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Songs From a Padded Envelope
by Songs From A Padded Envelope
Songs From a Padded Envelope is a music and culture podcast which unearths demo recordings and the hears the stories of the people behind them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Episode #74: Jim Cemlyn-Jones (Bristol, UK)
Welcome to episode #75 with our fantastic guest, Jim Cemlyn-Jones There's a lot to enjoy about this episode and we'd like those treats to emerge for you as they did for us when speaking to Jim, who is such an enthusiastic storyteller. As you'll hear, we both really enjoyed speaking with Jim and…
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Episode #74: Thomas Truax (Birmingham, UK)
Welcome to episode #74 with the one and only, Thomas Truax! The phrase one and only has never been so aptly deployed, and how lucky we are to add our voices to the admiration and the celebration of this wonderfully creative man. Make time not only for this episode, but also to explore Thomas'…
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Episode #73: Anders Marcuslund Reuss, The Naked (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Confused? You will be, as we recorded this episode intro before the one for episode #72 and have our timelines well and truly twisted! Nonetheless, this is a corker of an episode with the wonderful, Anders Marcuslund Reuss. Settle in for this one as there is something for everyone in this...
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Episode #72: Arlo Spectre, Los Intrusos (Ixtapaluca, Mexico)
Happy new year! We're excited to jump into 2026 with a short run of new episodes, starting with a fantastic conversation with Arlo Spectre, guitarist with Mexican garage rockers Los Intrusos. Once you've had a chance to listen to the episode, do check out their music, at as louder volume as you...
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Episode #71: Forktail (Milwaukee, WI, USA)
Safe to say Ben and I love this band and having the chance to speak with them all together was a real treat. Follow the link below, play them loud and watch 'em go! Huge thanks to Forktail for coming on SFaPE and to Mr C for the tip off! Love and thanks Steve and Ben...
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Episode #70:Chris Brokaw Come/Codeine (Cambridge, MA, USA)
Our 70th episode features a wonderful conversation with the fantastic Chris Brokaw. Chris' life as a musician is most commonly spoken of in connection with two excellent and influential bands, Come and Codeine. However, Chris has a vast back catalogue filled with diverse releases and…
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Episode #69: Bette Davis and the Balconettes (Manchester, UK)
Sam, Tracey and Brian joined us for this lively jog down memory lane to share the story of Bette Davis and the Balconettes, a uniquely special garage punk band, based in Manchester in the mid to late 90s. Huge thanks to the three of them for being so open and enthusiastic in sharing their...
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Episode #68: Rachel Blumberg / Califone (Portland,Or, USA)
Having seen Rachel play drums for Califone on their recent UK tour, we felt compelled to reach out to her. This conversation with Rachel far exceeded our expectations and we are thrilled to share it with you. Sincere thanks to Rachel for making time to speak with us and indulging some of our…
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Episode #67: Dave Gebroe (New Jersey, USA)
Welcome to episode #67 and a conversation with the podcasting master that is Dave Gebroe. We've been fans of Dave's show, Discograffiti, for some time and when we reached out and discovered that Dave has made his own music too, well, it was a no-brainer to invite him onto the show. And we're...
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Episode #66: Kate Wright and Richard King / Movietone and Planet Records (Bristol, UK)
Welcome to episode #66 and a chance to be in the room with two old friends recalling their creative adventures together. Not Ben and Steve but Kate Wright and Richard King whose story unfurls in this epsiode through some warm and wonderful memory sharing of musical endeavours in Bristol.…
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Episode #65: Nick Melia and Matt Walsh / Navigator (Norwich, UK)
Welcome to episode #65 and a really enjoyable chat with Nick and Matt from the very excellent, Navigator. This is a fascinating insight into a quintessential underground band whose work deserves your time and attention, especially following the context and set up offered up here by Nick and Matt....
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Episode #64: Edwin R Stevens / Web of Lies (Glasgow, UK)
Welcome to episode #64 and a hugely enjoyable conversation with the very excellent, Edwin R Stevens. A laid back and wide-ranging affair, this episode slowly unfurls to reveal the adventures and passions of the singular talent that Edwin is. Lots of links below to explore Edwin's work, which is...
