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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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Ball of Wax 68 Songs: Green Light Cameras and Saint Nefarious – “What It Is and Where It Is and Why It Is and How It Is”

Questions, so many questions! Answers: This is what it is, and this is where it is, and this is why it is. But that one chord stays there, immobile, stubbornly seeking more answers (What? Where? Why?) while the other chords … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 66 Songs: Darryl Blood w/Green Light Cameras – “A Hunter in Hiding”

I’m trying to determine what portion of the excitement I feel when listening to “A Hunter in Hiding” is due to this being a collaboration between two of my favorite Ball of Wax regulars (one of them a collaborator of … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 65 Songs: Green Light Cameras – “Shelter in Place (Can’t Wake Up)”

Beloved Florida pop weirdos Green Light Cameras return with the disco-infused “Shelter in Place (Can’t Wake Up),” their response to our call for future-themed songs. Retro strings and a pulsing beat keep this song moving through an ever-shifting aural landscape, … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 64 Songs: Green Light Cameras – All That Remains

Green Light Cameras’ “All That Remains” was one of two works interpreted by visual artist Henry Simonds. Ball of Wax Volume 64: The Music of TELEPHONE by Green Light Cameras [Context: here and here.]

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Ball of Wax 63 Songs: Green Light Cameras – “The Joke That Went Too Far”

Green Light Cameras plays Ball of Wax 63 off with “The Joke that Went Too Far.” This bitterly breezy tune was written in response to my prompt for Ball of Wax 62 – write a song in the immediate aftermath … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Sam Russell and Green Light Cameras

Sam Russell: “The Slide Show” Sam’s keen falsetto overlays guitar and electronic kick drum, gradually building to what you think will be a cathartic release, and th- Ball of Wax Volume 60 (60 x 60 = 60) by Sam Russell … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 58 Songs: Green Light Cameras – “Broken”

Phil Chamberlin – aka Green Light Cameras – continues his quest to become Ball of Wax‘s most prolific musical contributor with “Broken,” a morosely propulsive slice of synth-pop arriving just in time to underscore your SAD in the darkest time … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 57 Songs: Green Light Cameras – “Weather Balloon”

I hadn’t realized until listening to Green Light Cameras’ gorgeous “Weather Balloon” what a soft spot I have in my heart for drum machines and keyboards. And a softer spot for pop music executed properly. How’s that, you say? For … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 56 Songs: Green Light Cameras – “This Useless Lullaby (303 Remix)”

Over gurgling sawtooth synths, reverberating booms, and searchlight-in-the-dark choral swells, Green Light Cameras present words of wisdom, lamentations, and resignation centered on D major. I’ve spoken before about the power of this most sinister of tonics, and while its darkness … Continue reading

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