From Ball of Wax newcomer (and musical veteran) Drekka comes the nuanced drone of “Sense of Senses.” This piece moves in like strange weather, all thundering low end and effervescent hiss, with melodic elements – shapeless falsetto voices, disjointed piano, something bowed – only slowly taking shape and forming into something like a song, albeit a glacially paced exploded drawing of a song. At about the 4 minute mark it all starts to come together, and you’re pretty sure you’ll figure out if it’ll just keep going another minute, and then – the skies clear, the weather moves on, and all you can do is go back to the beginning to try to figure it out.
“Sense of Senses” is from Drekka’s new album Examinations : 2016-2018, which requires further examination from all of us.