Vent (EP)
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, Punktastic.com awarding it 3/5 and various other reputable zines remarking on its alternative and experimental sound. "Identity Crisis" was released on an international punk compilation.
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by Naked Aggression
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by Major Lazer
Wound Up
by: Naked AggressionI'm starting to feel nervous, full of anxiety.
My heart will nor stop shaking. my hands are trembling.
My adrenalin is rushing, my stomach's knotted up
Can't make this feeling go away. I know I'm gonna blow up!
Whoah-oh-oh, I kick and scream and break a chair.
Hate everything and I don't care.
Whoah-oh-oh, I smash a bottle down the stairs.
It doesn't matter who is there.
Whoah-oh-oh, I've lost control. I'm flipping out.
Can't get a grip, I scream and shout.
Whoa-oh-oh, don't come near me I want to destroy
Every God damned thing!
Don't want to take it out on you.
I don't know how to stop.
I try to make myself calm down, but I'm just too wound up.
I hate myself for doing this because you are my friend.
This viscous temper's killing me.
Can't put it to an end!
Whoah-oh-oh, I kick and scream and break a chair.
Hate everything and I don't care.
Whoah-oh-oh, I smash a bottle down the stairs.
It doesn't matter who is there.
Whoah-oh-oh, I've lost control. I'm flipping out.
Can't get a grip, I scream and shout.
Whoa-oh-oh, don't come near me I want to destroy