To be one of these people who say "Rarely does a band come along..." would not do justice to the power of what this band has done to me. Hailing from Elktooth, Colorado, it is David Eugene Edwards, who used to be in a band called 16 Horsepower. You may or may not remember them. I remember seeing their tour posters years ago while playing the same dives they were playing. Unlike the pop-ish, indie-ishness of 16 Horsepower, Woven Hand is an almost indescribable metaphysical experience. Layers and overlapped musical textures with David's haunting vibrato-laden voice carrying you through dream-like planes. The choices of the various instruments used to compliment Davids brilliant multi-talented musicianship are perfect. At first the tone itself of his voice when he sings in the middle ranges was a little off-setting to me, but over several listens I have grown to really enjoy all the vocals. Please do yourself a favor and download "Consider The Birds" into your Itunes using the link below. It is my favorite album overall, but all 4 albums I have are full of pure spiritual voyages. Visit their Myspace for all details. http://www.myspace.com/wovenhand.
Consider The Birds 01. Sparrow Falls
02. Bleary Eyed Duty
03. To Make A Ring
04. Off The Cuff
05. Chest Of Drawers
06. Oil On Panel
07. The Speaking Hands
08. Down In Yon Forest
09. Tin Finger
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