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.

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.

Two surviving recordings from the scrapped mini album were added as bonus demos on the end of the EP.

The EP gained a lot of positive reviews from the UK's underground punk – rock scene with Beep!