Album Notes

"With the three long pieces on this release, Sylken proves that they are a group which excels at pushing the envelope of live ambient music, as the recording goes from darker subtly dissonant passages to moments of drop-dead beauty."

~ Bill Binkelman ... Wind & Wire ~

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"This is great! It sounds like the desires and dreams of a Film Noir-ish Los Angeles on rainy night in the Orion Nebula ... a really cool blend of light and dark. I can't believe you play this live ... so many rich, interesting things going on and the sound is really good ... big, clear and dynamic."

~ Sara Ayers ... vocalist, composer, recording artist ~

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"PiNG is a disc of excellent drone and spacemusic, recorded live at The Ambient Ping in Toronto, Ontario. Sylken is one of those artists that somehow manages to blend drone with spacemusic to an astounding effect and this CD is one of the finest examples of his work."

~ Stephen Philips ... Dark Duck Records ~

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"PiNG is a stunning live presentation of this ever evolving musical collective. Opening with 'Here, Then Gone', Sylken creates a deep and foreboding environment given a small hint of light. Quiet synth lines pass by in the darkness, like comets travelling through space, burning brightly for only an instant, a faded memory the next. 'This Sonorous Apparition' follows in the same dark vein, sound bended and folded in ways that shouldn't be possible, and yet becomes all the more beautiful for it. It's all good ... 'NGC 720' closes the disc, conjuring images of distant stars and nebulae swirling in the depths of space, a ballet of astronomy. Notes ebb and flow, grow and swell, rise and fall in a rapturous swirl, sweetly caressing the listener ... sensual.

Sylken has a masterful approach to creating beautiful and emotional music through their keyboards, coaxing notes and tones that others would be unable to create. Hearing the sonic bliss they're responsible for I'm oftentimes more inclined to think of the two of them as magicians more than musicians. With three pieces of long form ambience, all with their own unique charms, Sylken fully captures the magic of ambient performance and the beauty of space. Highly recommended."

~ rik maclean ... Ping Things ~

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"As Sylken, Eric Hopper and friends unleash immersive atmospheres of lush shape-changing musicality. 'Ping' is the thing for those deep space floatations right in your head."

~ David J Opdyke ... AmbiEntrance ~

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"This CD is loaded with great experimental atmospheres and deep e-music. Dark textures create auras of mass confusion. This music is perfect for 'hard' listening."

~ Jim Brenholts ... The Ambient Navigator ~