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The Arms of Someone New - Tape Recordings 1983-1985 (2026)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 115:42 minutes | 757 MB
Indie Rock, Electronic, Ambient | Label: Projekt Records, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 115:42 minutes | 757 MB
Indie Rock, Electronic, Ambient | Label: Projekt Records, Official Digital Download
The Arms of Someone New formed in 1983 in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, when college students Mel Eberle and Steve Jones combined their introspective artistry into music marked by atmospheric guitars, minimalist synthesizers, vintage drum machines, and tape loops. This collection of 33 tracks, recorded before their 1985 album SUSAN SLEEPWALKING, evokes the romantic intensity of Half Japanese and Beat Happening, yet bears a quietly seductive charm all its own. In early 1983, Mel was in the band The First Things, managed and produced by Steve. As the two grew to be closer friends they started making music independently of what Mel was writing & recording for The First Things. The idea for The Arms of Someone New was to combine their varied interests in The Beatles, psychedelia, blues, new wave and post-punk to create a sound that wrapped around the listener like fog.
Disc 1 of TAPE 83-85 contains some of the first tracks they recorded in a small apartment in Champaign. The first four tracks were released in December 1983 as the SIGNIFICANT OTHERS cassette on The First Things’ label, Hysterical Records. The release’s title was one of the names they had considered for the band. Disc 1's final track, "Watching The Time," is an unreleased outtake from those sessions. They followed SIGNIFICANT OTHERS two months later with another cassette on Hysterical, OCCAM’S RAZOR, disc 2 of this album. The previously unreleased "Sell the Earth" was recorded live-in-the-studio.
Their ambitions turned toward a concept album with songs tied together sonically and lyrically, chronicling a day in the life of a person struggling with alienation, consciousness, and psychological darkness. The resulting NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND cassette, their final recording for Hysterical, was released in the USA in April 1984 and in Germany on Devils Dandy Dogs. UNDERGROUND, Disc 3 here, was a creative peak; the song "My Friend" in particular became a fan favorite and was re-recorded for their 1985 BURYING THE CARNIVAL vinyl EP.
Disc 4 features unreleased and rare tracks from the span of The Arms of Someone New’s cassette years. May 1983’s "Illusions" was the first song Mel and Steve recorded together before they formed The Arms of Someone New; it ended up on an album by The First Things and became a staple of their live set. "A Second at a Time," "Balance," and "Seventy Years" appeared on a cassette given away with a local fanzine in May 1985. All three presage the harder, more electric sound they were to favor on BURYING THE CARNIVAL.
Fans of ethereal darkwave, minimal synth-pop, and the experimental spirit of 1980s cassette culture will find this remastered collection an essential rediscovery.
Tracklist:
CD1
01 - The Arms of Someone New - Disc 1 • Significant Others
02 - The Arms of Someone New - Hit The Pavement
03 - The Arms of Someone New - A Separate Reality
04 - The Arms of Someone New - Give God Some Praise
05 - The Arms of Someone New - Whitefriars (early version)
06 - The Arms of Someone New - Watching The Time
CD2
01 - The Arms of Someone New - Disc 2 • Occam’s Razor
02 - The Arms of Someone New - Renespeak
03 - The Arms of Someone New - The Miracle Power
04 - The Arms of Someone New - The Perfect Window
05 - The Arms of Someone New - Oppression
06 - The Arms of Someone New - Oppressed Dub
07 - The Arms of Someone New - Carole
08 - The Arms of Someone New - Sell the Earth
