Arca Tag

Experimental music producer and artist, Alejandro Ghersi, also often known as Arca, creates otherworldly and yet intimate music. Dissonant and distorting, the previous child star from Venezuela first gained attention back in 2014 along with his album Xen – a critical success that was followed up by the 2015 Mutant. The addition of his vocals to his self-titled third album released last yr (and chosen by Dazed as the very best album of 2017) brought a good looking human element to his signature harshness. Visually Arca plays with and pushes against the boundaries of normative gender, often donning high heels not only in his performances and music videos, but in on a regular basis life. Skirts, lipstick, and corsets are...

Self declared mutant and writer of This Young Monster, Charlie Fox Skypes Arca on a dismal Friday afternoon Experimental music producer and artist, Alejandro Ghersi, also often known as Arca, creates otherworldly and yet intimate music. Dissonant and distorting, the previous child star from Venezuela first gained attention back in 2014 together with his album Xen – a critical success that was followed up by the 2015 Mutant. The addition of his vocals to his self-titled third album released last 12 months (and chosen by Dazed as one of the best album of 2017) brought a good looking human element to his signature harshness. Visually Arca plays with and pushes against the boundaries...