
Montréal, Québec, H2X 2S5
HiGH NOON to 6PM . FREEOur friends at Roland have invited us to Montréal, 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.Well that was the original plan, but once we saw that Studio Hydro-Québec is going to be a very lovely space to drone, we knew we needed to fill that time and space with spaced out sounds and decided to do a solid 6 hour continuous everchanging drone instead.
Jamie Todd (dreamSTATE, URM, NOiNO + SADU) along with Lyle Crilly and Dustin Good (both sound artists working for Roland) will be leading the 6 hour drone throughout the afternoon, but all will be welcome to plug in and drone.
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.
08:16:17 . THE AMBiENT PiNG's
18TH ANNiVERSARY with Shimmer Crush
+ Weep, O’ Mine Eyes + Paul Kwitek
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Wednesday August 16th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. 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. Video Music
.. 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 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
PiNG:08:09:17 . DRONE:KLUB:09 .
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Wed. Aug. 8th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
Set-up + Plug-in 7:00pm . Door 8:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering @ the Roland Inspiration Centre . 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium). Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave
as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going.Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
*** Important - Since the front doors are locked at 7pm,
enter the back way through the alley off Fraser Ave.
Here's a map with an arrow and everything!7 to 8pm - Load-in, Set-up and Hang-out
8:00pm - DRONE:KLUB:09 begins
10:00pm - The Drone fades out due to local noise bylaws.Free Water & Pop will be available but you're very welcome to BYOB.
. If you're playing - bringing headphones & a tuner would be a plus.
. Roland will provide input cables to the mixer with 1/4" male ends.
. Please bring adapters if you don't have female 1/4" outputs.
. If you'd like to MIDI-Sync with others, we will provide a MIDI clock
and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too).
. We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync
named "TripMate" with the password "inspiration".
. Roland instruments and devices will also be available to explore!*** Please note - We will be recording for free internet sharing later.
07:12:17 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents GEEK WEEKEND + OBLIQUE
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Wednesday July 12th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. 09:00 . GEEK WEEKEND . GeekWeekend, returning from a 4-year hiatus, has found great pleasure in making beets and pirating a capellas, none of which will be used in their upcoming set at Handlebar. Expect the unexpectable, and wear your golf shoes.
.. 10:00 . OBLIQUE . Oblique is the project of Matt Holtby, a resident of Peterborough carving out his craft from his home studio. Working with a variety of textures and sounds, Oblique's music has been performed loudly in a live / club setting, as well as soundtracking independent films. Tracks ebb and flow from noisy or atmospheric, to downright dancy and beat driven. His music has also been performed live during yoga classes. Expect a drone fuelled trip for your senses. Close your eyes, and let go.
PiNG:06:28:17 . DRONE:KLUB:08 .
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Wed. June 28th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
Set-up + Plug-in 7:00pm . Door 8:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering @ the Roland Inspiration Centre . 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium). Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave
as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going.Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
*** Important - Since the front doors are locked at 7pm,
enter the back way through the alley off Fraser Ave.
Here's a map with an arrow and everything!7 to 8pm - Load-in, Set-up and Hang-out
8:00pm - DRONE:KLUB:08 begins
10:00pm - The Drone fades out due to local noise bylaws.Free Water & Pop will be available but you're very welcome to BYOB.
. If you're playing - bringing headphones & a tuner would be a plus.
. Roland will provide input cables to the mixer with 1/4" male ends.
. Please bring adapters if you don't have female 1/4" outputs.
. If you'd like to MIDI-Sync with others, we will provide a MIDI clock
and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too).
. We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync
named "TripMate" with the password "inspiration".
. Roland instruments and devices will also be available to explore!*** Please note - We will be recording for free internet sharing later.
06:14:17 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents Stuart Clark + Upper Regions
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Wednesday June 14th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. 09:00 . STUART CLARK . Stuart Clark is a Toronto based musician and sound artist who has been exploring modular synthesis for close to twenty years. Currently exploring the sonic realms of both digital and analog systems with an ipad and a powerful portable modular system, Stuart has been a regular contributor at DRONE:KLUB and has appeared at many recent PiNG and dreamSTATE drones. It's been almost 15 years since the last Stuart Clark set in 2002 way back when the PiNG was a weekly series and longtime PiNG goers still remember the legendary ‘Creepy’ Stuart Clark's Halloween Specials in 2000 and 2002.
.. 10:00 . UPPER REGIONS . Having woken from a dream on more than one occasion with a new song in his head, producer Jim Roditis is even unconsciously processing music. Just as the trance of sleep provokes ideas, so does the hypnotic rhythm of a long drive through the country, absorbing the pulsing kaleidoscope of light and colour as only a visual artist would understand. Jim mimics this patterned euphoria through heavily percussive beats and deep fluid sound, calmed only by ascending interludes that rise into the Upper Regions. Jim draws inspiration from the underground techno scene, as well as tribal electronic, funk house, tech house, and deep house. Mixing elements of different genres while emphasizing original sound design, he weaves everything together in a storyboard of song where the listener finds emotion, excitement, and a narrative for dance.
Upper Regions Soundcloud . Facebook
PiNG:05:27:17 . DRONE:KLUB:07 .
The PiNG + Weird Canada present
dreamSTATE + DRONE:KLUB as part of
Weird Canada's National Drone Day
Sat. May 27th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
Set-up + Plug-in 7:00pm . Door 8:00pm . FREE for allWeird Canada has proclaimed Saturday May 27th as the date for the fourth annual National Drone Day. In honour of The Drone, THE AMBiENT PiNG presents a free, all-ages Evening Drone concert at the Roland Inspiration Centre featuring dreamSTATE and DRONE:KLUB.
You are invited to attend as an audience member or a droner (or both) for the DRONE:KLUB set.
*** Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going. See the map posted in the Discussion area below.
7:00-8:00pm - Load-in / Set-up / Hang-out
8:00 - A short set by ambient dronescapers dreamSTATE
8:30 - A community drone-improv session by DRONE:KLUB~ dreamSTATE is the deep soundscape project of Scott M2 and Jamie Todd, exploring the topographies of drone and ambience.
~ DRONE:KLUB is Toronto's new community drone event, performing for themselves or for audiences. Electronic and acoustic musicians are welcome to join the drone:melds. Listeners are also welcomed.
PS - If you're droning, bringing headphones & a tuner would be a plus. If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI clock and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too.) We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync.
PPS - There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
Thank-you to Roland Canada for sharing their cool space for this event.
05:10:17 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents PROCESSOR + RAMSHA
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Wednesday May 10th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. RAMSHA . “An experimental musician and producer whose dabbles with macabre timbres and rhythmical depth have led to some incredible experiments within the drone and ambient world. Her musical journey can be described as a synergistic collision of art, science and philosophy.” Border Movement
“ramsha journeys into the liminal state between wakefulness and sleep, bartering basslines for shreds of memories. The ebbs glaze your yawns and summon disquiet, preparing you for the drift into the hazy “other.” As you lose sight of the shore, the skies glow with compassion. Dreams coil around your limbs, and keep you buoyed in the eye of the storm.” Weird Canada
A recent interview with Ramsha. PROCESSOR . In 2012, Toronto musician Lorenz Peter joined bassist Melissa Joakim to form heavy, post-industrial duo Processor. Experimenting with crunchy, pulsing synths, drum machine and driving, distorted bass, Processor rides an unruly line between chaos, composition and punk beauty. Processor create pulsing electronic soundscapes, driving rhythm and walls of sound. Sometimes melodic, sometimes discordant noise. Processor’s pursuit of relentless, hypnotic noise within composed, genre-defying music can be heard on vinyl, cassette and download via electronic label Paper+Sound.
PiNG:04:25:17 . DRONE:KLUB:06 .
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Tues. April 25th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
Set-up + Plug-in 7:00pm . Door 8:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering @ the Roland Inspiration Centre . 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium). Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave
as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going.Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
Loadin/setup/hangout 7 to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at 8:00pmA big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space for this open community drone event!
Bring your instrument, wires & stand to join the drone:meld.
If you're playing, bringing headphones & a tuner would be a plus.
If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI clock
and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too).
We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync.
Roland instruments will also be available to explore!There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to
BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
04:12:17 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents dreamSTATE vs. HEIKI +
DIRTY INPUTS + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Wednesday April 12th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
.. 09:00 . dreamSTATE vs. Heiki . dreamSTATE's Scott M2 & Jamie Todd join forces again with Heiki Sillaste to celebrate the release of their new “Stone Shore” EP - recorded live in Christ's Church Cathedral in Hamilton. Expect a set of spectral atmospheric drones and churning liquid grooves as they map the shifting shorelines of Canadian ambient electronica. dreamSTATE have blazed trails in live ambient soundscape performances since 1995 and bring you THE AMBiENT PiNG and DRONE:KLUB. Heiki Sillaste was a founding member of groups such as Digital Poodle, Kinder Atom and Lazer Caps. Since 1987, Heiki has released an impressive catalogue of well over 45 synthesizer-based records and made over 150 compilation appearances.
.. 10:00 . DIRTY INPUTS . Dirty Inputs is Aaron Dawson, a musician and VJ based in Toronto, Canada. Dawson was part of the Toronto ambient drone collective Off The International Radar. Having grown up in a small town in the Rocky Mountain foothills of western Canada, moving to the continent’s fourth largest metropolis has produced conflicting desires for nature and technology. Dirty Inputs’ euphoric synth-driven soundscapes search for the beach between these desires, between the beautiful and the terrifying. This focus has created a body of work that is often dark and brooding, and other times joyful and emotional. It is an attempt to strip away the hype and rhetoric in society to reveal the plain truths and humble existence of humankind staring into the void.
PiNG:03:29:17 . DRONE:KLUB:05 .
a DRONE:KLUB gathering
@ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
Set-up + Plug-in 7:00pm . Door 8:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering @ the Roland Inspiration Centre . 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium). Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave
as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going.Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
Loadin/setup/hangout 7 to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at 8:00pmA big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space for this open community drone event!
Bring your instrument, wires & stand to join the drone:meld.
If you're playing, bringing headphones & a tuner would be a plus.
If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI clock
and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too).
We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync.
Roland instruments will also be available to explore!There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to
BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.. You can also listen to the Jan. D:K sound recording here.
. Here's some photos on FB by Brendan Albert Photography
from the January D:K.
. Here's some photos on FB by Brendan Albert Photography
and a link to the full sound recording from the December D:K.
. You can also listen to the Dec. D:K sound recording here
03:15:17 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents URM + CULT EYES
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Wednesday March 15th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. 9.00 . URM . A post-hibernation late winter emergence from his subterranean suburban studio space brings the sequences, sonics and soundscapes of URM back out into the night light of general chaos to seek out his shadow . . . oh wait that was last month and we're expecting an early spring as a result. The forecast for March is a set jammed full of electronic sequenced goodness with intermittent splashes of spaced out sonic deviations.
URM is the solo project of Jamie Todd (also of dreamSTATE, SADU and NOiNO) who first became entangled in the wires of electronic music in 1983 as a founding member of the new wave synth pop project Modern Times (MX) and soon after in 1986 began plugging in with Canadian synthesizer pioneers Radio Silence. Around the century's turn, Jamie's studio began to evolve from a few hardware synthesizers, effect units and piles of wires to include a bounty of software based synths, effects and virtual wires so recordings began to pile up and URM was born.
3 free URM MP3 LPs • The Great Disequalization
• Stratification • Shadows of Light. CULT EYES . Using cassette tape loops to restructure narratives that have been ingrained in us, Cult Eyes offers an intense situation that is governed by how much gear can be transported by TTC. An ongoing experiment that is about accomplishing destabilizing tasks and dealing with it live.
02:15:17 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
DRONE:KLUB:04 . a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Weds. Feb. 15th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
Load-in/Set-up + Plug-in at 7:00pm
DRONE:KLUB commences at 8:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering @ the Roland Inspiration Centre . 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going.
Bring your instrument, wires & stand to join the drone:meld.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
Loadin/setup/hangout 7 to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at 8:00pmA big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space for this open community drone event!
If you're playing, bringing headphones & a tuner would be a plus.
If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI clock
and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too).
We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync.Roland instruments will also be available to explore!
There will be water and pop available but you're welcome to BYOBeverages, as this is a private klub event.
You can also listen to the Jan. D:K sound recording here.
Here's some photos on FB by Brendan Albert Photography
from the January D:K.Here's some photos on FB by Brendan Albert Photography
and a link to the full sound recording from the December D:K.
You can also listen to the Dec. D:K sound recording here.
01:11:17 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
DRONE:KLUB:03 . a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Weds. Jan. 11th @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
Load-in/Set-up + Plug-in at 7:00pm
DRONE:KLUB commences at 8:00pm . FREE for allTHE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering @ the Roland Inspiration Centre . 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going.
Bring your instrument, wires & stand to join the drone:meld.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
Loadin/setup/hangout 7 to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at 8:00pmA big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space for this open community drone event!
If you're playing, bringing headphones & a tuner would be a plus.
If you'd like to MIDI sync with others, we will provide a MIDI clock
and Thru-Box to plug into (so bring a long MIDI cable too).
We will also provide a closed WiFi network for Ableton Link sync.
Roland instruments will also be available to explore!
12:01:16 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents DRONE:KLUB:02 . a DRONE:KLUB gathering
Thurs. Dec. 11st @ THE ROLAND INSPIRATION CENTRE
001-1179 King Street W . Toronto, ON Canada
(Liberty Village next to Lamport Stadium)
SW corner of King & Fraser . Back Door . Map here
Load-in/Set-up + Plug-in at 7:00pm
DRONE:KLUB commences at 8:00pm . FREE for all
THE AMBiENT PiNG presents a DRONE:KLUB Gathering @ the Roland Inspiration Centre . 001-1179 King Street W. Toronto (Liberty Village) underground at the S/W corner of King St W and Fraser Ave (by Lamport Stadium).
Please enter by the backdoor via the alleyway off Fraser Ave as the front door of the building will be locked when we're getting going.
Bring your instrument, wires & stand to join the drone:meld.
Droners, Friends and Audience are all welcome for this community drone immersion experience. This is a free event.
Loadin/setup/hangout 7 to 8pm.
DRONE:KLUB commences at 8:00pmA big THANK YOU to Roland Canada for sharing their space for this open community drone event!
Here's some photos on FB by Brendan Albert Photography
and a link to the full sound recording from the December D:K.
You can also listen to the Dec. D:K sound recording here.
11:15:16 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents l'ombre + Shimmer Crush + No Seas
Tuesday November 15th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. 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.
music: http://crimeleague.bandcamp.com/album/these-four-walls
video: https://vimeo.com/117016204. l’ombre (stephen sawyer) plays atmospheric rhythmic ambient. He creates abstract collages that are pieced together to form fragile compositions. Melancholic melodies from the beginning of the set will fade into dissonant noise as light gives way to shadows.
. No Seas . Certain emotions turn false as soon as one articulates them, No Seas had learned from bitter experience. He was subjecting his new emotion to the acid test. No Seas, the newest project from guitarist/composer Alexei Orechin. A tapestry of crystallized melodies, waves of magnetic hiss, and compositions revolving around solo guitar and tapes. Debut EP Elle Temporary available on cassette on Overfold Records.
http://mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.ca/2016/04/recording-no-seas.html
http://www.noseas.bandcamp.com
10:11:16 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents NORTH ATLANTIC DRIFT
+ VALISKA (Calgary) +
GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tuesday October 11th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. NORTH ATLANTIC DRIFT is the experimental, ambient & electronic duo of Brad Deschamps & Mike Abercrombie. Formed in the summer of 2011 with early influences ranging from Boards of Canada & Stars Of The Lid to Erik Satie & Tangerine Dream, the two musicians released their first record in early 2012 entitled *Canvas*. This debut record would see the duo set an atmospheric, ambient & melodic tone that would carry over into following albums. Their live set consists of variations of predominantly minimal ambience for guitar and synthesizers with the occasional addition of electronics.
. VALISKA is the project of Calgary-based experimental musician Krzysztof Sujata, exploring the intersection between ambient, drone and modern composition.
. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS will blend their swirling, hand painted transparencies throughout the evening.
09:20:16 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents dreamSTATE + DRONE:KLUB +
DJ LP + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tuesday September 20th @ Handlebar
159 Augusta Ave . Toronto, ON Canada
(Kensington Market) W of Spadina & N of Dundas . Map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. 9:00 . dreamSTATE . Ambient explorers dreamSTATE set the drone tone in the first set with a stream of unconsciousness inspired by this year's long, hot Ontario summer. Presiding over a tabletop of tablets and controllers they'll be drawing on recent memories of hazy days, spectral nights, cicadas, crickets, taunting clouds, rejuvenating lakes and tangled dreams. http://www.dreamSTATE.to
. 10:00 . DRONE:KLUB . The PiNG introduces DRONE:KLUB, Toronto's new community drone event, envisioned as a mobile series of drone-based improv sessions in private and public spaces. If you're a droner and keen to explore and add your voice to a drone chorus of open-minded musicians, send an email to droneklub@theambientping.com or FB message DRONE:KLUB through the link below. We'll assemble a list to notify you where and when things are happening. This introductory set assembles a small group of musicians to drone for your pleasure. Don't miss the first installment of DRONE:KLUB. We'll have a sign-up sheet at Handlebar too.
https://www.facebook.com/droneklub. DJ LP . Beginning at 8:30 and between sets DJ LP (Lorenz Peter) will be spinning choice ambient and electronic music from his extensive selection of discs in his LP's LPs record shop (at 2227 Dundas St West).
https://www.facebook.com/lorenz.peter.7. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Throughout the night, painting the light fantastic will be the spinning analog visuals of General Chaos.
08:18:16 . THE AMBiENT PiNG's
17th ANNiVERSARY featuring
REPAIR + JACOB WATTERS +
SCOTT STANLEY + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Thursday August 18th @ Burdock
1184 Bloor St. West . Toronto, ON Canada
NW corner of Bloor and Pauline + just west of the
Dufferin Subway Station . Map, info + directions here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00
$8 ADVANCE TICKETS CLICK HERE . $10 at DOOR
PLEASE NOTE: The PiNG's 17th ANNiVERSARY is on
THURSDAY AUGUST 18th at BURDOCK - 1184 Bloor St. W.. REPAIR . Repair (Mark, Matt & Dawn) will be performing a live ambient set with all hardware synths, loopers and sequencers. Dawn will be experimenting with voice, effects and sampling while Mark and Matt will be on keys enhancing Dawn's sound experiments. Facebook . Bandcamp . Youtube
. JACOB WATTERS . Jacob Watters bridges the gaps between various ambient and electronic genres. He explores the hidden synthesis potential of instruments, often using them in ways beyond their intended design. Listen as he takes you on a journey of auditory delight.
. SCOTT STANLEY . Scott Stanley’s first forays into sound creation were at the age of fifteen, experimenting with tape loops, effects, and home keyboards. Not long after he purchased his first synthesizer, and began producing his own electronic music. Along side Jakob Thiesen and Matt and Mark Thibideau, they collectively started the Toronto based label Obsolete Components to showcase their music, passion for synthesizers and unique sound creation. Facebook . Facebook . Bandcamp
07:12:16 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
NOiNO + NORTH ATLANTIC DRIFT
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tuesday July 12th @ RATIO
283 College Street . Toronto, ON Canada
south side of College west of Spadina . Map, info + directions here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. 9:00 . NOiNO . Once again the experimental sound project NOiNO featuring James Bailey, Matthew Poulakakis and Jamie Todd returns to launch an improvised sonic journey to who knows where playing who knows what. Even NOiNO doesn't know where this sound journey will take them as their sound map only becomes apparent once the gear is plugged in and NOiNO starts improvising. Odds are there will be synths, EFX, found objects and possibly even some junkyard percussion mixed into the sonic stew, but in keeping with the NOiNO mandate there will be no practices, discussions or rehearsals prior to the performance. It's a hard discipline to maintain, but one that NOiNO is proud to keep.
. 10:00 . NORTH ATLANTIC DRIFT . North Atlantic Drift is the experimental, ambient & electronic duo of Brad Deschamps & Mike Abercrombie. Formed in the summer of 2011 with early influences ranging from Boards of Canada & Stars Of The Lid to Erik Satie & Tangerine Dream, the two musicians released their first record in early 2012 entitled *Canvas*. This debut record would see the duo set an atmospheric, ambient & melodic tone that would carry over into following albums. Their live set consists of variations of predominantly minimal ambience for guitar and synthesizers with the occasional addition of electronics.
06:14:16 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents SEVA
+ DIRTY INPUTS + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tuesday June 14th @ RATIO
283 College Street . Toronto, ON Canada
south side of College west of Spadina . Map, info + directions here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. 9:00 . SEVA . SONiC MEDiTATiONS . SEVA (the Sanskrit word for 'selfless service') is composed of Eric Hopper (Sylken) and Beau Lukes (The Eclipse Project). SEVA returns for their second performance at THE AMBiENT PiNG, where they invite you all to sit back,relax and drift off to floating atmospheres of deep ambience drones, rhythmic vibes, melodious melodies, percussion and tribal didgeridoo. If you enjoy sonic meditations, dreamy soundscapes and orchestral spaces, then this is the evening for you. Join us at the PiNG for a journey into ethereal sound realms and healings with uplifting vibrations.
Sylken's latest CD download ‘Music For Spaceports’ at - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sylken7
The Eclipse Project's latest CD: ‘A Perfect Gradiant Sky’ at:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/theeclipseproject or https://theeclipseproject.bandcamp.com/releases Official Website: http://www.eclipsemusicproject.com. 10:00 . DIRTY INPUTS . Dirty Inputs is Aaron Dawson, a musician and VJ based in Toronto, Canada. Dawson was part of the Toronto ambient drone collective Off The International Radar. Having grown up in a small town in the Rocky Mountain foothills of western Canada, moving to the continent’s fourth largest metropolis has produced conflicting desires for nature and technology. Dirty Inputs’ euphoric synth-driven soundscapes search for the beach between these desires, between the beautiful and the terrifying. This focus has created a body of work that is often dark and brooding, and other times joyful and emotional. It is an attempt to strip away the hype and rhetoric in society to reveal the plain truths and humble existence of humankind staring into the void.
05:28:16 . THE PiNG + Weird Canada present
dreamSTATE + NORTHUMBRIA
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS as part of
Weird Canada's National Drone Day
Saturday May 28th @ RATIO
283 College Street . Toronto, ON Canada
south side of College west of Spadina . Map, info + directions here
7:30pm - 11:30pm . All Ages + FREE
THE AMBiENT PiNG salutes Weird Canada's National Drone Day
with their 3rd annual Drone Day presentation, but this year it's a
TWiGHLiGHT EVENiNG DRONE - a free, all-ages concert to
close out your Drone Day celebrations.Deep soundscapers dreamSTATE (electronics) launch their new
Ephemeral Drone live-system at 8:30pm to begin the journey.The mighty Northumbria (guitar and bass) take over the trip at 10:00pm
to lead us North and to bring down the sky.General Chaos Visuals will provide the drone photonics.
Drop by, tune in & space out . . .
04:19:16 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
NO COLOUR BLUE + CULT EYES +
GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tuesday April 19th @ RATIO
283 College Street . Toronto, ON Canada
south side of College west of Spadina . Map, info + directions here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. NO COLOUR BLUE . No Colour Blue is a tape-based ambient electronic collaboration between Jess Forrest of Castle If and M. Joakim of Processor.. CULT EYES . Using cassette tape loops to restructure narratives that have been ingrained in us, Cult Eyes offers an intense situation that is governed by how much gear can be transported by TTC. An ongoing experiment that is about accomplishing destabilizing tasks and dealing with it live.
