@@deelibiot4014 Arca's music is not for the masses. For an ear that doesn't mind chaotic songs and knows a lot of music similar to this... actually, the album is pretty accesible. But I get it, it's too much for you. I can digest this album in the same way that I can even tolerate (and enjoy) a band like Nails with their heavy aggressive sound and rawness.
Current Approximation of Fantano's Year-End List from the Loved List Based on Initial Score Range (12/10/21) 1. Sinner Get Ready by Lingua Ignota - 10 2. The Turning Wheel by Spellling - 10 3. kick iii by Arca - DECENT to Strong 9 4. Promises by Floating Points, Pharaoh Sanders, LSO - Light to DECENT 9 5. LP! by JPEGMAFIA - LIGHT to Decent 9 6. Daddy's Home by St. Vincent - LIGHT to Decent 9 7. By the Time I Get to Phoenix by Injury Reserve - Strong 8 to LIGHT 9 8. Henki by Richard Dawson and Circle - Strong 8 to LIGHT 9 9. A Beginner's Mind by Sufjan Stevens, Angelo de Augustine - STRONG 8 to Light 9 10. SKA DREAM by Jeff Rosenstock - STRONG 8 to Light 9 11. Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz - STRONG 8 to Light 9 12. The Color Blu(e) by Blu - STRONG 8 to Light 9 13. I Lie Here Buried with My Rings and My Dresses by Backxwash - STRONG 8 to Light 9 14. Rainbow Bridge 3 by Sematary - STRONG 8 to Light 9 15. Palais d'Argile by Feu! Chatterton - STRONG 8 16. For the first time by Black Country, New Road - Decent to STRONG 8 17. Carnage by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Decent to STRONG 8 18. Madison by Sloppy Jane - Decent to STRONG 8 19. Cavalcade by black midi - DECENT to Strong 8 20. Glow On by Turnstile - DECENT to Strong 8 21. Nurture by Porter Robinson - DECENT to Strong 8 22. HEY WHAT by Low - DECENT to Strong 8 23. Imperative Imperceptible Impulse by Ad Nauseum - DECENT to Strong 8 24. Stand for Myself by Yola - DECENT to Strong 8 25. Forever in Your Heart by Black Dresses - DECENT 8 26. OK Human by Weezer - DECENT 8 27. Call Me if You Get Lost by Tyler, The Creator - Light to DECENT 8 28. Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine by Brockhampton - Light to DECENT 8 29. Let Me Do One More by Illuminati Hotties - Light to DECENT 8 30. King's Disease II by Nas - Light to DECENT 8 31. ...And Again Into the Light by Panopticon - Light to DECENT 8 32. TYRON by Slowthai - Light to DECENT 8 33. Hitler Wears Hermes 8 Side B by Westside Gunn - Light to DECENT 8 34. Friends That Break Your Heart by James Blake - LIGHT 8 35. Half God by Wiki - LIGHT 8 36. Smiling With No Teeth by Genesis Owusu - Strong 7 to LIGHT 8 37. Haram by Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - Strong 7 to LIGHT 8 38. Actually, You Can by Deerhoof - Strong 7 to LIGHT 8 39. Mercurial World by Magdalena Bay - Strong 7 to LIGHT 8 40. Welfare Jazz by Viagra Boys - Strong 7 to LIGHT 8 41. Twin Shadow by Twin Shadow - Strong 7 to LIGHT 8 42. GUMBO'! by Pink Siifu - Strong 7 to LIGHT 8 It's nearly list season, y'all! I will continue to update this until list week, during which I'll post my prediction list without the score ranges, and encompass other records that may not have appeared on the loved list. Thanks to you guys and to Fantano for a great year of listening!