CD3
01 - The Arms of Someone New - Disc 3 • Notes From Underground
02 - The Arms of Someone New - The Lines On Your Face
03 - The Arms of Someone New - This Old Country
04 - The Arms of Someone New - Just A Feeling
05 - The Arms of Someone New - Dream 1
06 - The Arms of Someone New - Nothing Goes Unsaid 8
07 - The Arms of Someone New - The Falling
08 - The Arms of Someone New - Pieces
09 - The Arms of Someone New - Dream 2
10 - The Arms of Someone New - Shadowland
11 - The Arms of Someone New - Nothing Goes Unsaid 2
12 - The Arms of Someone New - Weltuntergangstimmung
13 - The Arms of Someone New - The Lines On Your Face (reprise)
14 - The Arms of Someone New - My Friend (early version)
CD4
01 - The Arms of Someone New - Disc 4 • Rarities
02 - The Arms of Someone New - Illusions
03 - The Arms of Someone New - Journey of an Exile
04 - The Arms of Someone New - Broken Backs
05 - The Arms of Someone New - A Second At A Time (early version)
06 - The Arms of Someone New - Balance (early version)
07 - The Arms of Someone New - Seventy Years (early version)
08 - The Arms of Someone New - A Different Light (early version)
09 - The Arms of Someone New - Give God Some Praise (intermix)
foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2026-03-21 16:38:02
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Analyzed: The Arms of Someone New / Tape Recordings 1983-1985
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -119.39 dBFS -129.28 dBFS 0:03 01-Disc 1 • Significant Others
DR11 -0.00 dBFS -13.58 dBFS 6:11 02-Hit The Pavement
DR11 -0.00 dBFS -14.00 dBFS 4:48 03-A Separate Reality
DR9 -0.00 dBFS -10.76 dBFS 5:52 04-Give God Some Praise
DR12 -0.00 dBFS -15.49 dBFS 5:13 05-Whitefriars (early version)
DR6 -0.12 dBFS -8.97 dBFS 4:43 06-Watching The Time
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 987 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2026-03-21 16:38:02
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Analyzed: The Arms of Someone New / Tape Recordings 1983-1985
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -120.41 dBFS -129.21 dBFS 0:03 01-Disc 2 • Occam’s Razor
DR9 -0.00 dBFS -11.13 dBFS 3:27 02-Renespeak
DR10 -0.00 dBFS -12.88 dBFS 5:16 03-The Miracle Power
DR8 -0.00 dBFS -11.53 dBFS 2:49 04-The Perfect Window
DR11 -0.00 dBFS -12.20 dBFS 3:58 05-Oppression
DR11 -0.00 dBFS -11.42 dBFS 4:05 06-Oppressed Dub
DR11 -3.03 dBFS -17.12 dBFS 4:06 07-Carole
DR7 -0.56 dBFS -9.98 dBFS 3:56 08-Sell the Earth
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 925 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2026-03-21 16:38:02
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Analyzed: The Arms of Someone New / Tape Recordings 1983-1985
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -119.39 dBFS -129.29 dBFS 0:03 01-Disc 3 • Notes From Underground
DR9 -0.00 dBFS -12.44 dBFS 1:08 02-The Lines On Your Face
DR8 -0.00 dBFS -11.17 dBFS 2:14 03-This Old Country
DR9 -0.00 dBFS -12.98 dBFS 3:12 04-Just A Feeling
DR9 -2.53 dBFS -17.04 dBFS 1:55 05-Dream 1
DR8 -0.13 dBFS -10.59 dBFS 1:55 06-Nothing Goes Unsaid 8
DR10 -6.25 dBFS -19.69 dBFS 1:54 07-The Falling
DR10 -0.79 dBFS -14.95 dBFS 3:03 08-Pieces
DR10 -6.93 dBFS -21.22 dBFS 1:27 09-Dream 2
DR10 -0.00 dBFS -12.09 dBFS 5:07 10-Shadowland
DR9 -0.00 dBFS -12.41 dBFS 2:07 11-Nothing Goes Unsaid 2
DR8 -0.00 dBFS -11.10 dBFS 3:08 12-Weltuntergangstimmung
DR8 -2.60 dBFS -15.90 dBFS 1:04 13-The Lines On Your Face (reprise)
DR8 -0.88 dBFS -12.21 dBFS 6:15 14-My Friend (early version)
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 778 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2026-03-21 16:38:02
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Analyzed: The Arms of Someone New / Tape Recordings 1983-1985
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -120.41 dBFS -129.23 dBFS 0:04 01-Disc 4 • Rarities
