| Wovenhand / Mosaic |
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| Album: | Mosaic | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Wovenhand | Added: | 10/2006 | |
| Label: | Familyre | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2006-11-12 | Pull Date: | 2007-01-14 |
| Week Ending: | 31 Dec | 3 Dec | 26 Nov | 19 Nov |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 06, 2007: | Anywhere Out Of The World Slota Prow Full Armour | 4. | Apr 03, 2007: | At Your Local Dive Whistling Girl | |
| 2. | May 03, 2007: | Finneman's Market Deerskin Doll | 5. | Apr 03, 2007: | Lost & Found Winter Shaker | |
| 3. | Apr 05, 2007: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon Bible And Bird, Swedish Purse (playing tonite at 750 Club, Stanford campus-cosponsored by KZSU) | 6. | Apr 02, 2007: | Headcleaner Winter Shaker |
| Album Review |
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| Rob Majors Reviewed 2006-11-13 | ||
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Soft, hypnotically urgent folk of the Denver ilk. David Eugene Edwards (formerly of 16 Horsepower) meanders his musings through coldly atmospheric tracks on his third(ish) solo album. Religious-themed lyrics mix hope with a mournfulness that perfectly complements DEE's ardent, weary vox. This album feels a bit subdued and smoothed in comparison to his earlier work. Really excellent. See also: 16 Horsepower, Lilium, The Denver Gentlemen, Nick Cave, Munly No FCCs. Play any non-bookend track, but my picks are: 2, 9, 11, 5, 8, 10 1. 1:30 - Very low energy instrumental. Ambient, fadey bandoneon and pump organ drone to a vaguely Eastern tonality. **2. 3:43 - Driving, hollow percussion over mixed instrumentation (esp. hurdy-gurdy) that drones and occasionally reels up to the front of the sound. Pulsing, anthemic Native American feel. No fade at end. 3. 3:30 - Mid/low energy. Great organ and plucked banjo sound at intro. Vamped plucking and repetitive structure. 4. 2:11 - Hollow perc strike into slow, droning intro. Organ, muffled perc, and soft vox float over atmospheric undertones. Text is from a 4th century chant by St. Ambrose. *5. 4:40 - Mid energy. Wintery piano, dry plucked strings, and mature, catchy melody, but peters out a bit at the end. 6. 3:17 - Super-spooky 3/4. Ends with awesome bent bell sounds. 7. 2:21 - Simple, upbeat and major mid-energy instrumental. Almost bluegrassy. *8. 4:42 - Mid energy two-feel with plucked guitar and strings. **9. 5:53 - Low energy Middle Eastern sound, with drones and distorted, near-spoken vox perfectly accentuated by sparse but loud percussive strikes. Mood switch at 3:50 to a more upbeat, melodic feel. *10. 3:33 - Mid energy. Smooth and urgently brooding. **11. 5:34 - A ploddingly swung and reedy 12/8 song with an ardent cinematic feel. Great build and excellent falling hook. 12. 0:00 - 1:30: Very soft atmosphere with vamped toybox melody. 12. 2:03 - 4:12: Haunting, plodding, low-range vox with scattered, pounding perc. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Breathing Bull | 7. | Bible And Bird | |||
| 2. | Winter Shaker | 8. | Dirty Blue | |||
| 3. | Swedish Purse | 9. | Slota Prow Full Armour | |||
| 4. | Twig | 10. | Truly Golden | |||
| 5. | Whistling Girl | 11. | Deerskin Doll | |||
| 6. | Elktooth | 12. | Little Raven |