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Category Archives: Recorded Music
Ball of Wax 71 Songs: Mitchell Beck – “Cryosphere”
I’ve seen a lot of people do a lot of things with a lot of musical instruments over the years, but I don’t think I’d ever seen an improvising, live-looping percussionist before Mitchell Beck and I shared a Bushwick Book … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 71 Songs: Skerik – “Brad Houser”
Local celebrity Skerik is known for his larger than life stage persona, his preternaturally rhythmic saxophone soloing, and for bringing the genre-defying instrument firmly into the punk rock aesthetic. In this brief track, entitled “Brad Houser,” Skerik explores ambient textural loops created … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 71 Songs: Naomi Moon Siegel (Featuring Erica Von Kleist) – “A Simpler Life”
Welcome to Ball of Wax Volume 71: LOOPS! This collection of improvised music created with the help of looping pedals was curated by Leanna Keith and Kate Olson, and honestly it came together better than I ever could have imagined. … Continue reading
Album Review: Death Spa – Ewwwphoria
Death Spa – Ewwwphoria (Self-released, March 2025) I don’t know how to properly and thoughtfully approach a project that is heavily informed by—nay, founded upon—life experiences that are so different from my own as to be almost alien to me. … Continue reading
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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