Harperspace

2000 studio album by Nick Harper

Harperspace

Studio album by

Nick Harper

Released

2000

Genre

Indie folk

Label

Quixotic^[1]

Producer

Glenn Tilbrook

Nick Harper chronology

Smithereens
(1998)

Harperspace
(2000)

Blood Songs
(2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

"The Verse Time Forgot"
"Happy Man"
"Aeroplane"
"Karmageddon"
"Roomspin"
"There is Magic in this World"
"Nothing But Love"
"Watching The Stars"
"Kettledrum Heart"
"She Rules My World"
"Song of Madness"
"Before They Put Me in the Ground"

Personnel

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

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