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Submit Environmentally-themed Songs for Ball of Wax 53
With my usual dearth of proper planning, I have decided that Ball of Wax 53 will be devoted to songs about the environment/earth/climate/etc., and it will be released on or around August 4th, the date our Dear Leader announced the … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 52 Songs: Patrick Wurzwallner and Kole Galbraith – “Hi friend, Good Morning!”
To close Ball of Wax 52, Seattle multi-instrumental dronemonger Kole Galbraith and Austrian drum-pummeler Patrick Wurzwallner bring us 5 or so minutes of joyful, improvised noise. I always think it’s funny when people use the term “noise rock” to describe … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 52 Songs: A.F. Jones – “a charter”
The multi-faceted sound artist A.F. Jones makes his Ball of Wax debut with “a charter,” a sound collage created from audio gathered on a fishing charter. We start off with the motorized drone that must be a constant companion on … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 52 Songs: Virgin of the Birds – “I Fought a Turk”
Virgin of the Birds‘ “I Fought a Turk” makes its entrance on simple piano chords and quite possibly the gentlest strum ever put to record. The I-V progression in D Major is one the most-used in popular music; having 12 … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 52 Songs: Ken Cormier – “Almost Gone”
Connecticut’s Ken Cormier (I didn’t need to include his state – or I could have referred to him as a Nutmegger – but I just couldn’t resist the alliteration) has been an occasional contributor to Ball of Wax since at … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 52 Songs: Saint Nefarious – “Yr Only Friend”
Saint Nefarious (featuring Holly and the Dead Saints) is primarily the work of one Lattney B., who was one-half of lo-fi bedroom pop band Grumpy Bear a decade or so ago and also recorded under the name Holly and the … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 52 Songs: Doug Hood & the Wholly Heathens – “Too Far in the South (Again & Again)”
The beginning of this song reminds me of the first time I rode a mechanical bull. It was in a smoky, loud, and dark bar, and I was bursting with excitement. And, like my ride, I thought it would be … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 52 Songs: Amanda Winterhalter – “I Miss You (I Don’t Know Why)”
Amanda Winterhalter‘s “I Miss You (I Don’t Know Why)” is straight-forward, heartfelt, honest songwriting. Everything about this song, from lyrics to production, embraces these qualities – which is refreshing in Seattle’s climate of often nebulous, reverb-soaked, and automated offerings. This … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 52 Songs: Gabriel Mintz – “Sharpen”
“Sharpen,” off of Gabriel Mintz’s DXT77F (now on vinyl from Union Zero), is a masterful example of production and songwriting. Marching along with a metallic beat on the two and four, “Sharpen” envelops the listener in a warm blanket or echo … Continue reading