$8 and $10 sale at ping things!

We're having a sale at ping things to celebrate the nicer weather! CDs by Andrew Duke, Embracing the Glass, James Johnson and more are all on sale for $10! That doesn't excite you enough? Well then how about discs by Darshan Ambient, mara's torment, Synthetic Block and more for only $8?

Check out the ping things page at http://www.pingthings.com to find out more, but be sure to hurry, sale prices are only in effect while quantities last!

Phil Ogison "The Perfect City" is available now at archive.org!

Download "The Perfect City" by Phil Ogison for free from archive.org!

In our continuing efforts to load the ping things back catalog on the archive.org server, we are pleased to reintroduce to you the second ping things release, a very wonderful set of music from a very wonderful talent. "The Perfect City" by Phil Ogison is a sparkling collection of music that captures the essence of the metropolitan ideal, painting an aural picture of a bright future in a utopian lifestyle. A fine example of melodic ambience, "The Perfect City" is a stunning disc from start to finish. Phil's guitar work throughout is a study in ambient beauty, emotive fretwork that is by turns elated, pensive, mournful and more.

"The Perfect City" by Phil Ogison is available for free download as a 104Mb Zip file containing the full release in high quality 256kbps mp3 format along with front cover and tray card art suitable for printing. The music on this release is copyright Phil Ogison 2008 and may not be used or reproduced without the artist's express permission. If you like the work of Phil Ogison, check out his website at http://www.myspace.com/ogison

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"Glaciations" by Kalte

(Something from another label that might be of interest to readers, cross posted from the mara's torment blog...)

The latest release by Kalte (featuring Deane Hughes of Akumu and rik maclean of mara's torment) is now available for free download from the Dark Winter net label. "Glaciations" can be downloaded at http://www.darkwinter.com/dw056.html

Inspired by the isolation and emptiness inherent in the Polar Night, "Glaciations" is a series of five sound environments made up of cold elements and deep darkness. Drawing from a range of organic sound sources which have been altered and reassembled, "Glaciations" immerses the listener in a space that evokes the feeling of solitude and glacial winds, where dark tones drift through the soundscape, shifting in subtle ways.

With their work in zero-bpm, music concréte and deep ambient, Deane Hughes and Rik MacLean produce eerie and expansive soundscapes by combining natural and electronic elements. "Glaciations" is the duo's latest release, building and expanding on ideas explored on their debut, “The Lanthanide Series” (Stasisfield, 2008). Hughes and MacLean are currently working on their debut full-length CD.

Spatial Correlation "Les Landes" now available at archive.org

Download "Les Landes" by Spatial Correlation for free from archive.org!

Over the next few weeks, I'll be migrating the ping things catalog to the archive.org site as it will provide a more stable platform for our releases as well as add a number of features like streaming content and single mp3 downloads. And by moving the releases over, I have reason to re-introduce some of the earlier ping things releases that our newer readers may have missed the first time around.

With this in mind, I'd like to re-introduce the very first ping things release "Les Landes" by Spatial Correlation. "Les Landes" is a beautiful collection of minimal dreampop from one of my very favorite artists. On "Les Landes", Ryan Hagerman of Spatial Correlation creates pieces of great beauty and wonder where tones float together seemlessly and silence is just as important as the notes it surrounds. From the opening track "scene" with its sparse introduction and subtle use of percussion, through "edit" which sweeps and flows just underneath your perception, to the subtle charms of "breathe", one can't help but be swept away in a wave of bliss that grows and deepens as the disc continues. The delicate strains of "borealis", the hypnotic rhythms of "riga", you can't help but get lost in this disc, hypnotized, mesmerized, beguiled.

"Les Landes" by Spatial Correlation is available for free download as a 75Mb Zip file containing the full release in high quality 256kbps mp3 format along with front and back cover art suitable for printing. The music on this release is copyright Ryan Hagerman 2008. If you like the work of Spatial Correlation, check out his website at
www.myspace.com/spatialcorrelation

"Les Landes" is the first release on the ping things net label. New releases are added on the 1st of each month. I hope that you'll enjoy their music as much as I do, and I encourage you to let me know what you think of it by e-mailing me at rik@pingthings.com

Cheers!

rik - ping things

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Download "Mechanism of the Soul" by Reinholt56 for free!

