16 Horsepower bestaat niet meer
Muzieknieuws 10-04-2005 18:10
16 Horsepower, de groep die een eigenzinnige mix van religieuze country en folk bracht, is na zo'n dertien jaar uit elkaar.
"It is with some regrets but also with confidence that we, 16 Horsepower, have decided to end our journey as a band. We have shared some unforgettable moments and hope to have given you all we could. An accumulation of differences, mostly political and spiritual, separates us today and prevents us from honestly going any further."
Volgens drummer Jean-Yves Tola is met name de geloofsovertuiging van zanger/gitarist David Eugene Edwards de oorzaak van de break-up. Op bijgaande foto zi je het duo in gelukkiger tijden.
In een interview op de website van 16 Horsepower vertelt Tola dat hij en bassist Pascal Humbert er een andere geloofsovertuiging op nahouden. Dit verschil in opvatting werd steeds lastiger, vooral toen David de band Woven Hand begon. Jean-Yves Tola vertelt:
"Pascal [Humbert] and I do not share David's opinion and it has been difficult over the years. It's been more and more difficult now that David has his own band. His voice, even though he speaks as Woven Hand, bleeds through to 16HP and we are not happy about it. We find it overwhelming. It is part of the reason why we have decided to stop."
