Glitch is a genre of electronic music that emerged in the 1990s which is distinguished by the deliberate use of glitch -based audio media and other sonic artifacts .
44-451: Kick III (stylized as KicK iii ) is the sixth studio album by Venezuelan record producer and singer Arca . The album was scheduled to be released on 3 December 2021, but released early on 1 December 2021, through XL Recordings as a continuation to her 2020 record Kick I , and is the third entry in the Kick quintet. Kick II , Kick III , Kick IIII and Kick IIIII were released
88-536: A remix album by Lady Gaga , where she remixed the Ariana Grande collaboration " Rain on Me ". While talking about the song on social media , Arca stated: "It's also the last time I playfully deconstruct my songs 'Time' and 'Mequetrefe', as we say goodbye to the Kick I era and move into the Kick II era and beyond". On September 27, the producer released the single "Incendio" to critical acclaim. Kick III
132-594: A City ) and Convegno di automobili e aeroplani ( Meeting of Automobiles and Airplanes ). In 1914, a riot broke out at one of his performances in Milan , Italy . Later musicians and composers who made use of malfunctioning technology include the 1968 song " The Best Way to Travel ", by Michael Pinder of The Moody Blues , and works by Christian Marclay , who began in 1979 to use mutilated vinyl records to create sound collages . Yasunao Tone used damaged CDs in his Techno Eden performance of 1985, while 1992 album It Was
176-403: A Dark and Stormy Night by Nicolas Collins included a composition featuring a string quartet playing alongside the stuttering sound of skipping CDs. Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima 's electronic soundtrack for the 1994 video game Streets of Rage 3 used automatically randomized sequences to generate "unexpected and odd" experimental sounds. Glitch music properly originated as
220-483: A cavernous trap beat that makes way for syncopated percussions and combines the Greek mythological tragedies of Electra and Oedipus Rex . "Skullqueen "mimicks club-goers going out to catch some fresh air before heading back in the euphoric darkness of Arca’s glitch hop bash". Album closer "Joya" is a ballad that has been compared to Homogenic -era Björk and "closes iii on a note of all-encompassing peace". On
264-616: A distinct movement in Germany and Japan during the 1990s, with musical works and labels (especially Mille Plateaux ) of Achim Szepanski in Germany, and works of Ryoji Ikeda in Japan. Nuno Canavarro 's album Plux Quba , released in 1988, incorporated pristine electroacoustic sounds that resembled early glitch. Oval 's album Wohnton , published in 1993, helped define the genre by adding ambient aesthetics. The earliest uses of
308-580: A load was lifted from [her] chakras". Arca lived in London and resides in Barcelona as of 2018. She dated Daniel Sannwald , and later the Spanish multimedia artist Carlos Sáez, who has often collaborated in the realization of her projects. The song "Failed" is written about her relationship with the former while the song "Calor" chronicles her relationship with the latter. In 2022, Arca signed onto
352-558: A major influence. According to Ghersi, the latter inspired her to use her voice prominently on her eponymous third studio album, Arca and also helped her "find" her voice, following the development of a creative partnership between the pair. She has also cited her love for pop music which influenced the making of Kick I . Arca also cites Madonna as an influence, saying: "I don't know if I can overstate how major Madonna's music and persona were in my household". She cited German composer Richard Wagner 's Der Ring des Nibelungen as
396-493: A primary inspiration for the Kick series and called nightclubs the place she found a "home". Remezcla 's Alberto De La Roza noted the influence of reggaeton on Ghersi's work. From 2012 to 2018, Ghersi often collaborated with Jesse Kanda on the visual aspect of her albums. He created the album artwork for her albums Xen (2014), Mutant (2015) and Arca (2017). She also collaborated with German photographer and director Daniel Sannwald to create her music videos. For
440-489: A subgenre of electronica and used the term post-digital to describe the glitch aesthetic. The origins of the glitch aesthetic can be traced to the early 20th century with Luigi Russolo 's Futurist manifesto L'arte dei rumori ( The Art of Noises , the basis of noise music , published in 1913) . He constructed mechanical noise generators, which he named intonarumori , and wrote multiple compositions to be played by them, including Risveglio di una città ( Awakening of
484-454: A trans Latina woman, and yet, I don't want to encourage anyone to think that my gayness has been banished. And when I talk about gayness, it's funny because I'm not thinking about who I'm attracted to. It's a form of cultural production that is individual and collective, which I don't ever want to renounce". In May 2023, Arca underwent facial feminization surgery . She commented on the surgery, by stating that she "feel[s] so free after [it], like
