Stretch 2
EP by
Arca
Released6 August 2012 (2012-08-06)
Genre
Length26:45
LabelUNO NYC
ProducerArca
Arca chronology
Stretch 1
(2012)		 Stretch 2
(2012)		 &&&&&
(2013)

Stretch 2 is an 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Resident Advisor3.5/5[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes[4]

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".

Accolades for Stretch 2
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Tiny Mix Tapes Favorite 50 Albums of 2012
45

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Self Defense"2:20
2."Fortune"3:24
3."Maiden Voyage"2:36
4."2 Blunted"1:47
5."Tapped In"2:34
6."Strung"2:20
7."Brokeup"2:52
8."Meditation"4:11
9."Manners"4:41
Total length:26:45

References

  1. ↑ Empire, Kitty (2 November 2014). "Arca: Xen review – producer Alejandro Ghersi's elegant, chromatic debut". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 Gbblr, Kmmy (17 December 2012). "2012: Favorite 50 Albums of 2012". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Ryce, Andrew (17 August 2012). "Arca – Stretch 2". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Birkut. "Arca - Stretch 2 Music Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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