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Ball of Wax 53 Songs: Caroline Keys – “Supplies”
If you’re like me, and pride yourself on being able to accurately judge a song within the first ten seconds, then I recommend throwing that out the window with Caroline Keys‘s “Supplies.” As soon as the track began I thought, … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 53 Songs: Meade Krosby – “Never a Sure Thing”
Longtime Ball of Wax listeners may remember Meade Krosby’s voice https://www.arabfinancials.org/بيتكوين and spellbinding guitar playing from way back on Volume 16, when her band Secret Highways shared their song “Ortolan” (which I think you can maybe still hear on Myspace? … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 53 Songs: Isaac Castillo – “Someday I’ll Be”
Isaac Castillo’s “Someday I’ll Be” is a fast paced, fingerpicking exploration of the post-life experience. The ever-expanding journey that Isaac takes us on in under two minutes reminds me of the iconic short film “Powers of Ten.” In his afterlife, … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 53 Songs: Chris Poage – “What a Gas”
Duane Eddy may have invented the reverbed tremolo twang, but Chris Poage opens up a whole new Ball of Wax with “What a Gas.” Busting out of the gate at an allegro clip, Chris (and what I believe are a … Continue reading
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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