03:15:16 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
FULLDECK SUBHUMAN + sLAB +
GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tuesday March 15th @ RATIO
283 College Street . Toronto, ON Canada
south side of College west of Spadina . Map, info + directions here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. 9:00 . FULLDECK SUBHUMAN . Past and surreal manifestations
of internet culture. Serene drone, pure noise, and minimalist synth,
Fulldeck Subhuman re-contextualizes pop music and pop culture,
distorting and juxtaposing it with the aid of modern electronics
to craft a strange and comforting soundtrack to an
ever-changing culture.
https://fulldecksubhuman.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/fulldecksubhuman
https://www.facebook.com/fulldecksubhuman. 10:00 . sLAB . sLAB is a group of people who use musical
instruments to create sound together, but they do not play
music, exactly. What they do is craft immersive sound sculptures
that their listeners live in for a little while. Situated around the
perimeter of the room, the four musicians improvise sounds in
strange harmony, exploring the uses of microtonal combinations
and acoustic beats. Their tools are electric guitars and basses,
played with electromagnetic devices that excite the strings to
create very long notes. sLAB has released several recordings,
which are available at: http://slabdrones.bandcamp.com
11:17:15 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
sLAB + TOM PRICE + NORTHUMBRIA
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tuesday November 17th @ RATIO
283 College Street . Toronto, ON Canada
south side of College west of Spadina . Map, info + directions here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. 9:00 . sLAB . sLAB is a group of people who use musical instruments
to create sound together, but they do not play music, exactly.
What they do is craft immersive sound sculptures that their
listeners live in for a little while. Situated around the perimeter
of the room, the four musicians improvise sounds in strange
harmony, exploring the uses of microtonal combinations and
acoustic beats. Their tools are electric guitars and basses,
played with electromagnetic devices that excite the strings to
create very long notes. Each set lasts around 30-45 minutes,
and each one is different. sLAB has released several recordings,
which are available at: http://slabdrones.bandcamp.com. 10:00 . TOM PRICE . Tom Price finds inspiration in a diverse range
of influences, such as Autechre, J.S. Bach, Morton Feldman, and
mbira music. His music explores the possibilities of tuning systems
outside of 12 tone equal temperament. He will be doing synth
keyboard improvisations over shifting drones and pad sounds.". 10:45 . NORTHUMBRIA . Toronto based ambient metal duo
Northumbria was formed in 2011 by former Holoscene members
Jim Field and Dorian Williamson. Using only guitar and bass
mega amplified and recorded live, Northumbria create a wall
of improvised drones that take the listener on a sonic journey
through a dystopian landscape. In March of 2015 Northumbria
released "Helluland", their debut album for Swedish dark
ambient label Cryo Chamber.
10:20:15 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents SNOWDAY + ISLES DAY + visuals
by AARON DAWSON aka DIRTY INPUTS
Tuesday October 20th @ RATIO
283 College Street . Toronto, ON Canada
south side of College west of Spadina . Map, info + directions here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. 9:00 . SNOWDAY . Following the September release of their Evoke EP,
Snowday performs a live improvised ambient set for their PiNG debut.. 10:00 . ISLES DAY . Isles Day are made up of Marcus Beiner and
James Beardmore. They construct slow building soundscapes using
layers of eroded loops, found samples and coatings of analog drones,
moving from serene heights to claustrophobic depths. They have
released one full length, *Monoculture*, and an EP, *The Sun I Saw*.
Weird Canada called them “The cultivation of the singular organism
of sound”. Bandcamp Soundcloud
09:16:15 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
STEREO HYPNOSIS (Reykjavík, Iceland)
+ HEIKI + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Wednesday September 16th @ RATIO
283 College Street . Toronto, ON Canada
south side of College west of Spadina . Map, info + directions here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
HEIKI . Heiki (Hey-Key) is a veteran of the Toronto electronic
music scene. Since 1987, Heiki Sillaste has released an impressive
catalogue of well over 45 synthesizer-based records and made
over 150 compilation appearances, under the guises of Kinder Atom,
Digital Poodle and Les Fontaines. Heiki returns to the PiNG to
perform a solo set, including tracks from his latest album
Dub Museum, on his Paper+Sound label.
HEIKI on SOUNDCLOUDStereo Hypnosis (Reykjavík, Iceland) . The electronic trio Stereo
Hypnosis, a father and son collaboration of Óskar Thorarensen,
Pan Thorarensen & the composer Þorkell Atlason was founded
in Flatey Iceland 2006. They have an organic sound, serene and
down tempo - electronic climbing the Icelandic unforgiving highlands.
Stereo Hypnosis is very ambient-driven electronica, full of lonely
organic environmental sounds, birds in the background, waves
crashing the shore, water dripping, with soft beats and gentle
melodies. Stereo Hypnosis has five albums: Parallel Island,
Hypnogogia, Synopsis (in collaboration with the Italian sound
artist Pulse) Glossolalia & Morphic Ritual. They are also leading
promoters in the Icelandic Electronic scene and founders of the
Extreme Chill Festival. Þorkell has been involved in classical
contemporary music and pop music from his young age. He has
worked as a composer and electronic musician in Rotterdam Holland
and also he studied classical guitar. His works have been performed
all around Europe & America. Extreme Chill Festival
08:18:15 . THE AMBiENT PiNG's 16TH
ANNiVERSARY with STEVE CASTELLANO +
BEN GROSSMAN, cheryl o, BARRY PROPHET
+ THE WEDNESDAY EXPERIMENT +
GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tuesday August 18TH @ RATIO
283 College Street . Toronto, ON Canada
south side of College west of Spadina . Map, info + directions here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. Steve Castellano started studying classical piano at age 8,
picked up his first analogue synthesizer at 14, and came to
Toronto to study electronic music and composition at York
University at 17. He has since been involved in a number of
musical pursuits ranging from documentary and computer game
scores to a jazz fusion CD release in the 90s and a brief
appearance as Benny in an Abba tribute band. His modular
compositions combine solid state, vacuum tube and code-based
sources to explore the borders between familiar consonant
harmonic spaces and the chaotic realms where digital
artifacts, found sounds and radio transmissions
fight for control of the ionosphere.. Ben Grossman, cheryl o & Barry Prophet perform an
evening of improvisations. Creative flexibility enabled by
texturally rich instrumentation empowered by many decades
of experience will materialize in a series of solo, duo & trio
manifestations. The artists’ performances of acoustic,
electronic & electro-acoustic instruments will take
the audience on experiences that are linier,
non-linier, spherical, amorphic & more.. THE WEDNESDAY EXPERIMENT . So what is The Wednesday
Experiment? A Melbourne Australia based outfit with
Peter O’Leary’s beats, Emily Juniper’s celestial vocals
and MC Emerald featuring: Heartfelt Melodies; A barrage of
insane beats; Collaborations from all over the globe; There
are no rules; There is no genre; WE Experiment WE
Collaborate; WE Evolve; Anything Can Happen!
https://thewednesdayexperiment.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8oVxqs8Uso
07:14:15 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
EVAN CYBER + JACOB WATTERS
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tuesday July 14th @ RATIO
283 College Street . Toronto, ON Canada
south side of College west of Spadina . Map, info + directions here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
Jacob Watters explores different genres and styles of electronic
music. He often bridges the gaps between ambient, experimental
and synthwave music. Listen as he takes you on a journey
of auditory delight.
06:16:15 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
PHOLDE + LORNE DAVID THOMSON
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tuesday June 16th @ RATIO
283 College Street . Toronto, ON Canada
south side of College west of Spadina . Map, info + directions here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. 9:00 . PHOLDE . Alan Bloor (Pholde aka Knurl) opens the night
with a new set of dark metalsonics wrought from his custom sound
sculptures of hardened steel. Bowing & striking his unique creations
Bloor will take you deep into his subterranean soundworld.. 10:00 . LORNE DAVID THOMSON . Bangkok based electronic musician
LORNE DAVID THOMSON will be performing improvised soundscapes
and atmospherics laden with melody on a variety of devices.
05:09:15 . THE PiNG + Weird Canada present
dreamSTATE + ANOMALOUS DISTURBANCES
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS as part of
Weird Canada's National Drone Day
Saturday May 9th @ RATIO
283 College Street . Toronto, ON Canada
south side of College west of Spadina . Map, info + directions here
2:30pm - 4:30pm . All Ages + FREE
THE AMBiENT PiNG presents a free all ages
afternoon drone for Weird Canada's 2nd
Annual National Drone Day.ANOMALOUS DISTURBANCES : Currently emanating from Vancouver, BC,
Anomalous Disturbances, aka Terrence (Terry) O'Brien, creates
droning soundworlds utilizing his array of guitar synthesizers, efx pedals, processors and looping devices. He has released six albums and
contributed to collaborative projects with PiNG alumni Matthew Poulakakis
(Wassonic), as well as Eric Hopper and Jamie Todd (SADU).dreamSTATE salutes Weird Canada's 2nd Annual National Drone Day
with a drifting, evolving drone set painting the Canadian landscapes of
their dreams, from the high peaks and spires to the deepest of lakes.
There is something down there and they want it told.
04:21:15 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents iderdown + NAW + JFM +
GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tuesday April 21st @ RATIO
283 College Street . Toronto, ON Canada
south side of College west of Spadina . Map, info + directions here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $8-10
. 8:30 . iderdown is a Toronto based electronic artist who uses
noise and melody to create danceable soundscapes. mixing live instrumentation/synthesis and sequencing, his live sets create
a modern wall of sound.
Website: http://www.iderdown.com
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/iderdown. 9:30 . naw is the alter ego of Neil Wiernik, Montreal ex-pat who
now calls Toronto home. He began composing electronic music in
the late 80s with explorations in audio art and experimental music.
Neil's interest in sound and technology has lead him to a continued
questioning and refinement of audio tools and modes of production
resulting in experimentation with altered instruments, modified
devices, and custom software environments. Neil's music could
be described as warm, atmospheric, and cinematic electronic music.
The sound design of naw is firmly grounded in the rich traditions of
dub studio culture but can also be weighed alongside formal
contemporary composition. His music was recently described in
" The Wire" as having "...the kind of sharpness and clarity usually
lost amid the murk and decay of clicks and cuts and digital delays."
naw is Post Dub Minimalism.
naw has released music on various labels including noise factory,
paperplussound, pertin-nce, feedbackloop, blrr, consouling and
elevation recordings as a solo artist; under his own name or
using various pseudonyms, such as naw, as well as part
of various band projects.
www.phoniq.net.10:30 . JFM is the moniker of nomadic collage artist
Jesse Frank Matthews. Sampling sounds from the sonic
ether, and recycling memories and matter into new shapes
before stitching them back together. Crafting the music with
a simple sampler, an over active imagination and a curiosity
in juxtaposition. Part plunderphonic, and part psychedelic-the
pieces of the puzzle sometimes fit and sometimes they don't.
With JFM the ride is as important as the destination, music
belongs to everyone and has no fixed address. The door
is always open.
http://jfm3.bandcamp.com
11.25.14 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents URM + LES FONTAINES
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Nov. 25th @ The Array Space . 155 Walnut Ave.
between Richmond & Adelaide, just south-east of
Trinity Bellwoods Park . Map, info and directions here .
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
9:00 . URM . Also known as Phil In for the PiNG when bookings go
astray. Unfortunately our originally scheduled first act for this night,
Conda had to cancel and then our replacement act Little Ghost also
had to cancel (first time ever we've had two cancellations in one
month) so Jamie Todd of URM once again steps in and saddles up
his shimmering synth stallions to save the sonic day or to at least
make sure that the first set isn't just spaced out pure unadulterated
silence. Instead expect an all new set of sequences, scapes and
general sonic mischief from Jamie including some of the pieces that
URM released via the PiNG LiST in 2014. BTW the URM MP3s are all
still up on the PiNG site so get 'em while you can if you missed any:
URM 2014 PiNG LiST LP:
• CryMeA Shiver
• HOV Lane
• Weather Warring
• floating on a gentle butterfly breeze
• The Sandy Triptych10:00 . LES FONTAINES . LES FONTAINES are a Toronto
“é léctro-psyche” synth pop duo. Lorenz Peter (synths, noise,
turntables) has played in numerous duos, including CORPUSSE
and in bass synth duo PROCESSOR. Heiki Sillaste (synths,
drum machines, effects) has previously made music as cult
elektro industrialists DIGITAL POODLE and electronic maximalists
KINDER ATOM. Les Fontaines love their distorted hand-played
synth leads, over-layed on top of choppy drum box funk rhythms,
arpeggiated bass lines and swirling, walls of phased sound.
Occasional metallic voices float in and out of the mix,
commanding the listener to pay attention. Les Fontaines
create their own singular sound of psychedelic, electronic,
art synth punk funk.
http://www.paperplusound.com/wordpress/les-fontaines-magic-touch/
https://soundcloud.com/heiki-2/sets/les-fontaines
https://soundcloud.com/paper-sound/les-fontaines_burn-the
http://www.paperplusound.com/wordpress/les-fontainescanandaa/
http://lesfontaines.bandcamp.com/music
08.19.14 . THE AMBiENT PiNG's
15th ANNiVERSARY with
dreamSTATE + synþ +
GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. August 19th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. dreamSTATE . After a year away, dreamSTATE returns to
Supermarket to deliver a banquet of deep ambient, spaced
grooves, textured drones and twisted topologies honouring
the fifteenth anniversary of THE AMBiENT PiNG! Scott and
Jamie are cooking up some fresh sonic cuisine and favourite
sensual dishes for the occasion, so come with open
minds and hungry ears... synþ . Terry Campbell's ongoing project synþ (pronounced
“ SINth”) which mixes live percussion with vintage analogue and
modern digital techniques to create “Percussive Synthetics”.
For the PiNG's 15th, synþ's set will feature the sounds of the
Korg Wavedrum, Volca Keys, the “thorn” (Terry's homemade
3 string “cello”), laptop, and some exotic percussion.
The new synþ CD, “Nature” will be released and
available at the concert.
07.08.14 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents KALTE + RikM +
GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. July. 8th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. Kalte . Over the last few months the members of Kalte have
laid in a state of deep cryogenic suspension, hidden away from
prying eyes in their secret Antarctic laboratory/lair.
Dreaming. Scheming. Plotting. Planning. Something has been
forming beneath the ice, ready to awaken.... RikM . THE AMBiENT PiNG is very pleased to host the debut
performance by Rik MacLean's new solo musical project RikM.
Prepare for a set of languid and epic musical diversions from the
forthcoming RikM release “Clinical Trial”, coming soon from
Crime League. There may also be puppets...
06.10.14 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
HEIKI + JAKOB THIESEN +
GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. June. 10th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. HEIKI . Heiki (Hey-Key) is a veteran of the Toronto electronic
music scene. Since 1987, Heiki Sillaste has released an impressive
catalogue of well over 45 synthesizer-based records and made over
150 compilation appearances. Heiki, a Paper + Sound artist who also
performs and records with Kinder Atom and Digital Poodle returns to
the PiNG to perform a solo ambient dub set from his new album,
Dub Museum.. JAKOB THIESEN . This Toronto based musician and sound designer
has been exploring electronic and acoustic sound for over 10 years.
Jakob's love for film is apparent in all his works, his numerous
independent music releases and his film and television sound
design for filmmakers have all focused on the malleability of
sound and the emotional and cerebral impacts that entail.
Jakob's recent LP Simpleprisms has been holding down the
#1 spot on SomaFM's Top 30 Drone Zone Albums since
the middle of May.
05.10.14 . THE AMBiENT PiNG, Arraymusic
+ Weird Canada present a 2-Hour dreamSTATE Drone with GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS for
Weird Canada's “National Drone Day”
Sat. May. 10th @ The Array Space . 155 Walnut Ave.
between Richmond & Adelaide, just south-east of
Trinity Bellwoods Park . Map, info and directions here .
2:30pm - 4:30pm . All Ages + FREE
THE AMBiENT PiNG, Arraymusic and Weird Canada present a
2-Hour dreamSTATE Drone Event to celebrate the very first
" National Drone Day"! This is a FREE, ALL-AGES event!Weird Canada has proclaimed May 10th as “National Drone Day”
and the dronemeisters of dreamSTATE will rise to salute The Drone
with a special 2-hour Saturday afternoon concert, astral travelling
from coast to coast via the deepest of sound waves and textures.Celebrate The Drone with other righteous Canadians by listening to
drone music all day and immersing yourself in dreamSTATE's rare
live afternoon sound journey and later in Weird Canada's own
drone concert at the Tranzac Club (Tiki Room) starting at 6pm
with a variety of drone performers.This is the official PiNG event for May 2014 and you'll find the
beautiful Array Space at 155 Walnut Avenue - between
Richmond & Adelaide, just south-east of Trinity Bellwoods Park.
Map and directions at: www.arraymusic.com
04.29.14 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents THE BODY IN QUESTION +
THE COSMIC ORGY + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Apr. 29th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. 9:00 . THE COSMIC ORGY . THE COSMIC ORGY paint and colour
with ecuadorean rhythms from the Amazon,Andes and Pacific
coast using traditional instrument samples,field recordings and
sound design with Glitch,Drum and Bass,free improv and
controllerism. David West uses a custom double sided
convertible 7 string fretted/fretless midi-guitar,
laptop/controllers and Mark Hundevad electronic
drums and percussion. THE COSMIC ORGY is a tribute
to the cosmic wealth of Ecuador from the beyond.. 10:00 . THE BODY IN QUESTION . The Body In Question plays
experimental electronic music. Our influences include Zoviet
France, Nurse With Wound, Cul De Sac, Tod Dockstaeder,
Lorde Awesome, Miles Davis (especially the Bitches Brew years),
Black Dice, Kieren Hebden and Steve Reid to name just a few.
We are interested in what Damo Suzuki calls spontaneous
composition but also don't mind digging in for a fierce chaotic
improvisational jam from time to time. Some of the pieces you
hear were created in the moment, usually live in the studio,
while others were crafted over time using layers of overdubbing.
Always, at the core of what we do, is the spirit of exploration
and experimentation. The Body In Question is:
Charles Hackbarth on synthesizer, guitar, sampler and
various electronic gizmos; Marc Cohen on drums and
keyboards; Eric Laimer on guitar; Jim Taylor on bass;
special guest vocalist Sue Hutton from Rhea's Obsession.
03.18.14 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents VESPAZIANI/DAVISON +
WINDERMERE + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Mar. 18th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. 9:00 . WINDERMERE . Michael Thompson, known as DJ Polyphonic,
was a promoter with Soundsphere during the heyday of the rave era,
bringing The Black Dog, Mixmaster Morris and a mini version of The Orb
to Toronto, as well as the Darkwood guerrilla ambient events in Serena
Gundy Park and the infamous Samhain in Wasteland event, held in an
abandoned building on Halloween 1998. Now entirely focused on
production, he has chosen the moniker Windermere for
ambient and electronic musics.. 10:00 . VESPAZIANI/DAVISON . Bob Vespaziani is a freelance
drummer/percussionist, who is very active in both the Blues and
Improvisational music scenes in Canada. Bob's main axe is the
Korg WAVEDRUM which he plays though various electronic effects,
expanding the instrument's potential texturally as well as rhythmically.
William Davison is a multi-disciplinary artist and electroacoustic
improvisor who has been active in Toronto's underground,
experimental, noise, and improvised music communities for
25 years. He mainly uses homemade instruments, amplified
objects and minimal electronic effects to create his
surprisingly varied and surreal soundscapes.
02.18.14 . THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents karmafarm with Nodefilms
+ Hybrid Frequency with
GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Feb. 18th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. karmafarm with visuals by Nodefilms . Returning from
Hamilton, Steven Sauvé finally brings his karmafarm
ambient-systems project back to the PiNG for another
fine evening of minimal yet cinematic soundscapes.
Although Steven has regularly appeared with Geek
Weekend and at drone and loop nights since, this will
be the first karmafarm set at the PiNG in nearly a decade.
Picking up where they left off a decade ago, Calvin Grant
of Nodefilms will once again be providing Steven with
lushish and striking visuals.. Hybrid Frequency with General Chaos Visuals .
Hybrid Frequency seeks to find that connection between
the logic and non logic sounds by experimenting with different
sources, mostly natural and organic. Including Latin-American
folk instruments such as “quenas” and “ocarinas” among
others to give color and texture to the subtle soundscapes
that overlay the noisy walls made by many different tools
such as synthesizers, made electronic devices, computer
software, effect pedals and field recordings. Sometimes
harsh and sometimes drone, ambient or sometimes
experimental, Hybrid Frequency expresses the anxiety
of the artist in search and exploration of the dualities
of life and the struggle of human beings to survive.
Live performances include not only noise, but some
experimentation and improvisation, performance and
some audience interaction. It is always the new, the
unknown, the unexplainable and finally …a surprise outcome.
01.21.14 . THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
Mikrosleep & friends + CellSong Collective
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Jan. 21st @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
. { Mikrosleep & friends } . An audio project which explores
extremely short unfamiliar samples ources in periodic and
aperiodic forms, invoking the transition into phenomenological
awareness of consciousness. Pseudonym derived from the
smallest quanta of sleep, occurring when a person simply
slips into unconsciousness for brief moments. Dasein.
Robertson Holt (AKA Mikrosleep) has a BA in
Transpersonal Psychology and has been playing
with sound since the Apple][
http://www.15min.ca. { CellSong Collective } . Returning to the PiNG for the first
time since 2003, this eclectic group combines drone guitar,
transcendental vocals and electronics to immerse listeners
on an journey that feels simultaneously otherworldly
and compellingly familiar.Laurel James (Chanteuse Extraordinaire),
Savino Mazzuocco (Pacific Trash Vortex, Senior Beatbox)
Jacob Vrieswyk (Lord Open ~ Niagara Space Rock Personality )
and Robertson Holt (Cauterwall, Mikrosleep)
https://www.facebook.com/AnatomicRecords
https://soundcloud.com/AnatomicRecords
12.10.13 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
PLANET OF THE LOOPS 15TH ANNIVERSARY
with ANDREW ALDRIDGE, KURT SWINGHAMMER,
DON KERR, BYRON WONG, STEVEN SAUVÉ,
CHERYL O, WALLY JERICHO, PETER MURRAY,
MICHAEL KEITH, ALISSA VOX RAW
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Dec. 10th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:00 . $8-10
The looping starts at 8:00!
Arrive early so you don't miss the first round of loopers!Thanks to Jeff Howard, we'll have the PiNG LiVE Stream
flowing again at 8:00PM on Tuesday December 10th for
those of you outside of Toronto.CLiCK HERE for the PiNG LiVE Stream
. Planet of the Loops . 15 years ago Andrew Aldridge launched
POTL into orbit which in turn became the springboard which helped
to catapult the PiNG into motion. That first POTL night back in 1998
at Holy Joe's featured Andrew, Kurt Swinghammer, Trevor Shaiken
and Tamara Williamson. After a year at Holy Joe's, POTL joined forces
with the PiNG to present POTL shows on a monthly basis from 1999
until 2005. Some of the many loopers who have played POTL include
Ken Harrison (Wild Strawberries), Kevin Barrett, Danny Michel,
Colin Cripps, Russell Broom, Kevin Breit, ARC, Scott M2, Jamie Todd,
Matthew Poulakakis, James Bailey, Cheryl O, Steven Sauvé,
Ben Grossman, Richard Underhill and Wally Jericho.Andrew Aldridge, the founder of the Planet has played with
Wild Strawberries, Danny Michel, Sarah Slean, Universal Honey
and members of Blue Oyster Cult. Andrew has performed at the
World Looping Festival in Santa Cruz CA and now resides in
Hamilton ON as a musician and producer.Join us to celebrate POTL's 15th Anniversary as we launch the
Planet off into a new orbit, but arrive early as we'll be starting
right at 8 to squeeze in all the loopers - Andrew Aldridge,
Cheryl O, Kurt Swinghammer, Don Kerr, Byron Wong,
Steven Sauvé, Wally Jericho, Peter Murray, Michael Keith,
Alissa Vox Raw + General Chaos Visuals
11.12.13 THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents the One (family) + Oureboros +
Yoshie & Chie + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Nov. 12th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
Thanks to Jeff Howard, we'll also have the PiNG LiVE Stream
flowing again at 9:00PM on Tuesday November 12th for those
of you outside of Toronto.CLiCK HERE for the PiNG LiVE Stream
9:00 . the One (family) . b. burroughs & Justin Scott Gray, a
married couple from Ontario, Canada have been releasing their
experimental, electronic, avante garde sound art through their
self run label Amok Recordings since 2011.10:00 . YOSHI & CHIE . Originally from Osaka, Japan, Yoshie and Chie
deliver an unique world music blend of Sitar, Didgeridoo, beats,
voice, treatments & loop which bridges the gap between
traditional instruments and electronica.11:00 . OUREBOROS . A collaboration founded in 2006 by Canadian
artists Rich Oddie and Tnon. They present a unique fusion of
deep ambient electronics, apocalyptic industrial, and ritualistic
six-string walls of sound that evoke elements of black metal
and shoegaze.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Stephen Lindsey and Eric
Siegerman of General Chaos Visuals will lighten up our
night with their spaced out light paintings.
