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The Ax in the Oak

Ben Weaver

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Product Details

Audio CD (August 12, 2008)
Original Release Date: August 12, 2008
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Bloodshot Records
ASIN: B001B92F2K
In-Print Editions: MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #162,828 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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...country-rooted Americana full of weary determination and aphoristic clarity, somewhere between the Band and Tom Waits. --The New York Times

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For the recording of `The Ax in the Oak', ben Weaver traveled from the Twin Cities where he is based, to Chicago's Engine Studios where he teamed up again with Brian Deck (Iron and Wine, Modest Mouse), the producer with whom he worked with on his 2007 release `Paper Sky'. Drawn together by mutual friends and a love for the shimmering, electronic pop of Austrian based musician Christian Fennesz, Weaver and Deck made a conscious effort to take a more experimental approach to Weaver's songs. Apropos to Deck's work with Califone, the result is an organic album with electronic elements, thoughtfully complimenting Weaver's earth-honest and indelicate delivery, while also not completely neglecting his folk-roots.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Both Expected and Unexpected, October 21, 2008

By	Thomas Blakiston (Saint Paul, MN, USA) - See all my reviews

I saw Ben Weaver open for Josh Ritter a few years back (2006?); he was alone on stage with a piano. His lyrics were stark and rich, reminiscent of Tom Waits and certainly Leonard Cohen, as other reviewers of Ben Weaver music have noted. I enjoyed the music enough to purchase an album, however it took me a few years to get around to it, but it was with this live experience in mind when I put "The Ax In The Oak" into my CD player. The lyrics were as I remembered: earthy, a little dark, and infused with wildlife imagery, specifically birds.

What was unexpected was the experimental music and digital beat background on some of the tracks. Again, when I saw Weaver live all he had was the piano, so maybe this is typical of his recorded songs, but I was not expecting it. Some examples are a bouncing ping pong ball, and what sounds like an idling chainsaw in "Alligators and Owls". I think it all works; I enjoy hearing artists infuse non-traditional music sources into their compositions, and I think Weaver has a good ear for it. I am curious to hear his older albums and see how they stack up against this one.

Worthy, I think, of a blind buy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A gambler lives by the gold in his teeth, November 18, 2008

By	Nicholas D. Wassenberg (Minneapolis) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Another great effort from Mr. Weaver.

More electronic influence than previous releases but still coarse enough to be both disturbing and serene.

I could go on, but I'll spare you. Just give it a listen...start with number 10.

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