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#1732779457681528-527: Is piano only, no vocals. Right now, the least defined one, strangely, is the third one. It's all gestating right now [...] Each Kick exists in a kind of quantum state until the day that I send it to mastering . I try to not commit until I have to. But I have a vision for it. The second one is heavy on backbeats , vocal manipulation, mania , and craziness." In the following year, Arca released her extended play Madre and took part in Dawn of Chromatica ,
572-772: 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
616-544: Is inescapable". However, the Evening Standard writer David Smyth called the project "hyperactive and jittery to a generally irritating extent". Kick III was named the second best album of 2021 by The Atlantic , and was nominated for Best Electronic Album at the 2022 Libera Awards . All tracks written and produced by Arca , unless noted otherwise. Arca (musician) Alejandra Ghersi Rodríguez (born 14 October 1989), known professionally as Arca ,
660-416: The Kick series, Frederik Heyman created the album artwork for all of the albums except for Kick I , which was created by her, Catalan artist Carlota Guerrero and Spanish multimedia artist Carlos Sáez. Ghersi's visuals for covers, music videos and packaging are, at times, sexually explicit or intentionally unsettling. In particular, the imagery featured in the artwork for Ghersi's single "Vanity" and
704-610: The June 8, 2023, show in Barcelona to open for Beyoncé. Ghersi's work published under the Arca name has been labelled as experimental music , hip hop music and IDM , while her music released under Nuuro has been described as " electronic indie pop " and " dreamy synth-pop ". She frequently incorporates themes of psychosexuality , science fiction and gender identity into her music. Ghersi's music as Arca has been compared to
748-817: The Musicians For Palestine pledge, refusing to perform in Israel following the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis . Glitch hop The glitching sounds featured in glitch tracks usually come from audio recording device or digital electronics malfunctions, such as CD skipping , electric hum , digital or analog distortion , circuit bending , bit-rate reduction , hardware noise , software bugs , computer crashes , vinyl record hiss or scratches, and system errors. Sometimes devices that were already broken are used, and sometimes devices are broken expressly for this purpose. In Computer Music Journal , composer and writer Kim Cascone classified glitch as
792-495: The album and produced a bulk of it. She is credited for producing on four tracks, and co-writing two. In September 2019, Arca held a series of performances at New York City cultural venue The Shed during a live shoot for a "yet-to-be released project". The series, titled "Mutant;Faith" was held from 25 September - 28 September and consisted of four acts. It was noted by fashion magazines Vogue ' s Rachel Hahn and Paper ' s Matt Moen for its improvised nature while
836-661: The album, a music video for "Desafío" was released while "Saunter" and "Reverie" were released as twelve-inch singles . Later in 2017, Arca collaborated with Björk again on her ninth studio album Utopia , producing the vast majority of the record. Björk explained that the album explored "the Arca-Björk overlap". A music video featuring Arca for " Arisen My Senses " was released on 18 December 2017. Arca also collaborated with Kelela on her debut studio album, Take Me Apart , released in October 2017. Kelela said she "anchored"
880-874: The creation of rhythm and feeling in glitch; it is from the use of these digital artifacts that the genre derives its name. However, glitch today is often produced on computers using digital production software to splice together small "cuts" ( samples ) of music from previously recorded works. These cuts are then integrated with the signature of glitch music: beats made up of glitches, clicks , scratches, and otherwise erroneous-sounding noise. The glitches are often very short, and are typically used in place of traditional percussion or instrumentation. Popular software for creating glitch music includes trackers like Jeskola Buzz and Renoise , as well as modular software like Reaktor , Ableton Live , Reason , AudioMulch , Bidule , SuperCollider , FLStudio , Max/MSP , Pure Data , and ChucK . Some artists also use digital synthesizers like
924-903: The first to prominently feature her vocals. From 2020 to 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 , techno , and ambient . Ghersi has frequently incorporated themes related to gender identity , non-binary identification, and psychosexuality in her work, particularly after coming out in 2018. Ghersi has also worked frequently with other artists as producer and collaborator. She received production credits on releases such as Kanye West 's Yeezus (2013), FKA Twigs ' EP2 (2013), LP1 (2014), and Björk 's Vulnicura (2015), Utopia (2017). She has additionally contributed to music by artists such as Kelela , The Weeknd , Frank Ocean , Planningtorock , Rosalía , Sia , Shygirl , and Lil Uzi Vert . Arca
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#1732779457681968-589: The form of Yasunao Tone 's "wounded" CDs; small bits of semi-transparent tape were placed on the CD to interrupt the reading of the audio information. Other examples of this manual tampering include Nicholas Collins' modification of an electric guitar to act as a resonator for electrical signals, and his adaption of a CD player to allow recordings played on it to be altered during live performance. Skipping CDs , scratched vinyl records, circuit bending , and other distortions resembling electronic noise figure prominently into