10.29.13 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
AKUMU + KALTE + mara's torment
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Oct. 29th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
Thanks to Jeff Howard, we'll also have the PiNG LiVE Stream
flowing again at 9:00PM on Tuesday October 29th for those
of you outside of Toronto.CLiCK HERE for the PiNG LiVE Stream
. mara's torment + AKUMU + KALTE . After a summer spent in
deep isolation in their Antarctic laboratory, Deane Hughes and
Rik MacLean return to the PiNG stage to celebrate Hallowe'en
and Dios de Los Muertos with an evening of dark music specially
chosen for the season. Performing work from their solo projects
Akumu and mara's torment as well as their collaborative project
Kalte, Deane and Rik promise a night of haunting electronic
transmissions and frigid ambience.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . After a rare month off, Stephen
Lindsey and Eric Siegerman of General Chaos Visuals will be
back in the house to spash light in the dark with their spining
and strobing light paintings.
09.17.13 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
SEDATIVE (MARK THIBIDEAU) +
MATT THIBIDEAU + TIMOTHY GLASGOW
with Visuals By MARKUS HECKMANN
Tues. Sept. 17th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
Thanks to Jeff Howard, we'll also have the PiNG LiVE Stream
flowing again at 9:00PM on Tuesday September 17th for those
of you outside of Toronto.CLiCK HERE for the PiNG LiVE Stream
. 9:00 . SEDATIVE . Sedative (Mark Thibideau) is happy to announce
his new record Soft Tension on Toronto's The Crime League records.
This new EP contains 5 tracks of atmospheres, pulsations and evolving
drones. His live set will be a reworking of his album using hardware
samplers, effects processors and analog synthesizers.
Download the record here.. 10:00 . MATT THIBIDEAU . Matt Thibideau is just getting ready to
release Reclusion his upcoming record on the Detroit / Chicago based
label Echospace Air. The ambient 8 track LP is due to be released this
fall & The songs are based on both Industrial and natural landscapes.
Matt has placed himself in these environments to record the sounds
of them and take them back to the studio to sample and manipulate
them into his music. This live performance will showcase this upcoming
record. Matt Thibideau and Jakob Thiesen have also released their
Faux Fruit record on their own label Obsolete Components.
Here is a pay what you want link.. 11.00 . TIMOTHY GLASGOW . Synthesist from London ON,
" Audio Nerd-For-Hire, Multi-Instrumentalist, Bicycle Racer,
Skateboarder, Latex Fetishist, Wise Man.". Visuals for this evening will be provided by Markus Heckmann
08.20.13 THE AMBiENT PiNG's
14th ANNiVERSARY with
dreamSTATE + AMOEBA STARFISH
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. August 20th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $8-10
Thanks to Jeff Howard, we'll also have the PiNG LiVE Stream
flowing again at 9:00PM on Tuesday August 20th for those
of you outside of Toronto.CLiCK HERE for the PiNG LiVE Stream
. 9:00 . dreamSTATE . Now that the reverberations of their
Drone Cycle 2012 shows with very special guests have subsided,
dreamSTATE return for their first duo performance at the PiNG
since April 2010. Jamie Todd & Scott M2 will be building on
their experiences from the Cycle to take you even higher.10:00 . AMOEBA STARFISH . Featuring R&S (Rhythm and Space)
guitarist Phil Ogison along with phonometrician Jeff Howard,
AMOEBA STARFISH combines elements of groove, chill, space
& psychedelia in equal proportions, at times tribal, at times alien,
sure to intrigue, soothe and excite.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman
of General Chaos Visuals will splash light all over the friggin' space to
create moving abstract light paintings to get us in a celebratory mood
for the PiNG's 14th ANNiVERSARY.07.09.13 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
Transmorphous Sound Ensemble + PROCESSOR
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. July 09th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $6
Thanks to Jeff Howard, we'll also have the PiNG LiVE Stream
flowing again at 9:00PM on Tuesday July 9th for those
of you outside of Toronto.CLiCK HERE for the PiNG LiVE Stream
. 9:00 . TRANSMORPHOUS SOUND ENSEMBLE . Formed in February 2009 by Chris Meloche and Richard Moule as a forum for sonic creation in which the two participants create an atmosphere in which sounds can organically grow and morph into ever-changing soundscapes. Meloche plays a table-top guitar which is processed through several digital processing devices while Moule uses a similar approach on the violin. Both performers also make use of prepared recordings (environmental, media etc...) which are also manipulated beyond recognition. The duo communicate within the confines of a sonic palette which slowly and progressively twists and turns in a pattern which resembles a living organism. The listener is enveloped by the sound and drawn into an alien soundscape which is somehow rooted in a cloak of familiarity. Sounds slowly appear and disappear while the passage of time suddenly becomes an irrelevant concept.
. 10:00 . PROCESSOR . Processor is Melissa Joakim & Lorenz Peter. Formed in August 2012. Music is comprised of bass guitar, pedals & keyboard. Processor create pulsing electronic soundscapes, driving rhythm and walls of sound. Sometimes melodic, sometimes discordant noise. Processor is releasing their first 4 track independent EP this summer. Watch for a pre-issue tape release soon.
. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman will be painting the space with electric coloured lights for your viewing pleasure.
06.11.13 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
SPACENOIZ + LORNE DAVID THOMSON
with JUSTIN MORRISON & GREGORY NAZAR
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. June 11th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $6
Thanks to Jeff Howard, we'll also have the PiNG LiVE Stream
flowing again at 9:00PM on Tuesday June 11th for those
of you outside of Toronto.CLiCK HERE for the PiNG LiVE Stream
. LORNE DAVID THOMSON with JUSTIN MORRISON
& GREGORY NAZAR . After a decade of travel and living in
South East Asia, Lorne returned to Toronto in August of 2008
and began playing with the psychedelic/dub/jam band Harold
on keyboards and Kaoss Pads. Since returning to South East Asia,
Lorne has been regularly releasing music and holds the record for
most downloads on the ping things net label. Last April, LDT
released his 6th LP, Persona Non Grata as a free download on
pingthings.com and has also been releasing a number videos
for his LPs at youtube.com/user/ldtregent. Joining LDT on stage
will be Justin Morrison and Gregory Nazar to perform
soundscapes and atmospherics as well as tracks from
Persona Non Grata.. SPACENOIZ . Jim Field's project SPACENOIZ splashes down
at the PiNG to create an ethereal, enveloping wall of sweet spaced
out sound coaxed out of his many stringed things. Once again
Spacenoiz will be graced with a vocal appearance by Rob
Greenway of Brilliantfish.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman
aim to space us out once again with their arsenal of light machines so
expect vibrant and colourful light paintings.
05.04.13 AMBiENT TRANSMiSSiONS • Part 1
A special presentation for Deep Wireless
in collaboration with NAISA featuring
D. Burke Mahoney + ANNA FRIZ
Sat. May 4th @ NAISA SPACE . 601 Christie St. #252
Artscape Wychwood Barns . South west of Bathurst and St. Clair
Doors open at 7:45pm . 1st set at 8:00 . $1005.14.13 AMBiENT TRANSMiSSiONS • Part 2
A special presentation for Deep Wireless
in collaboration with NAISA featuring
QMT + Cameron/Davison + D. Burke Mahoney
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. May 14th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
AMBiENT TRANSMiSSiONS is a special two night presentation
with New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) for their DEEP
WIRELESS Festival of Radio and Transmission Art. For the
first night on May 4th, AMBiENT TRANSMiSSiONS will be in
the intimate NAISA Space for a sit down surround sound
performance with Anna Friz and D. Burke Mahoney. The
second night will be in our usual space Supermarket on
May 14th with QMT, B. Burke Mahoney and the
Cameron/Davison Duo.. ANNA FRIZ is a Canadian sound and radio artist currently
based in Chicago, where she is a post-doctoral fellow at the
School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the department of
Sound, funded by the Fonds de recherche Québec – société
et culture (FRQ). She received her Ph.D. in the Joint Graduate
Program in Communication and Culture from York University,
Toronto in 2011; her dissertation is entitled “The Radio of
the Future Redux: Rethinking Transmission Through Experiments
in Radio Art.” Since 1998 Anna has predominantly created
self-reflexive radio for broadcast, installation or performance,
where radio is the source, subject, and medium of the work.
She also creates dynamic, atmospheric sound works for
theatre, dance, film, and solo performance that are equally
able to reflect upon public media culture or to reveal interior
landscapes.D. Burke Mahoney . Scanning the shortwave dial for the faintest
of transmissions, D.Burke Mahoney creates compositions that
haunt and stimulate his listeners. Radio has become his instrument
of choice in creating richly textured and melodic soundscapes that
range from heavy and dense to sparse and subtle. Mahoney's
compositions encourage a wide variety of interpretation.
D. Burke Mahoney is a Toronto-based sound artist.. QMT is a new project by Alan Bloor, James Bailey & Matthew
Poulakakis. The trio taps, rubs, scrapes and otherwise manipulates
instruments both home made & found, mostly made of metal, to
create improvised soundscapes. The results are often surprisingly
delicate and have been described as “eerie” and “oddly orchestral.”
All three are veterans of local experimental scenes and in addition
to their many solo and collaborative projects are all currently
members of improv ensemble Build To Suit.. CAMERON/DAVISON . W.A.Davison is a multi-disciplinary
artist who has been producing various forms of experimental
art and music for over 30 years. As a composer, improvisor,
and instrument-builder Davison has performed solo (as Songs
of the New Erotics, Th W rbl r, M.Stactor, etc.), in his own
ensembles (Urban Refuse Group, Six Heads), and in various
collaborations (with members of CCMC, Nihilist Spasm Band,
AMM, MSBR, irr.app.(ext.), Nurse With Wound, and many
others). Allison Cameron performs improvised music and
creates sound environments using Casio SK sampling
keyboards/Casio saxophone/ukulele/banjo/Honeytone
amplifiers/radios/a desktop theremin/drum machine/crackle
box/cassette tapes/miscellaneous instruments & objects
amplified with a variety of contact mics/a variety of pedals
including: a homemade fuzz factory, envelope follower synth,
Digi-tech wah, and Holy Grail reverb/piano.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman
will be busy working their arsenal of projectable light machines to
create vibrant techno colour light paintings.
04.16.13 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
WHISPER ROOM + BLACK PARADISE
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. April 16th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $6
Plan to arrive early as the first set will start at 8:30PM SHARP!
Thanks to Jeff Howard, we'll also have the PiNG LiVE Stream
flowing again at 9:00PM on Tuesday April 16th for those
of you outside of Toronto.CLiCK HERE for the PiNG LiVE Stream
. WHISPER ROOM is a trio based in Toronto, Canada featuring
Aidan Baker (Nadja) on guitar/effects, Neil Wiernik (NAW) on
bass/laptop and Jakob Thiesen (Students) on drums.
Whisper Room explores the conjunction of electronic rhythms
and textures and the pulsations and psychedelics of shoegaze
and krautrock. Their debut full-length was released in 2009 by
Elevation Recordings. They are currently at work on a follow-up
for BLRRecords.. BLACK PARADISE is Andrew Roy and Don Kennedy who are
1/2 of the former band Off the International Radar. Their music
can be described as Drone/Ambient/Neo-Classical and is comprised
of strong melodic textures with glorious washes of reverb. This
project spawned following Off the International Radar's European
tour of Europe with Nadja where regional gastronome and ancient
Cathedrals are commonplace. They are currently finishing their
debut album which will be released this year.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman
have been busy adding to their arsenal of projectable light machines
so expect more vibrant techno colour light paintings.
03.05.13 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
ANTI-GRAVITY JANITORS +
NORTHUMBRIA + CHROMOSPHERE
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. March 5th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
Plan to arrive early as the first set will start at 8:30PM SHARP!
Thanks to Jeff Howard, we'll also have the PiNG LiVE Stream
flowing again at 8:00PM on Tuesday March 5th for those
of you outside of Toronto.CLiCK HERE for the PiNG LiVE Stream
. ANTI-GRAVITY JANITORS . Long time ambassadors of electronic
groove, Anti-Gravity Janitors resurge in the spring of 2013.
Original line-up featuring Wally Jericho on hornloops and space
oddities with groove battery Geoff Bennett, and the always
towering electricity of Guitar/Bass Look People Alumnae
Longo Hai. Expect a hard grooving eclectic sonic mix.. NORTHUMBRIA . Toronto based ambient metal duo Northumbria
was formed in 2011 by former Holoscene members Jim Field and
Dorian Williamson. Using only guitar and bass mega amplified
and recorded live, Northumbria create a wall of improvised
drones that take the listener on a sonic journey through
a dystopian landscape.. CHROMOSPHERE is the solo project of Kris Helstrom, an
alumnus of Digital Poodle and Kinder Atom. Chromosphere is
very little without collaborations. Past and present contributors
such as Heiki Sillaste, Gerald Belanger, Chris Drost, Bill Mason,
Roland Last, Andreas Gregor, Nate Leinert, and perhaps furthest
from least, Anne Sulikowski, have during their time, each given
something unique to "the cause" that has made the process of
Chromosphere more then worthwhile. The product of
Chromosphere is all too varied to start mentioning genre with
any authority, so it is sufficient to say that it is Chromosphere's
mandate to encompass any and all musical ideas of interest;
none exclusively electronic, nor exclusively sequenced, nor
concerned necessarily with popular appeal. Often set to beats;
dance, down-tempo or otherwise, and sometimes just a drone
sans any rhythm save perhaps a pulse to assure the listener that
it is indeed alive. Exploration seems to still best describe what it
is that occurs within this particular Chromosphere.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Light painting, illumination and
chaos courtesy of Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman
of GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS.
01.22.13 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents THE
dreamSTATE DRONE CYCLE • CODA • (C)
a 3 hour drone featuring dreamSTATE,
Steven Sauvé, Wally Jericho, Cheryl O,
Stuart Clark, James Bailey and
scant intone + projections by
GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS +
Lynn Harrigan - Scenes from
the Drone Cycle 2012
Tues. January 22nd @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:00 . $6
Plan to arrive early as the drone will start at 8:00PM SHARP!
Thanks to Jeff Howard, we'll also have the PiNG LiVE Stream
flowing again at 8:00PM on Tuesday January 22nd for those
of you outside of Toronto.CLiCK HERE for the PiNG LiVE Stream
. dreamSTATE with PiNGERS A PLENTY DRONiNG . Rather
than leave everyone hanging again for another 12 years,
dreamSTATE decided to bring the drone back home to C for
the January PiNG with a good old fashioned 3 hour drone with
the PiNG community. This CODA to the DRONE CYCLE will
include droners from the first Cycle in 2000 plus one from
the 2012 Cycle and a new artist to the PiNG joining in on
the drone.dreamSTATE has confirmed that Steven Sauvé (Geek Weekend),
Wally Jericho, Cheryl O (quasiMODAL), Stuart Clark,
James Bailey and scant intone will be joining in on the drone.dreamSTATE will kick off the drone at 8pm and then will hand the
drone over to the PiNG community as droners will come and go in
tag team fashion to keep the drone going for 3 hours. In the tradition
of our Back to School Drones this Start The Year Off Right Drone
will have 4 drone stations set up on stage for each guest to plug
into so that as one sets up to join the drone another will break
down to leave the drone. Each droner will play for about 30 - 40
minutes (dependent on the individual's set-up and tear down time)
so there will be at least two people at all times keeping the drone
evolving.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Course it wouldn't be a proper
drone without a visual component to mesmerize on so we'll
have Stephen and Eric providing some good old mindbending
GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS for you to gaze upon.. Lynn Harrigan - Scenes from the Drone Cycle 2012 . As part
of The Drone Cycle 2012 Coda, the PiNG and Supermarket are
proud to present fiber-artist Lynn Harrigan's now-completed series
Scenes from the Drone Cycle 2012.Lynn observed how each Drone Cycle guest brought their personal
identity to the soundweave and wanted to celebrate and visually
document the entire series. She employed mixed-media techniques
blending artistic practises ancient and ultra-modern. The analogue
light projections of General Chaos Visuals were captured with digital
photography and printed on traditional ecclesiastical Irish linen.
Digital images of the musicians were selected to represent each
concert and the heart of each image was then drawn onto the linen
and hand-stitched with single-strand DMC cotton floss.The complete series will be exhibited at Supermarket from Saturday
January 19th through 27th and will be available for viewing at
this week's PiNG, just outside the performance-space entrance.
Supermarket opens at 5:30pm for dinner Tuesday to Friday
and at noon on weekends.
12.04.12 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
THE RETURN OF THE dreamSTATE
DRONE CYCLE • Part Twelve • (C#)
featuring dreamSTATE with SORCERER
plus sets by DARREN COPELAND +
SORCERER / SYLKEN / MICHAEL HOLCER
+ projections by GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. December 4th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:00 . $6
Plan to arrive early as we've got another packed night.
Darren Copeland will be in the cage at 8:15PM SHARP!Thanks to Jeff Howard, we'll also have the PiNG LiVE Stream
flowing again at 8:15PM on Tuesday December 4th for those
of you outside of Toronto.CLiCK HERE for the PiNG LiVE Stream
8:15 . DARREN COPELAND . To celebrate the dreamSTATE
12th Anniversary Drone Cycle, Darren Copeland will perform
a version of John Cage's Four6 where Max/MSP is automated
to make the creative choices in interpreting Cage's four part
score. For this performance, the 12 sounds designated for
each performer in Four have been edited by Darren Copeland
from archival recordings of dreamSTATE's previous 11 drone
performances. The 12th sound derives from a mystery source.9.00 . dreamSTATE with SORCERER . The cycle wouldn't be
complete without some didgeridoo in the mix so for the final
drone in the cycle, dreamSTATE invited SORCERER (Beau
Lukes) to bring along his didgies and some percussive toys
to the C Sharp drone. Drones created with wind and hands
and augmented by electronics will be a fine way to
close out the 2012 Cycle.10.00 . SORCERER + SYLKEN + MICHAEL HOLCER
~ ‘Moving the Space’ . This new trio will be performing
their first gig at the PiNG.
SORCERER (Beau Lukes) has played hand percussion
for over 20 years, and the Didgeridoo for 15 years. He works
primarily in electronic landscapes favoring Ambient with a tribal
edge; but also works in Electronica, Dance & Industrial and has
produced electronic music in its many forms for many people
and worked professionally as a studio engineer & producer
since 1996. His latest works can be heard in his collective
project The Eclipse Project.
SYLKEN (Eric Hopper), a veteran of PiNG gigs brings his
space-orch foundation to the trio, blending dreamy pads,
emo-sensuous solos and edgy atmos. Eric has created /
produced several ambient CD projects over the last dozen
years and is also a member of the trio SADU.
Michael Holcer merges his ambi-grooves and sonic events
to enhance the trio's creative sound sculptures. Michael has
been making musical noises for nearly 30 years, growing up
in Poland on the Berlin School of Electronic Music (those
hypnotic 30-minute sequences and arpeggios) of the seventies
and eighties.
This collective experience evokes smooth classic elements
of ambient synth textures, atmospheres and rhythms,
enticing the listener's mind to float, relax, and groove to
their space-tribal-vibes. Enjoy !!. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . What more can we say about the
Chaotic duo Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman? Their light
paintings are a huge part of the PiNG's and dreamSTATE's
iconography, so we would just like to say thanks.
11.06.12 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
THE RETURN OF THE dreamSTATE
DRONE CYCLE • Part Eleven• (D)
featuring dreamSTATE with
Terrence O'Brien plus sets by
ANOMALOUS DISTURBANCES + WASSONIC
+ projections by GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. November 6th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:00 . $6
Plan to arrive early as we've got a full night of sound flight
for November. In order to pack everything in, Anomalous
Disturbances will be starting the evening out with a set
at 8:00PM SHARP!Thanks to Jeff Howard, we'll also have the PiNG LiVE Stream
flowing again at 8:00PM on Tuesday November 6th for those
of you outside of Toronto.CLiCK HERE for the PiNG LiVE Stream
. dreamSTATE with TERRENCE O'BRIEN . Dial D for drone, for
the second last drone in the cycle, dreamSTATE plugs in with
Terrence O'Brien of Anomalous Disturbances to unlock the
key of D. Expect the dials to be cranked up way past eleven,
EFX units set to stun and loopers in infinite circular motion as
bowed and manipulated guitar strings mesh and collide with
an electronic pulsating current.. ANOMALOUS DISTURBANCES + WASSONIC . Emanating from
Vancouver, BC, Anomalous Disturbances, aka Terrence (Terry)
O'Brien, creates ambient soundworlds utilizing his array of guitar
synthesizers, sound processors and looping devices, through which
he plays his guitar. Terrence constructs improvised mixes of ethereal
washes, snaking drones, subterranean rumblings, ghostly melodies,
hums, murmurs, bleeps, bloops, sci-fi noize, disembodied voices and
the occasional found sound/field recording. He has released five
albums of looping ambient-drone guitar improvs and contributed to
collaborative projects with PiNG alumni, Matthew Poulakakis
(Wassonic), as well as Eric Hopper and Jamie Todd (SADU). A
new album, Archive Three, is forthcoming from Anomalous
Disturbances on Dec 21, 2012. Terrence will be joined by his
brothers Chris and Mike on percussive enhancement during his
AD set and later will be joining Matthew Poulakakis for a special
Wassonic set of Lost World Music.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Stephen Lindsey and
Eric Siegerman, will splash some light, colour and fog all
over their canvas surrounding the stage.
10.09.12 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
THE RETURN OF THE dreamSTATE
DRONE CYCLE • Part Ten • (D#)
featuring dreamSTATE with
BEN GROSSMAN & HUGH MARSH +
a set by HUGH MARSH + BEN GROSSMAN
+ projections by GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. October 9th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $6
9:00 . dreamSTATE with BEN GROSSMAN + HUGH MARSH . Both
Jamie and Scott of dreamSTATE have long wanted to perform
with Ben Grossman so the Drone Cycle brings them the perfect
opportunity as what better than hurdy gurdy and electronics to
develop a deep resonating and mind-altering drone in D#. To make
the 10th drone even more memorable, Ben has invited renowned
violinist Hugh Marsh to join in on the fun by adding his vibrating
strings and electronics to create a truly dimensional drone which
will spread like a sonic fog floating out into the night air.10:00 . hugh marsh (violin and electronics) and ben grossman
(hurdy gurdy and electronics) . having spent years playing together
in various bands, hatching their evil plans on tour buses throughout
north america and europe, hugh and ben are finally ready to unleash
a unique improvised mayhem on unsuspecting ears. drawing on their
shared interests in acoustic and electronic sounds, string instruments,
noisy little boxes that go “shnor;lkjsdfietrljsd!” and red wine, they will
create soundscapes and grooves unlike anything else. at times
reminiscent of the heavy, funk-soaked grooves of arvo pärt and
györgy ligeti, or the delicate, subtle shifting soundscapes of
frank zappa and die antwoord, hugh and ben will transport you
to a beautiful world in which george clinton and arnold schoenberg's
love children can live in peace at last under a black metal sun.... GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman,
will use light and shadow as brushes to paint the room with swirling
textures and patterns flying in the fog.
09.11.12 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
THE PiNG's 13TH ANNiVERSARY and
THE RETURN OF THE dreamSTATE
DRONE CYCLE • Part Nine • (E)
featuring dreamSTATE with PHOLDE and
PHIL OGISON + sets by DOGMA I +
AMOEBA STARFISH + projections
by General Chaos Visuals
Tues. September 11th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
8:30 . DOGMA I (DOMINIQUE BANOUN & ALAN BLOOR) . Visitors
to the Somewhere There performance art space will be familiar with
the many musical sides of Alan Bloor and Dominique Banoun, but
the PING has mostly only witnessed Alan playing metal mostly as
Pholde and sometimes as Knurl so we've invited them both to do
something a little different to open the night.9:15 . dreamSTATE with PHOLDE + PHIL OGISON . There's no
better key than E so dreamSTATE invited guitarist PHIL OGISON
and PHOLDE (Alan Bloor) to help them space out for the 9th
instalment of the drone. This melding of metal, strings and
electronics will surely result in a klangerous blend of
progressive psychedelia.10:15 . AMOEBA STARFISH . Amoeba Starfish is Phil Ogison
(electric guitars and synths) and Jeff Howard (e-percussion,
non-keyboard synths and vocal driven textures). Guaranteed to
thrill you with sounds much larger than you'd expect from a duo
who, having played together off and on for over 20 years, now
choose to freely improvise completely live. Imagine elements of
progressive jazz/rock fusion, ambient soundscapes and alt rock
tumbled together into a unique quadrant of space called
Quantum Jazz!. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . When it comes to progressive
psychedelia who better than the chaotic duo, Stephen Lindsey
and Eric Siegerman, to paint the room with mind bending light,
shadow and fog.
