Does anyone ENJOY listening to Arca? : Professor Skye Reviews KiCK i

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4 жыл бұрын

It took at two listens, but I learned love this album and its challenging multiplicity. Watch as I figure out what makes this music so good and so enjoyable.
Skye's Stamp (Best song) La Chiqui- • La Chíqui
Throughout the video I ask for some input from the community so please feel free to leave a comment. Also, it is quite possible that I misspoke/misunderstood when speaking on issues of gender identity and presentation in general and pertaining to Arca in specific. Please leave a comment if you think I was off base on that as well. I spend a lot of time thinking about these issues, but my ignorance remains profound!

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@arca1000000 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for listening :]

@carlshatred931 4 жыл бұрын

Goddess

@pcn3461 3 жыл бұрын

LEGEND AJHADDA

@aac1794 3 жыл бұрын

😍

@jobmontenegro426 3 жыл бұрын

Soy la chiqui, chiquita, bonita, que no se le olvide, A NADIE

@JoseBarbosa-sf3xw 3 жыл бұрын

sí disfrutamos escuchar Arca 🖐

@ciarabutler127 4 жыл бұрын

I think her most recent mixtape, "@@@@@" is easily her best project. It's off putting to a lot of people because it's presented as an hour long single, but every single minute is captivating and it has some of the best sound design I've ever heard. Definitely check it out I'd love to hear what you think about it

@Zaliiks 4 жыл бұрын

totally agree I think @@@@@ is her best work, was hard to digest at first but im obsessed with it now! wish it was released more as an album but I enjoy how she decided to release it and how it flows + her mixtape &&&&& is one of my faves also

@jameskim3155 4 жыл бұрын

Arca is cool, but warhammer 40k is cooler.

@deadtchnology 4 жыл бұрын

James Kim dweeb

@izoilica2516 4 жыл бұрын

I like it too but so far of what I discovered of arca I love KiCK i

@georgpharsin9148 3 жыл бұрын

Jaaa so cool she put in on Spotify!

@ruisilva712 4 жыл бұрын

this is actually her most accessible album

@cunty 4 жыл бұрын

by far

@Zaliiks 4 жыл бұрын

100 %

@mateopeltier767 4 жыл бұрын

What ??? You mean self titled

@sharonstevens4975 4 жыл бұрын

Souffle Saccadé dude what ur tripping

@sharonstevens4975 4 жыл бұрын

Souffle Saccadé self titled is deliciousss

@liambest8492 4 жыл бұрын

Also just some backstory on Arca and Björk. Björk was a huge influence on Arca when she was growing up. Arca actually did some production on björks 2 recent albums, almost entirely coproducing the most recent one Utopia. Björks take on melody and songwriting combines SOOO well with Arca’s production and sound design it’s a match made in heaven in my opinion. I’d agree that afterwards is a weaker track though, would have loved to hear them actually duet a little.

@izoilica2516 4 жыл бұрын

I love the duet. Especially how after bjork is done how arca’s voice sounds. Anyway I love it lol. Sad to hear you dislike it :(

@malsummers6515 4 жыл бұрын

This video is so wholesome, one thing to add: COMO UNA GATA CO-OMO UNA GA-TA

@anthonnyvaquedano792 3 жыл бұрын

En cámara lenta

@juancarlosrosalesmeza6755 3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonnyvaquedano792 Len-ta

@sharkobito Жыл бұрын

miau

@necromax13 4 жыл бұрын

For context: I am Venezuelan. I've been hearing about arca for close to a decade now. For context, I grew up (forcibly) listening to my mom blasting electronic music all the time, and I ended up being an electronic music snob, basically. And I just can't even get into Arca. I've given her four chances now, with four different albums, but recently I feel like I've figured it out: Arca is to music what high fashion is to clothing. Pushes the envelope, is avant garde, is artistic, and so on. Arca is a sound designer, and her albums are an exhibition.

