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Category Archives: Recorded Music
Ball of Wax 70 Songs: Atrocity Girl – “Ego Fix”
Atrocity Girl‘s “Ego Fix” is a powerful call to arms against patriarchy, focusing on the rampant misogyny in media by alternating each verse with samples of various right wing blowhard spouting anti-feminist and anti-woman nonsense. As hard as it is … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 70 Songs: Gemini Affinity – “Dig in Deeper”
Gemini Affinity, an elusive project with minimal online presence, bring a mysterious air of mid-tempo guitar sophistication with “Dig in Deeper.” The song seems to float like smoke, with a clean electric guitar sitting atop the dreamy vocals for most … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 70 Songs: Gender Envy – “Mads Mikkelsen”
Give Seattle’s Gender Envy any and all awards for best song title with “Mads Mikkelsen,” which I hope is just the start of a deluge of multidisciplinary tributes to the iconic Danish actor, former gymnast, and dancer (that’s right, you read the … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 70 songs: Kitty Junk – “Kitty Kitty Kat”
Kitty Junk is yet another duo that refuses to let their small numbers limit the heaviness and power of their music. Ryan manages to deliver the depth and breadth of two guitars and bass (even live, as I have witnessed), … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 70 Songs: 9-5 Hyperfuck – “At Time of Recording (2023) LTJ Bukem is 56 Years Old”
My first exposure to the immersive onslaught of 9-5 Hyperfuck was when Death Spa played our first show with them at Nii Modo, a former Bartell Drugs in downtown Seattle that has been converted to a beautifully post-apocalyptic performance space … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 70 Songs: Djime – “RIP Temnospondyli”
I fear I lack the appropriate jargon to describe just how deep the groove is in this wild experimental electronic piece from Djime. As I listen I am unable to curb the compulsion to do a weird head bobbing, shoulders … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 70 Songs: Nic Masangkay – “Star”
Nic Masangkay‘s contribution to Ball of Wax 70 is a compelling slice of dark electronic pop that plumbs the depths of heartbreak and lost love, and returns to the surface as a gleaming star. As Nic pivots seamlessly between the floating … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 70 Songs: Kihalás – “Potnia Theron”
One thing I love about having someone else curate Ball of Wax (again, a thousand thank-yous to curator extraordinaire Mia Rose Malone for the job she’s done assembling volume 70) is that I’m exposed to bands, sounds – hell, entire … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 70 Songs: Rainbow Coalition Death Cult – “Phat Pig”
After cooling down for a few tracks, Ball of Wax 70 kicks back into high gear with Rainbow Coalition Death Cult‘s “Phat Pig,” a slice of old school hardcore punk that makes Body Count’s “Cop Killer” sound like a goofy … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 70 Songs: Marbits – “From Such a Distance”
The bedroom pop single “From Such a Distance” is a collaboration of two artists: Nickle Taniguchi (Marbits) and Left @ London. Marbits is an Asian American Pacific Islander, queer, non-binary artist from Seattle, WA. “From Such a Distance” is a … Continue reading