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Stephen Lane   Photograph by Tammy Denitto

I started making music around 1991, recording into a Dictaphone or, “boom box”, as the Americans say. I released six cassettes in this way.

The recordings were mainly voice and acoustic guitar. I would describe them as shambolic and improvised; my guitar could have taken me to court for grievous bodily harm. Then in 1996 whilst on a day trip to the lovely and charming hamlet of Tiddlywink, I decided to purchase a four-track, and began to record music under the name Vase.

I chose the name Vase because porcelain is fragile and can be easily broken. My intention is to make music conveying a homemade sound with a melancholic tone, blending sparse acoustic and electronic structures with softly spoken vocals.

Over the years I have collaborated with George McKenzie (Headfall) and Matt and Sam Jones (Movietone /Crescent). They have added extra instrumentation, yet the songs still keep an understated, bare-bones atmosphere.

Stephen Lane



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Listen to Vase


(Belief and Insecurity) taken from 'A Carving in The Wood'.
Copyright control Stephen Lane 2005

(The final scene) taken from 'A Campilation'.
Copyright control Stephen Lane 1997-2003

(I don't want to be me) taken from 'A Campilation'.
Copyright control Stephen Lane 1997-2003

(Alone on a saturday night) taken from 'Teenage Moonlight'.
Copyright control Stephen Lane 2002






Vase video


No Reply (live in the dining room)
This song is on the A carving in the wood CD.

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Vase Discography


Vase compilation contributions



Vase - By the river

  • Artist: Vase
  • Title: By the river
  • Cat no: Vase 11
  • Format: 7" EP
  • Released: 2008
  • Price: £4.50 inc p&p (U.K only)
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    U.K Tel: 01772 884772
    Or you can order a copy from this online record shop:

    Norman Records, Unit 1, Armley Park Court, Stanningley Road, Leeds. LS12 2AE. U.K Tel/Fax: 0113 231 1114


    Vase   Thoroughly beastly

  • Artist: Vase
  • Title: Thoroughly Beastly
  • Cat no: Vase 10
  • Format: CD-R
  • Released: 2008
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    Or you can order a copy from this online record shop:

    Norman Records, Unit 1, Armley Park Court, Stanningley Road, Leeds. LS12 2AE. U.K Tel/Fax: 0113 231 1114


    Vase   A Carving in the Wood

  • Artist: Vase
  • Title: A Carving in The Wood
  • Cat no: Vase 9
  • Format: CD-R
  • Released: 2005
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  • Read a review


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    Norman Records, Unit 1, Armley Park Court, Stanningley Road, Leeds. LS12 2AE. U.K Tel/Fax: 0113 231 1114
    Or you can order a copy from CD Baby in America.
    Click on button to order Buy the CD


    Vase  A Campilation

  • Artist: Vase
  • Title: A Campilation
  • Cat no: Vase 8
  • Format: CD-R
  • Released: 2003
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    Vase   Teenage Moonlight

  • Artist: Vase
  • Title: Teenage Moonlight
  • Cat no: Vase 7
  • Format: CD-R
  • Released: 2002
  • Price: £6.00 inc p&p (U.K only)
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    Vase   No Cowbells

  • Artist: Vase
  • Title: No Cowbells
  • Cat no: Vase 6
  • Format: 7" Single
  • Released: 2000
  • Price: £3.50 inc p&p (U.K only)
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    Or you can order a copy from the this online record shop:

    Norman Records, Unit 1, Armley Park Court, Stanningley Road, Leeds. LS12 2AE. U.K Tel/Fax: 0113 231 1114


    Vase   Nocturne

  • Artist: Vase
  • Title: Nocturne
  • Cat no: Vase 5
  • Format: Cassette
  • Released: 1998
  • Price: £3.00 inc p&p (U.K only)
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    Vase   A Clearing in the Clouds

  • Artist: Vase
  • Title: A Clearing in The clouds
  • Cat no: Vase 4
  • Format: Cassette
  • Released: 1998
  • Price: £3.00 inc p&p (U.K only)
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    Vase   Existing in Space

  • Artist: Vase
  • Title: Existing in Space
  • Cat no: Vase 3
  • Format: Cassette
  • Released: 1998
  • Price: £3.00 inc p&p (U.K only)
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    Vase   What am I Going to do...

  • Artist: Vase
  • Title: What am I Going To Do...
  • Cat no: Vase 2
  • Format: Cassette
  • Released: 1997
  • Price: £3.00 inc p&p (U.K only)
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    Vase   A Mongrel

  • Artist: Vase
  • Title: A Mongrel
  • Cat no: Vase 1
  • Format: Cassette
  • Released: 1997
  • Price: £3.00 inc p&p (U.K only)
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