The Threshingfloor, the fifth long-player from the David Eugene Edwards-led Rocky Mountain shapeshifters Woven Hand, dials the Pentecostal fervor and Native American vision questing up a notch or two higher than on 2008’s more traditional, rock-oriented Ten Stones did, offering up an evocative ten-track set that blends the fire and brimstone verbosity of Nick Cave with the sinewy, Eastern mysticism of Led Zeppelin III.
Edwards, ever the fevered, wiry conduit of Christianity's more authoritative side, sounds like a feral, carnival-barking Jim Morrison (had the Lizard King found Christ instead of Dionysius), and he peppers his evocative tales of sin, glory, torment, and redemption with characters and parables from testaments old and new.
Steeped in non-regional folk music (Middle Eastern, Celtic, gospel, and country), yet retaining enough rock & roll might to turn heads, standout cuts like the hypnotic, drone-heavy opener "Sinking Hands," the expansive, penny whistle-led "Terre Haute," the sweet, stoic, and lovely "His Rest," and the churning, serpentine title cut transcend any non-secular trappings by simply being great songs.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinking HandsDavid Eugene Edwards | Wovenhand | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | The ThreshingfloorDavid Eugene Edwards | Wovenhand | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | A Holy MeasureDavid Eugene Edwards | Wovenhand | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | Raise Her HandsDavid Eugene Edwards | Wovenhand | Play | 03:54 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | His RestDavid Eugene Edwards | Wovenhand | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | Singing GrassDavid Eugene Edwards, Pascal Humbert | Wovenhand | Play | 03:55 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | Behind Your BreathDavid Eugene Edwards | Wovenhand | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | TruthNew Order | Wovenhand | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| 9 | Terre HauteDavid Eugene Edwards | Wovenhand | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 10 | Orchard GateDavid Eugene Edwards | Wovenhand | Play | 05:39 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 11 | WheatstrawDavid Eugene Edwards | Wovenhand | Play | 00:52 | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| 12 | Denver CityDavid Eugene Edwards | Wovenhand | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 45 mins | 105 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 314 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Eugene Edwards | Composer, Lyricist, Producer |
| 2 | Peter Eri | Guest Artist, Shepherd's Flute |
| 3 | Robert Ferbrache | Engineer, Mastering, Mixing, Producer |
| 4 | Ordy Garrison | Drums, Percussion |
| 5 | Pascal Humbert | Bass, Composer, Guitar |
| 6 | New Order | Composer |
| 7 | Jay Vollmar | Artwork, Design |
| 8 | Wovenhand | Engineer, Mastering, Mixing, Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |