The unveiling of the KICK series culminates today with the announcement of the fourth, and final, album in the anthology: kick iiii. Arriving on December 3 via XL Recordings, kick iiii, along with the recently announced albums KICK ii and KicK iii, will all arrive on the same day, joining the previously released KiCk i, to complete the cycle of the series. kick iiii sees Arca inviting new and former collaborators into her world Including Oliver Coates, Planningtorock, No Bra and Shirley Manson. Premiering today is ‘Queer‘ featuring Planningtorock; listen here.
Arca – ‘Queer’ feat. Planningtorock
Stream / Download: https://arca.ffm.to/
Last week Arca shared the details of KicK iii alongside a new video for the album’s second single ‘Electra Rex,’ which followed the release of ‘Incendio.’ Prior to that she announced the details of KICK ii and shared album tracks ‘Born Yesterday Ft. Sia’ and ‘Prada/Rakata.‘ She also revealed the coalescence of the KICK series via the music visual for ‘Prada/Rakata,’ the continuation of her work with artist Frederik Heyman (@@@@@, Nonbinary), that introduces an ambitious act of musical world-building that reveals Arca’s many mutations as an artist in a quantum superstate.
If KiCk i is a multidimensional self-portrait that held all of Arca’s many mutations, KICK ii sees her deconstruct reggaeton rhythms she grew up listening to in Caracas, balancing structure and chaos to create her most accessible work yet, without sacrificing any of her uncompromising experimentation; the rising cycle. KicK iii sees her returning to the club nights that shaped her early adult-hood where Arca was born: the surrealist DJ, warping dance music structures to fit her singular vision—relentless rhythms to drive listeners into uncharted states of euphoria, anthems for the basement-dark queer clubs of our cyberpunk near-future; the climax of the cycle. With kick iiii, the cycle resolves, and a new species of xenopop emerges, sensual and serene. Arca’s talents as a composer and sound designer take the lead on closing track ‘Paw,‘ setting melodies to drift on deep, gentle waves of orchestral ambiance, an oceanic bliss.
The complete suite of albums drops December 3. And while the release of the KICK series culminates on December 3, it’s truly only the beginning.
Pre-order / pre-save Arca – kick iiii: https://arca.ffm.
Pre-order / pre-save Arca – KicK iii: https://arca.ffm.to/
Pre-order / pre-save Arca – KICK ii: https://arca.ffm.to/kickii
Arca – kick iiii
1. Whoresong
2. Esuna ft. Oliver Coates
3. Xenomorphgirl
4. Queer ft. Planningtorock
5. Witch ft. No Bra
6. Hija
7. Boquifloja
8. Alien Inside ft. Shirley Manson
9. Altar
10. Lost Woman Found
11. Paw
Arca – KICK ii, KicK iii and kick iiii are out Friday 3 December via XL Recordings
ARCA
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