Download "Mechanism of the Soul" by Reinholt56 for free

ping things is very pleased to announce the latest addition to our net release catalog. "Mechanism of the Soul" by Reinholt56 is an impressive collection of instrumental ambient works that capture the wonder and mystery of the cosmos.

"Mechanism of the Soul" is available for free download as an 112Mb Zip file containing the full 10 track release in high quality 256kbps mp3 format along with artwork and notes suitable for printing. The music on this release is copyright Reinholt56 2009 and may not be used or reproduced without the artist's express permission. For more information about Reinholt56, please visit http://www.macjams.com/artist/Reinholt56

"Mechanism of the Soul" is the latest release from the ping things net label. New releases will be added to the site on the 1st of each month. I hope that you'll enjoy this new music as much as I do, and I encourage you to let me know what you think of it by e-mailing me at rik@pingthings.com

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Download "Love and the Fear of Poverty" by Spatial Correlation for free!

cross posted from the ping things blog

Download "Love and the Fear of Poverty" by Spatial Correlation for free

Spatial Correlation returns to ping things with a new release entitled "Love and the Fear of Poverty" which is now available for free download. Ranging from lo-fi bedsit experiments to lush orchestral ambience, "Love and the Fear of Poverty" captures Ryan Hagerman at his best, creating the melodic chilled ambience that has made him so well loved by his fans.

"Love and the Fear of Poverty" is available for free download as an 81Mb Zip file containing the full release in high quality 256kbps mp3 format along with artwork suitable for printing. The music on this release is copyright Ryan Hagerman, 2009 and may not be used or reproduced without the artist's express permission.

"Love and the Fear of Poverty" is the latest release from the ping things net label. New releases will be added to the site on the 1st of each month. I hope that you'll enjoy this new music as much as I do, and I encourage you to let me know what you think of it by e-mailing me at rik@pingthings.com.

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Download "fluctuations" by mara's torment!

Download "fluctuations" by mara's torment for free!

The February release from the ping things net label comes from mara's torment and is now available for free download. "fluctuations" is a four track collection of music, exploring and expanding upon work from previous live performances resulting in new textures, new sounds, and new environments.

"fluctuations" is available for free download as an 65Mb Zip file containing the full release in high quality 256kbps mp3 format along with artwork suitable for printing. The music on this release is copyright rik maclean 2009 and may not be used or reproduced without the artist's express permission.

"fluctuations" is the latest release from the ping things net label. New releases will be added to the site on the 1st of each month. I hope that you'll enjoy this new music as much as I do, and I encourage you to let me know what you think of it by e-mailing me at rik@pingthings.com

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Download "Music for Travellers #2" by Panoramaroid for free!

Download "Music for Travellers #2" by Panoramaroid for free!

I'm very pleased to announce the latest release from the ping things net label. "Music for Travellers #2" is a brand new collection of music from the very talented Matthew Poulakakis performing as Panoramaroid. Listeners already acquainted with Matthew's work as Automatic Fats and Salvagesound will hear a number of musical reference points, with Panoramaroid drawing style tips from both of those projects to create aural landscapes with bass-driven grooves, a travelogue of sounds that will appeal to all of you who like to explore new musical spaces.

"Music for Travellers #2" is available for free download as an 81Mb Zip file containing the full release in high quality 256kbps mp3 format along with artwork suitable for printing. The music on this release is copyright Matthew Poulakakis 2008 and may not be used or reproduced without the artist's express permission.

"Music for Travellers #2" is the latest release from the ping things net label. New releases will be added to the site on the 22nd of each month. I hope that you'll enjoy this new music as much as I do, and I encourage you to let me know what you think of it by e-mailing me at rik@pingthings.com

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Join the ping things community at ning.com!

If you're here because you enjoy music in the ambient/electronic/darkwave/chill genres as much as we do, then you should join the ping things community at ning.com! Listen to new music from other artists, post your own music and videos and promote your own art, take part in forum discussions with other people that enjoy music as much as you do, and more! Check it all out at http://pingthings.ning.com/

Free shipping from ping things on all orders placed on December 26th and 27th!

Happy Holidays from ping things!

Any orders placed December 26th and 27th will be sent with free shipping! Order anything from the ping things catalog at http://www.pingthings.com and it'll be mailed out to you for free!

Enjoy discs from Austere, Aidan Baker, The Circular Ruins, James Johnson, Sylken, and more, all at low prices with free shipping!

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