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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Parallel Dreaming
Arms and Sleepers, Richard Houghten
Dance - Paru chez DXFXWXU Collective le 21 juil. 2023
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Hermit Kingdom (Remixes)
Blockhead, Yppah, Arms and Sleepers
Downtempo - Paru chez Future Archive Recordings le 12 oct. 2018
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Life Is Everywhere
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Arms and Sleepers le 27 janv. 2017
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Belfast (feat. Sofia Insua)
Trip Hop - Paru chez Pelagic Records le 8 déc. 2023
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Nostalgia for the Absolute
Dance - Paru chez Arms and Sleepers le 4 mars 2011
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only god forgives (Sun Glitters Edit)
Dance - Paru chez DXFXWXU Collective le 13 août 2021
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Kepesh (Guitar Edit)
Arms and Sleepers, Richard Houghten
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez DXFXWXU Collective le 16 déc. 2021
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In the Jaws of Life
Downtempo - Paru chez Future Archive Recordings le 3 janv. 2020
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Matador Remixed
Dance - Paru chez Arms and Sleepers le 28 mai 2010
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Black Out / Sun Shine (PALLADIAN Edit)
Downtempo - Paru chez Future Archive Recordings le 17 sept. 2020
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Kanal (Extended Version - Black Paris 86 15th Anniversary)
Dance - Paru chez DXFXWXU Collective le 11 nov. 2022
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Leon
Trip Hop - Paru chez Future Archive Recordings le 21 août 2020
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From the Inland Sea
Dance - Paru chez Arms and Sleepers le 15 déc. 2009
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Blood Song (feat. Andreas Schütz)
Trip Hop - Paru chez Pelagic Records le 5 janv. 2024
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The Motorist
Dance - Paru chez Arms and Sleepers le 17 févr. 2009
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little kingdoms
Dance - Paru chez DXFXWXU Collective le 15 juil. 2022
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former kingdoms remixed
Dance - Paru chez DXFXWXU Collective le 21 oct. 2022
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