Harperspace

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Harperspace
Studio album by
Released2000
GenreIndie folk
LabelQuixotic[1]
ProducerGlenn Tilbrook
Nick Harper chronology
Smithereens
(1998)
Harperspace
(2000)
Blood Songs
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

Harperspace is a 2000 album from UK singer-songwriter Nick Harper.[3][4] It was produced by Glenn Tilbrook and released on Tilbrook's own Quixotic label.

Critical reception[edit]

The Herald wrote that "with added instrumentation on disc, the rockier songs kick along and the more reflective material glows."[5] The Guardian called the album Harper's "strongest yet, from the quirky lyricism of 'The Verse That Time Forgot' to the witty acoustic psychedelia of 'Aeroplane'."[6]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "The Verse Time Forgot"
  2. "Happy Man"
  3. "Aeroplane"
  4. "Karmageddon"
  5. "Roomspin"
  6. "There is Magic in this World"
  7. "Nothing But Love"
  8. "Watching The Stars"
  9. "Kettledrum Heart"
  10. "She Rules My World"
  11. "Song of Madness"
  12. "Before They Put Me in the Ground"

Personnel[edit]

  • Nick Harper - acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Glenn Tilbrook - guitar, bass, keyboards, executive producer
  • Andy Metcalfe, - bass, keyboards, engineering and mixing
  • Ben Jones - bass, keyboards
  • Ash Soan - drums
  • Lawrence Davies - French horn
  • Liquid Grooves, Shawn Lee - loops
  • Paul Weston, Steve Cripps - "commotional approbatative spectrographics"
  • Lily Harper - "supreme being"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 139.
  2. ^ "AllMusic Review by Brian Downing". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Artist Biography by Joslyn Layne". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ^ Bennett, Joe (2002). Guitar Facts. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 71.
  5. ^ Adams, Rob (19 June 2000). "Music Nick Harper, Pleasance Cabaret Bar, Edinburgh". The Herald: 12.
  6. ^ Denselow, Robin (14 June 2000). "Miscellany: Pop: Remarkable guitar work: Nick Harper: Cecil Sharp House, London". The Guardian: 1.20.