@mateopeltier767 4 жыл бұрын

Victor the Kid it’s ok if you don’t like it you know

@beeftownz 3 жыл бұрын

That's a good way to explain it! But dont forget some people enjoy exploring exhibitions. Some people also have slight adhd so to have something that entertains that (craft-fully so) is very nice. I grew up listening to heavy and fast music. I've found however I don't like most of it. A lot of it is either boring or not creative. So... The few bands I DO like I love. Overstimulation sucks as well.. but the right balance is thoroughly enjoyed. I haven't explored WHY I love a select number of arca tracks but I figure it's the same reason heh. Hopefully that's some appreciate-able food for thought. Because I totes appreciate your input and exhibition talk. Good mind!!:)

@mayo.r.857 3 жыл бұрын

I definitely agree, this is the first time I’ve seem it put this way tho.

@19RaxR91 3 жыл бұрын

Actually this is the best explanation for what Arca is, because I too can enjoy the sonic experimentation (I can be into weird stuff), but overall the album Songwriting wise is not that great imo. I do enjoy the first 3 tracks, and a couple of other, I think the next 2 are the ones I enjoy as well, but after that, right till the end, Im just Not into the tracks, especially none of the featured ones, except for the Shygirl one, which was decent.

@stealthis 3 жыл бұрын

I don't enjoy most of Arca's albums but KiCk i is on another level. It is very approachable and contains some shocking moments. I was very inspired by it

@riggamorrischan 4 жыл бұрын

maybe check out Sophie - Oil Of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides. Certainly an experimental album similar to Arca. Sophie was featured on kick i’s production so I think you’ll enjoy her work too!

@riggamorrischan 4 жыл бұрын

and la chiqui was your favorite track? yeah definitely check out SOPHIE!

@jackfitzgerald8778 4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@izoilica2516 4 жыл бұрын

I love that album !!

@bruhmomentum8052 3 жыл бұрын

Rest in Power

@nicholasmicheloto3589 4 жыл бұрын

Responding to 18:10. You may want to listen to ‘Vulnicura’, an album by Björk produced by herself and Arca. It’s actually accessible, comparing to this one, and you should “get” avant-garde Björk a lot more.

@izoilica2516 4 жыл бұрын

Silkmilker and lionsong are bomb on the project. Haven’t really listened to the full album yet :( since I don’t have youtube premium

@amigui_ 4 жыл бұрын

This is her "pop" album actually :v My fav Arca album is Xen but her self titled is her most celebrated one and yeah i dance to Mequetrefe and KLK xD It's great to see people from all ages and sexual orientations reacting to her work and trying to understand her vision // And a way to reconnect with Björk is with "Vulnicura", the album she made after her divorce with artist Matthew Barney, was coproduced by Björk herself and Arca and it's not that avant garde. It's a really personal and heartbreaking album, yes the melodies are not as "pop" as her first years but it's a great moment in her career and one of the best break up albums recently.

@disastermidi1990 3 жыл бұрын

god the most tabs I ever took I listened to Xen and watched the videos for the first time, I was blown the fuck away

@multijxde1855 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite so far might be Stretch 2. I haven’t listened to every album yet though, only stretch 2, Madre, kick I, and Arca

@liambest8492 4 жыл бұрын

Pertaining to your future Arca listening.. Her self titled album is probably her best in my opinion, the first where she utilizes her voice. Her first 2 albums Xen and Mutant sit more in the ambient/IDM genres. They’re both great albums which paint soundscapes of alien worlds with this feeling of almost body horror. Totally different listens than kick i though her trademark sound definitely still makes its way through on this release

@leonardoc993 4 жыл бұрын

I love that album too

@patrick3234 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the stretch EPs!

@cunty 4 жыл бұрын

it’s kick 1, it’s the first in a series of “kick” albums, of which there are supposedly 4.

