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Tag Archives: mark schlipper
Ball of Wax 68 Songs: Sound Madrona – “I Am Filled with Hate”
Sounds Madrona‘s “I Am Filled with Hate,” while not nearly as brutal and unforgiving as you might expect of a song with that title, contains a through-line of darkness that can’t be denied. The ping-ponging beat that starts us off … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 63 Songs: NIGHT of 21 HOURS – “Flight Risk”
The origin of NIGHT of 21 HOURS is written on their Bandcamp page: By the winter of 2020, approximately 9 months of COVID related isolation had started to wear on me. That’s when this started. The credits on ISOLATION, their … 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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Tagged 4K, Drekka, mark schlipper, Sound Madrona
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Ball of Wax 51 Songs: Mark Schlipper – “1000 Seconds in the Chapel”
Mark Schlipper (familiar to Ball of Wax followers for his significantly louder work in The Luna Moth, Perish the Island, and more), contributes a song here as his eponymous, droneful self. Beautiful and obscure(d), the evocatively titled “1000 Seconds in … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 43 Songs: Perish the Island – Loose Blood
Luna Moth main man Mark Schlipper is a devotee of drone, ambiance and the hypnotic beauty of expansive repetition. Whereas the Moth trades in heavy guitars, bass and drums, Schlipper’s other project, Perish the Island, works with more subtle soundscapes. “Loose Blood” … Continue reading
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Tagged mark schlipper, Perish the Island
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Ball of Wax 42 Songs: Mark Schlipper – The Meaning of Life
The Luna Moth‘s Mark Schlipper returns to Ball of Wax as a solo artist with his take on “The Meaning of Life.” The song is an exercise in somber minimalism, with a repeating minor key figure played on an acoustic … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 40 Songs: Lahar – One of These Days
[Ball of Wax 40, as we’ve mentioned, is a little different. Given the unique nature of each of the bands and songs on this collection, we decided to eschew our usual track-review format for the blog in favor of letting … Continue reading
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Tagged colin isler, harry candy, kirsten eklund, lahar, mark schlipper, mindie lind
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