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Stretch 2
Electronic · 2012 · 9 tracks · 26m

Stretch 2

Arca

Elastic hip-hop beats stretched until they snap. A metallic, liquid exploration of the uncanny valley where rap tropes meet avant-garde digital decay.

August 6, 2012 · UNO

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A high-tension blend of digital anxiety and fluid, alien beauty.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 26m
01
Self Defense
2:20
02
Fortune
3:24
03
Maiden Voyage
2:36
04
2 Blunted
1:47
05
Tapped In
2:34
06
Strung
2:23
07
Brokeup
2:52
08
Meditation
4:11
09
Manners
4:41
Moments Worth Listening For
The aggressive, stuttering vocal manipulation on Brokeup that sounds like a machine trying to weep.
The way the percussion on Manners feels like it is physically melting and reforming in real time.
The sudden transition into the hazy, new age influenced synth pads during the midpoint of Meditation.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Stretch 2 sound next to the rest of Arca's catalogue?

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The vocals lean notably further into processed than the rest of the catalogue.

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