@ladylordeve 4 жыл бұрын

It looks like there will be more, she talked about 5 and maybe 6

@izoilica2516 4 жыл бұрын

So a franchise is to happen ??

@malsummers6515 4 жыл бұрын

Arca feeding the children yas mom come through rip the slit girl

@cunty 3 жыл бұрын

@@ladylordeve i believe it's 5 now, with a mix called "%%%%%"

@j.h.jaskeran 2 жыл бұрын

@@moshcreep and its out! all 5

@SeamlesslyAwkwerd 4 жыл бұрын

Her track Mequetrefe has me dancing around my room like crazy!!! So intense and punching that you just have to move.

@SebaMortrivo 4 жыл бұрын

Mutant is a life changing journey.

@davidadams2395 3 жыл бұрын

Rip the Slit: _"It's a gentle love song."_ Your intelligence and wit are beguiling.

@okanbuyuk927 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed listening to your experience with "KiCk i". Great video. I'm glad you are open minded enough to get excited about experimental music. Arca is one of my favourite producer and I would like to reccomend you LP1 by FKA twigs. It is produced mostly by arca and a bit more traditional because of FKA's style. It also is a more polished album experience overall. You earned youself a fan.

@professorskye 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice. I’ll check out FKA again.

@sherlockhomeless5368 3 жыл бұрын

@@professorskye Yes Please Do check her. First Listen To LP1 Then Please Listen To Magdalene. And Please Please Make A Video About Magdalene. It's One Of My Favorite Albums Of All Time.

@AVonGee1 4 жыл бұрын

How is this professor so attractive

@ps5hasnogames55 4 жыл бұрын

listening to arca is scientifically proven to make you 10x more attractive

@wrathford 3 жыл бұрын

same

@rarrit8888 3 жыл бұрын

certified DILF

@bernardomunoz5746 3 жыл бұрын

@@rarrit8888 true Glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks so

@dorime5018 3 жыл бұрын

@@rarrit8888 He's really hot

@AlwayzMeFerniii 4 жыл бұрын

you're so adorable trying to understand how Arca's chaotic brain works

@MoltandMigrate 3 жыл бұрын

I unironically vibe to this album, which is more than I can say of her previous projects. Also, I know I shouldn't laugh, but "no quesadilla, nada" really tickled me.

@jkoreosrock 4 жыл бұрын

omg i know you would LOVE Arca's self titled since you liked no queda nada. I think you'll like her more experimental projects too since you liked KLK

@stanconnorstan4266 4 жыл бұрын

Arca is so talented and unique, but she is definitely coming into her own as an artist. I’m looking forward to Kick ii through Kick iv when they come out.

@IgnacioVogel 4 жыл бұрын

3:09 Yes, I do enjoy Arca. La Chíqui and Riquiquí are my favs

@jomirami9067 4 жыл бұрын

this review is better than Pitchfork.

@MediaHose 4 жыл бұрын

Not a very high bar to clear lol

@valentinovigovv 4 жыл бұрын

I love Arca, she's one of my favourite producers and a big influence to me, and i do enjoy her. Too much. Insane production skills, amazing mind.

@dysenterydud 3 жыл бұрын

You got me with your speech about language imperialism. Suscribed!

@professorskye 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it is a theme that I believe in very deeply.

@kirkoralbert5634 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE ARCA ! I FUCKING LOVE ARCA ! the first time I listened to Arca I was 13 today I’m 20 and I still listen, I still love it ! I LOVE YOU ARCA ! Arca helps me to love life :)

@ReeceH100 4 жыл бұрын

I love that yeezus made you come round to this album haha. You should give a rosalia project a try she has an amazing voice

@gabrielhenri9628 3 жыл бұрын

Prof Skye: You are a brave man for reviewing such a challenging album. You made yourself vulnerable and (as a result) also an authority on how a lay person experiences an album like kick i, which is interesting to me as a person deeply emerged in edm, reggaeton, and artpop experimental music. To answer your question, YES! People exist who enjoy listening to this (beyond mere appreciation). I find nearly every track empowering and searching for either the divine or the depraved. Also, the way the music is at once wholly original but also has clear references to pop ideas feels fresh and familiar. I play it at home or while i'm driving and feel invincible.

