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  Vazz - Cloud Over Maroma [STR-LP 030 BEL 2019 24-Bit FLAC] Vazz were a Scottish esoteric duo, active between 1982 and 1987, who released several hard-to-find singles and albums, mostly on Rob King's Cathexis Recordings, drawing comparisons to label mates, Pink Industry. Instrumentalist, Hugh Small continues to record and release as a solo artist using the Vazz name. Small Belgian label, Stroom Records have released two compilations covering all eras of their work, this is their second, Cloud Over Maroma which again pulls together rare early works alongside some of Small's later recordings. Following on neatly from my previous two posts, if you need to know how to properly remaster to modern vinyl pressings, look no further than small independent labels like Stroom who have down great work with the original masters and transferred them to clean smooth vinyl with fantastic results. You can find my earlier Vazz rip here . A1 Breath A2 Cloud Over Maroma A3 Lost Time ...

Vazz - Submerged Vessels And Other Stories [STRLP 008 BEL 2019 24-Bit FLAC] Remaining with all things Scottish for now, here is one of the nation's best kept musical secrets. Not the usual cheery & jangly guitar pop we know so well ....Vazz were talented multi-instrumentalist Hugh Small and Glasgow lass, Anna Howson on voice. The duo released three hard-to-find singles and one album on Robert King's Cathexis Recordings blending their own mix of ethereal textures, experimental leanings and post-punk attitude.   This compilation of their work is one of two recently released on Belgian label Stroom and includes some of those early works, filled out by more recent pieces from around 2015. This vinyl edition also included a compact disc of Hugh Small's classical compositions for a solo piano. A1 Only Child A2 Sleep Pattern A3 Pearls (Dub) A4 Solitary Sun A5 Neverlasting A6 Mezquita B1 You Haunt Me B2 Violent Silence B3 Cascais B4 Sequence O...