Nick's new album: Riven (1st September 2013) - OUT NOW!

ORDER YOUR COPY FROM HARPERSPACE AT THIS LINK



Nick Harper - Riven
Release date due: 9th September 2013 [but it will be launched on the 1st ]
Proper Music Distribution
Cat No. SR0013CD

TRACK LIST: This Is The Beginning / Juicy Fruit Girl / Love Is Due / Holiday On Earth / Pop Fiction: Origins / Sunshine / There Never Was / Riven / Here Comes The Gun / X By Your Name / Reality Check / The Incredible Melting Man / Plague Of Toads / The Beginning Is Nigh / Start Again

Consider this thread launched - now let's get some chat going please - there's more than one Harper releasing an album this September :thumbup1: There's quite a few of those songs that Nick's played live but some not, I so can't wait to hear this...

 

The album description from Proper's site is great:

Riven is Nick Harper's 8th studio album.

It's a typically eclectic mix of songs and styles, but with a light and a dark side, split down the middle by the title track.

So, up front we have 6 minute songs like 'Juicy Fruit Girl' - a staccato paean to late 20th century popular culture with a witty look at things like Postman's Knock, along with 'Love Is Due' a rambling acoustic love story set around baggage in airports and beyond, to lighter tunes like 'Sunshine' inspired by the birth of Harper's son and that round shiny thing recently a feature in the sky in the UK.

On the darker side Harper lurches into a visceral strident attack on Kelvin Mackenzie in 'Plague of Toads' and swings a cynical folky kick in the nuts to Nick Clegg in 'The Incredible Melting Man'.

In essence it is the work of an artist given free reign to express himself outside the confines of the 'music business' devoid of compromise and led by artistic whims rather than commercial dictates, With Tchad Blake producing (Tom Waits, Peter Gabriel, Crowded House, etc.) and Jeremy Stacey on drums (Noel Gallagher, Waterboys, Sheryl Crow etc.) and guest appearances from Jon Leveller (Levellers); Jakko Jakszyk (King Crimson, Level 42) Lily Harper (Roy's grand-daughter), the legendary invisible Aussie rock singer Dave Graney and vocal arrangements by composer Ben Jones Riven has a rich, lush sound throughout, but never loses focus on Nick's trademark soaring vocals and blistering (mainly acoustic) guitar work.

'Folky kick in the nuts' :smilielol5:

Just getting more excited over here - how many days til the 1st?? :biggrinjester:

 

erm .. it's a better CD cover than Roy's !! That's my ten pennies worth of chat ... it's obviously great Nick's releasing a new CD, but its not "quite" a momentous event, compared to Roy releasing one !!

 

I won't debate that :wink:

 

So how can you get Riven?

Well, you can go to the album launch on the 1st in Marlborough

Or you can order from harperspace.com to be delivered ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD - USE THIS LINK

Or you can go to any of Nick's gigs this autumn and get a copy in your hot little hands which Nick would be happy to sign

Buying from the artist = WIN

 

Cool cover!

Thank you, SPB!

I just pre-ordered "Riven" and I love the artwork!

Cheers,
NC

 

Nick's got a page up for the album today :biggrin:
http://www.harperspace.com/nick-harper-riven.html

Including the notes and thank-yous

Mixed and produced by Tchad Blake
Guitars; Bass; Vocals; Percussion; Drumms on TIMM and POT: Nick Harper
Drums on everything, but POT: Jeremy Stacey
Really electric guitar and vocals on BIN; Tremelo guitar on LID: Jakko Jakszyk
Vocals on LID and Pop: Lily Harper
Fiddle on TIMM: Jon Leveller
Parliamentalists on TIMM: The Rt. Hon. Matthew Jones MP; Lord Sir Clifford of Huntingdon and the Southern Chutney Marches and The Rt. Hon. Patrick Hunt MP.
Introducing to Harperspace the legendary, invisible rock singer on BIN: Dave Graney Vocals on TITB; HOE; Sun; X and Gun; Also for singing his heart out and wrenching mine in the process, the special harpic award to Mr. Ben Jones
Mastering guru: Justin Shirley-Smith
Product management: Steve Young at Weatherbox
Art: Alec Carmichael at aleccarmichael.org Mostly inspired by; Jack, Lil' and HRH; Dave Graney and Killing Joke.

I am, currently, Nick Harper

 

Oh HURRAH

 

Ordered

What's happening on the 1st?

 

Album launch at Sound Knowledge

 

oooo a little fiddle in there, I likes a little fiddle :biggrin:, I shall get it in person, hes playing Stockport on my birthday weekend

 

I think the cover image is terrible, but I look forward to hearing what Nick & Dave Graney sound like! Cool.

+A

 

Ah... Dave Graney!

He got a lot of airplay in Australia when I was there 94 - 96. This one in particular :wink:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdmpftzv6Tg

...worth a listen I reckon.

 

YES! That one's fab - Nick's covered it a few times too

 

Well... I didn't know that! The last time i was in oz i missed Graney playing by a few days, maybe I'll get to hear Nick cover it one of these days

pre-order ordered. I wonder if i can get to marlborough on the 1st? :-D

 

Then you may like this rare single by Roy: Tom-Fiddlers-Ground! :wink:

 

I keep seeing Roy's Country Culture CD offered for sale on various websites.

 

'Counter' Culture - Or did Roy slip out an album of country covers? The mind boggles... :biggrin:

 

I did email one guy about it once but it didn't seem to make a difference. There is though, the genuine typo on one of the sleeves for a 7" called When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Grease.

 

Surely I can't be the only one to have found Riven on my doormat after work today? Half way through so far - very boppy!