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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

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Ball of Wax 64 Songs: Kate Olson – “Complexitears”

Kate Olson’s “Complexitears,” a music and video and piece, was interpreted by poet Michele Herman. Ball of Wax Volume 64: The Music of TELEPHONE by Kate Olson [Context: here and here.]

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Ball of Wax 63 Songs: KO SOLO – Quarantine Boogie

I think I first heard Kate Olson play solo at the Bourbon Bar at Columbia City Theater. Years ago. Pandemics ago. Maybe it was a century ago, because Kate Olson always seems to transcend time and space. And yet time … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 62 Songs: KO SOLO – “Interspacial”

Reggie: Have you ever swum in a silo of pudding? Francis: You mean, like a giant enclosed vat of salt water jello? Reggie: Yeah, like if they made an ocean-sized womb of saline gelatin. Francis: I wonder what it would … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 52 Songs: Syrinx Effect – “Super Soaker”

Syrinx Effect is the duo of soprano saxophonist Kate Olson and trombonist Naomi Siegel, along with a handful of pedals, a laptop, and some other sound toys. As on Kate’s solo contribution to Ball of Wax 50, the pair use … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 50 Songs: KO SOLO – “Sunslip”

Saxophonist Kate Olson has been a fixture in Seattle’s multi-faceted jazz/improv/weird music scene for the past several years. As jazz musicians and improvisors tend to be, she’s an inveterate collaborator: I first heard her playing in the Syrinx Effect, her … Continue reading

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