@mizuru2163 4 жыл бұрын

Does anybody ENJOY Arca's music? Um excuse me.. you should've seen me busting it down to KLK and crying my ass out to Anoche...

@diongarcia2408 4 жыл бұрын

Yup, it is all about enjoying music and listening to what artists have to say. Congrats, dude! Hope this channel get bigger, greetings from Peru

@professorskye 4 жыл бұрын

thanks! It has been doing well

@stay_puft 2 жыл бұрын

I added a couple of Arcas songs (KLK and Mequetrefe) to a group playlist during a road trip, and all the 40 year olds in the car just kept roasting it and insulting my "taste" in music. They skipped my tracks to play their music instead. Liking Arcas music, and similar artists, can feel extremely isolating, especially if you're the only one in your group of friends that enjoy it. It makes me happy seeing you review this album with the willingness to understand it beyond the "noise".

@melsoro7311 3 жыл бұрын

great review! i really enjoy all of Arcas music because it gives me a lot of inspiration for my own instrumentals since i am a producer. it is very innovative, and when listening to it, the songs somehow capture true human emotions. real feelings and emotions arnt all perfectly in pitch, perfectly on beat, in reality they are very messy and all over the place and the music captures that very well.

@zurichsee706 3 жыл бұрын

Rosalia isn't a Reagueton start. She is a FLAMENCO star.

@alicenogueira7166 3 жыл бұрын

She's both I think

@versusmusic16 3 жыл бұрын

I came across Arca because she was one of the producers in FKA twigs' LP1 and that album was ahead of time! I just listened to KiCk i for the first time minutes ago and I cried because of how beautiful everything was made. It was coherently electronic and an expression of abstract emotions converted into sound. Love this review from someone who doesn't listen to these types of art. Thank you!

@joseabarzua8831 4 жыл бұрын

"No queda nada" (\'no 'keda 'nada\) means something closer to "there's nothing left"

@hiZarki 3 жыл бұрын

These reviews are honestly amazing. I hope this channel continues to grow!

@CircularDiagonal 3 жыл бұрын

Give her album "Mutant" a try. It's about enjoying yourself in the loneliness of your monstrous condition. If you've ever felt different, humanoid, alien like, you'll relate with that feeling. You'll never be the same.

@SebaMortrivo 4 жыл бұрын

Uff With my friends we literally made a zoom party when the album leak literally months ago. We ending crying.

@felon_of_troy 3 жыл бұрын

Loved it when you did the "KING-KONG-KHOO-KHAA" while describing Arca's music lol. Great review.

@joseeguigure7540 4 жыл бұрын

Arca is such an amazing artist. She is a polymath!

@1998Cebola 3 жыл бұрын

Yeezus producers to check out are Evian Christ, TNGHT and Lunice

@ricochetsixtyten 2 жыл бұрын

Im not that into Arca but damn am I happy to know she exists and is pushing the envelope of music, I really appreciate her boldness.

@cmt1633 4 жыл бұрын

you should really give Arca self-titled a try. would like to hear your take

@maxie1168 3 жыл бұрын

short answer: yes

@Vini69v 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, just found out about your channel. I just love how respectful you are about music, it gave me goosebumps listening to you. Thanks for sharing!

