Arms and Sleepers
Arms and Sleepers are an American indie electronic duo consisting of Max Lewis and Mirza Ramic. Their lush, evocative compositions often contain slow, crunchy breakbeats, atmospheric guitars, delicate piano melodies, and soft glitches. While much of their material is instrumental, they have incorporated vocals on occasion, particularly on the 2009 full-length Matador and 2017's hip-hop-leaning Life Is Everywhere. The pair resist easy categorization, but their work can be likened to trip-hop, the calmer side of post-rock, and the cinematic side of ambient music.
Lewis and Ramic formed Arms and Sleepers in Boston in 2006 after their previous band, Maine-based post-rock group the List Exists, split up after three years. They made their recorded debut with Bliss Was It in That Dawn to Be Alive, an EP released by New Jersey-based Fake Chapter Records. Several releases followed in 2007, including the EPs Lautlos and Arms and Sleepers, as well as the full-lengths Cinématique and Black Paris 86 (the duo's proper debut album, issued by Expect Candy Records on CD and Ericrock on vinyl). Following the 2009 EP The Motorist, the duo released second album Matador, their most vocal-based work to date. From the Inland Sea, a split EP with the American Dollar, appeared at the end of the year. Following limited releases of Matador B-sides and remixes, the pair released the full-lengths Nostalgia for the Absolute and The Organ Hearts in 2011, as well as the A Man, a Plan, a Canal: Panama EP.
In 2012, Arms and Sleepers went on hiatus. They returned in 2014 with the single "Hurry Slowly," which appeared on the full-length Swim Team, an album that emphasized syrupy beats and manipulated vocal samples more than their past work. The EPs Force Majeure and AAS X SG (a split release with Sun Glitters) appeared in 2015, with Miami, Tiger Tempo, and Swim Team Remixed following in 2016. The duo also collaborated with rapper Serengeti on a single titled "Hollow Body Hold." The song appeared on the 2017 full-length Life Is Everywhere, which also featured collaborations with MC Airøspace. The album marked the beginning of a particularly prolific period for Arms and Sleepers, as they followed with another two full-length records, 2018's Find the Right Place and 2020's Safe Area Earth, the latter of which leaned further into their ambient side.
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Love Is Everywhere
Dance - Paru chez Arms and Sleepers le 19 mai 2017
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for us to be safe
Dance - Paru chez DXFXWXU Collective le 27 déc. 2022
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A Man, a Plan, a Canal: Panama
Dance - Paru chez Arms and Sleepers le 30 août 2011
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to have and to hold
Dance - Paru chez DXFXWXU Collective le 24 janv. 2023
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Matador Alternate Versions/B-Sides
Dance - Paru chez Arms and Sleepers le 28 déc. 2009
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Arms and Sleepers
Dance - Paru chez Arms and Sleepers le 9 avr. 2007
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disintegrating in your soul
Downtempo - Paru chez Achillea Music le 17 févr. 2022
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Leviathan (In Times Of)
Dance - Paru chez Arms and Sleepers le 26 mars 2021
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Tu No
Arms and Sleepers, Richard Houghten
Dance - Paru chez DXFXWXU Collective le 7 juil. 2023
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Red Earth
Arms and Sleepers, Saigon Would Be Seoul
Ambient - Paru chez {int}erpret null le 16 juil. 2021
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The Architekt (Piano Variation)
Jazz contemporain - Paru chez {int}erpret null le 29 mars 2019
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Russian Futurism
Downtempo - Paru chez Future Archive Recordings le 11 mars 2020
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Down
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Pelagic Records le 5 janv. 2018
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Select Remixes
Dance - Paru chez Arms and Sleepers le 19 juin 2020
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So Much Sometimes
Downtempo - Paru chez Loci Records le 4 sept. 2020
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Grand Theft Finale (Inauguration Special)
Dance - Paru chez Arms and Sleepers le 20 janv. 2017
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come with me
Downtempo - Paru chez Achillea Music le 22 avr. 2022
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thru & true
Downtempo - Paru chez Achillea Music le 31 mars 2022
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