Headspace by Andrew Greaves

Headspace, the latest album from Andrew Greaves, is aptly named. Its sparse, yet warm soundscapes offer plenty of room to wander and to think.

Greaves has adopted a simple set-up here, and improvised around equally simple melodic fragments. Less is always more in this particular sonic world – but while the sound canvas sits within certain guard rails, there are no such restrictions on either the dynamic or the emotional range.

Almost folk-like half-tunes interlace with spare and careful interpolations of found sound. Occasionally, over the album’s forty minute journey, playful references occur in one track to another. Forty minutes is, of course, the classic album length – like a Georgian house, a size and shape to which we return. And this lyrical and considered collection is a bit of a classic too.

Tracklist

1.	Blood in the Water	5:00

2.	Ellipsis	2:54

3.	Headspace	5:45

4.	Far away, long ago	8:22

5.	Permanent Way	2:42

6.	Jayakari	1:44

7.	Hailu	3:52

8.	Windforce Nebula	6:30

9.	Der Spinner!	7:22

Credits

released December 4, 2025

All pieces written, performed and produced by Andrew Greaves between June and August 2025 at the Green Room, Brighton.

Gear used: Korg Monologue Synth 1 via NUX Tape Echo & Donner Harmoniser (all lead parts)
Korg Monologue Synth 2 (live sequencer improvisations and noise pulses)
2 x Roland S-1 Synths (sequencer riffs, bass lines and noise pulses)
Boss RC-202 looper (looped field recordings)

Mastering by Dan Powell.

Cover artwork and photographs by Andrew Greaves

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License

CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.