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Episode #63: Paul Simpson / The Wild Swans (Dublin, Ireland)
As Ben says at the start of this episode, settle down by the fire for the stories and recollections of the wonderful, Paul Simpson. Paul is a legendary figure from the Liverpool post-punk scene, exemplified within the pages of his stellar memoire, Revolutionary Spirit. This episode comes with a...
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Episode #62: Daniel Whelan and Alex Gale / Ice Cold in Alex (London, UK)
We are back once more, with a brand new episode of Songs From a Padded Envelope which features a hugely enjoyable conversation with Daniel and Alex, fellow podcast hosts and frequenters of venues and rehearsal rooms around London in years gone by. An episode for the SFaPE purists to restart our...
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Rewind #10: Joe Thompson / Stanton (London, UK)
Finally, in our Rewind series, Ben has chosen our episode with the brilliant, Joe Thompson. In this episode we were joined by Joe for a fascinating conversation which centred around his involvement in the underground/DIY music scene. Once we had both read Joe’s Sleevenotes book that tracked his...
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Rewind #9: Cathal Coughlan (London, UK)
Steve's final Rewind selection is the episode with the one and only Cathal Coughlan. Three iterations of the gorgeous, Officer Material, guide us through this fascinating conversation with the maestro, recorded just a few months before his tragic and untimely passing. A treasured episode and well...
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Rewind #8: John Schmersal / Brainiac, John Stewart Mill, Enon, Crooks on Tape, Vertical Scratchers (LA, USA)
Tracking back in time to take a glorious run through on John’s life as a musician. John has described himself as the custodian of the Brainiac archives, which enabled him to collate the recent and rather spectacular Attic Tapes release. Listen in to get a unique opportunity to hear 5 demos that...
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Rewind #7: Dagur Gíslason / Abacination (Reykjavik, Iceland)
Steve has chosen this conversation with death metal musician, Dagur Gíslason, for the 7th in our Rewind series. Dagur spoke about a previous project, Abacination, as well as giving an insight into his musical journey up to his current project, Misþyrming. Check 'em out! Love and thanks Steve and...
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Rewind #6: Rudolf Buitendach and Jacques Womarans / Gargoyle Yawn/Haunted Sofa (Pretoria, South Africa)
Next up is this rewind pick from Ben. Returning to our hugely enjoyable conversation with Rudolf Buitendach and Jacques Womarans. The tale of a friendship that began in Pretoria in the late 80's and takes us right up to the present day with Rudolf in LA and Jaques in South Africa, but with their...
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Rewind #5: Seja Vogel (Brisbane, Australia)
Steve's 5th Rewind pic is the episode with Seja Vogel. Seja presents the fantastic HearSej podcast, and is a wonderful musician with a passion and exuberance which is apparent throughout this entire conversation. A great episode to enjoy from the archives ahead of the exciting episodes coming…
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Rewind #4: Will Burns / Treecreeper (London, UK)
Rewind choice #2 from Ben is Will Burns. Join us for a conversation that took place just as Will was about to release his first novel, ‘The Paper Lantern’. Listen in on his full circle journey from musician to poet that finishes with ‘Chalk Hill Blue’, his magical collaboration with renowned...
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Rewind #3: James Acaster / Three Line Whip (Kettering, UK)
Steve's second Rewind episode takes us back to episode #10 and a wonderful conversation with the peerless, James Acaster! So much to recommend about this chat with James and we'll always be grateful to him for this opportunity to talk music and so much more - including Cardiacs! Love and thanks...
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Rewind #2: Bruce Russell / The Dead C (Dunedin, New Zealand)
Revisiting our conversation with inspirational and inimitable, Bruce Russell. Noisemaker! Outsider! All around wonderful human being! Hear about Bruce’s journey from ground zero at the start of Flying Nun records in Dunedin in the 80’s to his position as one third of the indefatigable noise rock...
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Rewind #1: Jonathan Steel (Benghazi, Libya)
In the first of our rewind series, ahead of our new episodes, we present this amazing conversation with Libyan heavy metal guitarist, Jonathan Steel. As we said when this episode dropped originally, this is one of those episodes which is best left to unfold, as the conversation did for us.…
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Episode #61: Songs From a Padded Envelope Returns
Return, Relaunch, Rewind! Ahead of the official launch of Season 2 of Songs from a Padded Envelope we took a deep dive into the archive from Season 1 to come up with our top highlights If this is your first visit to Songs from a Padded Envelope and you have even a passing interest in what it…
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Episode #60: Johnny Lynch / Pictish Trail (Isle of Eigg, UK)
Welcome to episode #1 of Songs From a Padded Eiggvelope! Yep, we're joined by the truly splendid Johhny Lynch aka Pictish Trail for a funny, frank and fascinating conversation recorded back in May 2022. This is a wonderful conversation and an epsiode we're certain you're going to take lots from,...
