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Category Archives: Check Out This Song
Ball of Wax 61 Songs: Gillian Frances – “Loose”
Anacortes’s Gillian Frances makes her Ball of Wax debut with “Loose” – and what a debut it is. I’m a sucker for a good dynamic build – a song that starts up close and quiet, all hushed reverby vocals and … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 61 Songs: KPH & the Canary Collective – “Tell My Dreams”
I swear I didn’t intend to front-load this particular volume of Ball of Wax with songs about loss, it just kind of worked out that way. KPH’s lovely, languorous “Tell My Dreams” is clearly an ode to a lost love, … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 61 Songs: “Bitter and the Herb (for Marco)”
Our dear friend Brittain Ashford returns with a gorgeous ode, all piano and clarinet and Brittain’s smoky alto. You could imagine this song being picked out in a dark bar at the end of the night, barely noticed except by … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 61 Songs: galenbaby – “Cats”
This pandemic is doing strange things to all of us. Our dear old friend Galen Disston, recording as galenbaby, appears to be coping by cuddling up with some synthesizers and channeling the inner lives of his cats via his own … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 61 Songs: Maluhia – Long Drive Out to the West Side
After a couple of emotionally intense tunes, on track three we have been blessed with a moment of instrumental relaxation and repose, courtesy of the Hawaii-based artist Maluhia. “Long Drive Out to the West Side” blends elements of electronic and … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 61 Songs: Ken Cormier – “Look in a Mirror”
I won’t belabor the point, but there’s no way around the fact that the we are living in a time of unbelievable grief. In addition to the extra layers of grief we’re all dealing with now (200,000 pandemic deaths, the … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 61 Songs: Chris Klepac – “Corner”
Surprise! Ball of Wax 61 is out! We decided to release first and post track reviews later, since everything is topsy-turvy in these times anyway. (Stay tuned for a release show announcement, too!) Chris Klepac – previously heard in these … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Marc Manning and The Laughing Group
Marc Manning: “mirrors facing mirrors” Manning overlays a pensive, brooding acoustic guitar ballad with an unsettling synthesizer that buzzes like an insect out of the corner of an eye. Ball of Wax Volume 60 (60 x 60 = 60) by … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Too Tired to Say Anything and Perish the Island
Too Tired to Say Anything: “Sleep Suffering” Cinematic ambient electronica with an undercurrent of bubbling paranoia below the calm. Ball of Wax Volume 60 (60 x 60 = 60) by Too Tired to Say Anything Perish the Island: “It Is … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Laudatory Consortium and Gregg Daniel Miller
Laudatory Consortium: “Awareness Spectrum Narcotic” In an alternate universe, where sonar was invented by a sentient car horn, an underwater drum corps heralds the murky sunrise and summons the workers to their labors. Ball of Wax Volume 60 (60 x … Continue reading
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