Entrañas (transl. Entrails) is the third mixtape by Venezuelan electronic music producer Arca. It was released for free download on 4 July 2016 through Arca's SoundCloud page and MediaFire.[1] It features contributions from Total Freedom, Massacooraman and Mica Levi, who is also known as Micachu.[2] Even though 14 tracks are listed, the entire mixtape is in sequence as a single track.[3]
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| Released | 4 July 2016 | |||
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| Length | 25:02 | |||
| Producer | Arca | |||
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The music video for the track, "Sin Rumbo", debuted one day prior to mixtape's release.[4]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Consequence | B[5] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10[3] |
| Resident Advisor | 4/5[6] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |   [7] |
| Vice (Expert Witness) | A−[8] |
Upon release, Entrañas received universal acclaim from music critics. Consequence critic David Sackllah described the record as "purely visceral, constantly obliterating conventions" and thought "the underlying frenetic nature of Entrañas makes it all the more unsettling when the mix reaches its final track, the four-minute 'Sin Rumbo'."[5] Philip Sherburne of Pitchfork, who considered the mixtape as "heavier and more unrelenting" than Arca's previous release, Mutant (2015), described it as a "quintessential Arca recording, commingling pleasure and terror and beauty and ugliness in the most thrilling ways possible."[3]
Accolades
edit| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchfork | The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016 | 2016 | — | |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | 2016: Favorite 50 Music Releases | 2016 | 4 |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Alejandra Ghersi
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pérdida" (transl. Loss) | 0:59 |
| 2. | "Torero" (transl. Bullfighter) | 1:27 |
| 3. | "Culebra" (transl. Snake) | 1:31 |
| 4. | "Vicar" | 1:31 |
| 5. | "Cement Garden Interlude" | 0:42 |
| 6. | "Baby Doll" (featuring Mica Levi) | 2:30 |
| 7. | "Lulled" | 1:51 |
| 8. | "Think Of" (featuring Mica Levi and Massacooraman) | 2:38 |
| 9. | "Clocked" | 0:39 |
| 10. | "Pargo" (transl. Snapper) | 1:37 |
| 11. | "Turnt" (featuring Total Freedom) | 0:25 |
| 12. | "Girasol" (transl. Sunflower) | 2:26 |
| 13. | "Fount" (transl. Source) | 2:28 |
| 14. | "Sin Rumbo" (transl. Aimless) | 4:19 |
| Total length: | 25:02 | |
Sample credits[11]
- "Cement Garden Interlude" contains a sample of Charlotte Gainsbourg's speech from the 1993 film The Cement Garden.
- "Baby Doll" contains a sample of "Beatrix", written and performed by the Cocteau Twins from their 1984 album, Treasure.
- "Think Of" contains a sample of "Boyfriend", performed by Ashlee Simpson from her 2005 album I Am Me.
Personnel
edit- Arca – performance, production
- Mica Levi – performance (tracks 6, 8)
- Massacooraman – performance (track 8)
- Total Freedom – performance (track 11)
- Jesse Kanda – artwork
References
edit- ^ Josephs, Brian (5 July 2016). "Arca Shares 14-Track 'Entrañas' Mixtape on Independence Day". Spin. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Darville, Jordan (4 July 2016). "Arca's New, Free Project Entrañas Is Here". The Fader. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Sherburne, Philip (13 July 2016). "Arca – Entrañas". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Claymore, Gabriela Tully (4 July 2016). "Download Arca Entrañas". Stereogum. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ a b Sackllah, David (11 July 2016). "Arca – Entrañas". Consequence. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ Ryce, Andrew (14 July 2016). "Arca – Entrañas". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Falisi, Frank. "Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (23 December 2016). "Choral Clatter and Savannah Sounds: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Vice.
- ^ "The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016". Pitchfork. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "2016: Favorite 50 Music releases". Tiny Mix Tapes. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ Sherburne, Philip (13 July 2016). "Arca: Entrañas Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 June 2018.