Bleep

In the fourth edition of Arca’s ‘Kick’ series - an astounding cycle of releases on XL Recordings from the Venezuelan producer - her intensely fluid sound is grounded into downtempo fluctuations. Following the high-drama pop of Grammy-nominated Kick I, or the deconstructed, industrial chaos of KICK ii and Kick iii, kick iiii is breathier and moodier. Each of its guest musicians - ranging from cellist and song-writer Oliver Coates, Berlin-based art-pop producer Planningtorock, to New York based experimentalist No Bra - contribute to its otherworldly ambience, blurring sonic boundaries even further. Gothic but ethereal, Arca’s kick iiii is a free-spirited swim after proving the limitless depths of her ever-mutating musicality.