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16 Horsepower — Hutterite Mile
Album: Folklore
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Released: 2002
Length: 4:00
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on from here walkin dreams awake
i think not i think not
the sky comes king blown in every direction
and of no country
i am straw

it is no mystery
i know my way from here

iron sharpens iron
crooked wooden and peacock black
i have your feathers
slung across my back
i'm not the only one
to help you down the hill
my blue knuckles do as they will

it is no mystery
i know my way from here
it is no mystery
i know my way from here

one as precious as the other
they go with me
today i am not a false conscience
a tyrant
angels line my pockets dear
i walk a hutterite mile
look at me this once
put an eye to my step
look and furrow
its only misery its only ankle deep

it is no mystery
i know my way from here
it is no mystery
i know my way from here
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 oppositelock wrote:

This band is now called Wovenhand.  I saw them in concert earlier this year.  Very very cool.



I'd really like to see them live (WovenHand)
Posted 2 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
same old same old like so many others
Posted 4 years ago by bullshipped    [ Reply ]
My add some Gun Club Bill?
Posted 4 years ago by vincent7771lebert    [ Reply ]
Love this band, love this song!  👍👍
Posted 5 years ago by LizK1    [ Reply ]
This band is now called Wovenhand.  I saw them in concert earlier this year.  Very very cool.
Posted 6 years ago by oppositelock    [ Reply ]
On this album, there is also a version of the classic song "Sinner Man" which is marvelous.
Posted 7 years ago by CeluiquiCherche    [ Reply ]
Nice, deep.  I look forward to more of this album.
Posted 7 years ago by S-curvy    [ Reply ]
Great voice: a cross between Sivert Hoyem and Neil Diamond.
Posted 8 years ago by ozzie1313    [ Reply ]
These guys certainly had a very haunting sound; it's a shame they didn't last very long. Fortunately, music lives every time we hear it...
Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 Rofi wrote:

One of the  most intense songs I know, niot so much for the Lyrics, but his voice in combination with the instruments.

 
Yeah, it's an interesting arrangement - good tension, but he does have a peculiar accent for someone from Colorado.
Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 crischu wrote:
{#Dancingbanana}
 
thanks cruschu,  just spewed coffee out my nose  : )
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
Does anyone have this song in mp3 format? Been looking or it for a couple of years now, but not on iTunes or Amazon!
 
Try this: https://www.mp3searched.net/download/sc/86105339. Good luck.
Posted 9 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
Does anyone have this song in mp3 format? Been looking or it for a couple of years now, but not on iTunes or Amazon!
Posted 9 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
You are playing such good music i don't want to leave work.  Did i just write that?
Posted 10 years ago by maxjboxer    [ Reply ]
..flippin awwwsomme..  has the precious cadence of a Benjamin Smoke tune and some of the poetic turn. they're in good good company.  i'm so pleased to be here now    {#Good-vibes}
Posted 10 years ago by midreaming    [ Reply ]
Hutterite |ˈhətəˌrīt|
noun
a member of either an Anabaptist Christian sect established in Moravia in the early 16th century, or a North American community holding similar beliefs and practicing an old-fashioned communal way of life.
adjective
of or relating to Hutterites or their beliefs and practices.
ORIGIN from the name of Jacob Hutter (died 1536), a Moravian Anabaptist, + -ite 1 .

As for the song, dark and menacing; I like it!
Posted 10 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]

One of the  most intense songs I know, niot so much for the Lyrics, but his voice in combination with the instruments.
Posted 11 years ago by Rofi    [ Reply ]
 Kaw wrote:

Can't agree... In fact they are among the strongest I've heard in the recent decade. The lyrics are about the heavy burden (of sins) that orthodox Christians experience in their personal live. Also their feelings of 'I am nothing' & 'I am crooked' compared to the Lord. In some orthodox Christian churches it is very important to feel those feelings and think about yourself that way, because that is a sign of righteousness. I don't think David Eugene Edwards finds it very important as a dogma, but from this song and other songs I got the feeling his experience of the narrow road of orthodox Christianity is what he sings about. And personally I know this feeling. That's what makes this song so special to me.

