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Rating: THE REVIEW
Albums of 2017 (3):
I won’t be here to scramble your brain with the symbolism of the ark, of Noah, and bla bla bla, just know that this album marks a boundary: before there were the Hi-Tech groups (sigh, called so) that attempted a destabilizing, catastrophic, and apocalyptic approach towards music, the times, and even videos (among which even Arca with Xen-Mutant, albeit lesser compared to OPN, Holly Herndon), then there's this album that wants to return to earth and regenerate as alien; an alien on earth, a different one among equals, the undefined.
Electronic music with reassembled rave sounds, almost operatic singing in gender Spanish.
SIMILAR: OPN, Holly Herndon, Lorenzo Senni, Visionist, Anohni
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Summary by Bot
Arca's 2017 self-titled album stands as a defining boundary in electronic music. It merges reassembled rave elements with operatic singing in gender Spanish, delivering an alien yet grounded sonic experience. The album contrasts with apocalyptic Hi-Tech styles by offering a regenerative and unique approach. Comparable to artists like OPN and Holly Herndon, this work highlights Arca's innovative vision.
Arca
Arca is Venezuelan producer, singer, and composer Alejandra Ghersi, known for experimental electronic works that foreground voice, texture, and deconstructed pop forms. Her catalog includes Xen, Mutant, Arca, and Kick I, and she has worked with artists such as Björk, Rosalía, SOPHIE, and Shygirl.03 Reviews
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By fonopticon
"Arca exposes us to the total nudity of her compositional process, her songs here appear as heaps of bones, bundles of nerves, dismantled toys reduced to their raw material."
"'Sin Rumbo' ... a chant at the limits of monody and an arrangement that is spectral and almost non-existent, yet with such strength and violence that it makes you think there is ultimately no need for anything else."
