Heavy-leaning Japanese outfit Envy haven't issued an LP since 2010's Recitation, but the long-running band returns this summer to toast over 20 years worth of tunes on their impeding Invariable Will, Recurring Ebbs and Flows box set. The gigantic 14-LP package arrives July 16 via Temporary Residence.
The box contains all 95 songs the band have released from the '90s, including their five full-length LPs, tracks collected from singles and splits, and compilation material. All of the songs were also remastered in 2013 for this monstrous vinyl re-release.
As the press sheet explains, the collection presents the evolution of the band from their early days as "a blistering punk quintet" to their more cinematic post-rock material. You can sample the set's "Pure Birth and Loneliness," off their 2008 split with Thursday, beneath the lengthy tracklisting.
Each record is housed in a full-colour jacket featuring new artwork, and they all come housed in "a sturdy custom outer box — printed on a custom reflective metallic foil board." Also included in the package are a 100-minute DVD of previously unreleased footage, a DVD data disc featuring all 95 songs in MP3 format, and a 100-page coffee book featuring photos and lyrics to all of the songs in Japanese and English.
Only 1,000 boxes will be produced. You can pre-order the set for $160 over here.
Invariable Will, Recurring Ebbs and Flows:
Side A
1. In The Muddle Of The Rage
2. You Have A Voice...
3. Remember
4. Ability
5. Under The Sky
6. You Have A Voice
7. Passage Of Wind
8. Still Remain
9. End Of The Line
10. Just Alive
11. Reach Out
Side B
1. Angel's Curse
2. Pendulum
3. Leaden Wing
Side C
1. Breeze And Destiny
2. Unrepairable Gentleness
Side D
1. Echo Regenerates
2. The End Of Memories
3. Awaken Eyes
4. Testimony Of The Existence
5. An Encycolpedia Of The Unification
Side E
1. Limitation
2. Trembled
3. A Vicious Circle Again
4. Off
5. Crusaders
Side F
1. For You Who Died
2. Black Past
3. Grey Wind
4. Carved Numbers
5. 444 Words
Side G
1. Zero
2. Farewell To Words
3. Lies, And Release From Silence
4. Left Hand
5. A Cradle Of Arguments And Anxiousness
6. Mystery And Peace
Side H
1. Invisible Thread
2. The Spiral Manipulation
3. A Cage It Falls Into
4. The Light Of My Footprints
5. Your Shoes And The World To Come
Side I
1. A Far-Off Reason
2. An Adeventure Of Silence And Purpose
3. Invisible Understanding
Side J
1. Chacun De Tes Pas
2. A Red Wound Picture
3. Cape Of Despair
4. This Self-Crusaders
5. Trembled
6. Guilt
Side K
1. Castle Of Lies
2. Connected Voice
Side L
1. Awaken Eyes (Live)
2. Go Mad And Mark (Live)
Side M
1. Chain Wandering Deeply
2. Distress Of Ignorance
3. Evidence
Side N
1. Color Of Fetters
2. Unrepairable Gentleness
Side O
1. Go Mad And Mark
2. A Conviction That Speeds
Side P
1. Reasons And Oblivion
2. A Will Remains In The Ashes
Side Q
1. Further Ahead Of Warp
2. Shield Of Selflessness
Side R
1. Scene
2. Crystallize
Side S
1. The Unknown Glow
Side T
1. Night In Winter
2. A Warm Room
Side U
1. A Road Of Winds The Water Builds
2. All That's Left Has Gone To Sleep
Side V
1. Thousand Scars
2. Fading Vision
Side W
1. An Umbrella Fallen Into Fiction
2. Isolation Of A Light Source
3. Pure Birth And Loneliness
4. Conclusion Of Existence
Side X
1. A Winter Quest For Fantasy
2. Life Caught In The Rain
3. As Serenity Calls Your Name
Side Y
1. Guidance
2. Last Hours Of Eternity
3. Rain Clouds Running In A Holy Night
Side Z
1. Pieces Of The Moon I Weaved
2. Light And Solitude
3. Dreams Coming To An End
Side Z2
1. Incomplete
2. Worn Heels And The Hands We Hold
3. A Hint And The Incapacity
Side Z3
1. A Breath Clad In Happiness
2. 0 And 1
3. Your Hand
The box contains all 95 songs the band have released from the '90s, including their five full-length LPs, tracks collected from singles and splits, and compilation material. All of the songs were also remastered in 2013 for this monstrous vinyl re-release.
