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Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Laudatory Consortium and Gregg Daniel Miller
Laudatory Consortium: “Awareness Spectrum Narcotic” In an alternate universe, where sonar was invented by a sentient car horn, an underwater drum corps heralds the murky sunrise and summons the workers to their labors. Ball of Wax Volume 60 (60 x … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Al Mustaqil and Alinovsky
Al Mustaqil: “60 seconds to Europe” Consummate internationalist Jacopo Andreini brings us on a 60-second journey from a detention camp in Lesbos to a dance club in Firenze. Ball of Wax Volume 60 (60 x 60 = 60) by Al … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Double or Muffin and Prope Nihil
Double or Muffin: “Microdroplets” Frantic jazz kazoo filtered through John Coltrane’s liver provides a chilling backdrop for a paranoid, germophobic mantra. Ball of Wax Volume 60 (60 x 60 = 60) by Double or Muffin Prope Nihil: “Sea of Tranquillity … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 60 Songs: No One Knows Who Did This and The Vardaman Ensemble
No One Knows Who Did This: “Shocker Docker Ocker” This band’s name is a lie, because I know, but I’m never telling. Ball of Wax Volume 60 (60 x 60 = 60) by No One Knows Who Did This The … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Sam Russell and Green Light Cameras
Sam Russell: “The Slide Show” Sam’s keen falsetto overlays guitar and electronic kick drum, gradually building to what you think will be a cathartic release, and th- Ball of Wax Volume 60 (60 x 60 = 60) by Sam Russell … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Danbert and Kira and Aaron J. Shay
Danbert Nobacon, Kira Wood Cramer, and The Axis of Dissent – Precarious Chair (The House Is on Fire) 57 seconds of flaming dissonance to soundtrack our current state of dystopia. Also, trigger warning. Ball of Wax Volume 60 (60 x … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Kenneth Lee Nottingham and Four and Five
Kenneth Lee Nottingham: “Cradle” While a folk Americana guitar pattern zigs comfortably, enter the zagging of Bolan-esque light mysticism with lyrics like “giants and jellybeans / angels in perdition” and some “dee dee dee dee”-ing to round things out from … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Cindy’s Property and Lys Guillorn
Cindy’s Property: “The Great Unraveling” Cindy’s Property with a personal fugue shapes a brief verse-chorus into a statement on identity crisis — as one might struggle reconciling human identity with the environmental — vocals over piano, resolving with hope, but … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 60 Songs: riceburger and Norman Baker
riceburger: “heartbleeps” Mechanical sounds overlay the playful, rhythmic melody in a way that both draws the listener in and unsettles them deeply at the same time. Ball of Wax Volume 60 (60 x 60 = 60) by riceburger Norman Baker: … Continue reading