Envoy, real name Hope Grant, is all of these things – and much more, an enigmatic electronic music character, as complex and unpredictable as his multi-faceted work. His new album ‘Shoulder 2 Shoulder’ is released on Soma Records May 2004.

Fabric, London, 21st Feb 2004. It’s a full house and the atmosphere in the venue is bristling with anticipation as Envoy prepares to take to the stage. If you could bottle and sell the mood in the crammed venue, you’d never need to work again. This is Envoy’s first live performance in two years since he was the lead vocalist on a year-long world tour to promote Slam’s ‘Alien Radio’ album, but now he’s ready to take the UK capital in style. As the intro to ‘Into the Arena’ seeps through the speakers, a familiar voice from the back of the venue introduces himself. Even before the initial applause has subsided, Envoy is centre stage, working the crowd into a second wave of frenzied acclaim.