08.14.12 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
THE PiNG's 13TH ANNiVERSARY and
THE RETURN OF THE dreamSTATE
DRONE CYCLE • Part Eight • (F)
featuring dreamSTATE with KALTE
+ a KALTE set + projections
by General Chaos Visuals
Tues. August 14th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $6
9:00 . dreamSTATE with KALTE . Anticipating a hot and arid
summer, dreamSTATE invited KALTE - Deane Hughes (AKUMU)
and Rik MacLean (mara's torment) to chill things out for the
PiNG's 13th ANNiVERSARY SPECiAL. Deep, dark and dangerous
drones mixed with subtle, but sinister sequences in the haunting
key of F will spread like a blanket of cold arctic summer ice
filling the ambient space with an almost pleasurable
sensation of fright.10:00 . KALTE . Kalte return from a particularly deep hibernation
cycle to perform an appropriately dark and mysterious set to mark
the PiNG's 13th anniversary. Ranging in style from delicate Icelandic
lullabies to crushing avalanches of Antarctic sound, Deane Hughes
and Rik MacLean of Kalte promise a performance of work that
will entertain and delight the coldest of hearts and the most
isolated of souls.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . By throwing blazing beacons of
light into the darkness, Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman
of General Chaos Visuals, dreamSTATE's visual partners in
the drone cycle, will bring light, shadow and fog to warm up
the cool space with their colourful evolving hand crafted patterns.
07.10.12 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
THE RETURN OF THE dreamSTATE
DRONE CYCLE • Part Seven • (F#)
featuring dreamSTATE with Geek Weekend
+ a Geek Weekend set + projections
by General Chaos Visuals
Tues. July 10th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $6
THE DRONE CYCLE 2012 + THE PiNG WILL BE TELEVISED
Supermarket audio/video technician Johnny Trelawny has
set up a live internet broadcast system VooDoo TV which
will be streaming the entire AMBiENT PiNG event
beginning at 9:00pm EST. Here's the URL:
THE PiNG LiVE on VooDoo TV - July 10th 8:30pm EST9:00 . dreamSTATE with GEEK WEEKEND . For the challenging
key of F#, dreamSTATE has brought in the geeks, Steven Sauvé
and Rob Hoare to help assemble and disassemble the structural
design of the seventh drone house. Using synthetic materials,
keys and wind power, this unique crew of dream geeks will fuse
together a drone with an aural flavour like no other experienced
in the cycle.10:00 . GEEK WEEKEND . The geeks have extended the weekend
until Tuesday so they can return for their annual PING summer
sizzler with a new sonic scenic soundtrack. Robert Hoare (Berlin)
and Steven Sauvé (Hamilton) look forward to bringing you all
manner of sultry sounds, drenched in absurdity, and dripping with
irony. No computers have been harmed in the making of this music.
ADVISORY: Random processes are used throughout the performance.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Stephen Lindsey and Eric
Siegerman of General Chaos Visuals, dreamSTATE's visual
partners in the drone cycle, will bring light, shadow and fog to
paint the space with their colourful evolving hand crafted patterns.
06.12.12 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
THE RETURN OF THE dreamSTATE
DRONE CYCLE • Part Six • (G) featuring
dreamSTATE with ODRADEK + an ODRADEK
set + projections by General Chaos Visuals
Tues. June 12th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $6
THE DRONE CYCLE 2012 + THE PiNG WILL BE TELEVISED
Supermarket audio/video technician Johnny Trelawny has
set up a live internet broadcast system VooDoo TV which
will be streaming the entire AMBiENT PiNG event
beginning at 8:30pm EST. Here's the URL:
THE PiNG LiVE on VooDoo TV - June 12th 8:30pm EST9:00 . dreamSTATE with ODRADEK . Many moons ago, ODRADEK
and dreamSTATE found themselves squeezed onto a wee stage
where they were transported off into a sonic and surreal space.
Once back on terra firma they vowed to reconvene for a
dreamRADEK flashback which they did once for a far out fun
filled afternoon of sonic play at Sunspot Studios. This third
encounter of dreamRADEK will happen in G as we reach the
half way point of this year's Drone Cycle.10:00 . ODRADEK . James Bailey, Michelangelo Iaffaldano
and Andy Yue are back to improvise up a beautiful Odradek
sonic storm. James coaxes sound treats from found sources,
Michelangelo plucks, strums, bowes and hammers on handmade
devices and Andy gives an organic voice to an analog box.
The group took its name from a character in Franz Kafka’s
story “The Cares of a Family Man” and their music sounds
like the kind of thing a crevice-dwelling spool-like being
might play.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Watch as Stephen Lindsey
and Eric Siegerman chaosedelicize the visual space, with
light, shadow and fog.
05.15.12 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
THE RETURN OF THE dreamSTATE
DRONE CYCLE • Part Five • (G#) featuring
dreamSTATE with BYRON KENT WONG
+ a opening set by HECTOR CENTENO
and TETSUO KOGAWA featuring
transmission art from DEEP WIRELESS
+ a solo set by BYRON WONG
+ projections by General Chaos Visuals
Tues. May 15th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
THE DRONE CYCLE 2012 + THE PiNG WILL BE TELEVISED
Supermarket audio/video technician Johnny Trelawny has
set up a live internet broadcast system VooDoo TV which
will be streaming the entire AMBiENT PiNG event
beginning at 8:30pm EST. Here's the URL:
THE PiNG LiVE on VooDoo TV - May 15th 8:30pm EST8:30 . Hector Centeno + Tetsuo Kogawa . A performance
for New Adventures In Sound Art's Deep Wireless
Transmission Art Festival featuring Tetsuo Kogawa (Japan)
on DVD and Hector Centeno (Mexico/Canada) performing live
using no-input micro-radio transmitters creating a theremin like
sound. Tetsuo is one of the originators of mini-FM and an
international radio art guru. Hector is a sound experimenter
who has performed at many NAISA events.9:15 . dreamSTATE with Byron Kent Wong . May is our usual
Radio in Ambience month which always remind us of our
friend, sound explorer and radio pioneer David Pritchard
who dreamSTATE and their guest, Byron Kent Wong will
be remembering and celebrating during their set as they
drone on in G#. Byron's previous performances at the PiNG
were for the Radio In Ambience shows in 2003 and 2004
when he, David Pritchard and Scott M2 took us on
sonic journeys that have long been etched into PiNG lore.10:15 . Byron Kent Wong . Born in Vancouver, Byron is a
Toronto and Los Angeles based producer, musician, director
and entrepreneur (Random Media Core Inc., Blue Spark and
zero11zero) who also hosted and co-produced CityTV's
The NewMusic. As a music and tv/media producer, he has
worked with The Crystal Method, The Eurythmics, Delerium,
David Usher, David Bowie, Beck, Ben Harper, and many others.
Byron, a Genie nominee, started out as an intern at a boutique
Toronto recording studio (Sonic Workshop) owned by renowned
radio-producer David Pritchard.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Evolving light paintings, projections,
shadows and fog courtesy of the Chaotic duo Stephen Lindsey
and Eric Siegerman.
04.10.12 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
THE RETURN OF THE dreamSTATE
DRONE CYCLE • Part Four • (A)
featuring dreamSTATE with HARRY KESSELS
+ projections by General Chaos Visuals
plus a set by KGEVENISANDI of WAVE WORLD
with Michael Holcer & Sylken
Tues. April. 10th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
THE DRONE CYCLE 2012 + THE PiNG WILL BE TELEVISED
Supermarket audio/video technician Johnny Trelawny has
set up a live internet broadcast system VooDoo TV which
will be streaming the entire AMBiENT PiNG event
beginning at 9:00pm EST. Here's the URL:
THE PiNG LiVE on VooDoo TV - Apr. 10th 8:30pm EST. dreamSTATE with HARRY KESSELS . For part 4 of the
Drone Cycle 2012, dreamSTATE welcomes new friend
Harry Kessels (Kgevenisandi of Wave World) to join them
for the A, eh. dreamSTATE is looking forward to performing
with Harry as he'll be bringing some unique and different
sounds to the cycle via voice, synths and theremin.. Kgevenisandi of Wave World with Michael Holcer
+ Sylken . Wave World's lifetime member Kgevenisandi,
joined by guest musicians Michael Holcer and Sylken,
will be performing seven Wave World pieces at the PiNG
on April 10 2012. Accompanied by a unique blend of
mind-boggling visuals, their concert will be available
through livestream, and recorded for the upcoming
Diaspora DVD. Don't miss this opportunity!. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Stephen Lindsey's and
Eric Siegerman's evolving light paintings, projections,
shadows and fog will only colour the dreamSTATE set
this evening.
03.13.12 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
THE RETURN OF THE dreamSTATE
DRONE CYCLE • Part Three • (A#)
featuring dreamSTATE with Jim Field
plus a set by SPACENOIZ
+ projections by General Chaos Visuals
Tues. Mar. 13th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
THE DRONE CYCLE 2012 + THE PiNG WILL BE TELEVISED
Supermarket audio/video technician Johnny Trelawny has
set up a live internet broadcast system VooDoo TV which
will be streaming the entire AMBiENT PiNG event
beginning at 8:30pm EST. Here's the URL:
THE PiNG LiVE on VooDoo TV - Mar. 13th 8:30pm EST. dreamSTATE with Jim Field . For Part 3 of the Drone Cycle 2012,
dreamSTATE has invited space guitarist Jim Field of Spacenoiz and
Rhea's Obsession to be their special drone guest for March. Although
Jim and Spacenoiz have performed regularly at the PING, it's been
quite a while since dreamSTATE and Jim last teamed up for a show.
This time out Jim will have to get out the heavy duty strings to
tune all the way down to A# for the drone.. SPACENOIZ . Jim Field's solo project SPACENOIZ lands once again
at the PiNG to create an ethereal, enveloping wall of sweet spaced
out sound coaxed out of his many stringed things. Once again
Spacenoiz will be graced with a vocal appearance by Rob Greenway
of Brilliantfish.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman
are back in the house to paint the room with light. Their evolving light
paintings, projections and fog will swirl about the stage and performers
while Stephen and Eric work the shadows with syncronized flickers.
02.07.12 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
THE RETURN OF THE dreamSTATE
DRONE CYCLE • Part Two • (B)
featuring dreamSTATE with
Matthew Poulakakis
plus sets by NOiNO
+ projections by General Chaos Visuals
Tues. Feb. 7th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. dreamSTATE with Matthew Poulakakis . Long-time
PiNGers will remember dreamSTATE’s epic year-long journey up
through the chromatic scale in THE DRONE CYCLE 2000. On the
“ chromatic anniversary” of THE Drone Cycle 2000, they begin
the Cycle again, with new special guests & traverse the scale
back downward: January in C, February in B... as they bring
the Drone home.dreamSTATE’s special guest for February is Matthew Poulakakis,
probably best known for his solo projects Automatic Fats and
Salvagesound as well for his work in such groups as NOiNO,
Wassonic, Contrapture, Harold and Build to Suit. For the
B drone Matthew will be bringing his junkyard percussion rig
as well as his laptop with his samples and stuff. As in 2000,
sometimes the Drone note will only be implied as dreamSTATE
and guest explore new soundspace together, but it will always
remain the foundation and home for each concert.. NOiNO . Once again the experimental sound project NOiNO
featuring James Bailey, Matthew Poulakakis and Jamie Todd
returns to launch an improvised sonic journey to who knows
where playing who knows what. Even NOiNO doesn't know
where this sound journey will take them as their sound map
only becomes apparent once the gear is plugged in and
NOiNO starts improvising. Odds are there will be synths,
EFX, found objects and possibly even some junkyard
percussion mixed into the sonic stew, but in keeping
with the NOiNO mandate there will be no practices,
discussions or rehearsals prior to the performance.
It's a hard discipline to maintain, but one that
NOiNO is proud to keep.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . The Chaotic Duo,
Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman will be bringing
some heat on a winter night as their lamps will warm the
room while their evolving light paintings dance about
creating improvised eye candy.
01.10.12 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
THE RETURN OF THE dreamSTATE
DRONE CYCLE • Part One • (C)
featuring dreamSTATE with HEIKI
plus sets by Treeotica + HEIKI
+ projections by General Chaos Visuals
Tues. Jan. 10th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. 8:30 . TREEOTICA . Treeotica is an accidental instrument.
Originally beginning as a tree branch carving, it collided with
curiosity, a guitar FX pedal and a cough. David Shelley gathered
branches, carried them home then removed the bark and whittled
the branch ends into shapes resembling fingers. Over the course
of year or so he accumulated many branch carvings. At some point
with a much larger carving he tapped one of the branches and it
resonated a soft tone, elsewhere a deeper tone and he wondered
if he could amplify these vibrations. Perhaps they could be percussion
sticks as used to drum on a djembe. David's percussive journey led
him to experimenting with a guitar FX pedal. Years later exploring
different woods and converting the FX pedal to respond to taps
and vibrations on a branch - Life was bestowed upon the tree
branch. Further curiosities led to adding a cello string, sound
card and Led Zepplin’s Stairway To Heaven music box. So
now, David carves Rhythmic Salvation and Sonics Natura.. 9:30 . dreamSTATE with HEIKI . The RETURN of the
dreamSTATE DRONE CYCLE • Part One • (C)
Long-time PiNGers will remember dreamSTATE's epic year-long
journey up through the chromatic scale in THE DRONE CYCLE 2000.
In 2012 for the chromatic anniversary they return to bring the drone
home with a year-long trip back down through the chromatic scale
beginning in C with special guest HEIKI.. 10:30 . HEIKI . Heiki (Hey-Key) is a veteran of the Toronto electronic
music scene. Since 1987, Heiki Sillaste has released an impressive
catalogue of well over 45 synthesizer-based records and made
over 150 compilation appearances.Heiki will be performing tracks from his latest release Sauna Porch
Recordings Co., a collection of new music entirely composed and
recorded on the porch of the rustic sauna cabin his father designed
and built in Georgian Bay over 35 years ago.Heiki made these recordings by creating a live, chilled soundtrack first,
then sitting back and absorbing the Georgian Bay lake view and natural
surroundings for inspiration. Occasionally he would set up a microphone,
record, and then process the natural sounds of the surroundings – the
wind, the birds, the rustling of leaves in the wind, people swimming, or
motorboats and canoes passing by. Most of the initial music was quickly
recorded as loops in the morning then slowly built up over the course of
a day. Songs were then revisited, treated, layered and re-built over the
course of a few weeks (or years, in some cases). Washes of sound were
created by processing the field recordings then layering them with
synthesizer tones and sequences, creating a fusion of natural and
synthesized resonances. Sauna Porch Recordings Co. is released
in download format and a strictly limited 250 copy digipack edition.
• 11.8.11 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
ASTEROiD 2005 YU55 featuring
SPACENOIZ + SylURMTRiBE +
Muh-he-con + General Chaos Visuals
Tues. Nov. 8th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. SPACENOIZ . Jim Field, formerly of Rhea's Obsession brings
his Spacenoiz project and his many string things and efx back
to the PiNG for a solo set of beautiful spacey atmospherics
and moving sequences.. SylURMTRiBE . Eric Hopper (Sylken) and Jamie Todd (URM
+ dreamSTATE) have a long history of making electronic music
together. Twenty-five years of blending their unique synthetic
sounds with others, first in the late 80's and early 90's with
Scott M2 as Radio Silence and later after the turn of the
century with Terry O'Brien as SADU. They now join forces
with Sorcerer (Arqa Dea Tribe) who will be bringing a touch
of world sounds to the mix via percussion and didgeridoo.. Muh-he-con . Sound artist Alex Myers from London and now
living in Toronto brings his unique blend of glitch, ambience and
noise via analog electronics to his first PiNG performance.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Of course for the last PiNG of 2011,
Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman are back to warm up and
paint the room with their evolving light paintings.
• 10.18.11 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
VENERA 4 featuring PHOLDE + ODRADEK
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Oct. 18th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. PHOLDE . Alan Bloor (Pholde aka Knurl) opens the night with
a new set of dark metalsonics wrought from his custom sound
sculptures of hardened steel. Bowing & striking his unique creations
Bloor will take you deep into his subterranean soundworld.. ODRADEK . It's been six years since James Bailey, Michelangelo
Iaffaldano and Andy Yue improvised up a beautiful sonic storm for
us. James is a master at coaxing sound treats from found sources, Michelangelo is a handmade music pioneer and Andy has found a
new organic voice from an analog box since he plugged a ribbon
controller into his MS20.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman
are back to mesmerize us with their wildly improvised analog
projections of evolving light paintings.
• 09.13.11 THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents RAMAC 305 featuring naw +
ORTIZ + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Sept. 13th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. naw . Montreal ex-pat naw (Neil Wiernik) who currently calls
Toronto his home, began composing electronic music in 1988 with
explorations in audio art and experimental music. Neil's interest in
sound and technology has lead him to a continued questioning and
refinement of audio tools and modes of production resulting in
experimentation with altered instruments, modified devices, and
custom software environments. Neil's music could be described as
warm, atmospheric, and cinematic electronic music. The sound
design of naw is firmly grounded in the rich traditions of dub studio
culture but can also be weighed alongside formal contemporary
composition. His music has been described in "The Wire" as
having "...the kind of sharpness and clarity usually lost amid
the murk and decay of clicks and cuts and digital delays." Neil
has released music on various labels including noise factory
and more recently paper+sound under his naw guise. He has
also released music on elevation recordings and soon on BLRr
for his most recent ambient post rock project with aidan baker
as whisper room. Neil is also a founding member of the online
digital arts publication vague terrain.. Ortiz . Since his first release in 2003, a dense noise album that only
CBC radio-addicted insomniacs would have heard, Ortiz has continued
whittling away at layers of noise and sound in search of sonic gems.
Crafting richly textured tracks using guitar loops, voices, random
noises, synths, drum machines and whatever happy accidents happen
to make their way into the mix, Ortiz’s music evokes the organic chaos
of modern life. At times peaceful like a cold northern lake at others
screeching like a wonky subway car, Ortiz’s music takes the listener
on a ride through aural landscapes that are strange yet somehow
familiar. Ortiz has been featured in the online culture magazine
Vague Terrain and has released music on Pawn Shop Records
and ping things in addition to a number of self-released titles.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Don't blink or you'll miss the chaos.
For your eyeballs, Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman are back
to mesmerize us with their wildly improvised analog projections
of evolving light paintings.
• 08.16.11 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
XII DECADE.2 THE PiNG's 12TH
ANNiVERSARY featuring Geek Weekend +
Transmorphous Sound Ensemble +
quasiMODAL + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. August 16th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. Transmorphous Sound Ensemble . Formed in February 2009
by Chris Meloche and Richard Moule as a forum for sonic creation in
which the two participants create an atmosphere in which sounds
can organically grow and morph into ever-changing soundscapes.
To achieve this goal, the duo utilize traditional musical instruments
in a non-traditional manner.Meloche plays a table-top guitar which is processed through several
digital processing devices while Moule uses as similar approach on
the violin. Both performers also make use of prepared recordings
(environmental, media etc...) which are also manipulated beyond
recognition. It is this gradual and deliberate melding of complimentary
and contrasting elements which succeeds in the creation of an organic,
immersive soundscape environment.The works created by the Transmorphous SE are completely
spontaneous and "in the moment" but with a definite feeling that
the sounds have been arranged in a very deliberate manner. The
duo communicate within the confines of a sonic palette which
slowly and progressively twists and turns in a pattern which
resembles a living organism. The listener is enveloped by the
sound and drawn into an alien soundscape which is somehow
rooted in a cloak of familiarity. Sounds slowly appear and
disappear while the passage of time suddenly becomes
an irrelevant concept.. Geek Weekend . The geeks return for another summer sizzler.
Robert Hoare (Berlin) and Steven Sauvé (Hamilton) look forward
to bringing you all manner of sultry sounds, drenched in absurdity,
and dripping with irony. No computers have been harmed in the
making of this music. ADVISORY: Random processes are used
throughout the performance.. quasiMODAL . a floating electro-acoustic improv trio/quartet
with punch and a sense of humour, melting together cheryl o
on cello and effects, Steven Sauvé on keys and synths,
Eric St.Laurent on guitar, and Robert Hoare on saxes, clarinet,
lap steele and laptop. Mixing all genres from classical to jazz with
general silliness, quasiMODAL fuses electronic and looping
technologies as well as 'unusual' noise makers, creating textures,
rhythms and soundscapes layered with cello. August 16th's PiNG
Anniversary will feature Andrew Aldridge stepping in for Eric on
guitar - Andrew is welcomed as a long-time veteran of the PiNG,
as well as a founder of the Planet of the Loops and cheryl o's
earliest conspirator.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . It wouldn't be an anniversary
without the unique evolving lights of General Chaos Visuals
providing us with mesmerizing eye candy of painted lights
projected onto a canvas of performers.
• 07.12.11 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
MYSTERY MOON of MARS featuring
SPACENOIZ + AMOEBA STARFISH
+ STILLCOILED + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. July 12th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:00pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
SPACENOIZ . Jim Field, formerly of Rhea's Obsession brings
his spacenoiz project and his many string things and efx back
to the PiNG for a solo set of beautiful spacey atmospherics.AMOEBA STARFISH . Featuring one of our favourite space
guitarists Phil Ogison along with laptop percussionist
Jeff Howard, AMOEBA STARFISH combines elements of
groove, chill, space & psychedelia in equal proportions, at
times tribal, at times alien, sure to intrigue, soothe and excite.
The AMOEBA has mutated and the STARFISH sprouts another
point for this show as PiNG favourite WALLY JERICHO will also
be plugging in his horns and stuff.STILLCOILED . It's been a while (the Club Nia days) since we
last saw StillCoiled perform improvised ambience for us, but
brilliantfish (Rob Greenway) and partner in noiz Jim Field
(spacenoiz / Rhea's Obsession) are making sounds again
as StillCoiled so we've invited them to space out and to
make things PiNG.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . The unique evolving light paintings
of General Chaos Visuals will provide us with mesmerizing eye
candy of painted lights projected onto a canvas of performers.
• 06.07.11 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
PETiTION OF RiGHT featuring
SOUNS + JAKOB THIESEN +
DEB SINHA and BEN GROSSMAN: field
Tues. June 7th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 8:45 . $6
Please note that this Tuesday we'll be opening the doors a
bit later than usual at 8:30 as Supermarket is hosting a
pre-PiNG event in the back room which is scheduled to
end at 8.8:45 . JAKOB THIESEN . This Toronto based musician and sound
designer has been exploring electronic and acoustic sound for over
10 years. Jakob's love for film is apparent in all his works, his numerous
independent music releases and his film and television sound design
for filmmakers have all focused on the malleability of sound and the
emotional and cerebral impacts that entail. Although it's been a
number of years since Jakob last performed at the PiNG, he was
a regular in the early PiNG years performing as Self Service and
as part of the fabled AMBiENT PiNG ORCHESTRA. In more recent
times, Jakob provided the PiNG with a tape of his visuals which
we regularly played when the Chaos guys took the night off. For
his upcoming set at the PiNG, he'll be performing his recent
ambient audio and visual explorations.9:45 . DEB SINHA and BEN GROSSMAN: field . Ben and Deb
have wide backgrounds as performers, composers, improvisers,
sound designers and, in Deb's case, video artists. For years,
they have been discussing their history in traditional and
'world' music in light of their interests in new music, sound
art, improvisation and experimental sound and video. Having
performed together in an occasional improvised duo, they
decided to somewhat formalise their work together,, and
join forces and defeat the legions of evil
create a new context for performance: fieldfield is an environment for improvised sound and
video performance.Ben's hurdy gurdy is a contemporary, electro-acoustic
instrument with roots in the European middle ages. Through
extended techniques, live-looping and processing, Ben seeks
to use it as a physical interface into improvised sound creation,
spontaneous composition and the exploration of acoustics,
form and extended aesthetics.For field, Deb is using video and visual sources outside of
the culturally driven semiotics of his previous work - to
explore code and programming, focussing on form and process.
