ARMS AND SLEEPERS (US)
Arms and Sleepers is the electronic music act founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 2006, formerly comprising Max Lewis and Mirza Ramic. In recent years, Lewis has become a less active member leaving Arms and Sleepers to continue with Ramic as the sole official member. Over the years, the group has amassed over 30 releases, 2,000 live performances, and countless TV and Film music placements in their 15-year history. 2020 was Arms and Sleepers’ busiest year yet, with the release of a 6-part conceptual music series that included 3 full-length albums and 3 EPs. In 2021, Arms and Sleepers celebrated its 15th anniversary with a slew of re-releases and anniversary editions. 2022 will see the release of a new full-length record, Arms and Sleepers’ 13th official studio album.
Since 2006, the group has explored trip-hop, electronica, downtempo, ambient, hip-hop, and subtle pop with deftness and grace.
With a prolific and busy decade and a half, Arms and Sleepers has not showed any signs of slowing down. 2022 will bring a new album and a return to active post-pandemic touring, in addition to continued remix and collaborative projects. Such high rate of creative output has also coincided with Ramic co-founding Future Archive Recordings, an artist-run record label that has released music from the likes of Blockhead, Yppah, Sun Glitters, il:lo, Poldoore and others. With a long and active history in the music industry, Arms and Sleepers has carved out its own unique place within the underground electronic music scene, building a loyal following along the way.
Supporting act:
GRABEK
Grabek is the moniker of the Polish composer, violinist, and electronic musician Wojtek Grabek. Since his debut album 8 (2011, Polskie Radio), which was nominated for the Polish Fryderyk 2012 award in the “Album Of The Year Electronic Music” category and received the “Best Recording Award” from High Fidelity magazine, Grabek has caught the attention of
music industry experts and audiences alike. In his artistic expression he consciously meanders on the borderline of styles. He blurs and layers the sounds of synthesizers and the piano, juxtaposing them with the naturalness of his primary instrument – the violin. The outcome is music that listeners tend to describe as ‘evocative’, ‘dramatic’ and ‘cinematic’.
Grabek’s latest studio album – Tiny Melodies – was released in April 2021 via {int}erpret null. The album included the single Five which hit 500k plays on Apple Music. Over the years, Grabek has performed over 100 live concerts, including Open’er Festival, Malta Festival and Męskie Granie Tour. He also supported artists such as Arms and Sleepers, Jamie Woon and Ólafur Arnalds.
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