Arms and Sleepers - Find the Right Place (Instrumentals) '2018

Tracks list

The American electronic music duo Mirza Ramic and Max Lewis have compiled an
impressive discography of 26 releases in their 11 year history as ARMS AND
SLEEPERS. They have collaborated with dozens of prominent artists (Tom Brosseau
of Fat Cat Records, Serengeti of Anticon, Philip Jamieson of Caspian, and Victor
Ferreira of Sun Glitters, among others) and worked on numerous remixes (Caspian,
Helios, Ef, From Indian Lakes, and many others). Their music has also been
widely used in various TV, radio, and online media programming, including VICE
and NPR.

While Lewis lives in the US, Ramic is currently based in Europe, from where he
has taken ARMS AND SLEEPERS to stages across North & Central America, Europe and
Asia mainly as a one-man show in recent years... the full live band lineup
(trio) appears only on special occasions.

ARMS AND SLEEPERS originated in the post-rock scene over a decade ago, and while
they still occasionally perform at post-rock festivals like Dunk!, their music
on recent releases has been transcending the narrow confines of that scene,
oscillating more between “chilled hip-hop beats, glitching electronics and
ambient progressions” (The Huffington Post) than the typical wailing delay
guitars and drum crescendos. They have always been an act difficult to
categorize.

... comments Mirza Ramic about FIND THE RIGHT PLACE:

“In August 2017, Arms and Sleepers played a show in Durbe, Latvia,
officially the smallest city in the entire country with a population of about
500. I was there with my close friend Victor Ferreira (of Sun Glitters, who also
co-produced our last album), and the show was organized by another good friend,
a promoter who Ive known since 2011 and whos even performed live as part of Arms
and Sleepers. With about 100 people packed into a tiny space, as I was doing my
usual end-of-show Q&A with the audience, it dawned on me that after 11 years of
actively being involved in the underground music scene, this was my place. The
music community that I’d been a part of had given me some of the most
meaningful life experiences, memorable moments, and, most importantly,
individuals that I now consider some of my closest friends. It was then fitting
that we would use an image from that night as the album cover. Taken by Victor
during my live performance, its a small peak into the world of independent,
underground culture. All of us there (yes, even the sleepy fellow in the image)
seemed to have found the right place.

On one of the LP and CD artwork panels for our new album FIND THE RIGHT PLACE is
a quote by the late Czech intellectual, politician, and artist Vaclav Havel.
Knowing that his life was coming to an end, he spoke of leaving a mark on the
world no matter how seemingly small and insignificant. For me, finding the right
place in our lives is the only way to leave a mark on the world. We have to be
comfortable with who we are and understand what our place in the world is in
order to have a sense of finality and achievement when our limited time on earth
draws to a close. Despite all the continual obstacles that an obscure,
underground artist faces, after 11 years of doing Arms and Sleepers I have come
to appreciate our place in the music world and all those around us that continue
to engage with our work. As Havel writes, “All my life I have simply
believed that what is once done can never be undone and that, in fact,
everything remains forever. In short, Being has a memory.” Our collective
memory—in small town venues in Latvia, unmarked industrial spaces in Hong
Kong, or DIY parties in abandoned buildings in Guatemala—is something
that we cherish with deep gratitude. FIND THE RIGHT PLACE has many themes
flowing throughout it, but the most important one is that of the underground
spirit which fuels our independent culture and thinking.” 

Tracklist:
01. Arms and Sleepers - Kill First, Paint Later (Instrumental) (1:04)
02. Arms and Sleepers - It Was Us (Instrumental) (4:23)
03. Arms and Sleepers - Be This Way (Instrumental) (3:12)
04. Arms and Sleepers - Down (Instrumental) (4:05)
05. Arms and Sleepers - I’m Not Sour, You’re a Bitch
(Instrumental) (4:12)
06. Arms and Sleepers - Woke to Death (Instrumental) (4:03)
07. Arms and Sleepers - How You Are Different (And Im the Same) (Instrumental)
(3:58)
08. Arms and Sleepers - Dead Dogs Don’t Bite (Instrumental) (3:37)
09. Arms and Sleepers - Consequences (Instrumental) (5:01)
10. Arms and Sleepers - The World Is Not Yours (Instrumental) (3:59)
11. Arms and Sleepers - A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe (Instrumental)
(3:42)

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