''He Poos Clouds'' is the second album by the

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, released on June 13, 2006, on

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internationally. The songs on the album (excluding the fifth and tenth tracks) are loosely connected to the eight schools of magic in the role-playing game ''

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'', and the title track's lyrics ostensibly refer to the Nintendo

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'', as well as ''

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''. Pallett has also said that the album is a reflection on how

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confront death. The track "This Lamb Sells Condos" refers to the

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, who had previously used the song's title phrase as an advertising slogan. In the song, Pallett imagines an argument between the developer and his wife that alludes heavily to various

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ers. The album cover art is by Robin Fry. The album was named the winner of the

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on September 18, 2006.

Track listing

Eight songs are directly related to the eight schools of magic in ''Dungeons & Dragons'': the school of magic correlating to the song is in parentheses.Final Fantasy footnotes
at ''AMP Minizine'' #"The Arctic Circle" – 4:24 (Abjuration) #"He Poos Clouds" – 3:31 (Illusion) #"This Lamb Sells Condos" – 4:39 (Conjuration) #"If I Were a Carp" – 4:03 (Necromancy) #"→" – 0:57 #"I'm Afraid of Japan" – 3:56 (Enchantment) #"Song Song Song" – 4:31 (Evocation) #"Many Lives → 49 MP" – 2:56 (Divination) #"Do You Love?" – 3:03 (Transmutation) #"The Pooka Sings" – 5:25

Personnel

*Owen Pallett – organ,

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, harpsichord,

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, vocals *Bethany Bergman – first violin *John Marshman –

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*Karen Moffatt – viola *Ed Reifel –

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*Leon Taheny – percussion *Jenny Thompson – second violin *Doug Tielli –

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*Loretto Reid –

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(1) *Bob Wiseman – accordion (9) *Lori Cullen – vocals (1, 3, 7, 10) * Casey Mecija and Jenny Mecija – vocals (3, 7) * Lex Vaughn – monologue (3) *Aidan Koper, Jesse Foster, Tim Fagan – shouting (8) *

References

2006 albums Owen Pallett albums Polaris Music Prize-winning albums {{2000s-album-stub