@pigmilkmusicfarm Жыл бұрын

From some one who just came off the floor from listening to kick 3 I say she's the gatdam best

@xems 3 жыл бұрын

Arca designs sounds(noises), make experimental rave music, beautiful songs about many live issues, and does weird things as well, yes. Her public listen to it because we understand her vibes/message. It is simple. And I strongly believe that it is not just because it is cool/trending now or something. Among my favourite love songs, many of them are by Arca (...) What I think I mean, it is there was no need, in my opinion, to that question BUT yes, there are people who not only admire, but also enjoy, (+understand) her art/music. :)

@tomasschiappacassi3962 4 жыл бұрын

You HAVE to check out rosalia's "El Mal Querer"

@necromax13 4 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@L4V071 3 жыл бұрын

Have I fall in love with this profesor? YES

@heyheyhey0220 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoy it. The deluxe has melodic 10min interludes that make it easier to listen to

@beaudry-hz8lk 4 жыл бұрын

wait what???

@globox9618 4 жыл бұрын

What deluxe???

@gentahodo2690 3 жыл бұрын

First time listening to Arca today, actually got to know her because of the Handmaid's Tale and damn... I was happy I found her.

@CrazyKrafty 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Just a little bit of info: the main genre that this album is considered is "Deconstructed Club" which you were approaching after noting how deconstructed the music felt right after discussing genre haha. The first video i saw from you was Callahan's Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest review, so now i feel like i have to point out, in case it's passed you by, that he's got a new single out and his next album in September. I hope we'll be getting a review for it when it comes!

@JackFate76 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for sharing, what a cool album! Growing up with the likes of Björk, Tricky, or Goldie, I don’t find this particularly difficult to understand. The Reggaeton is the most difficult for me.

@Mgdr2011 3 жыл бұрын

Kick I is keeping me alive right now sooooo go figure

@dedovurlio 3 жыл бұрын

I love Arca's art, ❤ so so much. From months i cant wait to turn her music on.

@v_ctor7 2 жыл бұрын

Professor, I discovered your channel not long ago but I have to admit I've already watched quite a few of your videos. They are a refreshing refuge, your openness and willingness to discover new movements in music and society, including those that might initially put you off, is something hard to come by. Thank you for creating and sharing your thoughts, it is really appreciated! :) p.s.: I would love to hear your thoughts about Arca's self titled album. Now that you've introduced yourself to her music, I don't even think you'll have to do it twice :)

@Yo_franko_ 4 жыл бұрын

rip the slit is my favorite song of all time. it’s so crazy seeing someone completely different to me react to it. The beat drop makes me raw.

@galvanavalosalejandro6419 4 жыл бұрын

You should give a chance to Rosalia's work, she's a Spanish girl who made music mixing flamenco influences with contemporary Urban music. Nice video:)

@youwise8D 4 жыл бұрын

oh snap! reviewing arca. cool!

@evanhayesdasilvatamura9157 3 жыл бұрын

I ENJOY ARCA ❤️ I listen her album every day

@amyw1891 3 жыл бұрын

yes we ENJOY this music!! I throw my ass to this on the daily

@sweatpants7072 3 жыл бұрын

French tips are a style of nails

@zonk35 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. I listen to Arca every day since discovering her art.

@mirthalegrand8319 3 жыл бұрын

You should react to Rosalía's "El Mal Querer", it's a flamenco inspired album but mixed with urban sounds and trap music, it's AMAZING

@xavilefevre4710 4 жыл бұрын

To answer the question in the title of the video : Yes, I actually quote enjoy it and I know alot of people who do. She is definitely one of these people who's music takes a bit to transform from "appreciation" to "enjoyment". At first I thought it was beautiful and interesting but hard to listen too at first (in reference to her last album). Over time though, I began to become in sync with the work and It just started to all click Oh and also French tips is a type of nail made by a French manicure (is like the the total Hollywood nail where the the clean white end on the nail)

@haronbangerz1304 4 жыл бұрын

3:19 yes, i do, a lot of us do. mext question omg

@cindyhuang6743 3 жыл бұрын

Ahhh this is so cute you are so humble :) and yes people do listen to this for auditory enjoyment. My friends and I bop to Arca in the car all the time.

