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Author Archives: Levi Fuller
Ball of Wax 67 Songs: Spritle – “Let Me Eat Cake”
Our newish friend Bryan Brophy has brought us something completely different for Ball of Wax 67 – a blistering, blown-out stack of heavy guitars and drum machines produced under the moniker Spritle. This is perfect Friday-afternoon-at-the-end-of-a-completely-fucking-ridiculous-week music, which is appropriate … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 67 Songs: E – “Any Information”
I feel like we’ve used the term ‘supergroup’ a bit too much around here of late (i.e., like, three times), but E is truly worthy of the title – at least to me and likely many others who spent much … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 67 Songs: Guma – “Mud Doctor”
Has it really been over five years since we’ve shared a song from our Austin pals Guma? Apparently so. I was delighted to receive the band’s new album A List of Sightings in my inbox recently, and upon hearing “Mud … Continue reading
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Now that we’ve reviewed all the tracks on Ball of Wax 66, it is of course time to get to work on the next volume! Ball of Wax 67 (winter 2022) will be the eighth volume of the (&$#*!) COVID … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 66 Songs: Bryan Nicolas Brophy – “Watch the World”
As I hope is obvious by now, I am a fan of all kinds of strange and weird and adventurous music/sound: Weird time signatures; drone; unusual or homemade instruments; noisy, lo-fi recordings, I love it all. That said, I’m also … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 66 Songs: Virgin of the Birds – “Dreaming with the Hobgoblin”
I think Jon Rooney/Virgin of the Birds first shared his minimalist, synthy side with us on Ball of Wax 53, with his simmering meditation “The Earth Won’t Die, We Will.” He hasn’t stopped writing erudite pop songs, but I appreciate that … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 66 Songs: THEATH / MANNING – “Skeletons and Snakes”
Following on the heels of Disinterested’s beautifully awkward musical conversation, our old pals THEATH and Marc Manning bring us another type of sonic dialogue. “Skeletons and Snakes,” from the duo’s forthcoming project ABSTRACT HYMNS FOR TEOTIHUACAN, has similar elements of … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 66 Songs: Disinterested – “SHALLWEORSHALLWENOTBELOVERS”
Matthew Emerson Brown, aka Disinterested, brings us “SHALLWEORSHALLWENOTBELOVERS,” an instrumental interpretation of that awkward time when you’re connecting with someone, and would like to keep connecting with them, perhaps in a more intimate way, and you’re not quite sure whether … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 66 Songs: oddkinn – “Lily”
This track from oddkinn – a project which has at least some overlap with our newish Arizonan pals Sceneries, Placements, who have appeared on every single volume since 61 – is, as the kids say, a mood. (Are the kids … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 66 Songs: J.R. Rhodes featuring Lori Goldston – “Libba”
As if I weren’t already grateful enough to J.R. Rhodes for bringing her own beautiful music into the world, and for being her own wonderful self, I am doubly grateful today, as she has brought my attention to Elizabeth “Libba” … Continue reading