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Episode #59 Will Crewdson / Scant Regard (London, UK)
Its been a while and our apologies for the radio silence! But we're back with Episode #59 and the very excellent Will Crewdson aka Scant Regard. Will is a lifetime musician with the stories to match and we are hugely grateful to him for coming on the show and speaking with us. Lots to explore in...
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Episode #58: Bobby Matador / Oneida (Brooklyn, USA)
Welcome to the second of our two episodes featuring members of the fantastic Oneida, whose new album, Success, is about to be released. Founder member Bobby Matador is a guest par excellence! So giving with his time insights and enthusiasm for the podcast and we are hugely grateful. The resulting...
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Episode #57: John Colpitts aka Kid Millions / Oneida (Brooklyn, USA)
Hello and welcome to episode #57 of Songs From a Padded Envelope. We're joined from Brooklyn by the supremely talented and prolific, John Colpitts aka Kid Millions who joined us to talk about his work with Oneida, his solo projects and many collaborations. So much to enjoy in the one and in...
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Episode #56: Rudolf Buitendach and Jacques Womarans / Gargoyle Yawn/Haunted Sofa (Pretoria, South Africa)
Welcome to episode #56 of the podcast and another unique and hugely enjoyable conversation with Rudolf Buitendach and Jacques Womarans. More than anything else, this is a story of friendship. Rudolf and Jacques take us back to Pretoria in the late 80's and share experiences unlike any we've heard...
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Episode #55 Seja Vogel (Brisbane, Australia)
Welcome to episode #55 with our guest, Seja Vogel. Seja is a fellow podcaster, which is where we came across her work. She makes the excellent HearSej podcast, which comes with a strong recommendation! Seja is an accomplished and highly experienced musician who has a deep love for all things…
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Episode #54: Jens Zimmerman / The Innocent (Wolverhampton, UK)
A random search through facebook music archives led us to today's guest, Jens Zimmerman. What a stroke of luck! Jens is a fantastic guest whose storytelling is chock full of energy and twists you just won't see coming. Sincere thanks to Jens for being such a generous guest! Love and thanks Steve...
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Episode #53: Carl Roberts/Gintis (Abergele,UK)
Welcome to episode #53 of the podcast and a long overdue conversation with our dear friend, Carl Roberts. Carl is a wonderful songwriter, primarily known as frontman for the irrepressibly brilliant, Gintis. This is an episode that's been waiting to happen since we started the show and it doesn't...
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Episode #52: Jonathan Steele (Benghazi, Libya)
Hello and welcome to Episode #52 of Songs From a Padded Envelope! There has been a brief hiatus but we're back with a wonderful conversation with Libyan Metal guitarist, Jonathan Steele. This is another one of those episodes which is best left to unfold, as the conversation did for us. Needless…
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Episode #51 Kate Sattler/Sweet Freeze (Portland, OR, USA)
Welcome to episode #51 of Song From a Padded Envelope and great conversation with Kate Sattler / Sweet Freeze. This episode rolled out before us in the most intriguing and fascinating ways and we're delighted to have asked Kate to come on the show. Please take some time to check out the links to...
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Episode #50 John Schmersal / Brainiac, John Stewart Mill, Enon, Crooks on Tape, Vertical Scratchers (LA, USA)
Welcome to episode #50 of Songs From a Padded Envelope! We'll keep the show notes short as this is a bumper edition with so much to discover within. Huge thanks to John for being such a generous and enthusiastic guest. Do take some time to check out his work below. Spread the word, send us some...
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Episode #49: Elliot Atkins & Anthony Lee / The Embezzlers (Rugby, UK)
Welcome to episode #49 and a warm, funny and engaging conversation with Elliot Atkins and Anthony Lee from The Embezzlers. This is almost a quintessential SFaPE episode with stories and conversation that typifies the reasons behind why we set the podcast up in the first place. Both are smart,...
