Songs From a Padded Envelope

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 synth, as this episode will attest to. She was a wonderful guest with a cool enthusiasm for her work, her music, her friendships and connections. That and nifty line in felt keyboards!

Our sincere thanks to Seja for coming on the show. This is a really good one!

Check out Seja's work below and don't forget to help us spread the work about the podcast if you can.

Love and thanks

Steve and Ben xx

Seja's website

HearSej Podcast

Pul(sew)idth - Felt Keyboards

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 and Ben xx

Sound of the Suburbs - The Members

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 disappoint.

Our gratitude to Carl for coming on the show and sharing the demo for, 'Hope is All We Have'.

If you only click on one link today, click the one below for the performance of Gintis' masterpiece, 'Now I Know'. Then dive into the back catalogue. All Killer!

Love and thanks

Steve and Ben xx

Now I Know (live)

Gintis on Soundcloud

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 to say we're very grateful to Jonathan for sharing his time and stories with us.

Check out Jonathan's music through the links below and stayed tuned for some great new episodes lined up for the coming weeks.

Love and thanks

Steve and Ben xx

Jonathan Steel on Bandcamp

Jonathan Steel on Facebook

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 Kate's work and that of the Foris Project, which is quite brilliant!

Love and thanks

Steve and Ben xx

Sweet Freeze on Soundcloud

Foris Choir

UK Premiere of Approaching Shadows

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 stars and enjoy the show.

Love and thanks

Steve and Ben xx

http://www.johnschmersal.com/

https://brainiacfilm.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enon_(band)

http://www.focusnewmedia.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/radiofandangolondon

https://www.discogs.com/release/19117981-Brainiac-Attic-Tapes

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, honest, funny and giving throughout the conversation and we're hugely grateful to El and Ant for coming on.

Love and thanks

Steve and Ben xx

https://timematterrecordings.bigcartel.com

https://twitter.com/SeventeenRecs?t=K7zmsR7iiZnTgBJmnKBU5Q&s=09

https://www.facebook.com/Seventeen-Records-696146817127025/

Twitter: @SeventeenRecs

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 sharing a demo and completed version of one of his compositions.

This was a great conversation and we definitely recommend taking some time to explore Gabriel's work and his fantastic Radio 3 programme: The Electronic Century.

Love and thanks

Steve and Ben xx

https://www.gabrielprokofiev.com/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000r39k

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 lead to some hugely important initiatives and a chance to delve into the music of the wonderful, Heavy Load.

Love and thanks

Steve and Ben xx

Stay Up Late

Gig Buddies

Heavy Load Music

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 ethnomusicologist.

Sincere thanks to Julian for making time to speak with us. You can click on the links below to check out his work along with the finished version of the song, 'Also a But', for which two demo versions appear at the end of this episode.

Love and thanks

Steve and Ben xx

'Also a But' - Real Estate

Julian Lynch on Bandcamp

Julian Lynch - Website