Half-Handed Cloud- Halos and Lassos (CD)
With hints of fitness music and video game sountracks, "Halos & Lassos" tromps through nineteen songs like a mostly sunny afternoon in Berkeley, CA, home of band leader John Ringhofer. With the modal purity of Moondog, symphonic elements of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue", and the ancient art of punning, the album boasts pop melodies arranged around the ambidextrous Omnichord - a vintage 80's kidney-shaped electronic autoharp/drum machine/synthesizer. Biblical allusions, sophisticated theology, and lyrical displays of affection are measured by Ringhofer's indelible sense of humor.
Tracklist:
- Earth Outside of Ghost Will Only Be Quicksand
- Tongues That Possess the Earth Instead
- Foot on the Brake
- Suit of Clouds to Ride the Skies
- Praise Awaits You
- Rise to the Heavens on Evaporation
- Picnic Few Want to Attend, A
- In You Now, But Still Below
- Eyes Peeled
- You Wouldn't Embarrass Me, Would You?
- You've Been Faithful to Us Clouds
- Skip the Rope
- Celebrating Hearts Aligned
- They're Bad, But We're Worse
- Bed That Breathes with Him, A
- Feed Your Sheep a Burning Lamp
- Rainbow = Warbow
- Tree Replanted Back in Eden, A
- Place Your Wind Against My Sails
With hints of fitness music and video game sountracks, "Halos & Lassos" tromps through nineteen songs like a mostly sunny afternoon in Berkeley, CA, home of band leader John Ringhofer. With the modal purity of Moondog, symphonic elements of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue", and the ancient art of punning, the album boasts pop melodies arranged around the ambidextrous Omnichord - a vintage 80's kidney-shaped electronic autoharp/drum machine/synthesizer. Biblical allusions, sophisticated theology, and lyrical displays of affection are measured by Ringhofer's indelible sense of humor.
Tracklist:
- Earth Outside of Ghost Will Only Be Quicksand
- Tongues That Possess the Earth Instead
- Foot on the Brake
- Suit of Clouds to Ride the Skies
- Praise Awaits You
- Rise to the Heavens on Evaporation
- Picnic Few Want to Attend, A
- In You Now, But Still Below
- Eyes Peeled
- You Wouldn't Embarrass Me, Would You?
- You've Been Faithful to Us Clouds
- Skip the Rope
- Celebrating Hearts Aligned
- They're Bad, But We're Worse
- Bed That Breathes with Him, A
- Feed Your Sheep a Burning Lamp
- Rainbow = Warbow
- Tree Replanted Back in Eden, A
- Place Your Wind Against My Sails