Ball of Wax 62 Songs: Nonetheless Notwithstanding Feat. Sceneries Placements – “Precedence”

For a song that, melodically speaking, has about six notes (two different repeating three-note melodies that each occupy the first two quarters of the running time), there is a lot going on in “Precedence.” Which is fitting, I suppose, given the time in which it was created. In addition to the predominant guitar lines there are layers of drone and noise and texture. The melodies give up about half way through, and these layers take over, washing over us and leaving us, as with Darryl’s piece, in a place of uncertainty. But here, even amid the digital noise, there is some sense of calm and, dare I say, hope? Or, again, maybe it’s just a beautiful piece of music made in a strange moment in time. Either way, I’m glad the likes of Nonetheless Notwithstanding and Sceneries Placements have found their way to our weird, waxy world and shared their vision of right now with us.