1012-785: The former leaned "toward soundscape ". Xen was noted by The Quietus ' Gary Suarez to contain themes of gender and sexuality which were opined to be mainly implicit through the album's music videos. Kick I (2020) has been considered avant-pop while reggaeton was a prominent genre featured, on Kick II (2021). Kick III (2021) has been noted of its influences of IDM while Kick IIIII (2021) has been dubbed ambient techno music. Kick IIIII (2021) has been dubbed "dark electronica " music by Joe Goggins of DIY . During her childhood, Ghersi cites her brother's music, which included Aphex Twin , British musician Squarepusher and Björk as heavily influencing her. The American composer and electronic musician Wendy Carlos has also been
1056-512: The latter also noticed the interactive element of the performances. The performances featured guest appearances from Björk and American actor Oscar Isaac . On 19 February 2020, Arca released a 62-minute single named " @@@@@ " along with an audiovisual directed by Frederik Heyman. The track was released on XL Recordings on 21 February. Along with the single, 13 international tour dates were announced for Spring 2020. Her fourth album Kick I , featuring Björk, Rosalía , Shygirl and Sophie ,
1100-433: The lead single from the eponymous third studio album, Arca . The track was noted for featuring Ghersi singing which many reviewers considered a contrast from her older works. The release of Arca was preceded by three more singles: "Anoche", "Reverie" and "Saunter". Arca was released on 7 April 2017 via XL Recordings to widespread acclaim from music critics and was featured on numerous year-end lists. To promote
1144-495: The music of British electronic producer Aphex Twin while the eponymous album Arca (2017) was compared to compositions by German composers Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn . The latter is known for being her first album as Arca to prominently incorporate lyricism. Stretch 1 and Stretch 2 which were released in 2012, have been compared to hip hop and club music. Reviewing Mutant (2015), Mark Richardson retrospectively compared Xen (2014) to classical music while
1188-629: The music video for her single "Thievery" were marked as NSFW , the former of which, resulted in a temporary ban on her Instagram account. Arca's music video for "Reverie" (directed by Jesse Kanda) is age-restricted on YouTube for its graphic, violent imagery and sexual content. Arca came out as non-binary in 2018, later adding that she identifies as a trans woman , and goes by she/her and it/its pronouns. As of 2022 Arca has stated on her Instagram bio that she also uses they/them pronouns. In 2020 she stated in an interview for Vice : "I see my gender identity as non-binary, and I identify as
1232-413: The rampage makes her shapeshifting vocal delivery—breathless quasi-raps, fiery shouts, childlike snickering—consistently hair-raising" "Rubberneck" is a blend of IDM and operatic pop and contains "punishing industrial thuds" and "a sense of controlled chaos". "Señorita" is a " glitchy " hip hop -inflected song that functions as the "record's punchy lyrical centerpiece". "Electra Rex" is "underpinned by
1276-545: The review aggregate site Metacritic , Kick III received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 from 14 critics. Red Dziri, writing for The Line of Best Fit called Kick III "one of [Arca]'s most accomplished works to date". The A.V. Club ' s Max Freedman called "Incendio" the "clear peak" of the entire quintet. Safiya Hopfe of Exclaim! opined that "the album bears little narrative consistency—only expansions and distillations of sound which create an ambience so overpowering it
1320-452: The same week. Kick III is supported by lead single "Incendio" and "Electra Rex". The album received positive reviews from critics. Upon the release of Kick I , news surfaced that Arca would be releasing two more Kick albums to make a trilogy. The artist took to Pitchfork to say: "There will be 5 volumes. The third one is a little bit more introverted than Kick I , a little bit more like my self-titled album , I guess. The fourth one
1364-491: The songs on Kanye West 's Yeezus , which was released on 18 June. Ghersi also served as one of the three production consultants. That same year on 23 July, she released her debut mixtape, &&&&& through SoundCloud and Hippos in Tanks . The project included an audio-visual performance alongside Jesse Kanda , who contributed the visuals, at MoMA PS1 in October 2013. On 17 September, FKA Twigs ' EP2
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1408-579: The synthesizers in La Vida Bohème 's Grammy nominated album Nuestra . She later attended the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU . On 1 February 2012, Ghersi released Arca's debut extended play (EP), Baron Libre , through UNO NYC. Later that year, she released the Stretch 1 and Stretch 2 EPs on 19 April and 6 August respectively. In 2013, she was credited for additional production, programming and songwriting for five of
