Half-handed Cloud
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Half-handed Cloud is a band from Berkeley, California
. It was started as a one man band by John Ringhofer, who created the band name based on an occurrence in the Old Testament
. Half-handed Cloud is under Asthmatic Kitty Records. His previous band was Wookieback with Matthew Vollmer and Brandon Buckner. Ringhofer, a vegetarian, lives rent free in return for his custodial services at a church in Berkeley, CA. John Ringhofer has collaborated with Sufjan Stevens
on his What's The Remedy? 7-inch, among other works such as Thy Is A Word And Feet Need Lamps. Daniel Smith
of Danielson and Sounds Familyre is credited for helping to establish Half-handed Cloud's early days, and has been a frequent collaborator with John Ringhofer.
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
. It was started as a one man band by John Ringhofer, who created the band name based on an occurrence in the Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
. Half-handed Cloud is under Asthmatic Kitty Records. His previous band was Wookieback with Matthew Vollmer and Brandon Buckner. Ringhofer, a vegetarian, lives rent free in return for his custodial services at a church in Berkeley, CA. John Ringhofer has collaborated with Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens is an American singer-songwriter and musician born in Detroit, Michigan. Stevens first began releasing his music on Asthmatic Kitty, a label co-founded with his stepfather, beginning with the 1999 release, A Sun Came...
on his What's The Remedy? 7-inch, among other works such as Thy Is A Word And Feet Need Lamps. Daniel Smith
Daniel Smith
Daniel Smith may refer to:*Daniel Smith , American artist, wildlife painter*Daniel Smith , Australian cricketer*Daniel Smith , soccer player...
of Danielson and Sounds Familyre is credited for helping to establish Half-handed Cloud's early days, and has been a frequent collaborator with John Ringhofer.
Albums
- Learning About Your Scale, 2001
- We Haven't Just Been Told, We Have Been Loved, 2002
- Thy Is A Word And Feet Need Lamps, 2005
- Halos & Lassos, 2006
- Cut Me Down & Count My Rings, 2009
- As Stowaways in Cabinets of Surf, We Live-out in Our Members a Kind of Rebirth, 2010
EPs
- I'm So Sheepy, 2000
- What's The Remedy?, 2005
- Harp That's Hung-Up In The Tree, 2006
- Winding Currents On A Spool, 2007
External links
- Half-handed Cloud official website
- Half-handed Cloud page at Sounds Familyre
- Half-handed Cloud page at Asthmatic KittyAsthmatic KittyAsthmatic Kitty is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by a community of musicians from Holland, Michigan led by musician Sufjan Stevens and his stepfather Lowell Brams. Some were Holland natives, and others had come to attend local colleges and universities...
- Asthmatic Kitty Records
- Video for Half-handed Cloud