I am a London based songwriter and poet. I have released three albums Collectable You (2013) and Exquisitely Hopeless (2016), and Delicate Ghosts (2021). I am soon releasing a new album. I search for the haunting of sparkling delicate ephemeral ghosts of sound, melody fragments and word. As a poet, I enter into the world of motherhood, and a phenomenon flowing with spiritual and sensual connection.
An eccentric English singer-songwriter who successfully channels Thom Yorke and Kate Bush with a unique brand of quirky cinematic folk...
Introducing… Helene Greenwood - Songwriting
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‘Exquisitely Hopeless’ by Helene Greenwood (Album) - Songwriting
Delicate Ghosts
Delicate Ghosts explores the nature of memory, how the ghostly dream like qualities shape us to become the people we are. I'm interested in the fleeting nature of conversations we have with people, or even with ourselves.
The process of capturing my ideas feels ghost-like as I obsessively store melodic fragments on my iPhone and search for melodies and harmonies that spark a mood, like a sparkling ghost. I want the songs to reveal intimate messages, and vulnerable connections.
In performance and in production, I am aiming to create a luminous, unsettled quality through capturing unease and strange sound combinations. I have loved the sci-fi atmosphere of my prophet Rev2 synth, and the use of Dictaphones and singing bells, whispering voices in a hotel lobby, or water droplets in ancient caves to create ambient soundscapes and drones. I'm aiming darker DIY granite quality of vintage photos rather than industry perfection.
"Helene's hypnotic melodies get in my head. Her nuanced melodic sensibility at once creates ear worms and is pleasantly unpredictable. I love how warm and complex and free the music is, at the same time. The overall experience listening to songs like "Delicate Ghosts" is uplifting and revelatory."
Julia Holter
"Taut, melancholy dream folk, cool and intelligent and self-possessed but it's great pop too, full of intriguing rhythms and textures"
Louder Than War
"A burst of freshness and vitality"
Martin Townsend, Sunday Express
"The result is an alluring, other-worldly confection..."
Pete, Penny Black Music