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Episode #48: Gabriel Prokofiev
Welcome to episode #48 of Songs From a Padded Envelope! Our guest for this episode is classical composer and music producer, Gabriel Prokofiev. Gabriel joined us from his home in London and took us through some brilliantly insightful and engaging stories from across his creative life, as well as...
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Episode #47: Paul Richards / Heavy Load (Brighton, UK)
As you might be able to pick up from the intro, this is an episode about which we are really excited. Paul Richards and his former band, Heavy Load, encapsulates so much of what unfettered creativity is about and present it in the most glorious of ways. Please check out the links below as they…
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Episode #46: Julian Lynch / Real Estate (Madison, WA, USA)
Welcome to episode #46 of Songs From a Padded Envelope with our guest, Julian Lynch. Julian is a prolific musician, composer in his own right, as well as playing guitar for Real Estate. This conversation takes in all of this, along with some really fascinating conversation around his work as an...
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Episode #45: Sigmund Zachariassen / Koboykex (Faroe Islands)
Back to the Faroe Islands for Episode #45 and some laid back country vibes courtesy of Sigmund Zachariassen and his band, Koboykex. Siggy, who is also the guitarist for friends of the podcast, Joe and the Shitboys, joined us from his home to share some more insights into the creative scene of the...
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Episode #44: Katie Spencer (Hull, UK)
Welcome to episode #44 with our guest, Katie Spencer. We came across Katie's music through a Hull Music Archive site and in doing so have discovered some truly special songwriting. As you'll hear, Katie's brand of folk music is rooted in tradition but also faces forward, and is built through a...
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Episode #43: Patrick Flegel / Cindy Lee (Durham, NC, USA)
Welcome to episode #43 of Songs From a Padded Envelope and a fantastic conversation with our guest, Patrick Flegel. Pat spoke to us from his basement studio, Realistik to discuss his music making past, present and future. This is a funny, warm and inspiring episode and the demo at the end speaks…
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Episode #42: Andre Tschan (Lucerne, Switzerland and Wexford, Ireland)
Andre Tschan joins us for episode #42 and a really fascinating and inspiring conversation which takes us from the Swiss punk scene of the late 1970's right up to the present day, through Andre's many musical projects and explorations. So much to take from this chat with Andre, not least of which…
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Episode #41: Pete Cole / Farnborough Groove (Farnborough, UK)
Champion of grass-roots music, Pete Cole, joins us for episode #41 of the show. Inspired by our conversation with Sid Stovold on ep#35, we reached out to Pete to talk about his 30+ years of supporting bands and musicians through his Farnborough Groove compilation series. Now that's what we call...
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Episode #40: Fríði Djurhuus / Joe and the Shitboys (Faroe Islands)
Episode #40 takes us to the Faroe Islands and a massively enjoyable conversation with the irrepressible Fríði Djurhuus aka Joe Shit, singer of the wonderful Joe and the Shitboys. This is another unique episode for which the less said the better. Check out the music via the links below and get...
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Episode #39: Will Burns / Treecreeper (London, UK)
Writer Will Burns joins us for Episode #39 of Songs From a Padded Envelope. As he prepared for the release of his first novel, The Paper Lantern, Will joined us for a rich and rewarding conversation which traced his creative journey through a passion for music into his life as a poet and so much...
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Episode #38: Melanie S Jane, Blaydon-on-Tyne, UK
We're joined by singer-songwriter, Melanie S Jane for episode #38 of Songs From a Padded Envelope. Melanie contacted us about coming on the show, which is indicative of the self-driven, individualistic and unique approach she has to making and sharing her music. There are plenty of links here to...
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Episode #37: Will Carruthers / Spacemen 3 (Berlin, Germany)
Will Carruthers is our guest for episode #37. He joined from his home in Berlin and has shared an unreleased Brian Jonestown Massacre track, which features Will on vocals! This was a riotous conversation; hilarious and poignant in equal measures - pretty much. Very much like Will's wonderful…
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Episode #36: Kiana Alarid & Nick White / Tilly and the Wall (Omaha, USA)
We are joined for episode #36 by Kiana and Nick from Tilly and the Wall. Tilly and the Wall recently released a compilation covering the band's career, which also included their earliest recordings, described as 'not-demos'. We therefore couldn't resist reaching out in the hope of having them…
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Songs From a Padded Envelope is a music and culture podcast which unearths demo recordings and the hears the stories of the people behind them.
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