I hear it as a kind of foregrounded ambient music really. Part of the problem seems to be knowing what to 'do' with it, possibly?
― Piss-Up Artist (dog latin), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 10:50 (nine years ago) link
its like ambient shards isnt it? kind of like a series of inconsequential slivers, that are *there* for a bit and then they slip away.
prob said it already, but i think arcas hollowness is only so until he works with someone who has something to say through it. he has no discernible personality but gets better when matched with someone who does (am only basing this on the kanye collabo really). obv bjork hasnt done anything esp good in a while but im thinking some fresh blood (esp someone who seems quite malleable) might do the trick.
― StillAdvance, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 11:06 (nine years ago) link
oh yeah cf how i don't especially care about evian christ's work by himself but a lot of the time he works with others he comes up with something pretty special for them
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 11:13 (nine years ago) link
Xen finally clicked for me as a soundtrack to the self-service car wash :)
― virtuoso thigh slapper (Jordan), Thursday, 15 January 2015 21:26 (nine years ago) link
What all the artists Sherburne lists have in common (and I'd stick the Ford + Lopatin and James Ferraro albums in there as well) is this sense that someone's turned on all the lights really brightly. I'm used to electronic music feeling either noctural or sunny, there's a really stark neon glare to all of these artists, with varying degrees of success. --Matt DC
huge truth bomb
― flopson, Friday, 16 January 2015 03:21 (nine years ago) link
Some of the purple sound from c2009 gives me that vibe too.
― this is just a saginaw (dog latin), Friday, 16 January 2015 09:34 (nine years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/arca1000000/arca-sheep-hood-by-air-fw15-1
― just sayin, Thursday, 12 February 2015 21:53 (nine years ago) link
I didn't really like Xen but Mutant is connecting with me a lot easier. I wouldn't go as far as claiming there's melodies and rhythms on this new one, but it is feeling a lot easier to understand.
― boxedjoy, Friday, 13 November 2015 16:38 (eight years ago) link
man this new mixtape
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 22:05 (eight years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/arca1000000/entranas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE6OjTiMY3o
IGLOOGHOST 2 days agoHE'S GOT THE RANGE.
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 22:07 (eight years ago) link
nu Arca album incoming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1QSgdMPI5g
― mh 😏, Friday, 24 February 2017 00:03 (seven years ago) link
Really into these new songs. They go well with the new Xiu Xiu too.
― change display name (Jordan), Saturday, 25 February 2017 14:40 (seven years ago) link
Agree with your first statement. I have nothing to say about your second because I have nothing to say about Xiu Xiu.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 25 February 2017 14:47 (seven years ago) link
same
― mh 😏, Saturday, 25 February 2017 19:37 (seven years ago) link
I have nothing to say and I am saying it
― ogmor, Saturday, 4 March 2017 14:09 (seven years ago) link
on a related note, Jesse Kanda, Arca's visual collaborator, released an ep
― mh 😏, Saturday, 4 March 2017 14:46 (seven years ago) link
And another new song/video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WKWZ9y-dvU
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 16 March 2017 16:23 (seven years ago) link
Looking forward to this album, but not in love with the singles so far. Not as enamored with his singing voice as everyone else seems to be; would've preferred an expansion on what he did on Entrañas (which was overlooked last year), but I suppose that would've just resulted in more of the same. I think Xen is a masterpiece, and Mutant merely good, but the latter seemed to get better reviews. Anyone else agree?
― Handsome Bookor, Thursday, 16 March 2017 16:30 (seven years ago) link
I think I still prefer Mutant but have really come to appreciate Xen, and hear its influence in a lot of other artists.
I have nothing to say about your second because I have nothing to say about Xiu Xiu.
I'm surprised, I would think you would like them - is it because you never delved, or is there some beef?
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 16 March 2017 16:56 (seven years ago) link
Nothing major but while I vaguely recall some songs early on that were okay enough, the guy's persona is increasingly irritating and nothing I've heard in recent years raises more than a shrug. Kinda defines 'try too hard' in my view.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 16 March 2017 17:26 (seven years ago) link
i've been enjoying the new record!
― joshywinty (josh), Monday, 10 April 2017 23:11 (seven years ago) link
https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/20968
reeeally want to see an arca show. this sounds great
― a landlocked exclave (mh), Thursday, 4 May 2017 04:37 (seven years ago) link
Really enjoying this, it has that stream-of-consciousness beat vibe of the early releases, just endlessly creative.
https://youtu.be/2gjlcSZ9cQE
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 21 February 2020 19:41 (four years ago) link
Maybe it just hit me at the right time but I think this is my favorite Arca release. Freedom, menace, beats.
― lukas, Friday, 21 February 2020 21:22 (four years ago) link
meant to say "beat tape". But in the best way.
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 21 February 2020 22:03 (four years ago) link
my home surveillance device was playing this the other day and I was curious how it would pronounce the name, so I asked what was playing
"sorry, I don't know what's playing right now"
― lukas, Monday, 24 February 2020 18:54 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6-svj5HK9o
"Arca shares video for new song “Time,” confirms Björk and Rosalía for KiCk i. Shygirl and SOPHIE will also appear on Arca's fourth album ..."
― lukas, Wednesday, 20 May 2020 21:40 (four years ago) link
The new album is FIRE. Machote is just sheer beauty probably my favorite Arca song now. The guest spots are all killer. Big highlight of the year so far.
― octobeard, Saturday, 27 June 2020 21:50 (four years ago) link
The Rosalía track on this is really stunning
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Sunday, 28 June 2020 04:49 (four years ago) link
stunning album, really physical and intense sounds, and songs instead of aimless drift like a lot of their previous stuff
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 28 June 2020 10:46 (four years ago) link
It's dope, agree that it's cool to hear the signature sound design be so focused
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 29 June 2020 22:36 (four years ago) link
I'm afraid it'll never really work between Arca and me. The tracks w/ Rosalía and Björk are ace imo, as is the second track. On the whole though there is just too much awe of the sound design, and too little actually enjoying the songs, for me. Will continue to cherry pick great songs off of this, but as an album, it's just too all over the place for me.
― Scampidocio (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 1 July 2020 10:42 (four years ago) link
The Björk feature feels like a bit of an outlier to me, but then I feel that way about a lot of Björk guest spots- her style is so distinctive it tends to dominate proceedings. I really like the rest of the album though.
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 1 July 2020 12:43 (four years ago) link
looks like they're releasing a new album every day this week?
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Wednesday, 1 December 2021 16:58 (two years ago) link
wait really? There's a kick iiii and iiiii coming???? I was only aware of the trilogy
― octobeard, Wednesday, 1 December 2021 17:45 (two years ago) link
iiii is out there and i'm going to assume iiiii will drop tomorrow
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Wednesday, 1 December 2021 19:18 (two years ago) link
holy crap I am loving this drop - iii was better than ii imho, can't wait to hear iiii with tracks titled "Whoresong" "Queer" and "Alien Inside"
― octobeard, Wednesday, 1 December 2021 19:19 (two years ago) link
Arca has released a brand new song, called 'Cayó', and shared news of a 5xLP box set compiling her 'Kick' series of albumshttps://t.co/BBWuMexae1 pic.twitter.com/M8S95e16xi— The Quietus (@theQuietus) April 7, 2022
― nxd, Thursday, 7 April 2022 15:27 (two years ago) link