 
Thanks for that interpretation, which makes sense even to this atheist as I was brought up as a Catholic (yeah, I know, we all have our crosses to bear :)). Yer man certainly sings with passion and anguish enough to move this godless heart. 8 from the brimming Nottingham jury.
Posted 11 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
From the title on down, some serious overwriting...
Posted 11 years ago by ottojschlosser    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 11 years ago by crischu    [ Reply ]
On from here walkin dreams awake
I think not i think not
The sky comes king blown in every direction
And of no country
I am straw

It is no mystery
I know my way from here

Iron sharpens iron
Crooked wooden and peacock black
I have your feathers
Slung across my back
I'm not the only one
To help you down the hill
My blue knuckles do as they will

It is no mystery
I know my way from here
It is no mystery
I know my way from here

One as precious as the other
They go with me
Today i am not a false conscience
A tyrant
Angels line my pockets dear
I walk a hutterite mile
Look at me this once
Put an eye to my step
Look and furrow
Its only misery it's only ankle deep

It is no mystery
I know my way from here
It is no mystery
I know my way from here
Posted 11 years ago by Jive    [ Reply ]
Please let this be over - it's terrible.
Posted 11 years ago by Dancing_Cat_CA    [ Reply ]
 A beautifully bleak album. Mirland is right; this is a masterpiece.
Posted 12 years ago by chyk5    [ Reply ]
awful
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Haunting. Cabin by the lake. Rain just starting. Deathly quiet. All alone. Wind's kicking up. Storm on the horizon. Darkness is looming. Going inside - NOW!
Posted 12 years ago by SpamNRice    [ Reply ]
 Spliff wrote:
Good vibe to the music - lyrics are weak.
 
Can't agree... In fact they are among the strongest I've heard in the recent decade. The lyrics are about the heavy burden (of sins) that orthodox Christians experience in their personal live. Also their feelings of 'I am nothing' & 'I am crooked' compared to the Lord. In some orthodox Christian churches it is very important to feel those feelings and think about yourself that way, because that is a sign of righteousness. I don't think David Eugene Edwards finds it very important as a dogma, but from this song and other songs I got the feeling his experience of the narrow road of orthodox Christianity is what he sings about. And personally I know this feeling. That's what makes this song so special to me.
Posted 12 years ago by Kaw    [ Reply ]
Cool track.
Posted 13 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
 vandal wrote:

The Hutterites are an amazing people. . . as is this song.

 
i was just thinking about the Shakers last night.

Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
One of my absolute fave tracks from this masterpiece album. Needs to be played loud though.
Posted 14 years ago by mirland    [ Reply ]
The name Sixteen Horsepower, reminds me of the Canadian indie band 13 Engines. Their album Conquistador (released in 1995) is very good, but unfortunately they broke up soon after it's release. I may try to upload a song from them when I get a chance.

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
I guess my inclinations are toward the meloncholy and literate songs like these. Great song and very much a big bite of a sandwich.
Posted 15 years ago by dew34    [ Reply ]

They plays often in France .... very cool music but sometimes sad universe ...

Quite good !


Posted 15 years ago by stefflechien    [ Reply ]
...this is quite cool...
Posted 16 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]

The Hutterites are an amazing people. . . as is this song.

