Consider the Birds

Aquarius Records
"...This is it. The one. It's magical, dark, mysterious, sinister, gorgeous and moves me like very few records do."

Product Description
Whether fronting seminal Denver band 16 Horsepower or venturing off on his own with Wovenhand, David Eugene Edwards’ voice is unmistakable. Haunting and even abrasive, there is rarely a dull moment to be found when Edwards is behind the pulpit. Diverse in style and delivery, his music is never easy to corner. His latest album under the Wovenhand moniker, Consider The Birds, is no exception. Past influences run the gamut of the bluegrass/folk spectrum. Reviewers like to name-drop Nick Cave & Tom Waits, and have tossed out words like gothic, Americana and even alt-country. In the final analysis, though, no easy tag can be applied to this artist.

Six of the album’s ten songs feature Edwards solo, with little more than his fervent voice carrying the tune. Ordy Garrison (drums), Daniel McMahon (piano) and Shane Trost (bass) fill out the sound on the remaining four tracks. The album was put to tape by Robert Ferbrache, a one-time lap-steel player in 16 HP who runs Absinthe Studios. As we’ve come to expect, it’s impossible to not be confronted by Edwards’ lyrics, which, in the southern literary tradition of Flannery O’Conner or William Faulkner, are saturated with Biblical allusions. The grandson of a fire-and-brimstone preacher, Edwards channels that old-fashioned tent revival spirit well.

Consider the Birds

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Consider the Birds

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Haunting,Starkly beautiful,terrifying...
Consider the Birds; the best from David Eugene Edwards yet
woven hand...music with a soul!
One strange little album
...

Consider the Birds
Woven Hand
Manufacturer: Sounds Familyre
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000654YZG
Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

Sparrow Falls
Bleary Eyed Duty
To Make A Ring
Off The Cuff
Chest Of Drawers
Oil On Panel
The Speaking Hands
Down In Yon Forest
Tin Finger
Into The Piano

Album Description

Whether fronting seminal Denver band 16 Horsepower or venturing off on his own with Wovenhand, David Eugene Edwards' voice is unmistakable. Haunting and even abrasive, there is rarely a dull moment to be found when Edwards is behind the pulpit. Diverse in style and delivery, his music is never easy to corner. His latest album under the Wovenhand moniker, Consider The Birds, is no exception. Past influences run the gamut of the bluegrass/folk spectrum. Reviewers like to name-drop Nick Cave & Tom Waits, and have tossed out words like gothic, Americana and even alt-country. In the final analysis, though, no easy tag can be applied to this artist.

Six of the album's ten songs feature Edwards solo, with little more than his fervent voice carrying the tune. Ordy Garrison (drums), Daniel McMahon (piano) and Shane Trost (bass) fill out the sound on the remaining four tracks. The album was put to tape by Robert Ferbrache, a one-time lap-steel player in 16 HP who runs Absinthe Studios. As we've come to expect, it's impossible to not be confronted by Edwards' lyrics, which, in the southern literary tradition of Flannery O'Conner or William Faulkner, are saturated with Biblical allusions. The grandson of a fire-and-brimstone preacher, Edwards channels that old-fashioned tent revival spirit well.

Customer Reviews:

Haunting,Starkly beautiful,terrifying..........2007-06-12

David Eugene Edwards,frontman for the late lamented 16 Horsepower,has fashioned a superb album. CTB [yes,the title is a scripture reference] takes woven hands' previous recordings,along with 16HP energy, and fuses it marvelously.Edwards sits in an awkward position:a believing Christian who does not fit into a niche that often is associaited with alot of "christian music"{UGH}Perhaps because it is; A] Good and B}literate he is blessedly passed over by the pablum machine which drives much of that industry. There are some true standouts on this album:Sparrow Falls, Chest of Drawers, the reworking of the old Lutheran hymn,Down in Yon Forest.Edwards sings with the knowledge of a man who has fought the demons within,failed alot, and knows the dawn and a reckoning is coming. He is rapidly becoming my favorite contemporary artist. This is the best recording I have heard in quite sometime,infintely superior to much of what is churned out. Quite simply, this is David Eugene Edwards masterpiece.

