Envelopes is an indie-

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band with members hailing from

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and

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History

Envelopes' debut album ''Demon'' ( Swedish for The Demo or Demos) was released in the UK in August 2005 and in

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in April 2006. The album was recorded at Henrik Orrling's family

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in Sweden, where the video for their single ''Sister in Love'' was also filmed. Demon also includes

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s dating from 2001 to 2004. Envelopes toured the UK in February 2004. They played at

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in 2006, and toured the US with

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in September 2006. August 2007 saw the band make a full album mixtape available as an mp3 on their website. Entitled 'Soup of Germs', the album features 11 Envelopes tracks spliced together with samples of their influences and favourite artists, such as

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and

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. This mixtape album was also distributed for free at various gigs in CD format, along with the 'Soup of Germs' packaging. Their second album, "Here Comes The Wind", was released in February 2008, on

Brille Records Brille Records is an independent record label based in the UK, which has released work from bands including Whirlwind Heat, Good Shoes, Envelopes, Operator Please, The Bridge Gang, The Golden Filter, Gwilym Gold, Amateur Best, Casimer&Ca ...

Discography

Albums

* Demon (2006) - Brille * Here Comes The Wind (2008) - Brille

Singles and EPs

* I Don't Like It (2004) - Rex Records * Sister in Love (2005) - Brille * Freejazz (2006) - Brille * I Don't Even Know ( LA Priest remix) - Brille * Smoke In The Desert, Eating The Sand, Hide In The Grass (2007) - Brille * Life on the Beach (2007) - Brille * Party (2008) - Brille * Put on Hold

External links

Contact Music's Envelopes page

Brille Records
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