1452-456: The term glitch as related to music include electronic duo Autechre 's song "Glitch" , released in 1994, and experimental electronic group ELpH 's album Worship the Glitch , published in 1995. In the latter half of the 20th century, the experimental music that served as the precursor to glitch contained distortions that were often produced by manual manipulation of audio media. This came in
1496-508: The track " Tears in the Club " by FKA Twigs featuring Canadian singer the Weeknd , which was released later that month as the lead single for FKA Twigs' mixtape Caprisongs . Arca also produced the track "Thank You Song" by FKA Twigs, the closing track from the same mixtape. Arca appears briefly in a video interlude during Beyoncé 's Renaissance World Tour , and made a surprise appearance at
1540-460: Was announced on 8 March 2020 as part of an anthology and released on 26 June 2020; for this album Arca was nominated to the Grammys 2021 . On April 2nd, Arca had a 6 hour long twitch stream with a DJ mix named “^^^^^ (Circumflex)”, which later premiered on NTS radio on the 2nd of May. In July 2020, it was announced that a reissue of &&&&& would be released and the track "Knot"
1584-514: Was announced on November 9, alongside the single release of "Electra Rex". It was to be released the same day as Kick II . Arca's description of the album had updated significantly by this time, described as "a portal directly into the more manic, violently euphoric and aggressively psychedelic sound palettes in the series" and "the most incendiary entry in the Kick universe." With Kick IIII 's announcement, Arca confirmed Kick III 's sonic palette would focus "more on heavy club music". The album
1628-558: Was born in Caracas as Alejandro Ghersi. Her father, Henrique Ghersi Rossón, is an investment banker and founder of VIP Capital (Venezuelan Investment Partners), an investment banking firm in Venezuela. Additionally, she has an older brother whose music collection she would frequently listen to during her childhood. The Ghersi family relocated to Darien, Connecticut when Ghersi was three years old, before returning to Caracas when she
1672-571: Was credited for producing, recording, mixing and co-writing two of the tracks, including the title track, which is an instrumental from &&&&& with Kelela adding improvised vocals. The following month, Arca's second studio album, Mutant , was released on 20 November 2015. She released the Entrañas mixtape on 4 July 2016, following the single "Sin Rumbo". On 22 February 2017, Arca signed with XL Recordings and released "Piel",
1716-524: Was nine years old. Ghersi described Darien as a " white picket fences " town with " deer and tick ". After returning to Caracas, Ghersi eventually began playing the friction drum and started producing electronic music on FL Studio . She released music in her adolescence by the name of Nuuro, and received moderate popularity in her home country, with praise from big national artists such as Los Amigos Invisibles . She also did collaborations with fellow Venezuelan artists during this period, such as programming
1760-409: Was only available on Bottega Veneta 2021 Digital Journal. The follow-up albums to Kick I , titled Kick II , Kick III and Kick IIII , were originally scheduled to be released on December 3, 2021. However, starting with Kick II on November 30, albums were released in sequence within that week. A fifth installment, Kick IIIII , was released "as a surprise" on December 3. Arca co-produced
1804-452: Was released as the lead single. The mixtape was reissued to celebrate the anniversary of Berlin based experimental label PAN . In September 2021, Arca's remix of " Rain on Me " by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande , which samples the songs "Time" and "Mequetrefe" from Kick I , was released as part of Gaga's remix album Dawn of Chromatica . On June 24th, 2021, Arca showcased a seven track extended play (EP) named "Issued by Bottega", and
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1848-525: Was released early on 1 December 2021, one day after the release of Kick II . Its cover art was photographed by Frederik Heyman. Kick III is a deconstructed club , glitch hop , psychedelic , reggaeton , cumbia , dance , and electronic noise album. Opener "Bruja" is "a ballroom track, filled with sass and contagious energy". "Incendio" is an industrial rap song that "showcases Ghersi’s sound design at its most inventive. Noises from passing vehicles get as much space as ballistic percussive clamor, and
1892-404: Was released on 20 January 2015. She was credited as the co-producer of seven of the tracks, and the co-writer of two. According to Ghersi, the two began collaborating after her manager sent &&&&& to Björk's team and the musician contacted her through email. Ghersi collaborated with American singer Kelela on her Hallucinogen EP, which was released in October 2015. She
1936-514: Was released, on which Arca produced and co-wrote every song. On 11 September 2014, it was announced that Arca signed with British label Mute Records and released the lead single, "Thievery", from her then upcoming debut studio album, Xen . One more single was released prior to the album's release, "Now You Know" on 31 October 2014 alongside a music video. Xen was released on 4 November 2014 via Mute Records . Arca made significant contributions to Björk 's eighth studio album Vulnicura which
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