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Arca (musician)
Alejandra Ghersi RodrÃguez (born 14 October 1989), known professionally as Arca, is a Venezuelan musician and record producer based in Barcelona, Spain. She initially began releasing music under the name of Nuuro. After attending the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, Ghersi first released the EP ''Baron Libre'' (2012) under the name Arca and subsequently released the EPs ''Stretch 1'' and ''Stretch 2''; the latter experimented with hip hop and brought her attention from prominent music publications. She released her first two albums, ''Xen'' and ''Mutant'', in 2014 and 2015 respectively. Her eponymous third album, '' Arca'' (2017), became the first to prominently feature her vocals. From 2020-2021, Ghersi released the ''Kick'' quintet, starting with the album ''Kick I'' (2020) and ending with ''Kick IIIII'' (2021); these recordings drew from styles such as IDM, reggaeton, avant-pop, and techno. Ghersi has frequently incorporated themes related to gender identity, non ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sónar
Sónar is a festival dedicated to music, creativity and technology, founded in Barcelona in 1994 by Ricard Robles, Enric Palau, and Sergi Caballero. The festival has been divided into two parts since its inception: Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night, with a three-day congress, Sónar+D dedicated to Creativity, Technology and Business running concurrently since 2013. As well as the flagship event in Barcelona, Sónar hosts events around the world, with annual festivals having taken place in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong and Reykjavik. In 2023, editions are planned for Lisbon and Istanbul, as well as the 30th anniversary of the festival in Barcelona. Artists that have performed at Sónar include Björk, Thom Yorke, Jean-Michel Jarre, Duran Duran, Grace Jones, Beastie Boys, De La Soul, Kraftwerk, Gorillaz, New Order, Skrillex, Diplo, M.I.A., Arca, RosalÃa, Chic, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Aphex Twin, Richie Hawtin and Laurent Garnier. Writing in 2017, the New York Times states that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Kanda
Jesse Kanda (born June 23, 1987) is an artist, animator and musician based in London. He was born in Japan and raised in Canada. Besides his solo career as an artist and musician, he is also well known for his collaborations with musicians including Arca, FKA Twigs and Björk as well as providing visuals for fashion label Hood By Air. Background Jesse Kanda partly grew up in Japan. Since age 13, Kanda has shared his work online with the advent of artistic social networks deviantArt.com and mp3.com in the early 2000s. Today he continues to do so, now expanding into exhibitions and live shows. He is known for his collaborations with musician Arca who he met "on a DeviantArt forum when Kanda was 15 and Arca was 13." Jesse Kanda was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package during the 57th edition of the event (2015) for FKA Twigs's debut studio album '' LP1''. Work Common themes in Kanda's work have been growth, decay, death, freedom, fantasy, empathy, dream, inno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kick I
''Kick I'' (stylized as ''KiCk i''; pronounced "kick one") is the fourth studio album by Venezuelan electronic record producer Arca. Recorded between Barcelona and London, the album was released on 26 June 2020 through XL Recordings. ''Kick I'' was presented with four singles: "Nonbinary", "Time", "Mequetrefe", and " KLK" featuring RosalÃa. It also includes collaborations with Björk, Shygirl, and Sophie. The album was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, as well as for Best Alternative Music Album at the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards. ''Kick I'' is the first entry of a ''Kick'' quintet. The rest of the entries were released in November–December 2021. Background Shortly after releasing her 62-minute long mix "@@@@@", on March 8, 2020 Arca revealed to ''Garage Magazine'' that she would be releasing her next album in the summer of 2020 and that it would feature Icelandic singer Björk and Spanish new flamenco alternative artist Rosalà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arca (album)
''Arca'' is the third studio album by Venezuelan musician Arca, released on 7 April 2017 through XL Recordings. It is the first studio album to feature lead vocals by Arca herself, sung in her native language of Spanish. It was released to universal acclaim from critics. Background On 28 February 2016, Ghersi announced via Instagram that her new album would be titled ''Reverie'' and was almost finished, although on 22 February 2017, she announced that the album would in fact be self-titled ''Arca''. She explained in an interview for ''i-D'' magazine that she didn't want the album to be eponymous, it's more that every other name felt wrong: "I went through a whole year of trying different names, they all felt foreign. But because I use my singing voice in a way that I've never done before, it didn't feel unnatural to call it ''Arca''." The use of her voice on the new album was inspired by collaborator and friend, Björk: I don't know if I would've ever sung on this record if it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutant (album)
''Mutant'' is the second studio album by Venezuelan electronic music producer Arca. It was released on 20 November 2015 via Mute. According to Arca, the album chronicles, "sensuality and impulsiveness as escape routes out of rigidity". It has been labeled as a noise, trap, industrial and experimental album. To promote ''Mutant'', four singles were released. Upon release, the album was critically acclaimed and was ranked as Tiny Mix Tapes' favorite album of 2015. Critical reception ''Mutant'' received widespread acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". Mark Richardson of ''Pitchfork'' gave the album a very positive review, stating, "Compared to '' Xen'', ''Mutant'' feels less composed and less indebted to classical music. With many tracks on the former album you could squint a litt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xen (album)
''Xen'' is the debut studio album by Venezuelan electronic musician Arca, released on 4 November 2014 through Mute Records. The album was recorded over a largely improvised six-month period in 2014. Background The title of the album is a reference to Ghersi's "feminine spirit" as portrayed in the album artwork and videos. According to the artist, the designer Jesse Kanda asked "if I had a girl's name when I was a kid, I told him that I have this image in my head when I listen to a song of mine that I really love or that I feel happy with. I move really slowly in a very effeminate way ndclose my eyes and I see this naked being who exists in front of an audience. Everyone is simultaneously attracted to it and repulsed". Upon reflection she felt that "Those were all projections of my psyche; of how I viewed my own sexuality and how I engaged with people through the lens of sensuality. ''Xen'' is an 'it'. I lean towards calling ''Xen'' 'her' in response to the fact that society hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stretch 2
''Stretch 2'' is an extended play by Venezuelan producer Arca. It was released on 6 August 2012 by UNO NYC, following its predecessor ''Stretch 1'' in April. Composition Primarily an electronic hip-hop album, ''Stretch 2'' features avant-garde time signatures, warped pitches, and "a kind of post-millennial take on trip-hop with a debt to Aphex Twin", as well as influences from gangsta rap, garage, and new age. Critical reception Andrew Ryce of ''Resident Advisor'' called ''Stretch 2'' "a mood record, unforgivingly dark and antisocial" and that "Though erplayful hip-hop vignettes are nice little curios, the album's real eye-openers are when hestretches out." Ryce praised the EP's "beautifully tortured production", use of harsh effects, and Arca's "sometimes (unsettlingly) legible" vocals. Birkut of ''Tiny Mix Tapes ''Tiny Mix Tapes'' (also ''TMT'' or ''tinymixtapes'') is an online music and film webzine that focuses primarily on new music and related news. In addition t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Davis Institute Of Recorded Music
The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the arts, and filmmakers. The school is divided into three Institutes: Performing Arts, Emerging Media, and Film & Television. Many undergraduate and graduate disciplines are available for students, including: acting, dance, drama, performance studies, design for stage and film, musical theatre writing, photography, record producing, game design and development, and film and television studies. The school also offers an inter-disciplinary "collaborative arts" program, high school programs, continuing education in the arts for the general public, as well as the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, which teaches entrepreneurial strategies in the music recording industry. A dual MFA/MBA graduate program is also offered, allowing students ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
