| Sixteen Horsepower – Folklore (2002) |
Sixteen Horsepower – Folklore
Origin: Denver, Colorado, USA ~ Gloryland, Florida
Genres: Alternative country
Years active: 1992–2005 // Website: http://www.16horsepower.net/
Album release: August 6, 2002
Recorded: Absinthe Studio, Denver, CO
Record Label: Jetset Records / Pias France
Runtime: 37:17
Tracks:
01.) Hutterite Mile (David Eugene Edwards/Pascal Humbert/Jean-Yves Tola) 4:04
02.) Outlaw Song (Hungarian traditional) 4:29
03.) Blessed Persistence (David Eugene Edwards/Pascal Humbert/Jean-Yves Tola) 4:06
04.) Alone And Forsaken (Hank Williams) 2:49
05.) Single Girl (Carter Family) 2:35
06.) Beyond The Pale (David Eugene Edwards/Pascal Humbert/Jean-Yves Tola) 3:45
07.) Horse Head Fiddle (Tuvan traditional) 4:50
08.) Sinnerman (American traditional) 4:15
09.) Flutter (David Eugene Edwards/Pascal Humbert/Jean-Yves Tola) 4:04
10.) La Robe A Parasol (Traditional old time Mazurka) 2:13
Producer: Bob Febrache
Personnel:
David Eugene Edwards (Vocals, Guitar , Banjo, Violin, Accordion and Keyboards)
Pascal Humbert (Bass Guitar)
Jean -Yves Tola (Drums)
Past members:
David Eugene Edwards
Jean-Yves Tola
Pascal Humbert
Keven Soll
Jeffrey-Paul Norlander
Steve Taylor
Rob Redick
Former members:
David Eugene Edwards – vocals, guitar, banjo, Chemnitzer concertina, hurdy gurdy, lap steel, bandoneon, piano (1992–2005)
Jean-Yves Tola – drums, percussion, piano, vocals (1992–2005)
Pascal Humbert – bass, upright bass, guitar, vocals (1992, 1996–2005)
Keven Soll – upright bass, flat top bass, cello, vocals (1993–1996)
Rob Redick – bass (1996–1997)
Jeffrey-Paul Norlander – fiddle, guitar, cello, organ, vocals (1997–1998)
Steve Taylor – guitar, keyboards, vocals (1998–2001)
Live guests:
Bob Ferbrache – lap steel guitar (1996)
Elin Palmer – violin (2001)
Daniel McMahon – organ (2002)
John Rumly – guitar, bass, banjo (2002)
Review by Bradley Torreano
Returning after a short leave of absence from the music industry, 16 Horsepower returns with a vengeance on Folklore. Channeling the desperation and depression of the Southern gothic movement better than most artists, they have reached a point where their music has evolved into a series of edgy Western soundscapes. This is fine, as they take traditional country instruments and utilize them to craft Bauhaus-esque doom anthems. "Single Girl" breaks the mold, sounding almost upbeat as singer David Eugene Edwards surrounds himself with layered vocals and a bouncy bass-driven tempo. And "La Robe a Parasol," the final track, is a lilting French waltz that finishes off the album with a last glimmer of hope. But for the most part, this is a bleak journey into the backwoods, an aural equivalent to Clint Eastwood's grizzled Oscar-winning Unforgiven. Like that film, this album has the same depressing resignation to a poor and unrewarding life and rarely attempts to glimpse the bright side of things. And much like that film, the whole of the album also leaves the listener relieved, acting as a cathartic view of rural depression. Although some fans may be disappointed with 16 Horsepower's move away from the frantic drive of the group's older material, this is a landmark in the subgenre of alt-country goth. It's not a new direction for 16 Horsepower, but instead the band has further refined its sound and made it even more brooding and ominous than before.
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/16horses
| Sixteen Horsepower – Folklore (2002) |
Sixteen Horsepower – Folklore
Origin: Denver, Colorado, USA ~ Gloryland, Florida
Genres: Alternative country
Years active: 1992–2005 // Website: http://www.16horsepower.net/
Album release: August 6, 2002
Recorded: Absinthe Studio, Denver, CO
Record Label: Jetset Records / Pias France
Runtime: 37:17
Tracks:
01.) Hutterite Mile (David Eugene Edwards/Pascal Humbert/Jean-Yves Tola) 4:04
02.) Outlaw Song (Hungarian traditional) 4:29
03.) Blessed Persistence (David Eugene Edwards/Pascal Humbert/Jean-Yves Tola) 4:06
04.) Alone And Forsaken (Hank Williams) 2:49
05.) Single Girl (Carter Family) 2:35
06.) Beyond The Pale (David Eugene Edwards/Pascal Humbert/Jean-Yves Tola) 3:45
07.) Horse Head Fiddle (Tuvan traditional) 4:50
08.) Sinnerman (American traditional) 4:15
09.) Flutter (David Eugene Edwards/Pascal Humbert/Jean-Yves Tola) 4:04
10.) La Robe A Parasol (Traditional old time Mazurka) 2:13
Producer: Bob Febrache
Personnel:
David Eugene Edwards (Vocals, Guitar , Banjo, Violin, Accordion and Keyboards)
Pascal Humbert (Bass Guitar)
Jean -Yves Tola (Drums)
Past members:
David Eugene Edwards
Jean-Yves Tola
Pascal Humbert
Keven Soll
Jeffrey-Paul Norlander
Steve Taylor
Rob Redick
Former members:
David Eugene Edwards – vocals, guitar, banjo, Chemnitzer concertina, hurdy gurdy, lap steel, bandoneon, piano (1992–2005)
Jean-Yves Tola – drums, percussion, piano, vocals (1992–2005)
Pascal Humbert – bass, upright bass, guitar, vocals (1992, 1996–2005)
Keven Soll – upright bass, flat top bass, cello, vocals (1993–1996)
Rob Redick – bass (1996–1997)
Jeffrey-Paul Norlander – fiddle, guitar, cello, organ, vocals (1997–1998)
Steve Taylor – guitar, keyboards, vocals (1998–2001)
Live guests:
Bob Ferbrache – lap steel guitar (1996)
Elin Palmer – violin (2001)
Daniel McMahon – organ (2002)
John Rumly – guitar, bass, banjo (2002)
Review by Bradley Torreano
Returning after a short leave of absence from the music industry, 16 Horsepower returns with a vengeance on Folklore. Channeling the desperation and depression of the Southern gothic movement better than most artists, they have reached a point where their music has evolved into a series of edgy Western soundscapes. This is fine, as they take traditional country instruments and utilize them to craft Bauhaus-esque doom anthems. "Single Girl" breaks the mold, sounding almost upbeat as singer David Eugene Edwards surrounds himself with layered vocals and a bouncy bass-driven tempo. And "La Robe a Parasol," the final track, is a lilting French waltz that finishes off the album with a last glimmer of hope. But for the most part, this is a bleak journey into the backwoods, an aural equivalent to Clint Eastwood's grizzled Oscar-winning Unforgiven. Like that film, this album has the same depressing resignation to a poor and unrewarding life and rarely attempts to glimpse the bright side of things. And much like that film, the whole of the album also leaves the listener relieved, acting as a cathartic view of rural depression. Although some fans may be disappointed with 16 Horsepower's move away from the frantic drive of the group's older material, this is a landmark in the subgenre of alt-country goth. It's not a new direction for 16 Horsepower, but instead the band has further refined its sound and made it even more brooding and ominous than before.
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/16horses