'The One To Lose' is the 1st single from the forthcoming debut album by @SaigonWouldBeSeoul, the new solo project of Mirza Ramic from @Arms-and-Sleepers.

'Everywhere Else Left Behind' album pre-orders available at http://bit.ly/int001_bandcamp (LP, CD, Cassette, Digital). Out 21 June on @interpretnull.
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SAIGON WOULD BE SEOUL is the new solo project of Mirza Ramic from the American electronic music duo @Arms-and-Sleepers. While spending most of his adult life in the US, Mirza was born in Bosnia & Herzegovina and lived there until 1992, when the Bosnian War forced his family to flee the country. Mirza and his mother would spend the next few years moving across continents, countries and states as refugees — living in Tunisia, Egypt, Italy, Croatia, Czech Republic, Arizona, and Massachusetts. Mirza’s father did not survive the war; he was killed by a mortar shell in 1993.

This personal journey of trauma, loss and survival is at the core of SAIGON WOULD BE SEOUL. Mirza’s mother, a piano teacher, introduced the piano to him at the age of 6. Subsequently, the piano became the one constant in their lives as they kept changing environments and moving further away from Bosnia & Herzegovina. Piano, and music in general, became important mechanisms for processing memories and finding healing.

The name SAIGON WOULD BE SEOUL is taken from Viet Thanh Nguyen’s collection of short stories titled 'The Refugees'. In it, a Vietnamese woman exclaims how Saigon today would be as modern, prosperous and progressive as Seoul in South Korea had the Vietnam War never happened. Similar sentiments exist amongst Bosnian people when discussing the Bosnian War and its aftermath. These powerful feelings of “what if” and “what could have been” cut deep through every refugee’s heart, regardless of nationality, ethnicity or geographic location. The nostalgic and painful recollection of the past is an important aspect of Mirza’s music and is purposefully captured in the project’s name.

Debut album EVERYWHERE ELSE LEFT BEHIND will be released on 21 June 2019 via @interpretnull, an imprint of @FutureArchiveRecordings.

Cat. No: {int}001
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The One To Lose

{ PRE-ORDER ALBUM }

'miniatures vol. 1' is the new compilation from @interpretnull featuring contributions from In Morbid Colours, Peter Broderick, Grabek, David Allred, Saigon Would Be Seoul, Taz Modi, B. Fleischmann, A Lily, Arms and Sleepers, and Aidan Baker.

One of the core concepts of {int}erpret null is the miniatures series, based on the miniature music manifesto. The manifesto asks composers to 1) complete a musical thought; 2) express it in any medium; 3) reuse, reinterpret, redevelop; and 4) not exceed one minute in duration.

'miniatures vol. 1' is made up of 50 miniature compositions, five from each contributing artist.

LISTEN + SUPPORT: https://ffm.to/min001

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{int}erpret null: miniatures, vol. 1

The Underdog

Cat Among The Pigeons

Dead Man's Mirror

A Quiet Revolution And A Goodbye

Three Act Tragedy

SAIGON WOULD BE SEOUL is the new solo project from Mirza Ramic of the electronic music duo Arms and Sleepers. The project name is taken from Viet Thanh Nguyen’s collection of short stories titled 'The Refugees'. 

Latest album THE HUMAN STAIN:
http://bit.ly/The-Human-Stain-BC

Short docu film TO TELL A GHOST:
https://youtu.be/REXrVRJ0TJc
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CONTACT: saigonwouldbeseoul@gmail.com

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