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Author Archives: Levi Fuller
Ball of Wax 63 Songs: Arthur C. Lee – “The Storm”
I guess I should start by saying you’re welcome and I’m sorry for bringing you Arthur C. Lee’s snappy new single, “The Storm.” You’re welcome, obviously, because this sweet and boppy little number will provide some much-needed spring to your … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 62 Songs: COVID-19 Performance Duo – “All the Same”
The last track on Ball of Wax 62 (to recap, this volume exclusively features music written in the immediate aftermath of the 2020 election) is a blistering piece of sonic catharsis from Rache Riot and Nate Daly, aka COVID-19 Performance … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 62 Songs: Joshua Dennis – “Hold On Till Dawn”
Joshua Dennis – who has appeared on Ball of Wax under a few different monikers over the years – wrote this song the day after election day, after a restless night/morning. He’s based on the east coast now, so it … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 62 Songs: Love Scenes – “A Smooth Transition”
Man, you know what I miss? Being in a room with two other people, playing music together. Sometimes you play actual songs, sometimes you just mess around with riffs and try things out, and sometimes the messing around turns into … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 62 Songs: Darryl Blood – “Possibilities”
If Drekka’s track ended with someone whistling as they walk, attempting to comfort themselves in an unsettling situation, Darryl Blood‘s “Possibilities” continues that anxious perambulation, but the whistling has stopped, and at the beginning all we have is footsteps. A … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 62 Songs: Drekka – “Whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.”
The Internet is quite a thing. Thanks to the magic of Google, I am easily able to impersonate someone who knows the Bible from the phone book, and inform you that the title for this haunting piece of minimalism from … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 62 Songs: secret monkey – “time unties itself”
With this woozy dreamscape of a track from secret monkey, we have, for a time, pivoted from topical/literal to abstract interpretations of our current moment – or, to be more precise, the current moment of six weeks ago, which it … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 62 Songs: Jeremy Summer – “Black”
Jeremy Summer’s “Black” is not a song filled with light and joy. Musically it is quietly gorgeous – slow, simple, and hushed. Lyrically it is harrowing and disturbing, a list of – if my interpretation is correct – some of … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 62 Songs: Tekla Waterfield – “America!”
Among other things, there’s been a lot of talk about hope and love around here. And those are important and necessary things! But, if you’re paying attention at all, there’s a lot of grief wrapped up in this moment, and … Continue reading