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The Arms Of Someone New Susan Sleepwalking

Dark Entries | Item No: 522047
Vinyl LP | 1985 / US – Reissue | New
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Item Description
The Arms of Someone New formed in 1983 in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois as the brainchild Mel Eberle and Steve Jones. Steve managed and helped record Mel’s band The First Things; while in the studio to demo some of Mel’s songs, they started collaborating. The idea for the Arms of Someone New was to combine Mel’s and Steve’s several varied interests in the Beatles, psychedelia, blues, new wave and post-punk to create a sound in which the listener would be enveloped, immersed. They drew inspiration from Joy Division, Young Marble Giants, Nico and Pink Floyd. Between 1983 and 1985 they released four cassettes, one 7” and one EP.

In September 1985, the duo self-released their debut full length ‘Susan Sleepwalking’ on Office Records. Equipped with simple keyboards, drum machines and jangly guitars, The Arms Of Someone New provided an American take on English folk, Ambient and Industrial music. The album is ten tracks of mood-filled music with sparse instrumentation and simple chord changes that paint pictures of stillness and calm. Psychedelic vocals add texture, producing an ethereal, dream-like quality. The Arms of Someone New challenges conformity by mixing styles, but without sacrificing unity. “‘Susan Sleepwalking’ could as well be retitled ‘Music for Interiors’ – both architectural and of the mind” – The Michigan Daily 1985.

All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Housed in the original jacket featuring an blood red tinted photograph with ghostly textures. Each copy includes a 2-sided 11” square insert with lyrics, and press clipping from the band’s archive.
Item Details
Item No: 522047
Artist: The Arms Of Someone New
Title: Susan Sleepwalking
Label: Dark Entries
Catalog No: DE 146
Format: Vinyl LP, Vinyl, LP
Pressing: US – Reissue
Release Date: 1985
Genre: Pop
Style: 1980s
Available since: 2017-02-28
Condition: New
Price: $ 19.98
Weight: 250g (plus 250g Packaging)
Tracklist
A1 St Catherine
A2 The Fisherman
A3 Song For Krista
A4 With Louise
A5 The Turning
B1 Seven Days From Now
B2 Karen Said
B3 Rainbows
B4 Susan Slept Here
B5 A Turner Sky
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