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Category Archives: Recorded Music
Ball of Wax 69 Songs: The Disillusionments – “The Artesian Whale”
The mood of this song is like being out in the desert in the early spring of a year when all the flowers bloom. You’re definitely wearing a cowboy hat, and you look really good in it. You’re also on … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 69 Songs: Doubtful Lake – “Coordinates”
Doubtful Lake – a bass guitar duo comprised of Josh Machniak (aka Party Store) and Al Karpinski (Time Pieces, Six Parts Seven, many other things) – came about in response to the Ball of Wax 69 duos prompt. Their simple … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 69 Songs: Venice Rover – “The Knife is the Hardest Instrument”
I love anything “off kilter,” and Venice Rover’s contribution to Ball of Wax 69 is all about that particularly unsettling state of existence that lies in that transitive valley between the hollow hills of backporch country jam and the cloud-cloaked … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 69 Songs: Ghostflower – “El Nacimiento”
The mysterious Arizonan (Tucsonian?) duo Ghost Flower describe themselves as “ambient classical flamenco laced with hip hop beats,” which is about as accurate and succinct a self-description as I’ve heard from any musician or band (my own projects very much … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 69 Songs: Michael Owcharuk & Kate Olson – “Make It So”
I regret that I have only enough familiarity with Star Trek: The Next Generation to recognize that the title of this sweet, sweet jam from Michael Owcharuk and Kate Olson is a reference to that series’ beloved Captain Picard. Michael … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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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