For tonight's performance, Deb will also be contributing digitally
generated audio based on analogous processes.10:45 . SOUNS . Michael Red, aka Souns, is a Vancouver based music
producer, performer, DJ and event organizer. Michael is the
founding member of Lighta! Sound, acting captain of the
Low Indigo ship, regular collaborator with Tanya Tagaq
and music curator for New Forms Festival. As a live performer,
Michael combines his “sound art” side with his summed DJ
experience - blending layered atmospheres, subtle details,
and improvised manipulations with a dance floor sensibility.
Upfront beats can quickly scatter to polyrhythmic tangents
and back again. Nearly untraceable pulses can eventually merge
to create fully living and breathing landscapes. Playing more with
the tension side of tension-and-release is common theme, along
with an ever present dub-wise approach to FX, bass, and overall
treatment. Michael's bass music sets can vary greatly in tempo
and feel - traversing the many modes of dubstep, future and
roots dub, heaters, select rap and modern r'n'b cuts, dancehall
fusions, post-dubstep and genre-less music in between. Whatever
the flavours being played, one almost in-escapable common thread
is dub soundsystem mentality. Unplanned experiments and risks,
echo, delay and space.. deep space.. deep water. it can
get as emotional as it can get hype.
• 05.10.11 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
RADiO iN AMBiENCE - A special presentation
featuring NOiNO + ProEf (iNSiDEaMiND)
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS celebrating
New Adventures in Sound Art's Deep Wireless
Tues. May 10th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. ProEf (iNSiDEaMiND) . Cheldon Paterson (Professor
Fingers - ProEf) labels himself a "electronic musician." He should
be calling himself a "electronic artist," since the music he makes
as Professor Fingers is currently Toronto's most inventive
approach to performance art. With a sound dark and brooding, or
fantastical and wondrous, Professor Fingers creates fresh worlds in
every track. Fingers also embraces live performance, putting on a show
that includes costumes and props, scripted theatrics, storytelling and
loads of improvisation. Between himself and his music, Professor Fingers
engages you to join in the fun. His willingness to engage the audience
has allowed him to cross Toronto's live music communities and he can
be seen just as comfortable on an underground hip-hop bill or between
a noise punk band and a folk orchestra. Professor Fingers is set to
release his anticipated debut album "*The Door - Lost World*" this
Summer. -Kevin P- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVYFO8UsiX8A true feat in turntable manipulation that's been quietly sharpening
over the last 11 years. While most producers have long abandoned
the art of sampling vinyl records, ProF a seasoned professional turntable
musician has chosen to take the art form leaps further. Forget about
sampling breaks, ProEf uses audio imperfections and distorted sounds
as his main ingredients to create deep mentally stimulating rhythmic
landscapes. Fusing his scratch wizardry and attention to detail with
bold sound adventures, Professor Fingers creates fresh rhythms and
textures with his finely tuned skills, as recently witnessed during
a live performance at the legendary composer Steve Reich's tribute
at the Gardiner Museum. The Door - Lost World is his latest offering
and debut album, a series of trippy off beat instrumental and vocal
songs that seem to take on a new life with every listen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsj2mOnaSA4. NOiNO . It's been 5 long years since NOiNO last tuned up their
radios to warp out the found airwaves at a PiNG RiA show. In fact,
it's also been years since NOiNO last performed, so James Bailey,
Matthew Poulakakis and Jamie Todd are excited to be back to
trap the airwaves into loops, various efx and synthesizers.
Reception as sound source meant to be manipulated in real
time will be the order of the night. There may be transmissions,
there will be guests as dreamSTATE's Scott M2 will be
sitting in and there will definitely be weirdness as sound
is found and twisted.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Guys playing radios - sounds like
a night when the chaotic light paintings of General Chaos Visuals
will be needed, so we've invited Stephen Lindsey and Eric
Siegerman back out to mesmerize us with their wildly
improvised analog projections.
• 04.12.11 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
KEDR GOES TO SPACE featuring
Cymbl and Lorde Awesome + FSK1138
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Apr. 12th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. Cymbl is Rich Baker on drums. He first performed at the PiNG in an
impromptu 1999 performance when ARC formed at the PiNG and has
gone on to release over 20 records. Lorde Awesome’s Avery Strok
on keyboards and Rich Vainio on guitars have been playing together
since 2008. This is not their first collaboration, but it is their PiNG debut.. FSK1138 . Donald Baynes AKA FSK1138 will be coming in from
Montreal for his first PiNG outing. FSK1138 has performed at Mutek
and nuit blanche in Montreal and will be bringing along some unique
musical toys as kinect and emotive brain interface stuff along with
launchpads, a tablet pc, iPad and projector. He also works with a
korg monotron, dsixl, ds10 - KP3, datagloves, wii mote and robots.
Check out some of FSK1138's media explorations at
youtube.com/fsk1138. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Back by popular demand, the
unique evolving light paintings of General Chaos Visuals will
provide us with mesmerizing eye candy projections.
• 03.08.11 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
FiT THE FiRST featuring luminations (dvd screening)
+ URM + KALTE+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Mar. 8th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. 8:00 . luminations . The premiere screening of luminations by
General Chaos Visuals and URM to celebrate the release of their
hour long DVD of projected light and ambient electronic music.
This unique film features the multi-layered projected translucent
light paintings of Stephen Lindsey (General Chaos Visuals) which
were created to accompany a musical soundtrack of soundscapes
and electronic music created by Jamie Todd (URM.) For over ten
years, Stephen and Jamie have collaborated and experimented
with these techniques of merging light projections with live music.
This film represents the realization of their lengthy efforts
to create something new and unique in the realm of
audio and visual synergy.The techniques used for creating the imagery in this film primarily
include the use of hand-painted transparent images, which are
kinetically rotated and overlaid with multiple projectors. The images
are manipulated using optical analog techniques such as prisms,
crystals and fingers. The overall technique has been in development
in live gigs for over ten years now, and although based on some
elements of 60’s light shows, the General Chaos Visuals live
experience is a new beast entirely of its own.The audio soundtrack, Shadows of Light, was created by URM's
Jamie Todd (also of dreamSTATE, NOiNO and SADU) who takes
us on a sonic trip made up of six pieces which explore alien
mutant psycho jazz, dark/light ambience, spacey soundscapes
along with some sequencer driven Berlin School pulse. All of the
music was created in real time on a single laptop utilizing a virtual
wall of modular and semi-modular soft synthesizers run through
a matrix of soft efx.. 9:00 . URM . To complement the free download release of his
stratification LP on the ping things net label, Jamie Todd
unleashes a sonic suite of sequences and soundscapes to perform
the LP LiVE in its entirety as a continuous audio journey. With lots
of new sound manipulating toys in the URM arsenal, stratification is
a tasty mix of sequencer driven Berlin School electronics combined
with haunting ambient soundscapes and seasoned with that wee
bit of weirdness that Jamie has always been so fond of applying
to the mix. As this is a special night celebrating a couple of URM
releases, Scott M2 of dreamSTATE (who is itching to play live with
his new pad) will join Jamie for the final 1/3 of the URM set.. 10:30 . KALTE come out of hibernation to play the PiNG for their first
show of 2011 to celebrate the launch of their new album "Fissures"
to be released by Petcord on March 15th (www.petcord.com).
Deane and Rik of Kalte will be performing a set drawn from the
mysteries of the Hadopelagic Zone, cold music heard in inhospitable
spaces, ominous and dark tones inspired by massive pressures and
arctic depths. For more information visit www.kaltemusic.com. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . The unique evolving light paintings
of General Chaos Visuals will provide us with mesmerizing eye
candy projected onto a live canvas of performers.
• 02.15.11 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
RECORDiNG RiGHTS featuring
GORF + CHROMOSPHERE + naw
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Feb. 15th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
8:30 . Gorf is Michael Duncan McArthur; a musician, interactive
designer & web developer currently based in Toronto, Canada. He
has been creating and performing various genres of electronic music
since 2003. Most of his music is available freely on the internet on
his personal website. Michael has released the majority of his music
independently, but has also appeared on releases by Here's My Card
Records, Bitkins Electronic Music, Anal0g.org, Peace Off Records,
Black Pixel Records, and Vague Terrain.9:30 . Chromosphere is the solo project of Kris Helstrom, an
alumnus of Digital Poodle and Kinder Atom. Chromosphere is
very little without collaborations. Past and present contributors
such as Heiki Sillaste, Gerald Belanger, Chris Drost, Bill Mason,
Roland Last, Andreas Gregor, Nate Leinert, and perhaps furthest
from least, Anne Sulikowski, have during their time, each given
something unique to "the cause" that has made the process of
Chromosphere more then worthwhile. The product of
Chromosphere is all too varied to start mentioning genre with
any authority, so it is sufficient to say that it is Chromosphere's
mandate to encompass any and all musical ideas of interest;
none exclusively electronic, nor exclusively sequenced, nor
concerned necessarily with popular appeal. Often set to beats;
dance, down-tempo or otherwise, and sometimes just a drone
sans any rhythm save perhaps a pulse to assure the listener that
it is indeed alive. Exploration seems to still best describe what it
is that occurs within this particular Chromosphere.10:30 . naw . Montreal ex-pat naw (Neil Wiernik) who currently
calls Toronto his home, began composing electronic music in 1988
with explorations in audio art and experimental music. Neil's interest
in sound and technology has lead him to a continued questioning
and refinement of audio tools and modes of production resulting in
experimentation with altered instruments, modified devices, and
custom software environments. Neil's music could be described as
warm, atmospheric, and cinematic electronic music. The sound
design of naw is firmly grounded in the rich traditions of dub studio
culture but can also be weighed alongside formal contemporary
composition. His music was recently described in "The Wire" as
having "...the kind of sharpness and clarity usually lost amid the
murk and decay of clicks and cuts and digital delays." Neil has
released music on various labels including noise factory and more
recently paper+sound under his naw guise and on elevation
recordings for his most recent ambient post rock project with
aidan baker as whisper room.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . After missing a couple of PiNGs
in the fall due to sick days, General Chaos Visuals will be back to
paint the house with light throughout the night.. Between Sets CDs . "The Desert Inbetween", the new work by
Steve Roach & Brian Parnham, masterfully evokes vast uninhabited
landscapes. "Out and About" by Italy's Herion is the latest release
from the venerable "Hypnos" label and is beautifully crafted primarily
on acoustic instruments. In honour of Bob Marley's recent birthday,
we'll be spinning "Dreams of Freedom", Bill Laswell's "Ambient Dub
Translations" of his timeless music.
• 12.04.10 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY - a Livestream
of AMOEBA STARFISH => CLiCK HERE to
TUNE iN on SAT. DEC. 4th @ 8PM ESTThis Saturday night at 8pm, tune your net devices here
to catch the Livestream of AMOEBA STARFISH performing
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY.Some of you know that due to computer difficulties, Phil and
Jeff were unable to perform the AMOEBA STARFISH set that
they intended at the last PiNG of 2010 @ Supermarket. When
their computer refused to boot, they rose to the moment and
instead treated us to one of their beautiful unique rooftop jams
which was a rare treat for us all to experience.But they still have a set in them that's begging to be heard, so
on Saturday December 4th @ 8PM EST they are going to load up
another computer with their soft synths efx and sequences, plug
in the guitar, keyboards and wave drum to perform for us
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY.TUNE iN AMOEBA STARFISH on SAT. DEC. 4th @ 8PM EST
• 11.23.10 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
DECRYiNG CENSORSHiP featuring
AMOEBA STARFISH + MICHAEL HOLCER
+ EQO2 + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Nov. 23rd @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
For our last show of 2010 we welcome back some good friends
performing in different guises.. 8:30 . AMOEBA STARFISH . Featuring one of our favourite
space guitarists Phil Ogison along with laptop percussionist
Jeff Howard, AMOEBA STARFISH combines elements of groove,
chill, space and psychedelia in equal proportions, at times tribal,
at times alien, a combination of the earth and the stars, sure
to intrigue, soothe and excite. Phil and Jeff opened the 2010 PiNG
season when they performed as Phil's The Devil In The Design
project and this band was born as a result, so it seems fitting
that they close out this year's PiNG model.9:30 . EQO2 . BE with EQO2 LiVE for MOVING THE SPACE - The debut
music performance by Benjamin Elfassy (multi-percussionist &
synth-groove artist) and Eric Hopper (aka Sylken on keys, synths,
effects) ... enjoy smooth synth-grooves with live percussion,
morphing atmos, ambient soundscapes, ethnic overtones
and musical motions ... moving the space.10:30 . MICHAEL HOLCER . For the last PiNG set of 2010 Michael will
perform 5 shorter pieces - a few were prepared for the Ricochet
Dream electronic music festival that Michael played in Europe
recently although for the PiNG he'll be doing less sequence-heavy
versions as is appropriate for the ambient stage. He'll also be
performing a new composition which attempts to balance the
landscapes of ambient worlds with a touch of motion,
rhythm and forward momentum.GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Wash out your eyes and make
sure that your lenses are clean as General Chaos Visuals'
Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman will be back to
paint the house with light.
• 10.26.10 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
FAR SiDE OF THE MOON featuring
Freida Abtan + Holzkopf + Nick Storring
+ Worker + The Nausea (Anju Singh)
Tues. Oct. 26th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. Holzkopf . Since 2001, Holzkopf has been developing a style
of hypnotic and frenetic dance music made from a mishmash
of homemade tape collages, blown out drum machine beats,
dumpstered Chinese pop cassettes, raw data noise, barely
controled feedback and smashed and grabbed found sounds.
The sound is remenicent of proto-industrial, disco, hip-hop, global
psychedelia, gospel and breakcore synthesized into a complete
unique whole unlike any one component part. This is futurist and
anarchist music made on cheap gear, recorded live to tape or dusty
old hard drives. It embodies the spirits of rotting architecture and
100 year old brothels, the wide open spaces of the Canadian prairies
and the angst and anger of battling slum-lords, debt and panic.
More than anything else though, the music is a celebration.
Celebation, after all, is the best form of protest. Sharing the
stage with Princesse Rotative, Cex, Electric Kettle, Andrew Duke,
Maladroit, Botborg, the Shearing Pinx, Sam Shalabi, Knurl,
Emil Beaulieau and many others over multiple tours through
Canada and Europe (in squats, clubs, backyards and under
bridges), a Holzkopf performance is always a spontaneous,
raw and one of a kind experience.. Freida Abtan . Freida Abtan is a Canadian multi-disciplinary
artist and composer. Her music falls somewhere in between
musique concrete and more modern noise and experimental
audio and both genres are influential to her sound. Her work
has been compared to bands such as Coil, and Zoviet France,
and to that of performers such as Andrew Liles because of her
use of spectral manipulation and collage.Freida primarily works with samples of both musical and non-musical
objects that she records herself and then manipulates, often beyond
recognition, through techniques derived from musique concrète and
through successive layers of digital signal processing. She uses
structures reminiscent of popular music and more abstract
compositional variants to sequence these sounds into melodic
songs before incorporating her own treated voice.As well as having created visual shows for and performed with the
internationally renown group Nurse with Wound, Freida has presented
her own sound and visual work at festivals across North America and
Europe. Her first album "subtle movements" is available on United
Dairies / Jnana Records. Her upcoming release "the hands of the
dancer" will be available on Robot Records.. Nick Storring . Composer, cellist, electronic musician and freelance
journalist based out of Toronto. An omnivorous listener, I also make
a wide range of music spanning abstract electronica, chamber music,
fake world music to extensions of house and New Jack Swing! I play
in the bands Picastro and I Have Eaten The City and routinely
collaborate with various artists of other disciplines: dance,
installation, theatre and film.Worker + The Nausea (Anju Singh) . Both of these Vancouver
based artists share a serious passion for sound art, drone and
electronics. Worker does lots of circuit bending and modified
electronics and The Nausea (Anju Singh) does mostly ambient
and meditative drones via feedback, violins, etc. Anju also runs
experimental series in Vancouver called fake jazz wednesdays
for the sake of fun and experimentation!
• 09.25.10 . THE AMBiENT PiNG con:SORT
@ Toronto (new music) Marathon
featuring a one hour improvised evolving
soundscape by Alan Bloor (Pholde), James Bailey
(Odradek), Jim Field (spacenoiz, Rhea's Obsession),
Ben Grossman, Michelangelo Iaffaldano (Odradek),
Wally Jericho, Scott M2 (dreamSTATE), Phil Ogison
(The Devil In The Design), Jamie Todd (dreamSTATE,
URM) and Andy Yue (Odradek) performed in front
of an improvised, analog projected light painting
by General Chaos Visuals.
Sat. Sept. 25th @ Toronto (new music) Marathon
at Yonge Dundas Square
South East Corner of Yonge St. and Dundas St.
Starts at 2PM . THE AMBiENT PiNG con:SORT at 7:20PM . FREE
• 09.14.10 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
iN TECHNOCOLOUR featuring HEIKI +
ben john robertson (Hamilton ON) +
NOISE LEVEL (London ON) +
GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Sept. 14th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. 8:30 . ben john robertson . ben john robertson is an electronic
experimental-ambient music and sound artist from Ontario Canada.
His works span the spectrum of progressive sound, cathedral music,
and melodic dronescapes. His experimental sound material boarders
on the emotive where as his heavier drone works encourage his
darker horizons. Mine, all mine! records describes one of his 2010
releases "city lights,” as “epic, organ-based minimalist soundscapes.”ben john robertson is affiliated with mine, all mine! records and aReW
recordings. He also has a number of self-released records. He has
been featured on nowlikephotographs radio show in both 2009
and 2010 to highlight tracks from his self-released works.. 9:30 . HEIKI . Heiki (Hey-Key) is a veteran of the Toronto electronic
music scene. Since 1987, Heiki Sillaste has released an impressive
catalogue of well over 45 synthesizer-based records and made
over 150 compilation appearances.Heiki’s brand new 12 track album Paper+Sound is his first album as
a solo artist.The album is stylistically divided into two halves. The
first half of the album features spacey minimal deep techno with
an emphasis on sub woofing baselines and melodic atmospheres.The second half of the Paper+Sound album explores slower, dubbed
out down tempo rhythms.?Rib cage shaking bass and discrete ambient
flourishes feature on all of the subtle melodic soundscapes.Several artistic promotional videos have been completed for the album.
The videos have all been created and directed by Heiki and feature
abstract imagery and typographic representations of the sounds.. 10:30 . NOISE LEVEL . Keyboardist Ed Matthews began Noise Level
in 2004 as an ethno-ambient, electronic sound project. The musical
objective is to create music that exists in recorded form, yet lends
itself to improvisation in a live setting. Released in June, 2009,
The Liquid Sky, was favourably reviewed in Exclaim. It climbed to
the #3 position in the CHRW Radio Western’s Top Thirty Countdown.Meanwhile, Noise Level's contribution to the London live music
scene in 2009 resulted in being nominated for CHRW Radio Western's
Local Artist of the Year and the 2010 London Music Awards in the
Electronics category. On Sunday, April 11th, Noise Level won in the
Electronics Category at the 6th Annual Jack Richardson Music Awards
in London, Ontario.Conceptual Continuity, released in April, 2010, debuted in the #1
position on the Radio Western Top Thirty Charts. The disc also caught
the attention of London Free Press Entertainment Editor James Reaney,
who featured Noise Level in his weekly column “Reaney’s Pick” on
April 11th. In June 2010, Noise Level was featured in an interview
setting and played two separate live-to-air sessions of new and
improvised music on CHRW Radio Western.The newest recording is The Liquid Sky: Remixed, which radically
transforms earlier material into stronger, beat-driven “live” tracks.
It also serves to highlight Mr. Matthews’ developing skills as a
composer, keyboardist and producer.Noise Level continues to push toward an Impressionist blend of
ethnographic World beats and lush electronic textures – and a
Romantic longing for the Infinite.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Bring your space goggles. We'll have a
house full of Chaotic Light Painting as both Stephen Lindsey and
Eric Siegerman will be providing the technocolour with their
analog projectors and hand painted gels for both
ben john robertson's and Noise Level's sets.
• 08.17.10 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
XI DECADE.1 (11TH ANNiVERSARY) featuring
ANOMALOUS DISTURBANCES + SADU +
WASSONIC + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Aug. 17th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
For the PING's 11th ANNiVERSARY, Anomalous Disturbances
flies in from Vancouver to treat us to a spaced out set of looping
guitar and synth textures run through a wall of effects.Seizing this rare visit by Anomalous Disturbances, SADU
(Eric Hopper of Sylken, Terrence O'Brien of Anomalous
Disturbances and Jamie Todd of URM, dreamSTATE and
NOiNO) will get together once again to perform a set. They've
all got new musical toys to create evolving sounds and sequences
that they'll be manipulating in real time to create improvised
sonic shifting soundscapes.Mystery band Wassonic which features Terrence O'Brien of
Anomalous Disturbances and Matthew Poulakakis of NOiNO,
Contrapture, Automatic Fats and Salvagesound will close
out the evening with a sonic treat.. 8:30 . Anomalous distrurbances
. 9:30 . SADU
. 10:30 . Wassonic. General Chaos Visuals . Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman
have long defined the visual style of the PiNG with their unique
analog light paintings. This year's anniversary will see Eric manning
the lights for General Chaos Visuals as Steve gets to take a
well deserved PiNG break.
• 07.20.10 THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents A/V NiGHT featuring
60x60 Project Audio/Visual Mix +
Transmorphous Sound Ensemble +
Geek Weekend + General Chaos Visuals
Tues. July 20th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 7:30pm . 1st set at 8:00 sharp . $6
. 8:00 sharp . 60x60 Project Audio/Visual Mix
360 degrees of 60x60 (ICMC Sanguine Mix)Curated by Robert Voisey, the 60x60 Project contains 60 works
from 60 different composers. Each composition is 60 seconds in
duration sequenced together to create a one hour performance.
Highlighting the work of a great many composers, 60x60 testifies
to the vibrancy of contemporary composition by presenting the
diverse array of styles, aesthetics and techniques being used today.Tonight's presentation features 60 one-minute videos created by
Patrick Liddell [ontologist], a music composer and video artist
currently living in Chicago, specifically for the 60x60 Sanguine Mix.The Sanguine Mix is part of 360 degrees of 60x60, and is
sponsored in part by the International Computer Music
Association (ICMA). Six 60x60 mixes featuring 360 pieces
from different composers throughout the world will presented
during the conference and at remote concerts around the globe.
The 6 different mixes are all named a different shade of red to
honor the RED edition of ICMC: 60x60 Burgundy mix, Crimson mix,
Magenta mix, Sanguine mix, Scarlet mix, and Vermilion mix.
Each mix is one hour long and contains different composers
totaling to 360 different works each by different composers
from many different countries around the world.The Sanguine Mix features Paul Adriaenssens, Rebecca Ashe,
Greg Bartholomew, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz, Jay Batzner, Cameron
Bobro, Jason Bolte, benjamin Boone, Ian Corbett, Andrew Davis,
Daniel Dominguez Teruel, David Drexler, Enrico Francioni, Kenneth
Froelich, Iris Garrelfs, Philippe-Aubert Gauthier, Monroe Golden,
Daniel Griffing, David Hahn, Jack Harris, Andy Hasenpflug,
Luke Jennings, Lynn Job, Jiri Kaderabek, Bevin Kelley,
Kevin Kissinger, Juraj Kojs, HyeKyung Lee, Stephen Lias,
Patrick Liddell, John Link, Tom Lopez, Craig Marks, Gene Marlow,
John Maycraft, Mike McFerron, Scott McGregor Moore,
David McIntire, Tricia Minty, Steve Moshier, Alon Nechushtan,
Julia Norton, Doug Opel, Maggi Payne, Michael Pounds,
Reconsiderate, Margaret Schedel, Les Scott, Alan Shockley,
Mary Simoni, Steven Snowden, Michael Spicer, Laurie Spiegel,
Stephen Stanfield, Madjid Tahriri, Eldad Tsabary, Doug Van Nort,
Giovanni Varrica, Rob Voisey, and Jon Weinel.. 9:15 . Transmorphous Sound Ensemble . Formed in February 2009
by Chris Meloche and Richard Moule as a forum for sonic creation in
which the two participants create an atmosphere in which sounds
can organically grow and morph into ever-changing soundscapes.
