Ten Stones

Woven Hand | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 9, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sounds Familyre
• ASIN: B001CTUI0K
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #170,256 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Ten untamed and mercy-drenched songs. From jarring folk to eerie bossa nova to fiery foot-stompers, the album forms a song-cycle that's singular in its breadth and eclecticism. The music of Wovenhand is utterly unique, dizzying those who encounter it, with turnings and lashings of shadow and light.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ten Strong Stones!, March 31, 2009

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Godjunkie (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ten Stones (Audio CD)

Music: On this Woven Hand outing the music is slightly changed. This release resembles David Eugene Edwards former band Sixteen Horsepower more so than any other Woven Hand record. There are fewer drones and more straight up instrumentation. This is not a bad thing though. The music on Ten Stones is good. It has more of a rock sound than previous albums. This probably because it was recorded live in the studio.

Vocals: David Eugene Edwards vocals are as haunting as ever. That tortured soul sound is still there. There always seems to be a sadness in his singing.

Lyrics: Biblical imagery abounds as usual. DEE paints pictures with his words. In "The Beautiful Axe" he says "joy has come/it rises with the son/He the highest on the horizon". And in "Not One Stone" he wails "behold the lamb/behold the lamb/given for us/made curse for us".

Packaging: Digi-pack with lyrics included. Nice packaging as usual.

Conclusion: This is a great record. Woven Hands music is unlike anything else out there. And that is a good thing in this day and age. I highly recommend this record. If you like music that sounds like a rock band decided to use instruments from the Appalachian mountains you will like this. Stand out tracks- "The Beautiful Axe","Horsetail","Not One Stone","White Knuckle Grip","Kingdom Of Ice".

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic return to form., October 2, 2008

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T. Graham (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ten Stones (Audio CD)

Don't let the title of this review mislead you, I love David Eugene Edwards work as both Woven Hand and 16 Horsepower. With his self-titled debut as Woven Hand, DEE set a precedent for combining the hillbilly twang from 16 Horsepower and introducing some newer underlying layers of sounds. His next two formal releases tended to explore more of the layers and abstract, especially with Mosiac, creating an album that is hard to digest apart from listening as a whole. Still, they were brilliant in their own respect. With Ten Stones, David has returned to the 'rock' element that was found on both the self-titled and 16 horsepower's swan song, "Secret South".

This release and Shearwater's 'Rooks' will definitely battling it out for top album of 2008 on my list.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST YET, January 2, 2009

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J. MILLER (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ten Stones (Audio CD)

Took several listens, but I now consider TEN STONES my favorite Wovenhand album. Always-fascinating lyrics; great and powerful music.