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Tag Archives: Drekka
Ball of Wax 67 Songs: Drekka – “Without Revelation There Is No Love [Instrumental]”
In 1989’s Origins of the Popular Style: The Antecedents of Twentieth-Century Popular Music, Peter van der Merwe wrote “Of all harmonic devices, it [a drone] is not only the simplest, but probably also the most fertile.” Drekka’s “Without Revelation There … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 62 Songs: Drekka – “Whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.”
The Internet is quite a thing. Thanks to the magic of Google, I am easily able to impersonate someone who knows the Bible from the phone book, and inform you that the title for this haunting piece of minimalism from … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 60 Songs: 4K and Sound Madrona
4K – “Glory to you, Dagon” Utterly unexpected and elegantly complex. Sound Madrona – “Out of Breadth” The title of this song is a very clever wordplay and that’s honestly enough for me.
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Ball of Wax 58 Songs: DREKKA+DARRYL BLOOD – “Hibernal Hymn, The 40th Night”
Longtime BoW friend Darryl Blood (who just keeps getting weirder and weirder and I love it) has collaborated with Drekka, a more recent arrival to our musical family, to bring us this “Hibernal Hymn.” Hibernal, of course, means “of, relating … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 55 Songs: Drekka – “Frozen Watercourse”
Drekka‘s “Frozen Watercourse” is a dreamy meditation for piano, bowed ukulele (played by our old pal Darryl Blood), voice, and other sounds. The vocals are buried deep in the mix, adding subtly to the wordless, layered, pulsing thrum of the … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 54 Songs: Drekka – “Sense of Senses”
From Ball of Wax newcomer (and musical veteran) Drekka comes the nuanced drone of “Sense of Senses.” This piece moves in like strange weather, all thundering low end and effervescent hiss, with melodic elements – shapeless falsetto voices, disjointed piano, … Continue reading