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Ball of Wax 69 Songs: The Lesser Fugu – “Artful Making”
Emiko Blalock wrote and sang a sweet song about childhood memories of her cousins; a song for the love of family and community; a song about “losing and making space.” Her friend Levi Fuller (they used to play in a … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 69 Songs: The Lonely Coast – “Ase Chonguri”
I once had the good fortune of hearing this duo perform at a friend’s summer garden party. I was absolutely transfixed. “Ase Chonguri” is a stunning example of what makes The Lonely Coast so very good. This song has the … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 69 Songs: The Disillusionments – “The Artesian Whale”
The mood of this song is like being out in the desert in the early spring of a year when all the flowers bloom. You’re definitely wearing a cowboy hat, and you look really good in it. You’re also on … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 69 Songs: Doubtful Lake – “Coordinates”
Doubtful Lake – a bass guitar duo comprised of Josh Machniak (aka Party Store) and Al Karpinski (Time Pieces, Six Parts Seven, many other things) – came about in response to the Ball of Wax 69 duos prompt. Their simple … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 69 Songs: Venice Rover – “The Knife is the Hardest Instrument”
I love anything “off kilter,” and Venice Rover’s contribution to Ball of Wax 69 is all about that particularly unsettling state of existence that lies in that transitive valley between the hollow hills of backporch country jam and the cloud-cloaked … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 69 Songs: Ghostflower – “El Nacimiento”
The mysterious Arizonan (Tucsonian?) duo Ghost Flower describe themselves as “ambient classical flamenco laced with hip hop beats,” which is about as accurate and succinct a self-description as I’ve heard from any musician or band (my own projects very much … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 69 Songs: Michael Owcharuk & Kate Olson – “Make It So”
I regret that I have only enough familiarity with Star Trek: The Next Generation to recognize that the title of this sweet, sweet jam from Michael Owcharuk and Kate Olson is a reference to that series’ beloved Captain Picard. Michael … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 69 Songs: Orion – “In the Wind”
Contradictory though it may seem, subtlety is the dominating theme in Orion’s contribution to Ball of Wax Volume 69. This edition is built upon duos, but you could almost imagine a solitary figure in a bedsit with a synth and … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 69 Songs: THEATH * MANNING – “Canon of Metathesis II”
To my ears, the beat drives just a touch faster, just a bit harder than the ambient opening suggests. I’ve learned that “metathesis” is a word that’s used for both the analysis of language and the analysis of chemistry. Both … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 69 Songs: the moth stays – “match cut”
The formidable duo of Suki O’Kane and Rae Diamond – performing as the moth stays – keep us on the experimental orbit Till the Teeth launched us into, with this compelling, playful percussion/viola duet. The two multi-faceted artists and creators … Continue reading