In recent years, Venezuelan producer Arca has worked with the likes of Kanye West, FKA Twigs, Frank Ocean, Blood Orange, Björk, and others. Not all of Arca’s work is that traditional-leaning, though. Case in point: She released a new song called “@@@@@” today, and it’s longer than most albums, as it runs for over an hour.
Given the song’s length, there’s a lot that goes on during the 62-minute track, like glitchy percussion, ambient soundscapes, and other experimental goodness. Arca said of the song in a statement:
“@@@@@ is a transmission broadcasted into this world from a speculative fictional universe in which the fundamentally analogue format of FM pirate radio remains one of few means to escape authoritarian surveillance powered by a hostage sentience gestated by a post-singularity AI. The host of the show, known as DIVA EXPERIMENTAL lives across multiple bodies in space in virtue of her persecution- in order to kill her, one would first have to find all of her bodies. The bodies that host her carry fetishes for paralinguistics, breaking the fourth wall and nurturing a mutant faith in love in the face of fear.”
If you have a free hour, listen to “@@@@@” above. Arca also has some upcoming tour dates, so find those below.
04/03 — The Hague, Netherlands @ Rewire Festival
04/25 — New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
04/27 — Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
04/28 — Boston, MA @ Royale
05/01 — Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre
05/02 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Ave
05/07 — Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
05/08 — Chicago, IL @ Metro
05/10 — Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
05/12 — Seattle, WA @ The Neptune Theatre
05/14 — San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
05/15 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
06/18 — Barcelona, Spain @ Sonar By Night
