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90
kiCK iiiii remains the most enigmatic part, the least accessible, the most repulsive.
80
Her version of pop is rich and imaginative enough that you should take it, or at least spend the time sifting through it.
80
kiCK iiiii sees voids and doesn’t rush to fill them, perfectly content with absence – almost as much as KicK iii sounds averse to it.
80
iiii and iiiii are largely beat-free with the tragic, majestic beauty of a cracking glacier. But come back in a few decades when I’ve finally taken it all in.
80
Of all ‘Kick’s instalments, this one is the most meandering, focused on conjuring up an atmosphere, and living within it.
80
kiCK iiiii is her most celestial, yet unadorned, collection of songs yet.
80
kiCK iiiii cleverly uses space, silence and patience to recontextualise our categorisation of her art once more.
80
The KICK anthology is an intergalactic escapade with occasionally violent pit-stops, and iiiii signifies our landing on a planet where peace is possible.
78
The whole fifth volume feels like an Easter egg in a video game—a sparkly basket of jewels collected from the crevices of Arca’s more imposingly monumental works.
75
kiCK iiiii ... sees Arca at her most subtle and understated.
Hey AOTY, I'm very happy to present you today my overall review on Arca that I wrote for Spectrum Culture! For those of you who are used to follow me, this is my first very important topic, so I hope you will enjoy it! I don't usually post this kind of message too, but I needed to share this with you ! (The rating applies to all new KIcks for the moment, according to the different ratio of my rating of AOTY) Here is the link: ... read more
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Great closer! This one is also quite ambient, but even though it’s very minimalistic, “kiCK iiiii” does more to help each piece feel like it’s progressing over its runtime than its predecessor, and everything here is stunningly beautiful. Arca took on an ambitious task by making five albums worth of material that explored the various aspects of her sound, in a very short time no less, and I say it came together very well and ended on a high note.
by far my favorite kick, it has so many beautiful elements and intricate production details, i will be revisiting this one especially a lot
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Track List
| 1 | In the Face 0:46 | 69 |
| 2 | Pu 2:35 | 84 |
| 3 | Chiquito 3:07 | 80 |
| 4 | Estrogen 2:43 | 84 |
| 5 | Ether 4:04 | 83 |
| 6 | Amrep 2:55 | 85 |
| 7 | Sanctuary 3:08 feat. Ryuichi Sakamoto | 83 |
| 8 | Tierno 3:44 | 85 |
| 9 | Músculos 5:21 | 82 |
| 10 | La Infinita 4:49 | 84 |
| 11 | Fireprayer 3:54 | 90 |
| 12 | Crown 4:37 | 89 |
Total Length: 41 minutes
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4mo
Musculos is both beautiful and hilarious at the same time, it's something about those slow, chunky drums with Arca singing that makes me kinda chuckle.
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Added on: November 28, 2021