DR8 -0.54 dBFS -10.33 dBFS 3:28 02-Illusions
DR10 -0.34 dBFS -12.84 dBFS 3:46 03-Journey of an Exile
DR6 -0.00 dBFS -9.31 dBFS 5:10 04-Broken Backs
DR9 -2.53 dBFS -13.40 dBFS 2:30 05-A Second At A Time (early version)
DR9 -1.76 dBFS -12.96 dBFS 3:27 06-Balance (early version)
DR8 -3.35 dBFS -13.99 dBFS 2:17 07-Seventy Years (early version)
DR11 -1.00 dBFS -15.88 dBFS 2:41 08-A Different Light (early version)
DR11 -1.00 dBFS -13.82 dBFS 3:20 09-Give God Some Praise (intermix)
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 978 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2026-03-21 16:38:02
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Analyzed: The Arms of Someone New / Tape Recordings 1983-1985
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -119.39 dBFS -129.28 dBFS 0:03 01-Disc 1 • Significant Others
DR11 -0.00 dBFS -13.58 dBFS 6:11 02-Hit The Pavement
DR11 -0.00 dBFS -14.00 dBFS 4:48 03-A Separate Reality
DR9 -0.00 dBFS -10.76 dBFS 5:52 04-Give God Some Praise
DR12 -0.00 dBFS -15.49 dBFS 5:13 05-Whitefriars (early version)
DR6 -0.12 dBFS -8.97 dBFS 4:43 06-Watching The Time
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 987 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2026-03-21 16:38:02
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Analyzed: The Arms of Someone New / Tape Recordings 1983-1985
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -120.41 dBFS -129.21 dBFS 0:03 01-Disc 2 • Occam’s Razor
DR9 -0.00 dBFS -11.13 dBFS 3:27 02-Renespeak
DR10 -0.00 dBFS -12.88 dBFS 5:16 03-The Miracle Power
DR8 -0.00 dBFS -11.53 dBFS 2:49 04-The Perfect Window
DR11 -0.00 dBFS -12.20 dBFS 3:58 05-Oppression
DR11 -0.00 dBFS -11.42 dBFS 4:05 06-Oppressed Dub
DR11 -3.03 dBFS -17.12 dBFS 4:06 07-Carole
DR7 -0.56 dBFS -9.98 dBFS 3:56 08-Sell the Earth
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 925 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2026-03-21 16:38:02
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Analyzed: The Arms of Someone New / Tape Recordings 1983-1985
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -119.39 dBFS -129.29 dBFS 0:03 01-Disc 3 • Notes From Underground
DR9 -0.00 dBFS -12.44 dBFS 1:08 02-The Lines On Your Face
DR8 -0.00 dBFS -11.17 dBFS 2:14 03-This Old Country
DR9 -0.00 dBFS -12.98 dBFS 3:12 04-Just A Feeling
DR9 -2.53 dBFS -17.04 dBFS 1:55 05-Dream 1
DR8 -0.13 dBFS -10.59 dBFS 1:55 06-Nothing Goes Unsaid 8
DR10 -6.25 dBFS -19.69 dBFS 1:54 07-The Falling
DR10 -0.79 dBFS -14.95 dBFS 3:03 08-Pieces
DR10 -6.93 dBFS -21.22 dBFS 1:27 09-Dream 2
DR10 -0.00 dBFS -12.09 dBFS 5:07 10-Shadowland
DR9 -0.00 dBFS -12.41 dBFS 2:07 11-Nothing Goes Unsaid 2
DR8 -0.00 dBFS -11.10 dBFS 3:08 12-Weltuntergangstimmung
DR8 -2.60 dBFS -15.90 dBFS 1:04 13-The Lines On Your Face (reprise)
DR8 -0.88 dBFS -12.21 dBFS 6:15 14-My Friend (early version)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 778 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2026-03-21 16:38:02
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Analyzed: The Arms of Someone New / Tape Recordings 1983-1985
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -120.41 dBFS -129.23 dBFS 0:04 01-Disc 4 • Rarities
DR8 -0.54 dBFS -10.33 dBFS 3:28 02-Illusions
DR10 -0.34 dBFS -12.84 dBFS 3:46 03-Journey of an Exile
DR6 -0.00 dBFS -9.31 dBFS 5:10 04-Broken Backs
DR9 -2.53 dBFS -13.40 dBFS 2:30 05-A Second At A Time (early version)
DR9 -1.76 dBFS -12.96 dBFS 3:27 06-Balance (early version)
DR8 -3.35 dBFS -13.99 dBFS 2:17 07-Seventy Years (early version)
DR11 -1.00 dBFS -15.88 dBFS 2:41 08-A Different Light (early version)
DR11 -1.00 dBFS -13.82 dBFS 3:20 09-Give God Some Praise (intermix)
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 978 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
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