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Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Sarah Pasillas and Virgin of the Birds
Sarah Pasillas: “Hot Head” On the one hand, this song is a dreamy dive into a well of echoing vocals, lush guitars, and intricate basslines, while on the other hand you find all of that woozy sound contrasting fascinatingly with … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Hauras and Jose Bold
Hauras: “Theme for Winterrose” “Theme for Winterrose” is a stone cold rocker that I am convinced would sound even better if my speakers had literally any bass to speak of. Jose Bold: “Timothy” From the title, you might expect this … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 60 Songs: 4K and Sound Madrona
4K – “Glory to you, Dagon” Utterly unexpected and elegantly complex. Sound Madrona – “Out of Breadth” The title of this song is a very clever wordplay and that’s honestly enough for me.
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Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Great Unwashed Luminaries and Red Weather Tigers
Great Unwashed Luminaries: “Warren Quarantino” Ambient spooky groove or groovy spooky ambience: the choice is yours. Red Weather Tigers: “The Lighthouse” Bells and Biblical law echo down through the fog-shrouded eons.
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Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Tom Dyer and Pufferfish
Tom Dyer: “The Glass Cowell” When Robert Fripp is your grade one math teacher and Keith Emerson accompanies on piano. Pufferfish: “Thump60” This song makes me feel like I’m sitting on a grassy knoll watching the clouds while, underground, the … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Amy Denio and THEATH
Amy Denio: “All Together Now” Seattle’s own brilliant and prolific Amy Denio spins a mystical and complex tonal landscape to perfectly present her simple and profound incantation, which is especially relevant these days: together. THEATH: “Helocentric World” Spend 60 seconds … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Holly & the Dead Saints and The Deep Cove
Holly & the Dead Saints: “A Clean and Faded Calico Dress” ’80s lo-fi is recalled in these mysterious goings-on about a court and broken sticks and a calico dress, sandwiched between spates of bass and catchy drumming. The Deep Cove: … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Hart Slights and The Ex-Optimists
[Ball of Wax 60 is made up of a lot of really short tracks. So we’ll be doubling up our blog posts for this one, with two one-sentence reviews each, between now and June 5th, the official release date. Enjoy! … Continue reading
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Here Comes Ball of Wax 60!
Well, it’s happened. As planned, we have assembled a mighty collection of sixty one-minute tracks from all over the world, in celebration of 60 volumes and 15 years of this ridiculousness. The release date will be Friday, June 5th (not … Continue reading
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Submit 60 Seconds of Music for Ball of Wax 60!
For a while there I had a grand, Seattle-based plan in mind for Ball of Wax Volume 60, representing the completion of 15 years of whatever this is. That fell through, but never mind: I have a new grand – … Continue reading
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