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Category Archives: Recorded Music
Ball of Wax 33 Songs: We Wrote the Book on Connectors – “Captain Dog”
We Wrote the Book on Connectors‘ breezy, goofy “Captain Dog” serves up a curveball to Ball of Wax 33‘s general seriousness. With lyrics about Beverly Hills 90210 told from the perspective of a dog and a bedroom acoustic pop arrangement, … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 33 Songs: Whales/The Magic of Multiples – “Break Into My House”
Alexander Drum of Whales/The Magic of Multiples made himself a Ball of Wax regular pretty quickly, and for that I am grateful; it’s always a pleasure hearing whatever he’s been working on. He seems to be quite prolific, and while … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 33 Songs: Peter Colclasure – “Three Minutes Thirty Seconds Is the Only Salvation You Can Expect, Alexander”
Peter Colclasure – current resident of California and erstwhile key-tickler for Ball of Wax friends Smile Brigade and The Foghorns – certainly wins the (nonexistent) prize for the 33-iest song of this intermittently-themed volume. When he first sent the rather … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 33 Songs: Sun Tunnels – “Commit-Spike”
Sun Tunnels, the musical alter ego of Louis O’Callaghan, trades in the highest grade of indie rock classicism and singer-songwriter goodness. His songs do more than evoke everything you love about Built to Spill, Neutral Milk Hotel, or Elliot Smith … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 33 Songs: Virgin of the Birds – “Victor Bockris”
I have to confess that listening to Virgin of the Birds songs occasionally leaves me feeling like I’m in a conversation with someone much smarter than I at a party. He keeps making these clever and obscure cultural references (not … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 33 Songs: Olie Eshleman – “Gamma Progression Street”
Ball of Wax veteran and Corespondents founding member Olie Eshleman contributes a guitar-driven instrumental track to volume 33 with “Gamma Progression Street” The song is carried by a series of guitars (maybe 3?) vamping atop processed, stomping drums. Filling in the … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 33 Songs: Lowmen Markos – “White City”
This recording – a sort of centerpiece to Ball of Wax 33 – is a wonderful example of what happens when you get a group of gifted musicians playing live together in a room with one of Seattle’s best engineers. … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 33 Songs: The Luna Moth – “33333”
The Luna Moth‘s “33333” pretty much hits the musical spot for me right now. Clocking in at a title-appropriate 3:33, the track has a looping, hypnotic pull while still feeling very much performed and improvised. Driven by a pretty bass … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 33 Songs: The Mantis Opera – “I Never Went Surfing”
Ball of Wax 33 features a few artists that I had never heard before receiving their submissions, among them The Mantis Opera. I don’t know how Mantis Opera mastermind Allister Kellaway found us all the way from Falmouth (Cornwall, UK), … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 33 Songs: The Elevator Boys – “When You’re With Him”
Volume 33 really is all over the map, both musically and geographically. We went through Arizona and California before we hit a couple Seattle artists, and then we jaunted through Nashville with Friendship Commanders. Well we’re back in the Southwest … Continue reading
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