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THE REVIEW
The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed...
This work is the result of David Eugene Edwards, former 16 Horsepower, who, having left his companions, embarked on this poetic and spiritual adventure with very strong mystical tones. "Consider the Birds" is an immense album, with gothic and solemn tones, performed by another man in black worthy of being considered on par with the most celebrated crooners.
It begins with "Sparrow falls" and it's already American gothic, an ideal soundtrack for a Joe R. Lansdale book, with its stories of mysterious and gruesome events in a rural and hidden American South. The percussion is the heart of this songwriting: "Speaking Hands" is a healer's dance around the fire, and the lyrics follow a stream of consciousness sometimes inspired by God, other times by stories of daily life. Wovenhand, after all, means "joined hands", and it is the manifesto of this cult artist, already the author, as a soloist, of music for ballets in Belgium "Blush Music" and the first astonishing album simply titled Wovenhand.
The banjo scratches into "The Finger" and the connection with the original 16 Horsepower is strongly felt here, with references to folk and the use of traditional instruments. Everything has a profoundly sacral, solemn aura.
If you love this kind of singer-songwriters and atmospheres, don't miss it.
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Consider The Birds is David Eugene Edwards' immersive solo album after 16 Horsepower, combining mystical, gothic, and American folk elements. The strong use of percussion and traditional instruments creates a solemn and poetic atmosphere. The album transports listeners into deep storytelling inspired by spirituality and rural American mythos. It is highly recommended for fans of singer-songwriters and atmospheric music.
Woven Hand
Woven Hand is the project of American musician David Eugene Edwards, also known as the former frontman of 16 Horsepower. The reviews describe a sound rooted in dark country/folk and gothic atmospheres, often infused with spiritual and biblical imagery, and evolving at times toward heavier, more guitar-driven records.11 Reviews
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By humax4
This album is immense, insanely unsettling, apocalyptic, classic, it’s everything you desire in moments of anger.
Dear Edward, I have fallen in love with your music and your voice, I will always follow you wherever you go.
By AR (Anonima Recensori)
A work so dark, intense, and thrilling that it’s been a long time since something like this has been heard.
'Consider the Birds' is permeated with a desert and shamanic spirit at times interspersed with electronic distortions, like flashes in a sky too clear to be watched.
