Ball of Wax 68 Songs: electric bird noise – “si ti sa”

I’m always happy to have some new loopy guitar weirdness from our pals electric bird noise in my inbox, and “si ti sa” does not disappoint. Despite its pop song run time, this piece is just as compelling and fully fleshed out a musical statement as any of their works, dropping us right into a chunky, rhythmic loop that sustains all the way through, as many phrases, moods and melodies are added, subtracted, piled on, and dissected. Liquid ebow lines trade, and then seem to do direct battle with, sharp polyphonic jabs, climaxing in a finale as tight and satisfying as any pop tune. (Well, to me, anyway.)