Your Lungs and Your Tongues
Vazz
Your Lungs and Your Tongues
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Perhaps the most unique group to have emerged from the Sound of Young Scotland of the mid 1980’s, we’ve been obsessed with Vazz since Fré De Vos brought them to our attention back in 2012 with a reissue of their incredible ‘Whisper Not’ EP on his Forced Nostalgia label. Vazz’s ice-cold wavey jangling dremapop lands bang at the intersection of early 4AD, bare-boned art-industrial Throbbing Gristle and surrounding Scottish cohorts like Josef K - but so much more than all that - and their 1986 debut of cold wave minimalism is finally reissued, now nearly doubled in length with bonus, unissued pearls by the caretakers of DIY history at Numero.
Dropping just shy of its 40th anniversary, ‘Your Lungs and Your Tongues’ was initially the second in a handful of Vazz releases from their early phase, back when Hugh Small and Anna Howson were brooding in the shadows of their better known poptimist counterparts in mid-‘80s Glasgow. Nowadays, Small is based in warmer climes, and we’re not sure where Howson resides, but their music still shivers with a certain frisson of the classic era, northerly 4AD melodies in swooning grooves that nip where it matters.
Some 13 years since Forced Nostalgia’s Fré De Vos reintroduced Vazz to the fray, followed by Stroom’s reissue programme, Vazz have come to occupy a special place in the post-punk imagination, thanks to their possession of nerve-clack hooks and snakebit gothic romance that just stand out above so much material from the era - hence their elevation to Numero’s roster of pop outsiders whose music has more often outlived the artists on timeless merits.
Numero take liberal license here, kinda like Stroom, to wholly reshuffle ‘Your Lungs and Your Tongues’ and present it in its best light. That means the five original songs, including slinky gems in ‘Your Final Word’ and the nimbly skeletal shape of ‘Bleached White Skin’, are supplemented with four new ones, namely the enchanting goth-pop agency of ‘Pearls’, and an all too brief wave goodbye suitably titled ‘You Haunt Me’, along with the glistening shimmers of ‘Feverpitch’ to most likely usher in a brace of new disciples that will no doubt follow Numero’s tip of the hat.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Perhaps the most unique group to have emerged from the Sound of Young Scotland of the mid 1980’s, we’ve been obsessed with Vazz since Fré De Vos brought them to our attention back in 2012 with a reissue of their incredible ‘Whisper Not’ EP on his Forced Nostalgia label. Vazz’s ice-cold wavey jangling dremapop lands bang at the intersection of early 4AD, bare-boned art-industrial Throbbing Gristle and surrounding Scottish cohorts like Josef K - but so much more than all that - and their 1986 debut of cold wave minimalism is finally reissued, now nearly doubled in length with bonus, unissued pearls by the caretakers of DIY history at Numero.
Dropping just shy of its 40th anniversary, ‘Your Lungs and Your Tongues’ was initially the second in a handful of Vazz releases from their early phase, back when Hugh Small and Anna Howson were brooding in the shadows of their better known poptimist counterparts in mid-‘80s Glasgow. Nowadays, Small is based in warmer climes, and we’re not sure where Howson resides, but their music still shivers with a certain frisson of the classic era, northerly 4AD melodies in swooning grooves that nip where it matters.
Some 13 years since Forced Nostalgia’s Fré De Vos reintroduced Vazz to the fray, followed by Stroom’s reissue programme, Vazz have come to occupy a special place in the post-punk imagination, thanks to their possession of nerve-clack hooks and snakebit gothic romance that just stand out above so much material from the era - hence their elevation to Numero’s roster of pop outsiders whose music has more often outlived the artists on timeless merits.
Numero take liberal license here, kinda like Stroom, to wholly reshuffle ‘Your Lungs and Your Tongues’ and present it in its best light. That means the five original songs, including slinky gems in ‘Your Final Word’ and the nimbly skeletal shape of ‘Bleached White Skin’, are supplemented with four new ones, namely the enchanting goth-pop agency of ‘Pearls’, and an all too brief wave goodbye suitably titled ‘You Haunt Me’, along with the glistening shimmers of ‘Feverpitch’ to most likely usher in a brace of new disciples that will no doubt follow Numero’s tip of the hat.
