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Scandi-pop troupe Envelopes are currently in the studio working on the follow up to 2005 debut album 'Demon'. DIY spoke to the band for a quick catch-up.

Posted 2nd June 2006, 7:26pm in Interviews, by Missy Campbell
Envelopes Scandi-pop troupe Envelopes are currently in the studio working on the follow up to 2005 debut album 'Demon'. DIY spoke to the band for a quick catch-up.

How did you manage to keep together as a band whilst you were all in different places (and countries)?
Thanks to computers (different people working on songs on their own computer), Goodjet planes (airline who has now disappeared probably cos you could go Sweden-Paris for only £2) and student holidays. The only "real" problem was the rehearsing, but 2 days of intense rehearsal camp before gigs were usually enough, everybody just knew their parts before meeting and then we just had to play them together….no big deal.

Why Yorkshire? Really?
We're still wondering ourselves. On our death bed we´ll still think about it I think.

Can you milk a cow?
Ah ah. Yeah right. We know how to throw carrots at pigs. Concerning cows, having your hand licked by a cow tongue is the grossest experience, its like wet sand paper.

Were you a bit annoyed at being dropped from this years Hi:Fi North the day before you were due to play?
Well not really, we had holidays instead…. we come to England anyway, stayed a few days in London meeting friends and walk in the streets.

How's the recording of your second album going? What can we expect?
We're working with Per Sunding, the singer of the Swedish band Eggstone, in his studio in Malmö. We understand each other very well and the studio makes you feel comfortable right away. Compared to Demon, we did stuff we never could before like recording all the instruments at the same time like when we play live, and this will probably make a big difference.
We´re not really sure ourselves yet of what it is going to become. We have this big monster mess we built, it's about to be ready but it can get out of control until the last minute. Now we have to domesticate it a little.

Are you playing any festivals this year?
Yeah. One in Spain (Santander summer festival), one in Belgium (Pukkelpop), and 2 in UK one in August TDK festival and one in September, forgot the name.
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