To achieve this goal, the duo utilize traditional musical instruments
in a non-traditional manner.Meloche plays a table-top guitar which is processed through several
digital processing devices while Moule uses as similar approach on
the violin. Both performers also make use of prepared recordings
(environmental, media etc...) which are also manipulated beyond
recognition. It is this gradual and deliberate melding of complimentary
and contrasting elements which succeeds in the creation of an organic,
immersive soundscape environment.The works created by the Transmorphous SE are completely
spontaneous and "in the moment" but with a definite feeling that
the sounds have been arranged in a very deliberate manner. The
duo communicate within the confines of a sonic palette which
slowly and progressively twists and turns in a pattern which
resembles a living organism. The listener is enveloped by the
sound and drawn into an alien soundscape which is somehow
rooted in a cloak of familiarity. Sounds slowly appear and
disappear while the passage of time suddenly becomes
an irrelevant concept.. 10:15 . Geek Weekend . The geeks are back for another
summer sizzler. Robert Hoare (Berlin) and Steven Sauvé
(Hamilton) look forward to bringing you all manner of sultry
sounds, drenched in absurdity, and dripping with irony.
No computers have been harmed in the making of this music.
ADVISORY: Random processes are used throughout
the performance.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . After the 60x60 A/V
presentation, the unique evolving light paintings of
General Chaos Visuals will provide us with mesmerizing
eye candy projected onto a live canvas of performers.
• 06.22.10 THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents iMMERSiVE NiGHTMARES featuring
KALTE + AKUMU + INSUKATI
Tues. June 22nd @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
8:30 . KALTE . Emerging from cold seclusion in their secret Antarctic
recording studio, Deane and Rik of Kalte return to the PiNG
stage for their first live performance of 2010. Promising a
blend of both new and re-imagined material, Kalte will
create an environment of isolation and darkness
reminiscent of the Polar dark.Kalte's music crosses a range of genres including zero-bpm,
musique concréte and deep ambient to produce dense
and eerie soundscapes highlighted on their releases
" The Lanthanide Series" (Stasisfield, 2008) and
"Glaciations" (Dark Winter, 2009). They are
currently working on new material for 2010.9:15 . AKUMU . Celebrating 10 years performing as "Akumu",
Deane Hughes returns to the PiNG to bring his
blend of atmospheric ambience, haunting
electronics and shadowy beats.Deane will be showcasing new, unreleased material recorded
earlier this year and commemorating the anniversary event
with the release of Akumu's 3-Disc Boxset including
Akumu's video collection on DVD.10:00 . INSUKATI . Insukati is a Canadian experimental electronic
music group formed in 2010, consisting of Toronto natives
Stephen Seto and Michael Morton. Coming from their own
respective music careers in electronic music as s:cage and
Displacer; they have been featured by record labels such
as Mute/Novamute, Ant-Zen, Tympanik Audio and M-tronic.
Together, as Insukati, they bring a progressive direction
in ambient/down-tempo music for a modern, dark
exploration of emotion and melody, developed
in a live performance environment.Between Sets CD • Live at Grace Cathedral by Steve Roach
Between sets we'll be featuring music from Steve Roach's new
double CD "Live at Grace Cathedral" recorded with live microphones
and filled with deep atmospherics and burbling sequences.Ambient travellers may be very interested to learn that this
October 23rd, 2010 in Tucson, Arizona, Roach is presenting a
9-hour ambient festival with himself, Erik Wøllo, Byron Metcalf,
Mark Seelig and Loren Nerell. Full details here.
THE PiNG PRESENTS TORONTO'S FiRST
AMBiENT FESTiVAL • APRil 25 - MAY 1
-> APRil 25 • ROBERT RICH - LIVE IN CONCERT
-> APRil 28 • PHOLDE + dreamSTATE +
NAW + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
-> MAY 1 • EMMANUAL MADAN + ANNA FRIZ
+ EC WOODLEY
• 05.01.10 THE PiNG + NEW ADVENTURES
IN SOUND ART present RADiO iN AMBiENCE
for Deep Wireless featuring Emmanual
Madan + Anna Friz + EC Woodley
Sat. May 1st @ 8pm & May 10 @ 2pm
@ Artscape Wychwood Barns . The Christie Studio
#170 . 601 Christie Street . SW of the Bathurst/St. Clair Subway
$15/$10 student (free for Deep Wireless / Radio Without
Boundaries conference registrants)
If it's May, it must be Deep Wireless time, the New Adventures In
Sound Art (NAISA) month-long celebration of radio and transmission
art. So we'll close out the PiNG's first AMBiENT MUSIC FESTiVAL
by launching Deep Wireless as we co-present with NAISA the
9th annual RADiO iN AMBiENCE show.This year's performance piece is entitled Ground, Resonance, Radio
and takes place on Saturday May 1st (8PM) and on Monday May
10th (2PM) at the Artscape Wychwood Barns in The Christie
Studio #170The worlds of vinyl record collage and multi-channel micro-watt
radio intervention come together in a collaborative performance
by Anna Friz and EC Woodley, as well as a performance
by Emmanuel Madan.
• 04.28.10 THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents SPACE TOURiSM featuring
PHOLDE + dreamSTATE + NAW
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Wed. April 28th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
For the second night of our first AMBiENT MUSiC FESTiVAL, the
PiNG presents a 3-stage expedition from the depths of the Geosphere
to far-out beyond the Ionosphere. As space tourists, you can enjoy
the voyage comfortably with a microbrew in hand in the PiNG's
geo-stable orbiting lounge-simulator. See you at launch-time at
PiNG MiSSiON CONTROL at Supermarket in Kensington.
Unfortunately space traveller BETA CLOUD, has been grounded
for this flight, but he'll be back on board for a future PiNG soon.20:30 . PHOLDE . Alan Bloor (Pholde aka Knurl) opens the night
with a new set of dark metalsonics wrought from his custom sound
sculptures of hardened steel. Bowing & striking his unique creations
Bloor will take you deep into his subterranean soundworld.21:30 . dreamSTATE . This trip, electronic travellers dreamSTATE
(Scott M2 & Jamie Todd) will explore the surface: rolling the highways,
seeking the mysteries, floating through forests and turning the soil
in the Firegarden. Watch for new visuals weaving through the Chaos.22:30 . NAW . Montreal ex-pat naw (Neil Wiernik) who currently calls
Toronto his home, began composing electronic music in 1988 with
explorations in audio art and experimental music. Neil's interest in
sound and technology has lead him to a continued questioning and
refinement of audio tools and modes of production resulting in
experimentation with altered instruments, modified devices, and
custom software environments. Neil's music could be described
as warm, atmospheric, and cinematic electronic music. The sound
design of naw is firmly grounded in the rich traditions of dub studio
culture but can also be weighed alongside formal contemporary
composition. His music was described in "The Wire" as having
" ...the kind of sharpness and clarity usually lost amid the murk
and decay of clicks and cuts and digital delays." Neil has released
music on various labels including noise factory records and on
elevation recordings for his most recent project whisper room.In addition to his recording career Neil is an accomplished curator
and digital media artist, he has shown work in a variety of traditional
and non-traditional spaces since the late 1980's. His projects have
included works in video, radio, print, and internet diffusion as well
as other non-gallery spaces including derelict buildings, billboards,
pirate airwaves, and public space. Neil has presented projects at
the Finland Contemporary Museum, ISEA, Subtle Technologies
Conference, La SAT, The Medusa Complex, Mutek Festival and
The Music Gallery. When Neil is not occupied with audio/visual
musings he steps into his co-managing editor role on vagueterrain.net
an online digital arts quarterly and is a member of the board of directors
for MusicWorks magazine. His online HQ is www.phoniq.net. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Irradiating eyes in space, the Chaos
dynamic duo (Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman) will be on board
to illuminate the soundship with their mind bending light paintings.
• 04.25.10 THE PiNG + The Music Gallery
present ROBERT RICH LIVE IN CONCERT
Sunday April 25th @ The Music Gallery
St. George the Martyr Church . 197 John St.
north of Queen behind the AGO . Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 6:30pm . concert starts at 7:30pm
Across three decades and almost 40 albums, California-based
Robert Rich has helped define the genres of ambient, dark ambient,
and "tribal" electronic fusions, yet his music remains hard to categorize.
Part of his unique sound comes from using homemade acoustic and
electronic instruments, microtonal harmonies, custom software, chaotic
systems and feedback networks. Rich began building his own analog
synthesizers in 1976, when he was 13 years old, and later studied
for a year at Stanford’s prestigious CCRMA while earning a
degree in psychology.Rich released his first album Sunyata in 1982. Among these early
releases, the 1986 Swedish LP Numena found its way into some of
the earliest London chill rooms and influenced DJs like Jonah Sharp
and Mixmaster Morris. Rich then began a string of 11 critically
acclaimed releases for the Hearts of Space label. His two
collaborations with Steve Roach, Strata (1990) and Soma (1992),
laid the groundwork for what became known as techno-tribal music.
His collaboration Stalker (1995) with B. Lustmord became a defining
landmark of dark ambient.Rich has performed in caves, cathedrals, planetaria, art galleries and
concert halls throughout Europe and North America. His all-night
Sleep Concerts, first performed in 1982, became legendary in the
San Francisco area. He occasionally revives his all-night concert
format, using live nocturnal radio broadcasts to extend the audience
range. In 2001, Rich released the 7 hour DVD Somnium, a studio
distillation of the Sleep Concert experience, possibly the longest
continuous piece of music ever released at the time.
• 03.23.10 THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents GEMiNi 3 featuring URM
+ The Devil In The Design
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Mar. 23rd @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
It's time for the PiNG to emerge from winter hibernation so we're
back with a series of spaced out shows at Supermarket in
Kensington Market.8:30 . The Devil In The Design . One of the PiNG's favourite
space guitarists, Phil Ogison (also of The Moon Dandies, Harold,
A Pretty Sonic Splatter, Psychosomatic Climax Machine)
returns to create a sweet quiet noise with his solo project
The Devil In The Design. TDITD will be joined by percussionist
Jeff Howard on the electronic kit and visualist
Catherine Tammaro of Subduction Current.9:30 . URM . Jamie Todd (also of dreamSTATE, NOiNO + SADU)
has fuelled up the laptop to launch a spaced out set of electronics,
sequences and drones along with some interspersed improvised
ambient soundscapes. Unlike the launching of Gemini 3, no
corned beef sandwiches will be snuck onboard as we don't want
any crumbs floating about messing up the instrumentation.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Throughout the evening, the
unique evolving light paintings of General Chaos Visuals will
provide us with mesmerizing eye candy projected onto a
live canvas of performers.. As an added treat, Phil, Jeff and Jamie will all plug in together
to improvise a third set of jams. In keeping with jamming spirit of
the evening, Subduction Current will improvise with General Chaos
Visuals throughout the evening to create mind bending eye candy.Watch GEMiNi 3 featuring The Devil In The Design
+ URM + Subduction Current + General Chaos Visuals
At SyncLive.com on 03.23.10 • THE AMBiENT PiNG @ Supermarket
• 11.03.09 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
SPUTNiK 2 LAUNCHiNG LAiKA featuring
Beta Cloud + NAW + The Sales Department
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Nov. 3rd @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. Beta Cloud . Beta Cloud aims to span the sonic ground between
avant/improv/instrumental performance and ambient/drone/dj sound
installation. All compositions are performed improvised in real time.
Noise, hiss, and dynamic peaks, sub and supersonics are intentional
and controlled to ensure a maximum lo-fi listening experience. The aim
of Beta Cloud is to provide intensity, relaxation, positive aggression,
and a sense of passionate response to all listeners.. NAW . Montreal ex-pat naw (Neil Wiernik) who currently calls
Toronto his home, began composing electronic music in 1988 with
explorations in audio art and experimental music. Neil's interest in
sound and technology has lead him to a continued questioning and
refinement of audio tools and modes of production resulting in
experimentation with altered instruments, modified devices, and
custom software environments. Neil's music could be described
as warm, atmospheric, and cinematic electronic music. The sound
design of naw is firmly grounded in the rich traditions of dub studio
culture but can also be weighed alongside formal contemporary
composition. His music was described in "The Wire" as having
" ...the kind of sharpness and clarity usually lost amid the murk
and decay of clicks and cuts and digital delays." Neil has released
music on various labels including noise factory records and on
elevation recordings for his most recent project whisper room.In addition to his recording career Neil is an accomplished curator
and digital media artist, he has shown work in a variety of traditional
and non-traditional spaces since the late 1980's. His projects have
included works in video, radio, print, and internet diffusion as well
as other non-gallery spaces including derelict buildings, billboards,
pirate airwaves, and public space. Neil has presented projects at
the Finland Contemporary Museum, ISEA, Subtle Technologies
Conference, La SAT, The Medusa Complex, Mutek Festival and
The Music Gallery. When Neil is not occupied with audio/visual
musings he steps into his co-managing editor role on vagueterrain.net
an online digital arts quarterly and is a member of the board of directors
for MusicWorks magazine. His online HQ is www.phoniq.net. THE SALES DEPARTMENT . The Sales Department is MD Matheson
who performed last at the PiNG in the C'est What/Club Nia days as
Beef Terminal. The music of The Sales Department departs from
the sonic and effects laden guitar work of Beef Terminal as there
is a heavier electronic feel to his music now, focused on an emotional
and mental connection with the music, through classic IDM rhythmic
structures and ambient soundscapes that ultimately work as time
machines. As with Beef Terminal, the music is still designed to reflect
life in the urban and suburban landscapes. The dichotomy of the messy
city and the clean cut lawns of the suburbs. This is music for travelling between opposing worlds. The Sales Department has recently released
an new album Measured Life.. General Chaos Visuals . The Chaos guys (Stephen Lindsey and
Eric Siegerman) will be back to light up the PiNG with their unique,
compelling and mind bending light paintings.
• 08.18.09 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
DECADE! THE PiNG's 10th ANNiVERSARY
featuring WALLY & CJ JERICHO + KALTE
+ dreamSTATE + GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. Aug. 18th @ Supermarket . 268 Augusta Ave.
Kensington Market . just south of College. Map + info here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. Wally & CJ Jericho . On August 17th 1999, Wally Jericho brought
his horns and other musical toys out to perform at the very first PiNG.
Now, 10 years later, we're returning to the street where it all started,
Augusta Ave. in Kensington Market, so we've invited Wally back
to kick off our second decade. Wally will be performing with a new
generation - his son, CJ Jericho on guitar.. Kalte . Deane Hughes of Akumu and rik maclean of mara's
torment are pleased to present their collaborative ambient/abstract
project Kalte as part of THE AMBiENT PiNG's 10th anniversary
celebrations. The music of Kalte crosses a range of electronic
sub-genres including zero-bpm, musique concréte and deep
ambient to produce dense and eerie soundscapes. Using the
process of improvised tonal manipulation found on their releases
"The Lanthanide Series" (Stasisfield, 2008) and "Glaciations"
(Dark Winter, 2009), Deane and rik will be sharing Kalte's musical
vision of isolation and darkness in a live setting for the very first time.
Also in celebration of the PiNG's 10th, Deane is releasing his new
DVD from AKUMU, "Tapeten: Video Anthology 2005-2008."
The DVD is a collection of experimental and abstract videos spanning
3 years of AKUMU's visuals, re-mixed in 5.1 surround sound and
available for the first time at the PiNG! For more information about
Kalte and to download exclusive 'net only releases, please visit www.kaltemusic.com. dreamSTATE . Electronic soundscape artists Scott M2 and
Jamie Todd of dreamSTATE played the third PING event on
August 31st, 1999. They began curating THE AMBiENT PiNG in
January 2000 and after presenting hundreds of PiNG concerts
across the city are very proud to perform at the PiNG's Tenth
Anniversary. Invited by rik of the ping things label to release a
new album for the occasion, dreamSTATE are currently finalizing
"A Decade Dreaming", a selection of soundscapes recorded live
at their PiNG performances throughout the last 10 years. Perhaps
you were at some of those shows. Please join dreamSTATE again
as they present a set of old and very new works for 2009.. General Chaos Visuals . Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman
have long defined the visual style of the PiNG with their unique
analog light paintings. They are also the artists who hold the record
for most PINGs played. We are thrilled that General Chaos will be
returning again to illuminate this event.
• 07.14.09 THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents STORMiNG THE BASTiLLE
featuring KINDER ATOM + SYNÞ
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tues. July 14th 2009 @ The Central . 603 Markham St.
1 block west of the Bathurst subway . Map, info and directions here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. KINDER ATOM . Since 1993, KINDER ATOM have been one of
few groups in the electronic music scene defining their own unique
sound within many spectrums. Their warm organic flavours return
to the PiNG to tempt your senses and soothe your soul as their
deep electro, funky, dreamy and gentle ambient sounds fill
your ears.. SYNÞ . Live, solo percussion with a backdrop of electronic
and environmental soundscapes. SYNÞ will feature a suite of
eight short electroacoustic pieces that use an exotic collection
of percussion instruments and handmade digital tracks:
1. Synpship Launch - Introducing the thorn's vibratory
experimental plan.
2. Sophie Was Here - Feline-inspired soundscape from a
day in September 2008.
3. Vibix - Live interaction with bowed vibraphone loops.
4. Vitamin BX20 - Classic reverb with bell sound decays.
5. La Bastille - Solo electric violin replicated to
orchestral dimensions.
6. Cicada Dads - Insect vibrations with mikrophonic enhancements.
7. Jeju 6:57 a.m. - Return to the waterworld at sunrise.
8. Synpship Re-entry.. GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . Throughout the evening, the
unique evolving light paintings of General Chaos Visuals will
provide us with mesmerizing eye candy projected onto a
live canvas.
• 06.23.09 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
dancing or leaping or diabolical chants
featuring THE DEVIL IN THE DESIGN
w/special guest LORNE DAVID THOMSON
Tues. June 23rd 2009 @ The Central . 603 Markham St.
1 block west of the Bathurst subway . Map, info and directions here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. THE DEVIL IN THE DESIGN . Freshly flown in from another space,
Phil Ogison returns with a live version (really live) of his new 'live'
studio release, Six Ways To Undo The Horizon. As Phil describes it,
"Basically it's just me, the guitar, and mod pedals. The whole project
is a 'back to basics' live improvisation thing, a more experimental
ambient expression. Me talking to the guitar and the guitar
talking back to me.". LORNE DAVID THOMSON . After a decade of travel and living in
South East Asia, Lorne returned to Toronto in August of 2008 and
began playing with the psychedelic/dub/jam band Harold as their
keyboardist. For his debut solo PiNG performance, Lorne will perform
semi-improvised soundscapes and atmospherics laden with melody
on a variety of analogue and digital synthesizers and devices.
• 05.27.09 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
RADiO iN AMBiENCE a special presentation
for Deep Wireless in collaboration with
New Adventures in Sound Art featuring
Kristen Roos with Anna Friz + Nilan Perera
Wed. May 27th 2009 @ THE NAISA SPACE . Artscape Wychwood Barns . 601 Christie Street . Studio #252
south of St.Clair and Christie and west of Bathurst - map here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
THE AMBiENT PiNG and New Adventures in Sound Art present
RADiO iN AMBiENCE as part of the Deep Wireless festival at the NAISA
Space in the Artscape Wychwood Barns at 601 Christie Street, Studio #252.
The Artscape Wychwood Barns are located on the east side of Christie Street
just 2 blocks south of St. Clair West and few blocks west of the St. Clair West
Subway. This is a great chance to have a look at this cool new art venue. The
cozy concert setting of the NAISA Space will allow for an intimate
affair to catch our musical friends Kristen Roos, Anna Friz and
Nilan Perera play with and bend the airwaves.. Kristen Roos is an artist whose approach to creating sound art usually involves
a translation, or change, from one state to another. Objects normally used to bring
information in a particular way are repurposed, and reconstructed into new vibrating
forms. These temporary structures hope to inspire infinite interpretations for the
objects and spaces that make up the world around us.Ferry Crossing Interpreted & Vinegar Factory One by Kristen Roos
and Anna Friz. This performance will consist of two fifteen-minute pieces.
The first is based on a score that Kristen created from a collage of field
recordings gathered on Vancouver Island, Cortes Island and the ferry
between Cortes Island and Quadra Island. Together they will recreate
this Ferry Crossing using a theremin, radios, and various amplified objects.
The second piece originates from a performance at the Vinegar Factory
in Vancouver, for bowed fire bells, amplified wire brush, tape recorder,
theremin, harmonica, kazoo, and radios.. Nilan Perera is a sonic explorer and improviser whose work expands the language
and techniques of experimental electric guitar performance. In his unusual approach
to the guitar, Perera utilizes preparations of assorted paraphernalia such as swizzle
sticks, paper clips, metal brushes and the like, as well as feedback and a variety of
electronic effects.
• 04.30.09 THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents THE CRUELLEST MONTH
featuring Flowers Of Hell + Beta Cloud
+ General Chaos Visuals
Thurs. April 30th 2009 @ The Renaissance Café
1938 Danforth Avenue . north side of the Danforth,
2 blocks west of the Woodbine Subway - map here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. Flowers Of Hell . Based in London and Toronto, the Flowers Of Hell
are a trans-Atlantic experimental orchestra who explore the intersecting
points of classical & blues-based musical forms. Built around timbre-
to-shape synaesthetic visions, their April 2009 CD & LP 'Come Hell
Or High Water' features collaborators from the Patti Smith Group,
John Cale’s band, Spiritualized, Broken Social Scene, & others. Pete
‘ Sonic Boom’ Kember of Spacemen 3& E.A.R. has mentored them
through their two albums, and after catching a number of London
shows, Kevin Shields had them open for My Bloody Valentine last fall.
With an eight member line up, they will be eschewing their regular set
for a special AMBiENT PiNG performance of ‘Swings And Roundabouts’,
a semi-structured/semi-improvised work lasting 30 - 40 mins. The piece
is a journey through layers of drones rising, falling, & evolving, while
strings, horns, & woodwinds exchange solos overtop, interspersed
with feedback guitar, orchestral drums, singing saw, and
various tremeloed instruments.. Beta Cloud is C.Pace; a western classical and jazz educated
performer. Beta Cloud aims to span the sonic ground between
avant/improv/instrumental performance and ambient/drone/dj sound
installation. All compositions are performed improvised in real time.
Noise, hiss, and dynamic peaks, sub and supersonics are intentional
and controlled to ensure a maximum lo-fi listening experience. The aim
of Beta Cloud is to provide intensity, relaxation, positive aggression,
and a sense of passionate response to all listeners.
• 03.25.09 THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents A SPRUNG SPRiNG
featuring Wally Jericho + ruzan orkestar
Wed. Mar. 25th 2009 @ The Central . 603 Markham St.
1 block west of the Bathurst subway . Map, info and directions here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. Finally the snow has melted up here in the great white north so
for our first show of the spring we're heading back to The Central
to bring you someone new as well as welcoming back another
PiNG original.. 8.30 . Wally Jericho is the original PiNGer as he was the 1st
performer at the 1st PiNG way way back in August of 1999. As
usual, Wally's been bursting with creativity lately and is busting
to break out his regularly evolving rig of portable yet powerful
sound toys to treat us to a sampling of the musical ideas which
have recently arrived at the Jericho Station. We're expecting
lots of looping fun as the man with the horn and so many
other instruments brings his magical sounds back to the
PiNG stage.. 9.45 . Ruzan Orkestar is a local toronto band which evolved from
the ashes of an old solo project. Renoir (Egin Kongoli) has in its
second year formed into a six-piece collective now compromising
of Egin Kongoli, Stefan Ho, Cydney Clark, Calvin Young,
Patricia Auchterlonie, and Gabriel P. Ruzan's many influences
range from bands belonging to the "post-rock" and ambient genres,
classical composers, to hardcore bands from the eighties and the
underground hardcore bands of the nineties.
• 02.26.09 THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents FREEZE AVOiDANCE
featuring Ortiz + quasiMODAL
(cheryl o, Eric St-Laurent & Steven Sauvé)
Thurs. Feb. 26th 2009 @ The Renaissance Café
1938 Danforth Avenue . north side of the Danforth,
2 blocks west of the Woodbine Subway - map here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. Ortiz blends found sounds, bubbling static, synthesizer malfunctions
and guitar noodling, exploring melancholy melodies and lonely notes
to create ghostly soundscapes that evoke dub and folk music in equal
measures. His live performances take the listener on a dreamy ride,
recalling pastoral landscapes and haunted woods, crescendos building
and receding as gentle guitars and far-away vocals drift in and out
of the mix. Ortiz has self-released several albums of material, in
addition to releases on Vague Terrain and ping things, which
can be downloaded at ortiz.ca. Joining us for the second set will be the return of quasiMODAL
featuring cheryl o, Eric St-Laurent & Steven Sauvé for an
exquisite evening of cello, guitar and keys feed through a variety
of efx and loopers. Joining quasiMODAL on drums for this gig will
be Daniel Gaucher, a recent recruit to Toronto who has spent
the last 8 years deeply involved in various music communities in
Vancouver.