Look at this: Arca talked about the kicks being a form of rebellion against oppression. Kick 1 show us who she is and what she brings Kick 2 is the take over, where the mutants organize to change the paradigms Kick 3 is pure fire, burn to the ground to renaissance Kick 4 is the accomodation and installation of this new future, alienated languages with songs that empower And kick 5 is the last hours of the celebration, there's peace, there's hope and we have this new guide, Arca as Maria Lionza
@Gunk Session this dude is so mad at trans people for existing he has to make up hypothetical arguments about how trans people are actually the ones discriminating against cis people.. the delusion is strong
Crown is literally a career highlight in her discography - I can't believe you didn't like it. Such a perfect closer to a wild series of albums, as well.
The lyrics paint an image of child birth too which my poetry professor pointed out to me. While it’s obviously sexual the lines “how could she flip it all upside down” or “she wears her crown” (crowning in pregnancy) or “how could it fit inside a body so petite”. Makes sense that the KiCk series concludes with the birth. Can’t believe he didn’t like that track.
It’s so crazy revisiting Xen and Mutant after the KicK series because they still sound imaginative and cool but feel soooo long ago because the evolution was so vast
While I think that Kick iii is great, I still think that it doesn't top Xen Or Mutant, they are just so amazing to me with their textures and atmospheres.
Is it just me or did Joya kinda feel like a tribute to Sophie? With it's synths and ethereal atmosphere, reminds me of some of the cuts off of Oil of Every Pearls. It actually made me cry first listen. So emotional.
Fantastic commentary on the series - thank you. Personally, knowing where Arca is in her transition, the kinda reverse entropy of the whole project (moving towards minimalism as layers of overwhelming texture are gradually stripped away) really synthesises what it has meant for me to start my own medical transition, finding serenity from within the mutation. This made iiiii (5) the most impactful instalment for me by virtue of its culminant nature. But as the whole thing is an undulating constellation this doesn't necessarily make it the 'best' in my mind either - the work isn't so linear. the whole thing is a shattered and reconstituted snapshot of a living being, from the primal kick of a foetus to the final Lazarus reflex of death.
This album was so freaking good. Arca continues to wow me, I wish them the best!!! They are just as inspirational and close to my heart as SOPHIE was, and I'm so glad they continue to push the boundaries.
@@ilovecody7514 no she isn’t. She’s a trans woman you incel. I’m not even one of those ppl who really pays it all that much mind and even I know the difference between a trans woman and a non binary person. You can’t be both, non binary means you don’t identify as any gender and trans woman means you are biologically a male who identifies as female. You can’t identify as a female and also identify as not having a gender at all, surely you posses the cognitive power to figure that one out. I also said I was mocking those types of ppl, so like get a life and lighten up? Sounds like you’re pretty young and not great at understanding things in general seeing as you went 0 for 2 in that comment, so I won’t give you too much shit. Just do better next time, try a little harder to not make yourself look so bad, champ.
As someone who woke up one morning and saw two arca albums, checked their Instagram and see that two more albums were dropping, it felt nearly impossible to be able to deep dive into all of the albums. I'm glad I have a bit of a guideline to what will appeal to me on each album and what I can expect. I'll eventually have to listen to all of them back to back and see what speaks to me most out of all four projects
r/arcamusic has some great analysis of these albums if ur looking for more in-depth but i think this review does a decent job. i love all four of these new albums from arca so much i’ve been listening nonstop
I thought you would like "Confianza", it's my favorite kick II song and the piano at the end is just epic, but with receiving a 9/10 in kick iii I'm happy
You gave them much higher scores than I was expecting lol. Pleasantly surprised though. Me personally, I wouldn’t rate any of the kicks anything lower than a 9. I’ve been a huge Arca fan for a bit so it’s really hard for her to ever make something I don’t love. 3 is my favorite as well, but 4 is my second favorite because of its beauty and softness. It engages me in the same way a Tirzah album would if that makes sense. Colourgrade is another one of my favorites this year and I had it on repeat for a good while. It’s music you don’t have to think too hard about, and I love that type of stuff sometimes. Songs like Witch and Altar are ones I’ve been coming back to often.
