Pairing the risk-taking instinct of her best music with the swaggering confidence she projects as a kind of cyborg diva, it is the best of all five albums in the set, and one of her strongest full-lengths to date.

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It’s a restless, challenging listen – beats that sound like gunfire, churning and gibbering electronic noise.

iii is hyperactive and jittery to a generally irritating extent.

KicK iii is a more turbulent entry in the Arca universe: its relentless ability to generate movement out of stillness makes it one of her most accomplished works to date.

‘iii’ goes in hardest, taking its cues from the harshest strains of club music, and beckoning in pure, confrontational chaos almost immediately.

It's simply an artist with a surfeit of creativity spoiling us with a glimpse behind the curtain for a couple of hours. Indulge at your leisure.

This is Arca at her most garish and entertaining.

KicK iii may have the smallest range of any of the project's volumes, but its relentlessness is a key part of the anthology that provides lots of fascinating moments for those who love Arca at her most outlandish.

If KICK ii keeps things weird while remaining approachable, KicK iii practically dares listeners to come closer.

Recalling her early experimental work, while hoovering up dance genres at will, KicK iii is imbued with a joyous sense of freedom.

KicK iii ... largely succeeds because it further explores the aggressive moods at which “Prada” only pokes.

There is beauty, and thought-provoking innovation here. Just don’t expect it to be handed to you on a plate.

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TL;DR- I’m making an aoty version of the grammys that’s user voted. More information on how to vote down below.

Everyone on this site should know the Grammys. Even if you hate them and refuse to watch them, you know of their existence. I thought it would be pretty cool to do something similar based on what this website enjoys- that’s why I made the AOTY Grammys (The Album Of The Year Awards as I’m calling it). Nominees were picked based on a myriad of things, though the ... read more

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riquitrefe

day 2 of arca week.

way to blow my mind alejandra. i knew from the singles alone that this would be my favorite kick by far. and i was definitely correct in thinking that.

my favorite arca songs usually consist of a very abrasive sound design with her literally screaming and shouting absolute nonsense. and that’s what kick iii literally is.

lyrics like “ hissy fit throw it up bitch bounce back get it wet hit it rip it stroke t****y get me hard” & "hear me raw ... read more

R1v3r__

this amazing, this is deconstructed club!!! wow, weird genre name, very experimental, yes yes, 100/100.

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Bighugomusic

This was what I was looking for. This is some good shit. I love how insane this album is

ryan egg!

i flick my wrist.

Rigmastasis

It's like my own brain cells rebelling against me, sending all types of electromagnetic signals left and right, having literal biological g*ngb*ngs inside my cerebellum, reducing my consciousness to sub zero levels and hyping my senses into a state of insanity.
And I love every nanosecond of it.

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Track List

1	Bruja 3:50	91
2	Incendio 2:44	90
3	Morbo 2:15	83
4	Fiera 4:28	83
5	Skullqueen 2:33	81
6	Electra Rex 2:08	86
7	Ripples 2:09	87
8	Rubberneck 2:28	84
9	Señorita 2:21	90
10	My 2 3:15	79
11	Intimate Flesh 3:32	83
12	Joya 3:55	89