• 01.28.09 THE AMBiENT PiNG
presents WARMiNG WiNTER CHiLL
featuring io with a. mark (mbira)
+ URM + General Chaos Visuals
Wed. Jan. 28th 2009 @ The Central . 603 Markham St.
1 block from the Bathurst subway . Map, info and directions here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
We're going to warm things up and chill with some old friends
. io: live with a. mark (mbira) will be doing a set of some live
for our first show of the year as we return to the cozy space
of The Central located at 603 Markham St. which is just south
of Bloor and one block west of the Bathurst subway station.
looping, percussion, and knob twiddling for an evening of
electroacousticworldmusicsciencefictionrhythmtonehypnosis. URM emerges from studio hibernation with the laptop full
of sound making gadgetry to lay down a set full of drones
and soundscapes mixed in with some Berlin School
sequencer driven pulse to warm things up a little.. General Chaos Visuals will do their part too as the heat
emanating from their light painting lamps will also bring
some warmth and beauty to the room.
• 11.29.08 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
PSYCHEDELiC PiNG 1 featuring HAROLD
with ZOOIDS opening and digital image
projections by SUBDUCTION CURRENT
Saturday November 29th @ The Renaissance Café
1938 Danforth Avenue . north side of the Danforth,
2 blocks west of the Woodbine Subway - map here
PiNG doors open at 8:30pm . 1st set at 9:00 . $6
. For November, we're doing something a little different from our usual
nights of ambient soundscapes by crossing over into the realms of
psychedelia and prog rock to space out at the very first
PSYCHEDELiC PiNG.. ZOOIDS . opening the evening will be a set by Malcolm Lewis
who will be performing on electric banjo processed through a
variety of effects.. HAROLD . Formed in 2007, Toronto Ontario Canada with Phil Ogison
(guitars, guitar synth), Matt Poulakakis (fretless electric bass)
Jeff Howard (electrodrums and percussion), Lorne Thomson
(synthesizers & devices) with Subduction Current (Digital Image
Projections by Tammaro.) HAROLD has been described as "space
rock played by desert bluesmen who are into dub." Thus music is
semi-improvisational; the same piece never happens the same
way twice. Catherine Tammaro of Subduction Current will
be doing live digital image projections as HAROLD plays.. SUBDUCTION CURRENT . Spaced out psychedelic digital
image projections will be artfully displayed throughout the
evening by Catherine Tammaro of Subduction Current.
• 10.16.08 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
impossible structures featuring
LITTLE OAK ANIMAL + SPACENOIZ
Thursday October 16th @ The Renaissance Café
1938 Danforth Avenue . north side of the Danforth,
2 blocks west of the Woodbine Subway - map here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6
. We're heading back east for the October PiNG as we return to
The Renaissance Café for a night of building seemingly impossible
structures of sound and visuals.. 8.30PM . Little Oak Animal is an audio/visual collaboration between
Toronto artists Rob Cruickshank and Dafydd Hughes. Their
improvised performances combine computer-generated sound
and hand-manipulated images from slides and Super-8 films
into an organic whole where each element in turn leads
the other through a quiet dialogue.. 9.30PM . Spacenoiz . Jim Fields, formerly of Rhea's Obsession
and currently a full time member of Holoscene, brings his Spacenoiz
project and his many string things and efx back to the PiNG for a solo
set of beautiful spacey atmospherics.
• 09.21.08 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
TEXTURES a Special Sunday Afternoon
Concert with dSU (dreamSTATE, Sylken & URM),
Building Castles Out of Matchsticks,
Kinder Atom, Contrapture and
General Chaos Visuals
Sunday September 21st @ Textile Museum of Canada
55 Centre Ave . S of Dundas . E of University . Map & info here
PiNG doors open at 1:30PM . 1st set at 2PM . $6
. We're planning something a little different from our usual in-club
PiNG shows as we return to the Textile Museum of Canada's
Auditorium for a Sunday afternoon concert. Come on out and
settle back into the comfy seats to enjoy the sonic and
visual textures emanating from the stage.. 2 PM . Contrapture . Matthew Poulakakis, James Bailey and
William Davison play a set of improvised music using home-made,
found, broken and toy instruments.. 3PM . Building Castles Out of Matchsticks . Queen of the robots,
Anne Sulikowski will be Building Castles Out of Matchsticks as
she coaxes lovely sonics from her synths while cooing and musing
overtop. For this performance, Anne will be playing new songs
off her album secret land which is available now through
Trace Recordings.. 4PM . dSU . Soundscapes and sequencer-driven space
music piloted by dSU [Scott M2 (dreamSTATE), Eric Hopper
(Sylken), and Jamie Todd (dreamSTATE & URM)] will launch
you right off this planet to explore electronic worlds of
sound and light.. 5PM . Kinder Atom . 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 space.. The auditorium is a large space, so who better to fill it visually
than General Chaos Visuals, who will be bringing out their full
arsenal of projectors and light toys to turn the theatre and
the performers into a canvas for their evolving light painting.Special thanks go to Maurie Todd and the Textile Museum of
Canada for helping us to make this happen.
08.20.08 THE AMBiENT PiNG's
NiNTH ANNiVERSARY with mara's torment,
Pholde, Whisper Room & General Chaos Visuals
Wed. August 20th 2008 @ The Central . 603 Markham St.
1 block from the Bathurst subway . Map, info and directions here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6 / PayWhatYouCan
• For the PiNG's NiNTH ANNiVERSARY we're returning to the
comfortable sociable space of The Central (just west & south of
the Bathurst Subway Station beside Honest Ed's & Suspect Video.
(BTW - besides their fine beers they also serve delicious meals.)Like past anniversary shows, we've invited some good friends
who have played a large part in the PiNG's history to perform.
The sonics will be provided by mara's torment (rik maclean from
ping things - who we're sure will be deeply inspired by the mighty
rains we've been having), Pholde (Alan Bloor aka Knurl - performing
on metal soundsculptures) and Whisper Room (a new ambient/improv supergroup with guitarist Aidan Baker from Nadja + ARC, Neil Wiernik
aka Naw on bass guitar and Jakob Thiesen from Students + The Reversibles on drum machine.) Of course it wouldn't be an anniversary
show without the evolving light painting of General Chaos Visuals,
so we're very happy to have Stephen Lindsey + Eric Siegerman
returning for their sixth PiNG anniversary show performance.
• 07.16.08 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
SPACED on the DANFORTH with Geek Weekend,
The Devil In The Design & General Chaos Visuals
Wednesday. July 16th 2008 @ The Renaissance Café
1938 Danforth Avenue . north side of the Danforth,
2 blocks west of the Woodbine Subway - map here
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6 / PayWhatYouCan
Join us for an eastern PiNG at The Renaissance Café which
is another fine pro art space suited to the PiNG. There's room
to socialize with comfy chairs, a couch or two and a small patio
out front. Plus there's more couches up near the performance
space for those who want to focus in on the good friends we've
invited to perform. In between are tables and chairs along the
bar which has great beer on tap plus gourmet coffee and
munchies available.• For July 16th, Phil Ogison (The Devil In The Design)
is presenting four works entitled, 'Behind the seen'.
The concept for this project is an exploration of
situationist views of landscape and structures
in a historical framework.These pre-recorded/live element works are comprised of found
sound collected around the Toronto Harborfront and archival
spoken word samples, digitally manipulated and arranged with
the addition of live electric guitar and keyboard synthesizer.
For this occasion, ten limited edition studio copies of
'Behind the seen' will be available for the price of $5.00 each.
The event will be recorded live in both audio and digital video
format, to be made available at a later date online. This project
is part of an forthcoming co-release with Hotel Nuclear / AZT
(Ronconfreddo I, Berlin D, and Noyon Fr), a project of
Martha Zapparoli (penelope x) and Giancarlo Bianchini (AZT)
part of the "Arto-Zat" group, a cultural association concerned
with promotions of artistic research and is composed of
artists, musicians, video makers.• Geek Weekend is back for another summer sizzler.
Robert Hoare (Berlin) and Steven Sauvé (Hamilton) look
forward to bringing you all manner of sultry sounds, drenched
in absurdity, and dripping with irony. No computers have been
harmed in the making of this music. ADVISORY: Random
processes are used throughout the performance.• Eye candy for the evening will be courtesy of our friendly
neighbourhood light painters General Chaos Visuals.
• 06.24.08 THE AMBiENT PiNG presents
SUMMER LAPTOPiA with NAW, URM and SRF
Tues. June 24th 2008 @ The Central . 603 Markham St.
1 block from the Bathurst subway . Map, info and directions here.
PiNG doors open at 8pm . 1st set at 8:30 . $6 / PayWhatYouCan
NAW - Neil Wiernik (Whisper Room / dropfile) produces warm,
atmospheric, and cinematic electronic music with sound design
firmly grounded in the rich traditions of dub studio culture & formal
contemporary composition.URM - Jamie Todd (dreamSTATE / SADU / NOiNO) explores
alien mutant psycho jazz, dark / light ambience, soundscapes &
sequencer driven pulse-music with a laptop filled with a virtual
mountain of soft synths and sound toys.SRF - Kevin Doherty (Sleep Research Facility) is a dark ambient
artist from Glasgow, Scotland, now living in Toronto & specialising
in beatless ambient music of spacious, extended, richly-textured
sounds & throbbing undertones.It's been a while since the PiNG has presented a show in a nice comfy
bar with good food and fine beers (Nia at C'est What?!!) - so we've
booked 3 terrific sound-artists to create the scapes & grooves
for a Tuesday night at The Central in the Annex.Located right beside Honest Ed's and Suspect Video at 603 Markham St.,
The Central has all of the above + an intimate main-space to immerse
yourself in the performances + a connected room to reconnect with
your friends at the PiNG + a sweet patio out front for smoking and chilling.
Mark June 24th on your calendars now - we're really looking forward
to seeing everybody again!
• 05.08.08 Deep Wireless Trans-Local Mash-upThursday May 8 @ 8pm ($5) THE AMBiENT PiNG in collaboration
with New Adventures in Sound Art and angelusnovus.net
presents the Deep Wireless Trans-Local Mash-up
@ Gallery 1313 (1313 Queen St W), IndexG (50 Gladstone Ave.)
& the NAISA space (103 Beaconsfield Ave)To commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Deep Wireless radio art
compilation CDs, it's a Trans-Local mash-up with angelusnovus.net
(@ IndexG), iNSiDEaMiND (@ Gallery 1313) & NOiNO (@NAISA space)
plus more. These Trans-Local performances will be streamed to and
transmitted from the NAISA space in Toronto and broadcast live in
New York and on the net at: http://www.free103point9.orgFor this event, each of the artists will be spinning and manipulating
the content from the Deep Wireless CD Series. The sounds created
by angelusnovus.net (Monica Clorey, Emilie LeBel, Henry Ng,
David Ogborn, Jason Stanford, Chris Thornborrow, Hector Centeno,
Troy Ducharme and others) from IndexG will be mixed with the sounds
of iNSiDEaMiND from Gallery 1313 and then beamed into the
NAISA space where the NOiNO aggregate (James Bailey,
Matthew Poulakakis and Jamie Todd) will heap on the
final mash to the mix before it's transmitted to the
world via free103.9.Come on down to Queen West West / Parkdale, wander about
and pop into all three of our live spaces to experience live radio
art in the making.If you can't make it down, tune in on Thursday at 8pm EST to
http://www.free103point9.orgMore info on Deep Wireless 2008
• 04.26.08 BUDDHA MACHiNE GATHERING #2THE UNiVERSiTY OF ZEN . BUDDHA MACHiNE GATHERING #2
in collaboration with SOUNDEYE - New Directions in Chinese Music
@ The Hart House, East Common Room, University of Toronto
Downtown Campus - Click here for a Map
Saturday April 26th . 7PM Sharp . FREE
BUDDHA MACHINE GATHERING #1 in March 2007 was in the
Allan Gardens Conservatory Greenhouses but this year we're going
back to school to learn about FM3, the Chinese experimental duo
who designed the Buddha Machines. Come early with your Buddha
Machines to meet in stately Hart House and create a new sociable
soundscape starting at 7PM. Then, beginning at 7:30, TANSO
(which is Mandarin for discover) presents films featuring Chinese
Experimental/Noise Artists: FM3, Yan Jun, Wang Fan, Wu Quan
followed at 9:30 by ShanShui Records' presentation of electronic
artists: Sulumi and other performances. We're going to see if we
can get a round or two of Buddha Boxing in there too! There's
complete info on the 3-day SOUNDEYE - New Directions in
Chinese Music events at the TANSO website. FREE
Hope to see you there on Saturday night at U of Z...Don't forget fresh batteries for your Buddha Machines.
What's a Buddha Machine?
Where do you get them? Soundscapes - 572 College St., Toronto
(Tell them THE AMBiENT PiNG sent you).
Tues. Jan. 29th • NEW ARTiSTS FOR A NEW YEAR
Featuring Syzygia . Sleep Research Facility . Ortiz
@ the UNDERGROUND downstairs @ the DRAKE HOTEL
1150 Queen St. W @ Beaconsfield . W of Ossington . E of Dufferin
Tuesday January 29th . 9pm . PWYC (5$ suggested)Please note the later start time of 9PM.
. SYZYGIA . The project of Harrison Dahme, dealing with the
ambient and atmospheric.. SLEEP RESEARCH FACILITY . Sleep Research Facility explores
notions of awareness and perception in the sub/unconscious listener.
Focusing primarily on sound bereft of rhythm based energies, SRF's
goal is to provide listening environments wherein the music simply
adds texture to the silence. A kind of “play me quiet” sound suitable
for listening to actively or passively depending on circumstances,
creating an aural experience which guides the mind through gentle
misdirection rather than forcing its attention, allowing listeners to
drift in their own diversified thoughts.. ORTIZ . Laurier Brown finds the crinkly, skittering nuggets in
the white noise. His first Ortiz release The Crinkle and its Faces
was an exploration of glitchy layered noisescapes, almost
undetectable beats mingled with hiss and static. Dark dreams
for long winter nights put to tape, digitized, randomized, spliced,
split up, spit out. His second release, Salvage, further digs into
the sonic subconscious, carving subterranean passages under
ancient roots planted in the psychospiritual mulch. Hooves
draws from the ghosts left behind in the cracking pavement
where the groves once grew, remembering great herds, drifting
past gulls flying out to sea.
Tuesday November 27th • AN AUTUMN CHiLL
Featuring SHEN and Mark Thibideau from Repair
and the world premiere screening of SADU LiVE
@ THE PiNG with GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
@ the UNDERGROUND downstairs @ the DRAKE HOTEL
1150 Queen St. W @ Beaconsfield . W of Ossington . E of Dufferin
Tuesday November 27th . 8pm . PWYC (5$ suggested)
. SHEN . taken from the arcane taoist term for `refined energy' or `depth', shen is noah pred's outlet for lowtempo explorations of forwardthinking computer music. drawing inspiration from the eastern aesthetics of botanical architecture and geomantic techniques, shen evokes organic structures through lush ecologies of synthetic chords, deep textures and minimalist machinations. honing his craft through sets performed alongside the likes of monolake, deadbeat, shulman, lusine, and bluetech, his unique interpretation of the downtempo genre rapidly evolved into a distinctly recognizable sound. incorporating elements of electro, dub and minimal techno, shen's fluid funk is aimed equally at the public thrill of the dancefloor and the internal transcendence of headphones. with tracks appearing on the acclaimed leftcoast liquid vol. 1, floating point 3and various green samurai clan compilations, the debut shen fulllength, outlines, was released in december 2006 on native state records.
. Mark Thibideau . catch Mark Thibideau from the Toronto based techno threesome Repair as he takes a break from his regular duties as the Drake's excellent soundman for the PING to lay down some ambient synthesized spaced out grooves live on stage.
. SADU LiVE @ THE PiNG with GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS . to close
out the evening we'll be showing this just released DVD on the
big screen. This is the world premiere of the concert video
of SADU performing live with GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS on
June 13th 2006 at THE AMBiENT PiNG which was directed
and produced by David Sloma of Rockin' Films and
features a 5.1 surround sound mix (in dts and
Dolby Digital) by Jamie Todd.SADU is Eric Hopper (Sylken), Terrence O'Brien (Anomalous
Disturbances) and Jamie Todd (URM, dreamSTATE and NOiNO).
GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS is Stephen Lindsey and Eric Siegerman
Tues. Oct. 30th • ALL HALLOW’S EVE-EVE
Featuring Ghost of a Flea and MiMo
@ the UNDERGROUND downstairs @ the DRAKE HOTEL
1150 Queen St. W @ Beaconsfield . W of Ossington . E of Dufferin
Tuesday Octiber 30th . 8pm . PWYC (5$ suggested)
Ghost of a flea is a noise/ritual/literary project by Toronto-based
Nicholas Packwood. Ghost of a flea draws on techniques from
musique concrète, found sound and angelic grammar to produce
cinematic dark ambient music for opening the gates, for conjuring
lost love, for summoning and binding. 93 93/93MiMo is a duo featuring multi-instrumentalists Matt Miller (laptop,
guitars and synth) and Samuel Morgenstein (drums, percussion
and electronics). Their live performances combine stripped down
compositions and skeletal arrangements to create wide-open
soundscapes for improvisation. This improvisation can take many
forms: solos, the laying down of a spontaneous groove, or an act
of inspiration whereby sounds, rhythms and phrases are captured
in real-time, then deconstructed, manipulated and re-organized,
until, in a fleeting moment, these elements collide into a distant
murmur, a pulse, an explosion, or even cacophony.
Sat. Sept. 29TH . THE AMBiENT PiNG is pleased
to be a part of an improvised collaboration
for scotiabank nuit blanche at LE LABO
LE LABO presents SHARE-LABO with
special guests SHARE-MONTREAL
and THE AMBiENT PiNG
LiVE MULTiMEDiA JAM @ LE LABO
THE DiSTiLLERY DiSTRiCT . CANNERY BLDG #58 . ROOM #317
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH . 7PM - 7AM . FREELE LABORATOIRE D'ART (LE LABO) welcomes SHARE MONTRÉAL
(SHARE MTL) for an all-night live media arts and sound event
they’re organising together during the city-wide scotiabank nuit
blanche 2007. The event, called SHARE-LABO, starts at 7.03PM
September 29 and runs through to 7.03AM the next morning.
The presentation follows a new open jam formula called SHARE.
Participants improvise with each other's signals, movements
and voice in real time video and audio to create unique
multimedia performances.
All artists who experiment with live media arts are invited to
participate. SHARE is an opportunity to jam with like-minded
creative individuals from the digital arts scene. Participants from
video, audio or performance practices bring their instruments,
equipment, laptops and cables, and plug into the sound system
or projectors and improvise live together.Members of LE LABO and of SHARE Montréal will participate
in the all-night performances with artists from the long-running
THE AMBiENT PiNG series and artists from the Montréal and
local communities. This project is developed within the
tradition of happenings, renewing their meaning
in a technological environment.For PiNG artists still wishing to subscribe to take part in the
SHARE, simply send an email to info@sharemtl.com
and express your interest in being part of the jam and let
SHARE know which musical category you would like to
participate in - ambient, experimental, IDM, noise or beat.
Also, please include any time preferences or time
constraints that you have for the night.
Tues. Sept. 25th • A BACK TO SCHOOL DRONE
Featuring Kinder Atom . Scott M2 . Spacenoiz
dafydd hughes . atlaxia . Aidan Baker
Matthew Poulakakis, James Bailey and URM.
@ the UNDERGROUND downstairs @ the DRAKE HOTEL
1150 Queen St. W @ Beaconsfield . W of Ossington . E of Dufferin
Tuesday September 25th . 8pm . PWYC (5$ suggested)
• To celebrate our first anniversary at THE DRAKE UNDERGROUND,
the PiNG looks back to our first show at the DRAKE and once again
brings you A BACK TO SCHOOL DRONE.• Droning is a long held tradition at the PiNG which goes way back
to dreamSTATE's Drone Cycle of 2000, so once again we'll be
Dialling D for Drone. This year you'll hear some long time PiNG droners
like Scott M2 (dreamSTATE), Jim Field (Spacenoiz), dafydd
hughes (Methuselah), Aidan Baker (ARC, Nadja), James Bailey
(Odradek, Six Heads, NOiNO, tidal pool), Jamie Todd (URM,
dreamSTATE, SADU, NOiNO) and Matthew Poulakakis
(Salvage Sound, NOiNO.) We're also pleased to welcome
new droners Heiki and Kris (Kinder Atom) and atlaxia.Drone Schedule
. 9.00 . Jamie
. 9.15 . dafydd
. 9.30 . Heiki
. 9.45 . Kris
. 10.00 . James
. 10.15 . Scott
. 10.30 . Jim
. 10.45 . Matthew
. 11.00 . atlaxia
. 11.15 . AidanPerformers will drone for about 40 minutes each.
Overlapping droners will start the drone going
around 9PM and will finish it up around midnight.This year's drone brought to you in the key of D.
Tuesday August 28th • THE PiNG's
EiGHTH ANNiVERSARY SHiNDiG FEATURiNG
• dreamSTATE • AMBIENT-TV • SYLKEN
• A PRETTY SONIC SPLATTER • NOiNO
• Synþ • GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
@ the UNDERGROUND downstairs @ the DRAKE HOTEL
1150 Queen St. W @ Beaconsfield . W of Ossington . E of Dufferin
Tuesday August 28th . 8pm . PWYC (5$ suggested)
Way way back in the last century, THE AMBiENT PiNG began
presenting live multimedia performances featuring innovative
and experimental artists exploring the many forms of ambient
music. From 1999 to 2006, the PiNG produced AMBiENT PiNG
TUESDAYS as a weekly series of live performances held in a
variety of nightclubs in the Toronto area. Since the late
summer of 2006 and after seven years of weekly shows,
the PiNG now presents AMBiENT PiNG TUESDAYS on
a monthly basis. In addition to this monthly series, the
PiNG continues its tradition of periodically presenting
international and local artists live in a variety of
alternative concert spaces.For our 343rd show, we celebrate 8 YEARS OF LiVE @ THE PiNG
and bring you a treat by presenting a heaping helping of some of
the many artists who have defined the flavour of the PiNG. Back
from last year's anniversary show are dreamSTATE (ambient
electronic soundscapes) and GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
(psychedelic eye candy), who will be joined by AMBIENT-TV
(ambience by PiNG founder A. Sprogis), Synþ (percussive
synthetics from Terry Campbell's multi-year project),
A PRETTY SONIC SPLATTER (progressive electronics by
Anne Sukowski of Building Castles out of Matchsticks and
Phil Ogison of The Devil in the Design), NOiNO (improvised
experimental with Jim Bailey, Matthew Poulakakis and
Jamie Todd) and SYLKEN (space music featuring Eric Hopper
with dreamSTATE's Scott M2 and Jamie Todd reprising their
past when all three played together as Radio Silence.).To make the night even more special, NOiNO, SYLKEN and Synþ
will all be releasing their new CDs, so check out their new music
and all the other cool stuff at the ping things media table. Our
wonderful host, THE DRAKE UNDERGROUND, has given us
the whole night to play, so come early and plan to stay late,THE PiNG's EiGHTH ANNiVERSARY SET LiST:
• 8.30 • AMBIENT-TV
• 9.15 • dreamSTATE
• 10.00 • Synþ
• 10.45 • SYLKEN with dreamSTATE
• 11.30 • A PRETTY SONIC SPLATTER
• 12.15 • NOiNO
Tuesday July 31st • DARK SUMMER NiGHTS 2
Featuring the deep dark ambience of
mara's torment and AKUMU
@ the UNDERGROUND downstairs @ the DRAKE HOTEL
1150 Queen St. W @ Beaconsfield . W of Ossington . E of Dufferin
Tuesday July 31st. 8pm . PWYC (5$ suggested)
• 8.30 • mara's torment • rik and Sovaak return to the PiNG
stage to celebrate the release of the mara's torment compilation
set "mt96061". Featuring old favorites, new music and rare tracks
from the last ten years, this collection finally proves just how an
integral a force the sock monkey has been all this time. In keeping
with the idea of the comp, rik looks forward to playing re-imagined
work that will appeal to new and old fans alike. This performance will
also be accompanied by video by the brilliant and talented Sarah Grant
who has created work for a number of previous mara's torment performances. If you can only see one mara's torment show this
year, this is surely the one you want to see.• 9.30 • Akumu • After a recent break from live performances,
Toronto's Akumu (aka Deane Hughes) returns to THE AMBiENT PiNG bringing his brand of atmospheric ambience, shadowy beats and minimal electronic manipulations.Formed as a solo project in 2000, Akumu has released three full-length
albums on his own Spider Records label, a split CD with Andrew Duke
on Cohort Records as well as various compilations and net tracks.Akumu has performed live across Ontario and Quebec, including 2005’s
Mutek festival in Montréal, and features projections of his distorted
photography, animated collages and 2D/3D video experiments.For this performance at the PiNG, Akumu will be creating an eerie,
flowing soundscape that draws on new material from his upcoming
solo EP and from 2006's Cohort release.
