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Author Archives: Levi Fuller
Ball of Wax 64 Songs: Wes Covey – “Transmit “
Wes Covey’s “Transmit” was interpreted by writer Calyn Kelly and sculptor Panos Dimitropoulos. Ball of Wax Volume 64: The Music of TELEPHONE by Wes Covey [Context: here and here.]
Ball of Wax 64 Songs: Dustin Hamman – “Shade for Days”
[At 80 tracks, Ball of Wax 64 is somewhat more sprawling than usual, but fortunately each work (except for the final one) has been carefully interpreted in at least one other art form. So in lieu of overly taxing our … Continue reading
Here comes Ball of Wax 64: The Music of TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE, as you may be aware, is a globe-spanning, multi-disciplinary art game/project begun by cat-herder extraordinaire Nathan Langston that took place over the course of the last year, and was recently made public in a gloriously rendered and beautifully usable … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 63 Songs: Green Light Cameras – “The Joke That Went Too Far”
Green Light Cameras plays Ball of Wax 63 off with “The Joke that Went Too Far.” This bitterly breezy tune was written in response to my prompt for Ball of Wax 62 – write a song in the immediate aftermath … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 63 Songs: Ken Cormier – “Trash Man”
“Trash Man,” from Ken Cormier’s stellar new album Old King Cloud, is a thoughtful character study, a simple portrait of a man who seems to contain multitudes – and it all starts off with a brilliant AC/DC nod: “He was … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 63 Songs: Datura Blues – Silence for the Apple
With “Silence for the Apple,” the sprawling, long-lived collective known as Datura Blues brings us a brief, percussive meditation, created during a 20th-anniversary (!) improvisational retreat in the pre-Covid days of late 2019. It is noteworthy that six musicians contributed … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 63 Songs: Night Owl – “Lunar Ghost Phase”
As you might expect, Night Owl’s “Lunar Ghost Phase” is perfect nighttime music. Specifically, driving at night. Specifically-er, driving late, late at night, the neon from empty bars reflected in the rain-slicked streets ahead of you. The interplay of guitar, … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 63 Songs: Saint Nefarious – “All Promise Is Bust”
Our dear friend Lattney (see also Grumpy Bear, Holly and the Dead Saints)’s newest offering, “All Promise Is Bust” does not come from a happy place. You can hear the darkness creeping in with the first slow, heavy drum beats … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 63 Songs: Sceneries, Placements – “Handful of Hope”
I don’t know if Sceneries, Placements were thinking of Emily Dickinson when they concocted the delicately peculiar “Handful of Hope,” but the first thing that came to my mind as I pondered the title, and this piece, was the phrase … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 63 Songs: Virgin of the Birds – “Moon Chariot”
I feel like every time I sit down to write about a Virgin of the Birds song, I can’t help but comment on just how dang Virgin-of-the-Birds-y it is. And here we are again. “Moon Chariot,” Jon Rooney’s newest idiosyncratic … Continue reading