Listening through these albums reminded me a lot of going through Brockhampton's Saturation trilogy the first time. Not musically or anything, just that there's some amazing musical ideas scattered all over the place on these, as with those, and the simple fact that so much work and so many unique sounds and ideas were created in such a short time is incredible. Huge props to Arca for showing love for the craft.
i pretty much agree with (almost) everything. I love Kick iii SO much. But honestly, all the Kick albums together are such an impressive body of work and really take you on an incredible journey
You had me at Yasssthony Queentano. While I agree Kick iii is the best, I gotta say Prada/Rakata might be Arca's best in my opinion. She really fed us. Besides being visonary in music, she also is in visuals. The music videos and covers just add to the whole thing.
Idk how u can say Doña is ur least fave from kick ii literally the gore explosion sound at the end of the track is so god damn ridiculous I have to love it.
Omggg 🥰🥰 thank you for giving me permission to like one of the other albums!! I was waiting for validation from someone as epic as you, here take my Reddit gold 🥰
iiiii is probably my favorite of the bunch, at least so far. It grabbed me instantly, but we'll see when I get more time with the others. It's a lot in a very short amount of time. Arca is the shit.
i'm honestly obsessed with this project, aside from her work with bjork and twigs this is the first arca project to really grab me and i cant get enough, my favourite right now has to be 4 or 5, and my least fave is 2 (side note; fuck sia)
@@damnnn3790 wrote and directed a movie called “music” about a young person with autism It was not well received. Beyond the film being bad and boring, it was also called insensitive to the autistic community, for reasons that become obvious if you watch the trailer. Sia defended the movie against its many critics, saying some… horrifying things on Twitter in the process (ie telling an autistic actor “maybe you’re just a bad actor” in response to criticism of casting a neurotypical actress in the role)
0:50: Dunno it was a sort of foreshadowing before you talk about the vocal performances delivered by Knuckles the Echidna and Amy Rose throughout these records, but it was very nice to hear about that!
Very nice review Anthony, but did you need to review the album 4 times? Very nice review Anthony, but did you need to review the album 4 times? Very nice review Anthony, but did you need to review the album 4 times? Very nice review Anthony, but did you need to review the album 4 times?
love this review anthony but i do not get at all how you think kick ii had no focus. even if you don't understand the lyrics, which obviously tell you about the theme for the album, the style is pretty cohesive? the intro is a bit off, but it foreshadows the second half of the album that is more sinister and experimental, with the first half being reggaeton bangers, and each track transitions into the other pretty incredibly for how stark the difference between the two halves are.
am i the only one that thinks Kick ii was better than Kick iii? iii was more consistent but ii had a lot more tracks that i liked. i really think Rakata-Tiro-Luna Llena was the serve of the century. actually, i wish Arca would've kept up that raggaeton energy all through kick ii
I struggle with this music, I know it’s a messy thing to put out there but I have intrusive thoughts visions and feeling about corrective surgery, I’m scared frankly. My mind is full of scalpel blades and sore wounds. Think I’m getting a bit old.
I have no trouble listening to 100 gecs but Arca’s music pushes insanity to such a degree that i’m left feeling like a clueless boomer. And this is coming from someone who a) is younger than her and b) is a fellow spanish speaking south american
I'm amazed I had to scroll this far down to find a single comment from someone who also doesn't get it. I tried listening to Kick 3 on a few occasions and had to turn it off every time. The songs all just sound the same to me, just some tight syncopated beats with no melody and some rapping that I can't understand because I don't speak much Spanish.
@@drfunkinstein1 Yeah i had the same issues with the album (aside from the not understanding spanish part.) However, i did come to love the album closer “Joya” since that song has pretty clear and enjoyable melodies as well as some beautiful singing. I recommend checking that one out. Lyrically, that track is basically a love song that Arca wrote for their boyfriend, who they consider to be a really special “gem”
@@rashotcake6945 Oh I like that song. I'll probably give the full album another try maybe when I'm not as focused on it and see if it sinks in with me more.
I loved all of them. This is easily one of my favourite artists right now. I would only hope to aspire to the level of raw creativity that they had while doing this record in my own personal work. I see the criticisms and respectully disagree.