Tuesday June 26th • DARK SUMMER NiGHTS 1
Featuring s:cage (dark electronics)
+ KNURL (metal machine noise)
+ visuals by VJ Carrie Gates
@ the UNDERGROUND downstairs @ the DRAKE HOTEL
1150 Queen St. W @ Beaconsfield . W of Ossington . E of Dufferin
Tuesday June 26th . 8pm . PWYC (5$ suggested)
• 8.15 • KNURL • Knurl is Canada's best-known noise artist, working
in the style of the Japanese noise masters, and often referred to
as "Canada's King of Noise". He is known for his imaginative
performances where sculptures, machinery, household appliances
and even people are used as the primary sound sources which
are processed through an array of guitar pedals creating the
sonic torrent. Alan Bloor has graced our stage many times
as PHOLDE, but this will be the first time that he performs
at the PiNG as Knurl, the anti-music sound sculptor.• 9.15 • s:cage • what's astounding in s:cage's work is the ability of
mixing various moods through the assemblage of sounds. there is
beauty and aggression at the same time but there is no disruption;
it could be the symphony of an awakening megalopolis; a million
individuals living their daily lives at the same time. In s:cage's
sound space nothing is as it seems.• VJ Carrie Gates is here all the way from Saskatoon to wrestle your
retinas with her sensual, psyched-out mix of visuals. Her recent live
video mixing work ranges from lush, abstract textures to dramatic,
punchy patterns, to sexy, enigmatic experiments with household
objects and the human body. Her work is sometimes dark and
mysterious, sometimes extremely vivid and visceral, and sometimes
it is hilariously poppy and bizarre. While never subjugating her visuals
to straight responses to the live sound, she collaborates with sound
artists to create new relationships between sound and vision. Carrie
uses Max/Jitter, Arkaos, Cosmic Painter, a hacked brain, live cameras,
and top secret feedback techniques to create synaesthetic experiences
for audiences and inspire new ways of thinking.• Please note that for the June PiNG, the sets will be starting
15 minutes earlier than usual and we will be finishing up at 10PM
as the DRAKE HOTEL has a highly recommended live show
following the PiNG featuring RASTER-NOTON artists:
senking (aka jens massel) and frank bretschneider.This is an inspired bit of post PiNG late nite programming by
the DRAKE as RASTER-NOTON is an extremely interesting label
based in chemnitz / germany. RASTER-NOTON is meant to be a
platform - a network covering the overlapping border areas of
pop, art and science. They realize music projects, publications
and installation works. Common idea behind all releases is an
experimental approach - an amalgamation of sound, art and design.Plan to stay late (we are) to catch the yatra-arts presentation
of the RASTER-NOTON summer session with performances by
frank bretschneider, senking, sans soleil w/ visuals by additv
and a i-pod dj set by bender.Check with the DRAKE for ticket info.
Tuesday May 22nd • RADiO iN AMBiENCE
A special presentation for DEEP WIRELESS
in collaboration with NEW ADVENTURES IN
SOUND ART featuring GEEK WEEKEND with
ROBERT HOARE (Berlin, Germany) &
STEVEN SAUVÉ (Hamilton, ON) + Halifax duo
STEPHEN KELLY & ELEANOR KING
@ the UNDERGROUND downstairs @ the DRAKE HOTEL
1150 Queen St. W @ Beaconsfield . W of Ossington . E of Dufferin
Tuesday May 22nd . 8pm - 11pm . PWYC (5$ suggested)
• For the 5th year running, RADiO iN AMBiENCE transmits from the PiNG.
This time out, Toronto/Berlin sound artist Robert Hoare and Hamilton
synthguy Steven Sauvé bring their Geek Weekend project back to
the PiNG. Also along for this year's spin on the radio dial are PiNG
newcomers, the Halifax duo Stephen Kelly and Eleanor King.
Join us as our Deep Wireless guests coax the radio ether
into an outer-worldly electro ambient chill.Explore the New Adventures in Sound Art website for more on
Deep Wireless, a month-long celebration of radio and
transmission art.• NOTE that for MAY, the PiNG breaks from our usual last Tuesday of
the month slot @ The Drake Underground so that we can be in the
thick of the Deep Wireless festivities by presenting this year's
RADiO iN AMBiENCE performance on TUESDAY MAY 22ND.
Tuesday April 24th • KINDER ATOM +
SMASH 'n TEENY with visuals by ADDITV
@ 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.• BEE SPACE . Smash and Teeny with visuals by Additv
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 WireAdditv (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.
Tues. Mar. 27th • REPAIR + Anachronic XP
@ the UNDERGROUND downstairs @ the DRAKE HOTEL
1150 Queen St. W @ Beaconsfield . W of Ossington . E of Dufferin
Tuesday March 27th . 8pm - 11pm . 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, Mat and Mark Thibideau, as they lay down the
beats behind the lush, sultry vocals of frontwoman Dawn Lewis.• 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 and 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.
Sun. Mar. 25th • 2-4pm • A PiNG
SOUND-iN-SPACE GATHERiNG
THE ZEN GARDEN PARTY
- Buddha Machine Gathering #1
@ Allan Gardens Conservatory Greenhouses
(South side of Carlton between Jarvis & Sherbourne)
Bring your Buddha Machines and help create a 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.)What the heck is a Buddha Machines? Click here to find out.
Where do you get them? Soundscapes - 572 College St., Toronto
(Tell them THE AMBiENT PiNG sent you.)
Tues. Feb. 27th 07 • UNDER SEE RECORDINGS'
compilation CD release CITIES BENEATH THE SEE
Featuring performances by AIDAN BAKER
+ BUILDING CASTLES OUT OF MATCHSTICKS
+ GREATER EXPLOSIVES + sensehertz
+ GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
@ the UNDERGROUND downstairs @ the DRAKE HOTEL
1150 Queen St. W @ Beaconsfield . W of Ossington . E of Dufferin
Tuesday February 27th . 8pm - 11pm . PWYC (5$ suggested)
• This month the PiNG celebrates the release of the Under
See Recordings' compilation CD - Cities Beneath The See by
welcoming back PiNG favourites Aidan Baker and Anne Sukowski's
Building Castles Out of Matchsticks along with PiNG newcomer
Damian Valles aka Greater Explosives, all of whom have
tracks featured on the CD.Around sets sensehertz will be spinning tracks by artists from
Under See Recordings, Worthy Records, Arcolepsy
and Music Made By People.Psychedilic eye candy projections will be courtesy of
our old friends GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS.Under See Recordings exists as a forum for those willing to
push the boundaries of musical experimentation. This incredible
CD compilation is strikingly eclectic as a whole, yet remains
somehow thematic through 17 tracks.• Please note that as we have 3 acts and 3 sets for this special
occasion, the PiNG will be extending later into the evening
beyond our usual 11PM closing. Doors will open at 8PM
as per usual.
Tues. Jan. 30th 2007 • Wally Jericho & URM
@ the UNDERGROUND downstairs @ the DRAKE HOTEL
1150 Queen St. W @ Beaconsfield . W of Ossington . E of Dufferin
Tuesday January 30th . 8pm - 11pm . PWYC (5$ suggested)
• For the 1st PiNG of 07, we welcome back our old friend
Wally Jericho, the 1st performer at the 1st PiNG
way way back in August of 1999.Wally's been bursting with creativity lately and is busting to
break out his new rig of portable yet powerful sonic toys
to treat the PiNG faithful to a sampling of the musical
ideas which have arrived of late to Jericho Station.We're expecting lots of looping fun as the man with the horn
(and many other instruments) returns to the PiNG stage
for first time in two years with not one but two loopers.
(One can never have enough loopers in one's rig!)
• Also on the bill, URM plugs the PC gaming accessories into
his laptop music box to perform a special set in surround sound,
featuring material from the Shadows of Light show which was
recently on AMBiENT PiNG RADiO.Utilizing only a single laptop filled to the brim with a
virtual mountain of soft synths and sound toys, URM's
Jamie Todd (also of dreamSTATE, NOiNO and SADU)
will take us on a 3-D quadraphonic sonic journey which
explores alien mutant psycho jazz, dark ambience,
spacey soundscapes and sequencer-driven pulse.
• Before and Between Sets we'll be featuring more excerpts
from Kairos the splendid new DVD from Steve Roach featuring
his magnificent music merged with imagery from a variety of
visual artists: Lynn Augustein, Steve Lazur, Steven Rooke,
John Wadsworth and John Vega with Roger King.
A gorgeous synthesis of sound and visions.
Tues. Nov. 28th • STYROHEAD & SPACENOIZ
@ the UNDERGROUND downstairs @ the DRAKE HOTEL
1150 Queen St. W @ Beaconsfield . W of Ossington . E of Dufferin
Tuesday November 28th . 8pm - 11pm . PWYC (5$ suggested)
A special performance featuring PiNG favourites STYROHEAD
(Joe G) & SPACENOIZ (Jim Field of Rhea's Obsession),
performing together for the first time to kick
out the sonic jams.Prepare to be intrigued as these two guitar, synth and sample
heads improvise the night away as they take us on a
journey through space.
Monday November 20th @ Gallerie Le Labo
The PiNG and Arcolepsy present
AN EXPLORATION OF DRONE:
TROUM • POLMO POLPO • AIDAN BAKER vs
2/3 of OFF THE INTERNATIONAL RADAR
Doors at 9pm . cover $6
@ Gallerie Le Labo,
The Distillery District
Cannery Bldg #58 . Room #317
W of Parliament . S of Front
link to map
AN EXPLORATION OF DRONE: Germany's Troum,
featuring former members of the seminal ambient/industrial
band Maeror Tri and owner/operators of the 7" record label,
Drone Records, bring their transcendental ambient drone
music to Canada for the first time.Canadian compatriots Polmo Polpo will perform a solo
set and Aidan Baker (ARC, Nadja) with 2/3 of
Off the International Radar will perform a
collaborative guitar-drone set.9:30pm: Aidan Baker vs 2/3rds of Off the International Radar
10:15pm: Polmo Polpo
11:00pm: Troum
The PiNG presents PHOLDE and SIX HEADS
with GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS
Tuesday October 31st . 8 pm - 11 pm . PWYC ($5 suggested)
@ the UNDERGROUND downstairs @ the DRAKE HOTEL
1150 Queen St. W @ Beaconsfield . W of Ossington . E of DufferinThe PiNG presents a special All Hallow's Eve performance
featuring sound sculpturist PHOLDE and the secretive
surrealist sound collective SIX HEADS all bathed in light
courtesy of the GENERAL CHAOS VISUALS eye candy.
(Please note the early 8 pm start time.)PHOLDE @ 8:30 pm
Alan Bloor (Knurl) returns as PHOLDE to bow, scrape, brush,
klang and caress his self-created metal sound sculptures
with other metal objects to produce thunderous, spacious
soundscapes. Metal, amplified and effected.SIX HEADS @ 9:30 pm
Using a range of unusual sound sources (home-made
instruments, circuit-bent electronics, toys and found
objects, field recordings, etc.) and some creative
live mixing and audio processing, SIX HEADS produce
a dense, shifting sonic dreamscape of ambient textures,
jarring juxtapositions of concrete sound and an absurd
and vaguely disturbing sense of humour. SIX HEADS are
James Bailey, William Davison, Linda Feesey, Sherri Lyn
Higgins, Colin Hinz and Pete Mosher.
The PiNG presents SONiC TAPESTRiES
as part of NUiT BLANCHE
@ THE TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA
Saturday September 30th . 7pm - 1am
Textile Museum of Canada . 55 Centre Avenue
South of Dundas . East of UniversityJoin us as we turn the Textile Museum into an evolving
musical space as PiNG artists unravel their sonic tapestries
inspired by the museum's unique environment. As you journey
through the physical space, you will also pass through a live
improvised soundscape inspired by the surrounding textile art.PiNGer's like Matthew Poulakakis (Automatic Fats, Solipsystem,
Salvagesound, NOiNO), Rich Baker (ARC Mnemosyne), Jamie
Todd (dreamSTATE, URM, NOiNO, SADU), rik maclean
(mara's torment, metro starman), Alan Bloor (Knurl, Pholde),
Aidan Baker (ARC, Nadja), Ben Grossman, Jim Field (Spacenoiz,
Rhea's Obsession), James Bailey (Odradek, Six Heads, NOiNO),
Eric Siegerman and Phil Ogison (The Devil in the Design,
Subduction Current, Psychosomatic Climax Machine)
will be moving about and performing together
throughout the gallery spaces.In addition to the roving minstrels resonating in the galleries,
there will be LiVE PAs set-up to feature the following
group performances:7pm . m - arc - ur
(featuring ARC & URM +)8pm . mara's torment
10pm . B - O - P
(featuring Aidan Baker, Phil Ogison & Matthew Poulakakis +)11pm . NOiNO and Pholde
Illuminating the performers with their special brand of eye
candy will be General Chaos Visuals.Experience the Textile Museum as never before when the
gallery space is filled with PiNG space for the first
half of Nuit Blanche.
SISTER RAY & THE AMBiENT PiNG
present an 8 HOUR DRONE
Tuesday, September 26th . 6pm - 2am
@ the UNDERGROUND downstairs at the DRAKE HOTEL
1150 Queen Street West at Beaconsfield
West of Ossington . East of Dufferin
Next Tuesday, THE AMBiENT PiNG lands at the DRAKE HOTEL
in the UNDERGROUND as we join forces with our friends at
SISTER RAY to present an 8 HOUR DRONE to celebrate
SISTER RAY's one year anniversary.PiNGer's like Scott M2 (dreamSTATE), Jamie Todd (dreamSTATE,
URM, NOiNO, SADU), rik maclean (mara's torment, metro starman),
Matthew Poulakakis (Automatic Fats, Solipsystem, Salvagesound,
NOiNO), Alan Bloor (Knurl, Pholde), NAW, Aidan Baker (ARC, Nadja),
Ben Grossman, Nilan Perera, Jim Field (Spacenoize, Rhea's Obsession),
James Bailey (Odradek, Six Heads, NOiNO), Anne Sukowski (Burning
Castles Out Oof Matchbooks, Love Puppets, Psychosomatic Climax
Machine), Mark Fields (love puppets) and Phil Ogison (The Devil
in the Design, Subduction Current, Psychosomatic Climax Machine)
will contribute their unique sonic space scapes to the drone.Join us on Tuesday at the DRAKE UNDERGROUND for the 8 hour
drone and raise a pint to SISTER RAY for bringing us a year
of great noise.
THE AMBiENT PiNG's 7th ANNiVERSAY SPECiAL
mara's torment • dreamSTATE • naw •
General Chaos Visuals
Thursday August 17th • Tranzac (Main Hall)Has it really been a year since Dread Pirate rik and Sovaak the Scurvy
Sock Monkey of mara's torment took to the high seas in search of
the mythic Jade Llama? Whoa, time sure does fly! In celebration of their
return to THE AMBiENT PiNG stage the pair have put together an eclectic
collection of sea shanties and singalongs designed to celebrate both the
excitement of their days at sea and the PiNG's Seventh Anniversary.
Needless to say rik and Sovaak look forward to sharing a bill with
both dreamSTATE and naw, and to reacquainting themselves
with some old familiar faces. Yaaaarrrrr!!!!Electronic sound artists dreamSTATE celebrate the launch of OM,
their 3rd CD and their 1st live performance release, with (what else!)
a fresh live performance. OM is an ambient soundscape journey
recorded live at the OM Festival 2000 in Trudeau Park, Tweed,
Ontario and in the spirit of that performance, dreamSTATE will
create a free-ranging soundflow to carry the audience off into
an alternative mindspace. They're very happy that psychedelic
lightlords General Chaos Visuals will be along for the trip!naw is Neil Wiernik (co-curator of the online digital arts quarterly
vagueterrain.net) and his sound is warm, atmospheric and cinematic -
firmly grounded in both the rich traditions of dub studio culture and
formal contemporary composition. The Wire recently described it
as having "the kind of sharpness and clarity usually lost amid the
murk and decay of clicks and cuts and digital delays." Upon
learning that the Tranzac has a high quality stereo PA, Neil
has decided to perform pieces from his sets at Mutek this
year - works originally arranged for immersive listening.Look for the ping things table to get your fix of ambient, electronic,
trip hop, dream pop and chill music until the next PiNG - or visit the
pingthings site now for an extensive " summer heat" sale on over
50 discs. Yep, they're craaaazy!*ping things will be the exclusive source for dreamSTATE's
new OM CD from August 18th until October.
Tuesday July 11th • Canartic and InsideAMindAustin's Jon Coats and Randall Peterson formed Canartic with
bass player Gerard Smith in 2002. Canartic utilize dub and
downtempo styles as guides to collage electronic shapes around
simple grooves. The chilled results are then injected with a dose
of psychedelia, courtesy of heavily processed guitar. Finally,
samples round out the mix, providing listeners with hints to the
ideas behind the music. Live, Canartic perform as a duo, with
Coats dub mixing in real time from hard disk, and Peterson
adding treatments and his processed guitar.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.Before Sets CD • The Truth In Me by Roger O'Donnell
This week we feature former Cure keyboardist Roger O'Donnell's
splendid solo record which was inspired by and created with a
Moog Voyager synthesizer. Definitely not a concept album,
rather a concept for an album as it was a re-visiting of his
early days of composing using limited equipment, but now
with 25 years of influence and experience to draw upon.
It's definitely a voyage worth taking.Between Sets CD • Momentium by Jeffrey Koepper
Visit here to find out more about this week's between set
CD and tune in to ping things radio every Sun & Wed
from 9pm to 12 midnight EST to hear music from this and
other discs in the ping things catalogue.
Tuesday July 4th • A Worthy Summer
Worthy Records Night 1 featuring Josh St. Denis
and -243 °C with special guest Anne SulikowskiAs our neighbours to the south celebrate Independence Day,
we celebrate by welcoming back our favourite independent
label, Worthy Records for the first of two summer in the city
performances. Night 1 features the electronic manipulations
of Josh St. Denis and the mysterious sounds of -243 °C.
Ending the night is collaboration between these two
projects with guest Anne Sulikowski joining them on keys.Before Sets CD • immunoflourescence by antifade
Another ambient downtempo dub project from the Dank Disk
people who will be bringing Canartic to the PiNG next week
on July 11th.Between Sets CD • LiVE by SADU
Visit here to find out more about this week's between set
CD and tune in to ping things radio every Sun & Wed
from 9pm to 12 midnight EST to hear music from this and
other discs in the ping things catalogue.
Tuesday June 27th • PHOLDE and ARC with NOiNOPHOLDE (Alan Bloor) and ARC (Aidan Baker, Rich Baker
and Chris Kukiel) return to the PiNG with NOiNO (James
Bailey, Matthew Poulakakis and Jamie Todd)
to bend fold and mutilate sound.Up first, PHOLDE strokes, bows and carrases his metal
sculptures into an amorphous soundscape to be welded
with the sonic shiftings of the NOiNO aggregate into
an organic, electronic, metallic, sonorous tapestry.Next up, ARC's guitar drones and pulse driven drums and
percussion will be augmented with the found, sampled,
synthetic sounds and rythmic machinery of NOiNO in an
all out jam to celebrate improvisational bands that were
born out of desire and necessity on the PiNG stage.Before Sets CD • blacklight days ep by Canartic
We'll be spinning the downtempo sounds of Canartic who
will be visiting the PiNG on July 20th.Between Sets CD • Beneath the Sky by Lammergeyer
Visit here to find out more about this week's between set
CD and tune in to ping things radio every Sun & Wed
from 9pm to 12 midnight EST to hear music from this and
other discs in the ping things catalogue.
Tuesday June 20th • Rob Piilonen, Joshua van Tassel,
Todd Pearson aka DJ Syklik and Lyle CrillyRob, Joshua, Todd and Lyle will be playing an assortment of
dreamy improvised pieces, with a strong focus on using potentially
rigid instruments in a free flowing and creative manner and
having the flute fit in as a sometimes melodic, sometimes
electronic/drone based addition.Rob Piilonen: Flute and Effects
Josh van Tassel: Sampler and percussion
Todd Pearson aka DJ Syklik: Turntables
Lyle Crilly: LaptopBefore Sets CD • the circle is not round by ARC
We continue our preview of the upcoming PiNG performance
by Pholde and ARC with NOiNO on June 27th by playing
this ARC CD from 2005.Between Sets CD • Is This Home by Morgan Doctor
Visit here to find out more about this week's between set
CD and tune in to ping things radio every Sun & Wed
from 9pm to 12 midnight EST to hear music from this and
other discs in the ping things catalogue.
Tuesday June 13th • SADU - Sylken, Anomalous Disturbances (Vancouver, BC) and URM with
General Chaos VisualsSADU invites you to THE AMBiENT PiNG to bask in some liquid
sound paintings, spacious atmospheres and ambient vibes to float
your mind on. Eric Hopper (Sylken), Terrence O'Brien (Anomalous
Disturbances, visiting from Vancouver) and Jamie Todd (URM)
team up to bring you an evening of spacey synth washes, looping
ambient guitar cascades, rhythmic grooves and virtual laptop
soundshaping for your enjoyment. Tonight will also see the
release of the new SADU LiVE CD which features deep
ambient soundforms performed by Eric, Terry and
Jamie during 2005. SADU LiVE will be available
from rik @ his ping things CD bar and online store.Once again, General Chaos Visuals will illuminate the event
with moving kaleidoscopic coloured textures. Don't blink.Before Sets CD • in accordance with conscience by PHOLDE
This week we preview the upcoming PiNG performance by
PHOLDE and friends on June 27th by playing this 2002 CD.Between Sets CD • Timbre by William Fields
Visit here to find out more about this week's between set
CD and tune in to ping things radio every Sun & Wed
from 9pm to 12 midnight EST to hear music from this and
other discs in the ping things catalogue.
Tuesday June 6th • The Ministry of Inside Things
(Philadelphia, PA) and General Chaos VisualsMoIT's Spring/Summer 2006 Tour touches down at the PiNG to
bring us another taste of their spacemusic.The Ministry of Inside Things (electronic musician Chuck van Zyl
and electric guitarist Art Cohen) are considered among the most
innovative of US synthesists today. Influenced by the early music
of Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze and Ash Ra Tempel, their
spacemusic has been described as linear, leading the listener across
many sonic terrains. Based on improvisation, The Ministry of Inside
Things creates electronic realizations that flow from theme to theme,
with the experience often lasting up to two hours. Through use
of textures and atmospheres as well as harmony, rhythm and melody,
the group transports the audience on an internal sonic excursion.Chuck van Zyl has been recording electronic music & performing in
public for over 15 years. Van Zyl originally worked under the name
Xisle, but is best known for hosting one of the US's most successful
radio shows of electronic music, STAR'S END, for over 20 years.
Art Cohen has been pushing the limits of the electric guitar in the
studio and in live performance for well over 15 years. He uses
processing to enhance the space around his guitar and loops his
live sound to create lush layers to create soundworlds of
immense depth and beauty.General Chaos Visuals will also be in the house to illuminate
MOIT and to fill our eyes with their unique blend of visual candy.Before Sets CD • LiVE by SADU
This week we get a sneak preview of SADU's premiere CD to
be released at next week's PiNG featuring SADU (Sylken,
Anomalous Disturbances and URM).Between Sets CD • Morula by Colin Rayment
Visit here to find out more about this week's between set
CD and tune in to ping things radio every Sun & Wed
from 9pm to 12 midnight EST to hear music from this and
other discs in the ping things catalogue.
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