KicK iii

by Arca

KicK iii cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 December 2021
  • Label: XL
  • Country: Venezuela
  • Length: 35:38
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 16 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'KicK iii' stands as the most incendiary and club-focused entry in Arca's KICK series, delving into what she terms "mutant club music" and aggressively psychedelic sound palettes. The album's production is characterized by its deconstructed, often punishing beats, glitch hop textures, and industrial noise, woven together with a manic, violently euphoric energy. This sonic chaos is matched by Arca's shapeshifting vocal delivery, creating a confrontational yet joyous experience that pushes dance music into frantic, experimental new shapes.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, electronic, experimental, deconstructed, club, avant-garde

Tracklist

  1. Bruja (3:50)
  2. Incendio (2:44)
  3. Morbo (2:15)
  4. Fiera (4:28)
  5. Skullqueen (2:33)
  6. Electra Rex (2:08)
  7. Ripples (2:09)
  8. Rubberneck (2:28)
  9. Señorita (2:21)
  10. My 2 (6:45)
  11. Intimate Flesh (3:32)
  12. Joya (3:55)

Credits

  • Arca - producer, performer, writer, mixed by, concept and scenario, painting, symbolic gestation
  • Frederik Heyman - 3d visual creation, concept and scenario
  • Alex Epton - mixed by
  • Enyang Urbiks - mastered by
  • JN-H - lacquer cut by
  • Roberto Ruiz - painting photography
  • Studio M - typography

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