Halos & Lassos (MP3)
Armed with the psalms of David, an acoustic guitar, and the electronic Omnichord, Half-Handed Cloud assails nineteen new pop songs outside Eden's gates on Halos & Lassos. With hints of fitness music and video game soundtracks, Halos & Lassos tromps through 19 songs like a mostly-sunny afternoon in Berkeley, California-home of bandleader 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 auto-harp/drum machine/synthesizer.
| Tracklisting | |
| Disk | 1 | |
| 1 | Earth Outside of Ghost will only be Quicksand. |
| 2 | Tongues that Possess the Earth Instead. |
| 3 | Foot on the Brake. |
| 4 | A Suit of Clouds to Ride the Skies. |
| 5 | Praise Awaits You. |
| 6 | Rise to the Heavens on Evaporation. |
| 7 | A Picnic Few Want to Attend. |
| 8 | In You Now, but Still Below. |
| 9 | Eyes Peeled. |
| 10 | You Wouldn't Embarrass me, Would You? |
| 11 | You've Been Faithful to Us Clouds. |
| 12 | Skip the Rope. |
| 13 | Celebrating Hearts Aligned. |
| 14 | They're Bad, but We're Worse. |
| 15 | A Bed that Breathes with Him. |
| 16 | Feed Your Sheep a Burning Lamp. |
| 17 | Rainbow=Warbow. |
| 18 | A Tree Replanted Back in Eden. |
| 19 | Place Your Wind Against My Sails. |