@Dynastybladeb 4 жыл бұрын

I felt the exact same way calor was my favourite off the album also for some reason I felt the song with Björk didn’t quit fit I felt the song got great when arca’s vocals kicked in! great review

@ISAM.001 3 жыл бұрын

Just revisiting and commenting to remind you to analyze and review Arca's self-titled album. It's great and a completely different vibe from Arca. Stretch 2 and &&&&& also are great and more accessible than Arca's other work. Mutant and Xen are also phenomenal but a tough listen to understand at first.

@internalbleedingreimagined 4 жыл бұрын

It’s called kick 1

@jsangarita 4 жыл бұрын

i love how u try it. this only proves how open minded being you are. ur a cutie Professor Skye

@eliassanchez8831 3 жыл бұрын

you should check out SOPHIE- OIL OF EVERY PEARLS UN-INSIDES

@ruisilva712 4 жыл бұрын

mequetrefe was well pronounced

@bitl5950 3 жыл бұрын

yes there are people who actually enjoy this music

@jakemanning1442 Жыл бұрын

Yes me and the girlies blast arca all the time

@noahgilbertson7530 9 ай бұрын

this album reminds me of fka twigs first albums, I don’t really enjoy much of it on the first listen or so but once I know the album well I like it far more than anything else. It’s the same with Kate Bush, and lots of classical music. Someone please recommend me another artistic producer like arca and fka because I am obsessed

@AvantGardeAristocrat 3 жыл бұрын

Please react to Oil of every pearl's uninsides by Sophie

@karneez 3 жыл бұрын

check arca's self titled album, it sounds kinda similar to no queda nada. also its "stretch 1" and "stretch 2" sound pretty much like rip the slit

@Abrabeck82 4 ай бұрын

VENEZUELA MENTIONED! 🇻🇪 AVAA prof.

@raulf.aguilar903 3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah I enjoy it, you have no idea how fun it is to sing: "Mami que tú quiere mequetrefe ella se lo merece.." art

@ivanfrancia2110 4 жыл бұрын

arcas self titled is one of my favorite albums. very emotional album if you understant it. translate the lyrics if you dont know spanish

@_TASK 3 жыл бұрын

LOL yesssss arca is amazing been listening for years and this album is amazing! Always felt these hip hop/musiqua urbana influences in his past work but love that it’s front and center this time around

@shawnfreemasonog 2 жыл бұрын

I love how he did this in one shot

@AlwayzMeFerniii 4 жыл бұрын

23:56 LMFAOOOOOOO

@elcarlos0101 3 жыл бұрын

I do like this music, I think it’s challenging and I like it, sometimes makes me smile and I like the to find a pattern in the middle of her caos

@isailam1767 4 жыл бұрын

I have to say that I really enjoy this video, I'm pretty impressed by the points of view expressed so eloquently tho. Saludos desde Guatemala.

@dantenicholas9032 4 жыл бұрын

Listen to their mixtapes - &&&&&& , Sheep , Entranas (Also baron foyel , & galvanzie by hba)

@drhesslen 3 жыл бұрын

Huh... I play this album on repeat daily. It’s very enjoyable ^.^

@mayaaa2695 3 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@intertel_agent 3 жыл бұрын

really loved this thank you

@rxlfe5391 3 жыл бұрын

Arca also worked on FKA Twigs LP1 and Kelela's debut album. I can't seem to remember the title which is frustrating me and my home girls.

@maksimrodak7138 3 жыл бұрын

i really like how you approach albums thank you

@gabrielherrera5968 3 жыл бұрын

You should listen to Xen and selftitled by her. Arca also produced the last 2 bjork albums. Vulnicura and Utopia. you should really cheak that out! :)

@AfricanaGrande 4 жыл бұрын

Time is such a nostalgic banger it’s become my 2nd most listened song of all time and in such a short period of time. My # 1 song is Faceshopping by SOPHIE of which you should definitely take a listen and make a review.

@1998Cebola 3 жыл бұрын

Kick i is my nr. 1 commute album atm lol