[Cover photo credit to Maria Louceiro]

The eclectic Electronic artist Arms and Sleepers has shared new track “Belfast (feat. Sofia Insua)” taken from his forthcoming 14th full-length album, What Tomorrow Brings, set for release on March 1st, 2024 via Berlin’s Pelagic Records.

What Tomorrow Brings is a sonic exploration of artist and producer Mirza Ramic’s experience of fleeing war-torn Bosnia in the early 1990s and the death of his father in the conflict and his journey is mapped out over four distinct musical sections.

“Belfast (feat. Sofia Insua)” comes from the album’s second section, “Melancholy” and is a ballad that balances “nostalgia and despondency.” Featuring vocal lead from actor, singer, composer and multidisciplinary artist Sofia Insua, Mirza took inspiration for the track, and also the entire album, in part from Kenneth Branagh’s award-winning, 2021 feature film Belfast.

Mirza explains:

The album is divided into 4 sections, titled Innocence, Melancholy, Rupture and Reflection, it is a journey of being forced out of your neighbourhood, your community, your city and country as a child; which is what happened to me and what the film Belfast is about.

I saw the movie around the time when the war in Ukraine started, and it brought back a lot of difficult memories for me – in addition to my very close connection to Ukraine as I’ve toured there extensively over the last 15 years.

Mirza Ramic has released 13 full albums and over 20 EPs of “glitched out electronic grooves” that take inspiration from Hip Hop experimentalism and contemporary Post-Rock.