Boomkat Product Review:
Perhaps the most unique group to have emerged from the Sound of Young Scotland of the mid 1980’s, we’ve been obsessed with Vazz since Fré De Vos brought them to our attention back in 2012 with a reissue of their incredible ‘Whisper Not’ EP on his Forced Nostalgia label. Vazz’s ice-cold wavey jangling dremapop lands bang at the intersection of early 4AD, bare-boned art-industrial Throbbing Gristle and surrounding Scottish cohorts like Josef K - but so much more than all that - and their 1986 debut of cold wave minimalism is finally reissued, now nearly doubled in length with bonus, unissued pearls by the caretakers of DIY history at Numero.
Dropping just shy of its 40th anniversary, ‘Your Lungs and Your Tongues’ was initially the second in a handful of Vazz releases from their early phase, back when Hugh Small and Anna Howson were brooding in the shadows of their better known poptimist counterparts in mid-‘80s Glasgow. Nowadays, Small is based in warmer climes, and we’re not sure where Howson resides, but their music still shivers with a certain frisson of the classic era, northerly 4AD melodies in swooning grooves that nip where it matters.
Some 13 years since Forced Nostalgia’s Fré De Vos reintroduced Vazz to the fray, followed by Stroom’s reissue programme, Vazz have come to occupy a special place in the post-punk imagination, thanks to their possession of nerve-clack hooks and snakebit gothic romance that just stand out above so much material from the era - hence their elevation to Numero’s roster of pop outsiders whose music has more often outlived the artists on timeless merits.
Numero take liberal license here, kinda like Stroom, to wholly reshuffle ‘Your Lungs and Your Tongues’ and present it in its best light. That means the five original songs, including slinky gems in ‘Your Final Word’ and the nimbly skeletal shape of ‘Bleached White Skin’, are supplemented with four new ones, namely the enchanting goth-pop agency of ‘Pearls’, and an all too brief wave goodbye suitably titled ‘You Haunt Me’, along with the glistening shimmers of ‘Feverpitch’ to most likely usher in a brace of new disciples that will no doubt follow Numero’s tip of the hat.
Boomkat Product Review:
Perhaps the most unique group to have emerged from the Sound of Young Scotland of the mid 1980’s, we’ve been obsessed with Vazz since Fré De Vos brought them to our attention back in 2012 with a reissue of their incredible ‘Whisper Not’ EP on his Forced Nostalgia label. Vazz’s ice-cold wavey jangling dremapop lands bang at the intersection of early 4AD, bare-boned art-industrial Throbbing Gristle and surrounding Scottish cohorts like Josef K - but so much more than all that - and their 1986 debut of cold wave minimalism is finally reissued, now nearly doubled in length with bonus, unissued pearls by the caretakers of DIY history at Numero.
Dropping just shy of its 40th anniversary, ‘Your Lungs and Your Tongues’ was initially the second in a handful of Vazz releases from their early phase, back when Hugh Small and Anna Howson were brooding in the shadows of their better known poptimist counterparts in mid-‘80s Glasgow. Nowadays, Small is based in warmer climes, and we’re not sure where Howson resides, but their music still shivers with a certain frisson of the classic era, northerly 4AD melodies in swooning grooves that nip where it matters.
Some 13 years since Forced Nostalgia’s Fré De Vos reintroduced Vazz to the fray, followed by Stroom’s reissue programme, Vazz have come to occupy a special place in the post-punk imagination, thanks to their possession of nerve-clack hooks and snakebit gothic romance that just stand out above so much material from the era - hence their elevation to Numero’s roster of pop outsiders whose music has more often outlived the artists on timeless merits.
Numero take liberal license here, kinda like Stroom, to wholly reshuffle ‘Your Lungs and Your Tongues’ and present it in its best light. That means the five original songs, including slinky gems in ‘Your Final Word’ and the nimbly skeletal shape of ‘Bleached White Skin’, are supplemented with four new ones, namely the enchanting goth-pop agency of ‘Pearls’, and an all too brief wave goodbye suitably titled ‘You Haunt Me’, along with the glistening shimmers of ‘Feverpitch’ to most likely usher in a brace of new disciples that will no doubt follow Numero’s tip of the hat.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Perhaps the most unique group to have emerged from the Sound of Young Scotland of the mid 1980’s, we’ve been obsessed with Vazz since Fré De Vos brought them to our attention back in 2012 with a reissue of their incredible ‘Whisper Not’ EP on his Forced Nostalgia label. Vazz’s ice-cold wavey jangling dremapop lands bang at the intersection of early 4AD, bare-boned art-industrial Throbbing Gristle and surrounding Scottish cohorts like Josef K - but so much more than all that - and their 1986 debut of cold wave minimalism is finally reissued, now nearly doubled in length with bonus, unissued pearls by the caretakers of DIY history at Numero.