Posted 16 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
I'm wondering if there is any particular meaning to the band's name. Did the first %something% of historical significance have 16 horsepower? The reason I'm wondering is that there is a Soul Coughing song called 16 Horses (on the x-files movie soundtrack). Coincidence?
Posted 16 years ago by cayenne    [ Reply ]
drifter wrote:
Hey! Play some fun music... TMBG or somethin'.
Fun includes fun-ky.
Posted 16 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Hey! Play some fun music... TMBG or somethin'.
Posted 16 years ago by drifter    [ Reply ]
This is just awful.
Posted 16 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
Hutterite communities are also notable (to demographers) for having had the highest average birth rates ever recorded for any society--well over 10 children per woman back in the 1950s and 60s. And there we were, worried about the population bomb in Asia and Africa... fuh2 wrote:
I toured a Hutterite communal farm once. They unlike the Amish use modern equipment. They usually do so well they end up buying up all the surrounding farms. Very interesting place. Great song, 9.
Posted 16 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
Sing, don't bleat.
Posted 17 years ago by thewaxtadpole    [ Reply ]
drife wrote:
This must be the "I'm committing suicide" set. PG's "Growing Up", followed by this droning, morose song.
You say it like it's a bad thing. I'm diggin' it. But I'm droning and morose too, so ymmv.
Posted 17 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Fantastic, textural instrumentation.
Posted 17 years ago by skdenfeld    [ Reply ]
first time i've heard this on here. seen the video..incredible.
Posted 17 years ago by sugarbaby    [ Reply ]
This must be the "I'm committing suicide" set. PG's "Growing Up", followed by this droning, morose song.
Posted 17 years ago by drife    [ Reply ]
MM_Prague wrote:
Quite good, but the Nick Cave influence can be very clearly heard and felt...
And the Neil Young influence.
Posted 17 years ago by daveturnley    [ Reply ]
I agree with all of the comments below!
Posted 17 years ago by rKokon    [ Reply ]
I thought I was depressed!
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
MM_Prague wrote:
Quite good, but the Nick Cave influence can be very clearly heard and felt...
Which is a good thing. Right?
Posted 17 years ago by Dylan76    [ Reply ]
Nice music. Good lyrics. I liked the part about his blue knuckles.
Posted 17 years ago by Oceang1rlNY    [ Reply ]
Quite good, but the Nick Cave influence can be very clearly heard and felt...
Posted 17 years ago by MM_Prague    [ Reply ]
More 16 horsepower pleeeeeeaaaaasee !!!!!! I saw them twice and they were fantastic.
Posted 18 years ago by Gema    [ Reply ]
there is an article in the june 06 national geographic about a hutterite colony in montana
Posted 18 years ago by beardp    [ Reply ]
I toured a Hutterite communal farm once. They unlike the Amish use modern equipment. They usually do so well they end up buying up all the surrounding farms. Very interesting place. Great song, 9.
Wikipedia article: The Hutterites practice total community of goods: all property is owned by the church, and provisions for individual members and their families come from the common resources. This practice is based largely on Hutterite interpretation of passages in chapters 2, 4, and 5 of Acts, which speak of the believers "having all things in common". Hutterite communities, called "colonies", are all rural; many depend largely on farming for their income. Often, they own large tracts of land and use top-of-the-line farm implements. Some also run state-of-the-art hog, chicken, or turkey barns. Hutterites are also venturing into the manufacturing sector. Each colony consists of ten to twenty families, with a population of 60–150. Approximately half of a colony's members are chosen (usually by lot) to "branch off" and form a new colony, when the colony's leadership determines that branching off is economically and spiritually viable. Although Hutterites attempt to remove themselves from the outside world (in the world, but not of the world), many Hutterite homes have computers and radios; a minority of communities (mostly, liberal Schmiedleut colonies) has some sort of filtered Internet access. Traditionally, Hutterite children leave school at 15 years of age to fulfill their adult roles in the colony. This practice is still strictly maintained by the Lehrerleut and most of the Dariusleut colonies. However, some young Hutterites, especially among the Schmiedeleut in Manitoba, have graduated from high school and have gone on to attend university; many become teachers for their colonies. Brandon University in Brandon, Manitoba, offers a Hutterite Education Program (BUHEP) to Hutterite high-school graduates for a portion of the Schmiedeleut. Just as the Amish and Mennonites often use Pennsylvania German, the Hutterites have preserved a distinct dialect of German known as Hutterite German.
