| Artist | Arca |
|---|---|
| Cover | arca stretch 2.jpg |
| Released | 6 August 2012 |
| Genre | |
| Label | UNO NYC |
| Producer | Arca |
| Prev year | 2012 |
| Next year | 2013 |
Stretch 2 is the third extended play by Venezuelan producer Arca. It was released on 6 August 2012 by UNO NYC, following its predecessor Stretch 1 in April.
Composition
Primarily an electronic hip-hop album, Stretch 2 features avant-garde time signatures, warped pitches, and "a kind of post-millennial take on trip-hop with a debt to Aphex Twin", as well as influences from gangsta rap, garage, and new age.[1][2][3]
Critical reception
Andrew Ryce of Resident Advisor called Stretch 2 "a mood record, unforgivingly dark and antisocial" and that "Though [her] playful hip-hop vignettes are nice little curios, the album's real eye-openers are when [she] stretches out."[3] Ryce praised the EP's "beautifully tortured production", use of harsh effects, and Arca's "sometimes (unsettlingly) legible" vocals.[3] Birkut of Tiny Mix Tapes called the EP a "remarkable listen that’s constantly negotiating what constitutes fun and fear".
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Mix Tapes | Favorite 50 Albums of 2012 | 45 |
References
- ^ Empire, Kitty (2 November 2014). "Arca: Xen review – producer Alejandro Ghersi's elegant, chromatic debut". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ Gbblr, Kmmy (17 December 2012). "2012: Favorite 50 Albums of 2012". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ Ryce, Andrew (17 August 2012). "Arca – Stretch 2". Resident Advisor. Archived 5 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 April 2022.