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Loving Piano Textures 2 by Bruno Sanfilippo! A truly beautiful collection of music!
November 21
I don't actually wish I'd written it, but I would dearly love to have contributed to the creation of Van der Graaf Generator's "Godbluff". The shear alchemy of the four musicians not just being on the same page, but living the intensity, complexit...
November 14
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I am very pleased to announce the latest net release title from ping things is "a decade dreaming" by dreamSTATE. Released to coincide with the tenth anniversary of THE AMBiENT PiNG, "a decade dreaming" features a selection of live performances by...
September 9
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John Shanahan was very kind to review "across for show..." in his latest update on the Hypnagogue Ambient Music Review page. You can read the whole review on the Hypnagogue site, and if you're interested, "across for show..." by mara's torment is ...
August 20
Wow - rik saying nice things about Yes! I've just signed you up for the Jon Anderson fanclub sir. You don't have to thank me. ;) I agree that Close to the Edge is a superb composition - also Heart of the Sunrise. At this moment... I wish I'd crea...
May 29
"Pursuance" from John Coltrane's A Love Supreme is a track I wished I wrote or participated in. I love the whole album, but "Pursuance" is the one track that sticks in my head. I love Garrison's bass solo up front, and I love how the theme is work...
May 25
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About Me:
One half of mara's torment along with a Vulcan Sock Monkey named Sovaak, one half of Kalte, owner of ambient music shop and fledgling net label ping things, known to foil bank robberies, to calculate pi to thirty seven digits, and to tie his shoelaces with one hand.
Website:
http://www.marastorment.com
Best album(s) of all time?
"Scary Monsters" by David Bowie
"Pornography" by The Cure
"The Dreaming" by Kate Bush
"Gone to Earth" by David Sylvian
"Unknown Pleasures" by Joy Division
"Hips and Makers" by Kristin Hersh
"Trout Mask Replica" by Captain Beefheart
"Violator" by Depeche Mode
"Kaleidoscope" by Siouxsie and the Banshees
"Hope Was" by Soulwhirlingsomewhere
Favorite artist(s)?
David Bowie, David Sylvian, Depeche Mode, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Numina, Akumu, Thievery Corporation, Kristin Hersh, The Circular Ruins, others...
Are you a musician? What instrument do you play? Type of music?
I write and record as mara's torment, which is kinda dark and gloomy ambient-ish occasionally beaty kinda stuff that is equally likely to make you contemplate or tap your toes, or perhaps even contemplate the tapping of toes.

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Really quite pleased to be part of the AtmoWorks family...

Just a quick note to say thanks to everybody at AtmoWorks for all their support in releasing "across for show..." I'm really thrilled and flattered to have my work put out by such a wonderful label and to be in the company of such talented artists.

=-)

rik

Posted on April 11, 2009 at 11:22am — 3 Comments

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"Glaciations" by Kalte

Deane and I are very pleased to announce that the second release by Kalte is now available for free download from the Dark Winter net label. "Glaciations" is a five track collection of songs that we're really pleased with, and we would be most interested to hear what you thought of it as well.

The following is taken from the official press release...

"For two months each Winter, residents of the Norwegian territory of Svalbard experience a phenomenon known as the Polar Night, a period of const… Continue

Posted on April 4, 2009 at 8:00pm —

rikm

"The Lanthanide Series" by Kalte

I'm very pleased to announce the release of "The Lanthanide Series", by Kalte, a duo featuring Deane Hughes of Akumu and myself (rik maclean from mara's torment).

You can download the entire release for free from the Stasisfield net label at
http://www.stasisfield.com/releases/year06/sf-6010.html

Let me know what you think, I'd love to hear some feedback...

Posted on October 2, 2008 at 10:30pm —

rikm

Discover new music at ping things

It occurs to me in reading conversations about discovering new music and currently listening lists and so forth that it might be worthwhile to throw in a plug for my online shop/label ping things.

ping things began a few years ago as an online CD store specializing in ambient, darkwave, downtempo, experimental and trip hop music by both well known and independent artists. Basically it's a catalog of music that I've been introduced to over the years that I… Continue

Posted on August 2, 2008 at 6:54pm —

rikm

Music that sends shivers up the spine...

So I just posted a note in currently listening about how awesome and significant Blue Monday is, and how it still excites and delights me even after literally hundreds (thousands?) of times hearing it.

Which made me think, "What other pieces of music have that same effect? That shiver up the spine that reminds you how perfect a piece of music it is? The kind of song that you really Really REALLY could listen to a thousand times and still love every note of it?"

The first thing that comes to mi… Continue

Posted on July 31, 2008 at 9:06pm — 7 Comments

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At 10:26pm on December 5, 2009, Testphasen negativ said…
Thanks a lot for taking the time to listen to the music, friend.
I really appreciate your words!
Stay connected!!
At 1:38pm on May 23, 2009, Doc & Lena Selyanina said…
Hi Rik, thank you for your comment, we are glad to hear that you have liked our songs!

With warm greetings from Helsinki, Finland

Doc & Lena
At 10:37pm on April 15, 2009, eyes cast down said…
Righteous work, Rik! It's great that the "across for show..." has appeared at last.
At 9:41pm on March 28, 2009, Mary Grace Ohrum said…
Hi..Mine hums in D -it's lovely. ;)
At 1:45pm on September 4, 2008, Numina said…
Rik! Likewise, nice to see you here! Hope all is well with you. ~ Jesse
At 9:47pm on August 1, 2008, John Koch-Northrup said…
Great to see you uploading some of your songs!
At 7:10am on July 3, 2008, John Koch-Northrup said…
Hey, Rik - thanks for joining - great to see you here!
At 6:35am on July 3, 2008, Vir Unis said…
Welcome and thanks for joining AtmoWorks!
At 10:08pm on July 2, 2008, åpne sinn said…
Welcome! Can't wait to hear some of your work. Make yourself at home!
 
 

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