* * * * * Envy * * * * *
Since their formation in 1992, Envy (エンヴィ) has become a dominant band in the independent hardcore and screamo scene in Japan. Their music has evolved over the years to incorporate hardcore, screamo, and most recently, the epic tendencies of post-rock.
Envy is characterized by their ability to master screamo’s loud-soft dynamic to evoke both crushing brutality and gentle beauty, often within the same song. Much has been made of vocalist Tetsuya Fukugawa’s own skill at commanding this dichotomy and thusly their live shows have grown in legend over the years. The band is also noted for their deep and poetic lyrics.
The band has become increasingly popular among the post rock scene in the last few years for their incorporation of Mogwai-esque sound and composition dynamics into more traditional screamo songs.
This new influence can be most easily identified on their last three releases, “All The Footprints You’ve Ever Left And The Fear Expecting Ahead” released by Dim Mak,”A Dead Sinking Story” released on Level Plane and “Insomniac Doze” released on Temporary Residence Limited.
The band has since become friends with Mogwai and vocalist Tetsuya Fukagawa was featured on a track from Mogwai’s 2006 album “Mr. Beast.”
In March of 2006, it was announced that Envy had signed to Temporary Residence Limited for American distribution of Insomniac Doze (though it was released by Mogwai’s Rock Action label in Europe and Envy’s own Sonzai Records in Japan).
Artist – Envy
Album – From Here to Eternity
Release Date – 1998
Genre – Post-metal (Screamo) Post-rock
Tracklist
1 Limitation
2 Trembled
3 A Vicious Circle, Again
4 Compensation
5 Off
6 Crusaders
7 For You Who Died
8 Black Past
9 Grey Wind
10 Carved Numbers
11 444 Words
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Envy – From Here to Eternity Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Envy
Album – All the Footprints You’ve Ever Left and the Fear Expecting Ahead
Release Date – 2001
Genre – Post-metal (Screamo) Post-rock
Tracklist
1 Zero 2:04
2 Farewell to Words 2:45
3 Lies, and Release From Silence 4:47
4 Left Hand 3:00
5 A Cradle of Arguments and Anxiousness 5:24
6 Mystery and Peace 6:47
7 Invisible Thread 2:42
8 The Spiral Manipulation 3:27
9 A Cage It Falls Into 6:09
10 The Light of My Footprints 4:11
11 Your Shoes and the World to Come 8:04
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Envy – All the Footprints You’ve Ever Left and the Fear Expecting Ahead Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Yaphet Kotto / This Machine Kills / Envy
Album – Yaphet Kotto / This Machine Kills / Envy
Release Date – 2003
Genre – Post-metal (Screamo) Post-rock
Tracklist
1 Yaphet Kotto – The Fall 3:36
2 Yaphet Kotto – Tracing 1:59
3 Yaphet Kotto – Momentary Loss of Breath 3:27
4 This Machine Kills – Define Silence 2:28
5 This Machine Kills – Carpet of Gold/Carpet of Bombs 3:45
6 This Machine Kills – Our Histories Have Burned Holes in Your Flag 1:28
7 Envy – A Far-off Reason 6:18
8 Envy – Signal 2:14
9 Envy – An Adventure of Silence and Purpose 6:10
10 Yaphet Kotto / This Machine Kills / Envy – Untitled 10:29
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Yaphet Kotto / This Machine Kills / Envy – Yaphet Kotto / This Machine Kills / Envy
Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Envy
Album – A Dead Sinking Story
Release Date – 2003
Genre – Post-metal (Screamo) Post-rock
Tracklist
1 Chain Wandering Deeply
2 Distress of Ignorance
3 Evidence
4 Color of Fetters
5 Unrepairable Gentleness
6 Go Mad and Mark
7 Conviction That Speeds
8 Reasons and Oblivion
9 Will Remains in the Ashes
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Envy – A Dead Sinking Story Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Envy
Album – Insomniac Doze
Release Date – 2006
Genre – Post-metal (Screamo) Post-rock
Tracklist
1 Further Ahead of Warp 6:51
2 Shield of Selflessness 4:30
3 Scene 7:08
4 Crystallize 10:34
5 The Unknown Glow 15:28
6 Night in Winter 6:04
7 A Warm Room 7:18
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Envy – Insomniac Doze Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Thursday / Envy
Album – Split
Release Date – 2008
Genre – Post-metal (Screamo) Post-rock