Posted 18 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
this has a lower rating than I'd imagine.. this is really good stuff!
Posted 18 years ago by ObsidianInfinity    [ Reply ]
Pure genius!
Posted 18 years ago by jadrichem    [ Reply ]
see the latest album
Posted 18 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
I saw 16HP a few years ago, and it was one of the most intense concert going experiences I've ever had. I've never seen or heard anyone do what David Eugene Edwards was doing with his accordian. I am saddened by their breaking up, but David is still making good music with his Woven Hand project. Check it out if you like 16HP.
Posted 19 years ago by ClassicW    [ Reply ]
camden_hampden wrote:
16HP is no more as of this year citing "spiritual differences". Enjoy what they did produce, because it was special and there will likely never be anything like it again (not that I'd want anyone to try).
wow, that is sad. we can only hope they go on individually to create more interesting and unique music. as for "woven hand", I've never heard of them, but will try (elsewhere, I guess) to check them out.
Posted 19 years ago by qbee    [ Reply ]
zjank wrote:
Just this morning I uploaded a Woven Hand song to the LRC, I hope it will find its way to the regular playlist.
Well, that was wishfull thinking, it got sorried without even being played on the LRC.
Posted 19 years ago by zjank    [ Reply ]
I live in Holland and I've seen them play countless times, I lost track, probably somewhere between 10 and 15 times and I never get bored of their shows. They are fantastic live. What a shame that they split up earlier this year... Fortunately we still have Woven Hand, I'm going to see them this Friday and I'm looking forward to that very much. Just this morning I uploaded a Woven Hand song to the LRC, I hope it will find its way to the regular playlist.
Posted 19 years ago by zjank    [ Reply ]
camden_hampden wrote:
16HP is no more as of this year citing "spiritual differences". Enjoy what they did produce, because it was special and there will likely never be anything like it again (not that I'd want anyone to try).
agree!
Posted 19 years ago by yashpheh    [ Reply ]
16HP is no more as of this year citing "spiritual differences". Enjoy what they did produce, because it was special and there will likely never be anything like it again (not that I'd want anyone to try).
Posted 19 years ago by camden_hampden    [ Reply ]
damn fine stuff... adding this one to the wishlist.
Posted 19 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
For a second I thought it was some Jack White/Leonard Cohen team-up. This is interesting and I like it.
Posted 19 years ago by MissMieke    [ Reply ]
This isn't their best work, but that doesn't matter, it's still good. The Smashing Pumpkins are my favorite band but 16HP comes in close second.
Posted 19 years ago by lepton    [ Reply ]
9-volt wrote:
whoa... i saw these guys open up for morphine sometime around '95. thoroughly impressive, and i've wondered what happened to them ever since. thanks bill.
Strange you haven't seen them since '95, seems to me they're always touring. I live in Sweden and think I've seen them 3 times here in Scandinavia since 2002. Do catch 'em if you have the chance, awesome live act. Highly recommend David Eugene Edward's other project Woven Hand too. /M
Posted 19 years ago by mixter    [ Reply ]
reminds me slightly of Joseph Arthur.
Posted 19 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
Powerful, haunting.
Posted 19 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
I apppreciate and enjoy these guys, despite their Old Testament Christianity orientation of lyrics.
Posted 19 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]
Hut·ter·ite n. A member of an Anabaptist sect originating in Moravia and now living communally in parts of Canada and the northwest United States.
Posted 19 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
whoa... i saw these guys open up for morphine sometime around '95. thoroughly impressive, and i've wondered what happened to them ever since. thanks bill.
Posted 19 years ago by 9-volt    [ Reply ]
Good vibe to the music - lyrics are weak.
Posted 19 years ago by Spliff    [ Reply ]