Mutant (album)

Mutant
Studio album by Arca
Released November 20, 2015 (2015-11-20)
Genre
Length 62:06
Label Mute
Producer Alejandro Ghersi
Arca chronology
Xen
(2014)		 Mutant
(2015)		 Reverie
(2016)
Singles from Mutant
  1. "Vanity"
    Released: May 31, 2015
  2. "Soichiro"
    Released: September 28, 2015
  3. "EN"
    Released: October 15, 2015

Mutant is the second studio album by Venezuelan electronic music producer Arca. It was released on November 20, 2015 via Mute.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Consequence of SoundB+[4]
DIY[5]
Exclaim!7/10[6]
The Guardian[7]
Pitchfork8.4/10[8]
PopMatters[9]
SPIN8/10[10]
Tiny Mix Tapes[11]
Under the Radar7/10[12]

Mutant received widespread critical acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[2]

Mark Richardson of Pitchfork Media gave the album a very positive review, stating, "Compared to Xen, Mutant feels less composed and less indebted to classical music. With many tracks on the former album you could squint a little bit and imagine them being performed by a daring new music ensemble, à la Aphex Twin with Alarm Will Sound. But Mutant leans toward soundscape, avoiding proper songs." Richardson concludes, "On Mutant, Ghersi turns a fixation on porousness and instability into a kind of spiritual pursuit."[13]

Writing for Exclaim!, Daryl Keating said Mutant "is an album that is eventually rewarding, but only to those who are determined to follow its scattered pathway to the satisfying, aggregate end."[6]

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015
Tiny Mix Tapes 2015: Favorite 50 Music Releases 2015

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Alejandro Ghersi. 

No. Title Length
1. "Alive"   3:56
2. "Mutant"   7:27
3. "Vanity"   4:16
4. "Sinner"   3:35
5. "Anger"   2:00
6. "Sever"   2:13
7. "Beacon"   0:48
8. "Snakes"   4:50
9. "Else"   2:30
10. "Umbilical"   2:09
11. "Hymn"   1:57
12. "Front Load"   2:44
13. "Gratitud"   3:44
14. "EN"   3:04
15. "Siren Interlude"   0:43
16. "Extent"   2:34
17. "Enveloped"   2:22
18. "Faggot"   3:10
19. "Soichiro"   4:35
20. "Peonies"   3:29
Total length:
 62:06

References

  1. ↑ Minsker, Evan; Strauss, Matthew (October 15, 2015). "Arca Details New Album Mutant, Shares "EN" Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Reviews for Mutant by Arca". Metacritic. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Mutant – Arca". AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ Geffen, Sasha (November 18, 2015). "Arca – Mutant". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ DIY Magazine
  6. 1 2 Keating, Daryl (November 18, 2014). "Arca Mutant". Exclaim!. Exclaim! Media Inc. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ Aroesti, Rachel (November 19, 2014). "Arca: Mutant review – distressing and transcendental sonic experiments". The Guardian. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ P4K
  9. ↑ PopMatters
  10. ↑ SPIN
  11. ↑ Tiny Mix Tapes
  12. ↑ UTR
  13. ↑ Pitchfork
  14. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Pitchfork. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  15. ↑ "2015: 50 Favorite Music Releases". Tiny Mix Tapes. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
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