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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

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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

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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

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Ball of Wax 69 Songs: Till the Teeth – “Quirquincho”

Long time Ball of Wax listeners following along here may be thinking right about now, “Sure, I’m digging all these songs, but when are you going to mix it up? When are you going to throw off the shackles of … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 69 Songs: Green Light Cameras and Saint Nefarious – “Doctor”

Inveterate collaborators and Ball-of-Wax-contributors Green Light Cameras and Saint Nefarious have joined forces (maybe for the first time? Can I be totally honest here and say I’m not 100% sure on that count?) to bring us “Doctor,” which takes a … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 69 Songs: Hyperbaric Slumber – “Glass Lake”

The duo Hyperbaric Slumber – composed of Jake Frye of Jesus on the Moon (btw, right about now is a fantastic time to crank that Festivus tune) and Mike Krushka of, well, many things – bring us “Glass Lake,” title … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 69 Songs: Magic Genie – “Queen of the Forest”

Caroline Keys and Nate Biehl’s Magic Genie was not assembled specifically for this duo-centric volume of Ball of Wax. However, as far as I can tell it may well be true that their only recorded output is songs for various … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 69 Songs: JNA – “Gonna Fly”

When we last heard from JNA, she was making Domenica swoon with the premium grade ’80s style electro-funk track, “Tell Me Why.” Turns out that was just one Ball of Wax ago, but since we’ve had a longer gap than … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 69 Songs: Mandy and Jeremy – “Simple Matters”

Ball of Wax 69 starts off with an erudite banger from the duo of Mandy and Jeremy,  of Season of Strangers and Summer Sleeves respectively (wow, that’s a lot of S’s), who came together specifically to create a song together … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 69: December 17 at the Rabbit Box

It is time, at last, to celebrate the release of Ball of Wax Volume 69, featuring 20 dazzling duos to delight and, uh . . . defy? Discombobulate? Sorry, kind of ran out of steam on that one. Anyway: Ball … Continue reading

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