Dropping just shy of its 40th anniversary, ‘Your Lungs and Your Tongues’ was initially the second in a handful of Vazz releases from their early phase, back when Hugh Small and Anna Howson were brooding in the shadows of their better known poptimist counterparts in mid-‘80s Glasgow. Nowadays, Small is based in warmer climes, and we’re not sure where Howson resides, but their music still shivers with a certain frisson of the classic era, northerly 4AD melodies in swooning grooves that nip where it matters.
Some 13 years since Forced Nostalgia’s Fré De Vos reintroduced Vazz to the fray, followed by Stroom’s reissue programme, Vazz have come to occupy a special place in the post-punk imagination, thanks to their possession of nerve-clack hooks and snakebit gothic romance that just stand out above so much material from the era - hence their elevation to Numero’s roster of pop outsiders whose music has more often outlived the artists on timeless merits.
Numero take liberal license here, kinda like Stroom, to wholly reshuffle ‘Your Lungs and Your Tongues’ and present it in its best light. That means the five original songs, including slinky gems in ‘Your Final Word’ and the nimbly skeletal shape of ‘Bleached White Skin’, are supplemented with four new ones, namely the enchanting goth-pop agency of ‘Pearls’, and an all too brief wave goodbye suitably titled ‘You Haunt Me’, along with the glistening shimmers of ‘Feverpitch’ to most likely usher in a brace of new disciples that will no doubt follow Numero’s tip of the hat.
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Mother of Pearl Natural Clear Vinyl, comes with a 12" x 12" insert booklet with excellent histories/liner notes by the band's Hugh Small, plus download.
Boomkat Product Review:
Perhaps the most unique group to have emerged from the Sound of Young Scotland of the mid 1980’s, we’ve been obsessed with Vazz since Fré De Vos brought them to our attention back in 2012 with a reissue of their incredible ‘Whisper Not’ EP on his Forced Nostalgia label. Vazz’s ice-cold wavey jangling dremapop lands bang at the intersection of early 4AD, bare-boned art-industrial Throbbing Gristle and surrounding Scottish cohorts like Josef K - but so much more than all that - and their 1986 debut of cold wave minimalism is finally reissued, now nearly doubled in length with bonus, unissued pearls by the caretakers of DIY history at Numero.
Dropping just shy of its 40th anniversary, ‘Your Lungs and Your Tongues’ was initially the second in a handful of Vazz releases from their early phase, back when Hugh Small and Anna Howson were brooding in the shadows of their better known poptimist counterparts in mid-‘80s Glasgow. Nowadays, Small is based in warmer climes, and we’re not sure where Howson resides, but their music still shivers with a certain frisson of the classic era, northerly 4AD melodies in swooning grooves that nip where it matters.
Some 13 years since Forced Nostalgia’s Fré De Vos reintroduced Vazz to the fray, followed by Stroom’s reissue programme, Vazz have come to occupy a special place in the post-punk imagination, thanks to their possession of nerve-clack hooks and snakebit gothic romance that just stand out above so much material from the era - hence their elevation to Numero’s roster of pop outsiders whose music has more often outlived the artists on timeless merits.
Numero take liberal license here, kinda like Stroom, to wholly reshuffle ‘Your Lungs and Your Tongues’ and present it in its best light. That means the five original songs, including slinky gems in ‘Your Final Word’ and the nimbly skeletal shape of ‘Bleached White Skin’, are supplemented with four new ones, namely the enchanting goth-pop agency of ‘Pearls’, and an all too brief wave goodbye suitably titled ‘You Haunt Me’, along with the glistening shimmers of ‘Feverpitch’ to most likely usher in a brace of new disciples that will no doubt follow Numero’s tip of the hat.
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