Envoy

Envoy aka Hope Grant is a modern day soul man with a penchant for techno. By techno think Underground Resistance and early Madkatt Courtship material, with Shoulder 2 Shoulder the vehicle for a magical journey of burbling basslines and striking synth electronica.

When Hope started releasing dance music, his first outlets were respected underground imprints Peacefrog and Plink Plonk - where he released as St Vitus Dance and Urban Groove Alliance respectively. Then, in 1995, Hope met Slam and his first demos became his debut EPs for the label, «Solitary Mission» and «Heart Of The Soul».

«When I was young, I was hugely into Prince and wanted to write songs. I’m still just as comfortable playing Elton John songs on my piano at home. I used to hate acid house because it didn’t have a chorus, but then I started going to clubs and buying tunes and it began to make sense. I had an affinity with Detroit techno - although I didn’t know what it was called at the time - and put song writing on hold»

Envoy’s name became a byword for soulful techno.