Vent (EP)

Vent EP
EP by Sounds of Swami
Released 2008
Recorded 2008
Genre Punk, rock, progressive, hardcore punk
Length 17.31
Label Drawing Board Records
Producer Tim Gray
Sounds of Swami chronology
Vent EP
(2008)		 Halcyon Days EP
(2009)Halcyon Days EP2009

The Vent EP was the first official release by English punk–rock band Sounds of Swami. After several years of recording demos, the band finally entered the studio with Tim Gray (aka TimG) in Manchester. Recorded in two sessions, "Identity Crisis" and "BANK!" were recorded in a single day in late 2007 after a period of unsuccessful recording at another studio. The unsuccessful recordings were intended to be the band's debut mini-album titled Real to Reel due to the studio's all-analogue setup. After recording the two tracks, the mini album was scrapped and three more tracks were recorded with TimG in early 2008 over two days. Two surviving recordings from the scrapped mini album were added as bonus demos on the end of the EP. The band decided not to pursue a recording contract and instead released the EP on their own record label Drawing Board Records. The EP gained a lot of positive reviews from the UK's underground punk – rock scene with Beep! Magazine awarding it 5/5,[1] Punktastic.com awarding it 3/5[2] and various other reputable zines remarking on its alternative and experimental sound.[3] "Identity Crisis" was released on an international punk compilation.[4]

Track listing

  1. "The Lions Share"
  2. "Political Politeness"
  3. "Identity Crisis"
  4. "Glassroots"
  5. "Bank!"

The first 1000 copies included two bonus demo recordings. 'S.I.T.A.R.S' and 'Tension Seekers' were added as tracks 6 and 7.

Personnel

  • Kurt Wood – Vocals, Guitar, Percussion
  • Luke Yates – Vocals, Guitar, Percussion
  • Rob Gilbert – Vocals, Bass
  • Matthew Wade – Drums
  • Tim Gray – Producer
  • Jon Simmons – Art Work

References

  1. ↑ Bottomley, Sean: "Vent, Sounds of Swami" www.beepmagazine.com
  2. ↑ Savage, Paul: "Vent, Sounds of Swami" www.punktastic.com
  3. ↑ Alston, Daniel: "Vent, Sounds of Swami" www.secondcityuk.com/
  4. ↑ Thornsby, Jessica: "Various Artists: Mainstream Music Is Shit" www.leedsmusicscene.net
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