Tracklist
A1 Thursday – As He Climbed the Dark Mountain
A2 Thursday – In Silence
A3 Thursday – An Absurd and Unrealistic Dream of Peace
A4 Thursday – Appeared and Was Gone (Remix by Anthony Molina of Mercury Rev)
B1 Envy – An Umbrella Fallen Into Fiction
B2 Envy – Isolation of a Light Source
B3 Envy – Pure Birth and Loneliness
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Thursday / Envy – Split Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Envy
Album – Breathing and Dying in This Place…
Release Date – 2006
Genre – Post-metal (Screamo) Post-rock
Tracklist
01-Remember
02-Ability
03-You Have A Voice
04-Under The Sky
05-Passage Of Wind
06-Still Remain
07-End Of The Line
08-Just Alive
09-Reach Out
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Envy – Breathing and Dying in This Place… Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Envy / Sixpence
Album – Split
Release Date – 1997
Genre – Post-metal (Screamo) Post-rock
Tracklist
A1 Envy – Guilt
A2 Envy – Castle of Lies
B Sixpence – Prophecy
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Envy / Sixpence – Split Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Envy
Album – Angel’s Curse Whispered in the Edge of Despair
Release Date – 1999
Genre – Post-metal (Screamo) Post-rock
Tracklist
1 Angel’s Curse 4:45
2 Pendulum 6:13
3 Leaden Wings 3:11
4 Breeze and Destiny 5:12
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Envy – Angel’s Curse Whispered in the Edge of Despair Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Envy
Album – Burning Out Memories
Release Date – 2000
Genre – Post-metal (Screamo) Post-rock
Tracklist
1 Testimony to the Existence 1:40
2 Angel’s Curse 2:53
3 Grey Wind 4:19
4 Echo Regenerates 2:44
5 Leaden Wings 3:03
6 Limitation 6:18
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Envy – Burning Out Memories Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Envy
Album – The Eyes of a Single Eared Prophet
Release Date – 2000
Genre – Post-metal (Screamo) Post-rock
Tracklist
01-Echo Regenerates
02-The End Of Memories
03-Awaken Eyes
04-Testimony To The Existence
05-An Encyclopedia Of The Unification
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Envy – The Eyes of a Single Eared Prophet Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Envy
Album – Abyssal
Release Date – 2007
Genre – Post-metal (Screamo) Post-rock
Tracklist
1 A Road of Winds the Water Builds 10:02
2 All That’s Left Has Gone to Sleep 4:00
3 Thousand Scars 6:34
4 Fading Vision 4:44
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Envy – Abyssal Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Envy / Jesu
Album – Split
Release Date – 2008
Genre – Post-metal (Screamo) Post-rock
Tracklist
1 Envy – Conclusion of Existence 5:08
2 Envy – A Winter Quest for Fantasy 6:25
3 Envy – Life Caught in the Rain 4:25
4 Jesu – Hard to Reach 13:39
5 Jesu – The Stars That Hang Above You 7:35
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Envy / Jesu – Split Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Envy
Album – Compiled Fragments 1997-2003
Release Date – 2005
Genre – Post-metal (Screamo) Post-rock
Tracklist
1 A Far-Off Reason 6:18
2 An Adventure of Silence and Purpose 6:06
3 Invisible Understanding 8:02
4 Chacun De Tes Pas 4:45
5 A Red Wound Picture 3:24
6 Cape of Despair 2:37
7 This Self/Crusaders 2:35
8 Trembled 2:02
9 Guilt 3:05
10 Castle of Lies 3:29
11 Connected Voice 7:11
12 Awaken Eyes (Live) 6:49
13 Go Mad and Mark (Live) 7:32
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Envy – Compiled Fragments 1997-2003 – Pt 01
Envy – Compiled Fragments 1997-2003 – Pt 02
Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Envy
Album – Envy
Release Date – 2008
Genre – Post-metal (Screamo) Post-rock
Tracklist
1. Farewell To Words (2:46)
2. A Cradle Of Arguments And Anxiousness (5:26)
3. A Far-Off Reason (6:18)
4. Chacun De Tes Pas (4:47)
5. Color Of Fetters (7:19)
6. Go Mad And Mark (6:39)
7. Fading Vision (4:44)
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Envy – Envy Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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(151 votes, average: 4.72 out of 5)
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