Consider the Birds; the best from David Eugene Edwards yet.......2005-09-02

For fans of Sixteen Horsepower, Woven Hand comes highly reccommended. After their split early in 2005, any of those still in need of their unique, bleak take on the world can look to Woven Hand for more. David Eugene Edwards, the vocalist, songwriter, and banjo/bandoneon player of Sixteen Horsepower formed Woven Hand as a side project while the rest of the band took a break from touring. Now, even though Sixteen Horsepower no longer exists, Woven Hand and Lilium (the band formed by Pascal Humbert and Jean Yves-Tola, the other members of 16 horsepower), are still going strong.
Consider the Birds is the best of Woven Hand yet.
Look for more excellent records from Woven Hand in the future.

woven hand...music with a soul!.......2005-08-06

not a weak track on the cd! fans of 16 horsepower (now disbanded) don't despair. david eugene edwards really shines on this cd. if you are looking for something different; non-commercial, thoughtful, introspective, and quietly powerful, you've found it in this cd!

One strange little album.......2005-01-05

I recently picked up this record because it was recommended to me by a friend whose taste I trust. I wasn't a fan, never heard of David whats-his-name or 16 Horsepower before, but I am now. Consider the Birds is one of the most unique records I've heard all year. The strange and dark songs are reminicent of Dead Can Dance and Leonard Cohen but with a bizarre Christian poetic vision and a bluegrass gospel-gothic twist. I'm not sure what David Eugene Edwards is on about half the time other than he loves (or fears) Jesus/god. This is more visionary poetry put to music than cojent wordplay or religious dogma. He doesn't seem to have an agenda other than to create a powerful emotional response in the listener. I am not a Christian by any stretch of the imagination and usually find religious lyrics to be either uninteresting or offensive such as most (not all) Christian music or laughable, such as the satanic pretentions of black metal (love the music though). But this album's poetry is truly and darkly beautiful, mysterious and powerfully moving. God's love might not be available but his judgement sure is inevitable. David Eugene Edward's god is the old testament one of fire and damnation: its God's way or the highway. And what God wants is a bit misterious and unfathomable to us mere humans, at least to this listener. The music is emotionally complex (there's some chills down the spine stuff here), melodic, and I'm gonna get some more. "The world will bow, the knees will be broken for those who don't know how."

..........2004-12-19

Someone compared Woven Hand's last album to a walk in a dark,creepy forest. It was dense, eerie, and things just sort of appeared here and there. Well, if that's the case, then Consider the Birds is like reaching the end of the woods and realizing everything is still dark and scary as hell. It's not as dense or epic as Blush Music, but it brings a new energy. Edwards wails like his soul depends on it. The guitars wind and weave, the drums make sure you won't fall asleep anytime soon, and the lyrics are as stark and confrontational as you'll find anywhere. Amen, Brother Edwards, Amen.

Average customer rating:

Outer Darkness

Consider the Birds
Wovenhand
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002V4WBU
Release Date: 2004-10-12

Tracks:

Sparrow Falls
Bleary Eyed Duty
To Make a Ring
Off the Cuff
Chest of Drawers
Oil on Panel
Speaking Hands
Down in Yon Forest
Tin Finger
Into the Piano

Album Description

Behind the strange band name is only David Eugene Edwards, the creative force behind the mighty 16 Horsepower. Though the latter is still nominally together, a few years back they all took a break in which Edwards released his first solo effort. Since then another rather leftfield release has followed, based on Edwards music for a Belgian modern dance performance. Fans of Nick Cave may find a kindred spirit here but dismissing Edwards as a Cave-like clone would be quite unfair. His output is deeply personal both musically & lyrically. Bold but still intimate, traditional but modern-minded, Consider The Birds is a bewildering effort that takes some time to unravel but is well worth the effort.

Customer Reviews:

Outer Darkness.......2007-02-08

Not sure where the amateur jury sits with this one, or the professionals or,the masses. I'm not advocate of preachy matters, but despite a manic element about Edwards, I like the guy's music, and he keeps me interested. This is, and only by small degrees, a more muted product than those familiar with Sixteen Horsepower. I can't believe now, that I came by the group via Slim Cessna. Both writers tackle Christianity, but Slim's spin is ironic and perverse, operating under a C & W umbrella. Edwards is really out there. He sings from a remote place, as if singing will bring him into communion. It's that urgency that I find compelling. There are moments when he casts a similar spell of abandonment that the best Cormac McCarthy writing does. And as uncomfortable as that may be, I find it a useful tonic for my senses.

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