Tuesday, 20 November 2007Half Handed Cloud - Winding currents on a spool on the Seven Inch Project Half-Handed Cloud Winding Currents on a Spool EP Side A // Missing // Winding // Cut-down Side B // Got-it // To Fill // Loathed Seven Inch Project Quantity Pressed: 500 Released: 27/11/07 Half Handed Cloud is John Ringhofer, a trombonist for Sufjan Stevens, and a sometimes bassist for Danielson, is part of the amazing Seven inch project. This label recently launched with three seven inches from a variety of artists, Half handed cloud being one of them. They have really lovingly packaged all of these with colored vinyl, gatefold sleeves, and then digital downloads so we don't have to spend the afternoon looking for adapters to run the headphone jack out from the turntable to the computer, and then run over and hit record before the song starts. It kind of takes you back to the days of taping songs off the radio for mix tapes. I'm dating myself....and what about the music? Ok...what we have here is an almost embarrassingly naked John, captured on 4-track and a dizzying array of instruments. Everything from grand pianos to Casio keyboards and a euphonium. I have no idea what that is. Sounding at times like a children's educational cartoon, John harmonizes sincere vocals and simple melodies sounding like a Captain Beefheart meets Davey and Goliath. He packs 6 tracks on this EP, so there's plenty of room to get a feel for this idiosyncratic artist. I have a seven inch where he collaborated with Sufjan Stevens and there's a similar complex orchestration, and it's unbelievable that one person has wrapped their head around singlehandedly arranging and playing these complex hymns. No matter what your beliefs, there's some amazing sounds to be heard in the third installment (already) on this promising new label. Jason Dean Labels: 4-track, half handed cloud, john ringhofer, seven inch project, sufjan stevens, trombone
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