As the press sheet explains, the collection presents the evolution of the band from their early days as "a blistering punk quintet" to their more cinematic post-rock material. You can sample the set's "Pure Birth and Loneliness," off their 2008 split with Thursday, beneath the lengthy tracklisting.
Each record is housed in a full-colour jacket featuring new artwork, and they all come housed in "a sturdy custom outer box — printed on a custom reflective metallic foil board." Also included in the package are a 100-minute DVD of previously unreleased footage, a DVD data disc featuring all 95 songs in MP3 format, and a 100-page coffee book featuring photos and lyrics to all of the songs in Japanese and English.
Only 1,000 boxes will be produced. You can pre-order the set for $160 over here.
Invariable Will, Recurring Ebbs and Flows:
Side A
1. In The Muddle Of The Rage
2. You Have A Voice...
3. Remember
4. Ability
5. Under The Sky
6. You Have A Voice
7. Passage Of Wind
8. Still Remain
9. End Of The Line
10. Just Alive
11. Reach Out
Side B
1. Angel's Curse
2. Pendulum
3. Leaden Wing
Side C
1. Breeze And Destiny
2. Unrepairable Gentleness
Side D
1. Echo Regenerates
2. The End Of Memories
3. Awaken Eyes
4. Testimony Of The Existence
5. An Encycolpedia Of The Unification
Side E
1. Limitation
2. Trembled
3. A Vicious Circle Again
4. Off
5. Crusaders
Side F
1. For You Who Died
2. Black Past
3. Grey Wind
4. Carved Numbers
5. 444 Words
Side G
1. Zero
2. Farewell To Words
3. Lies, And Release From Silence
4. Left Hand
5. A Cradle Of Arguments And Anxiousness
6. Mystery And Peace
Side H
1. Invisible Thread
2. The Spiral Manipulation
3. A Cage It Falls Into
4. The Light Of My Footprints
5. Your Shoes And The World To Come
Side I
1. A Far-Off Reason
2. An Adeventure Of Silence And Purpose
3. Invisible Understanding
Side J
1. Chacun De Tes Pas
2. A Red Wound Picture
3. Cape Of Despair
4. This Self-Crusaders
5. Trembled
6. Guilt
Side K
1. Castle Of Lies
2. Connected Voice
Side L
1. Awaken Eyes (Live)
2. Go Mad And Mark (Live)
Side M
1. Chain Wandering Deeply
2. Distress Of Ignorance
3. Evidence
Side N
1. Color Of Fetters
2. Unrepairable Gentleness
Side O
1. Go Mad And Mark
2. A Conviction That Speeds
Side P
1. Reasons And Oblivion
2. A Will Remains In The Ashes
Side Q
1. Further Ahead Of Warp
2. Shield Of Selflessness
Side R
1. Scene
2. Crystallize
Side S
1. The Unknown Glow
Side T
1. Night In Winter
2. A Warm Room
Side U
1. A Road Of Winds The Water Builds
2. All That's Left Has Gone To Sleep
Side V
1. Thousand Scars
2. Fading Vision
Side W
1. An Umbrella Fallen Into Fiction
2. Isolation Of A Light Source
3. Pure Birth And Loneliness
4. Conclusion Of Existence
Side X
1. A Winter Quest For Fantasy
2. Life Caught In The Rain
3. As Serenity Calls Your Name
Side Y
1. Guidance
2. Last Hours Of Eternity
3. Rain Clouds Running In A Holy Night
Side Z
1. Pieces Of The Moon I Weaved
2. Light And Solitude
3. Dreams Coming To An End
Side Z2
1. Incomplete
2. Worn Heels And The Hands We Hold
3. A Hint And The Incapacity
Side Z3
1. A Breath Clad In Happiness
2. 0 And 1
3. Your Hand
