Chainsaw of Life
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Performer: HellwoodEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2006-10-10
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Free Music Review: The dark knights of creepy alt.country unite!
Hit: 4 Stars
For anyone who follows the trails left by the shadowy roots-musicians Johnny Dowd and Jim White, Hellwood is a dream project. Seen together in the film 'Searching for the Wrong Eyed Jesus' (a must-see) the dark lyricists join forces with Willie B to create a really interesting album with a lot of edges. Dowd and White take turns singing pairs of songs, each bringing their unique voices and sounds to the project. My only complaint was that the whole affair seemed to be Dowd heavy (its not difficult to distinguish the distinct blues guitar/synth keyboard madness from Johnny when contrasted with Jim's usual off kilter-yet-lovely melodies) with more of the songs bearing his mark. Still, the actual workload is even, and the album offers great songs like 'Thank You Lord', 'Spider in the Bed' and 'Thomas Dorsey', an eerie gospel haunted by the late musician. Although it certainly won't crack the mainstream shell, 'Hellwood' is a darkly beautiful and compelling place.
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Hellwood is Johnny Dowd, Jim White, and Willie B; three distinct songwriter/musicians brought together by years of friendship, mutual respect, and camaraderie. Recorded in a cabin in central New York, in a room with walls covered in newspaper clippings of musician obituaries, Chainsaw of Life is something greater than the sum of its already compelling parts. Taken as a whole, it transcends the trio's individual output for accessibility. Johnny Dowd's grizzlier edges have been tempered. Jim White's intricate soundscapes have been knocked about and roughed up. Willie B's instrumental exotica has been dragged out of the closet and onto the street. Welcome to Hellwood . . . Roots music may never be the same again. 12 tracks including 'Thank You Lord', 'A Man Loves His Wife' and 'Spider In The Bed'. 2006.Pop Music CDs
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