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Stretch 1
Electronic · 2012 · 6 tracks · 18m

Stretch 1

Arca

Elastic, pitch-shifted electronics that warp hip-hop foundations into liquid shapes. A cold yet strangely sensual exploration of digital mutation.

April 19, 2012 · UNO

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A cold, mercurial tension that feels both technologically advanced and deeply intimate.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks · 18m
01
Dignity
3:52
02
Focus
2:28
03
DOEP
2:51
04
Walls
3:17
05
Ass Swung Low
3:32
06
Truly Carrying
2:58
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the vocal on Ass Swung Low is pitched down to a subterranean growl over a skeletal, snapping beat.
The sudden eruption of crystalline, high-frequency synth stabs that pierce through the murky atmosphere of Dignity.
The transition into Truly Carrying where the rhythm dissolves into a shimmering, weightless ambient wash.
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 1 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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