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9.0
81963
9.0 |
PopMatters
A microcosm of the globalized world we live in, a chaotic hive that merges beauty and ugliness into a single awe-inspiring vision
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9.0
81966
9.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Arca has transcended the limitations of digital structure to arrive at fluid alien-jazz
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9.0
82078
9.0 |
The Quietus
Able to bend your senses with its endless shape shifting and knock you sideways with its hallucinatory beauty
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9.0
82240
9.0 |
The 405
The amount of detail and the flow of Mutant is truly staggering
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9.0
82515
9.0 |
No Ripcord
The abstractness and wandering abandon of Mutant define not only the album, but Alejandro Ghersi’s approach to music
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8.9
82087
8.9 |
Earbuddy
It’s an entrancing auditory experience that feeds the zeitgeist with plenty of food for thought
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8.4
81929
8.4 |
Pitchfork
The 20 tracks here stretch for over an hour, but lines between them are unclear, and when heard at once the record can seem like one long suite, treating us to an array of sounds and moods
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8.3
81931
8.3 |
Consequence Of Sound
The way he’s able to use texture and rhythm as his primary tools of progression is worth the patience it asks of us
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8.0
81930
8.0 |
The Music
Arca's second long-player is yet another step into the hauntingly eerie but strangely beautiful corner of the electronic music universe he inhabits
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8.0
81967
8.0 |
Spin
Even if there’s no singular moment as explicit (take that word with all its various connotations) as “Brokeup” on his latest aural effigy, Mutant is the sound of self-assuredness
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8.0
81928
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
All the reasons pop music’s most avant garde minds have worked with Arca are on display with Mutant, and that list is likely to balloon with its release
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8.0
81952
8.0 |
NOW
As with Xen, Mutant ignores conventional song structure in favour of stream-of-consciousness soundscapes
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8.0
81984
8.0 |
The Guardian
Distressing, transcendental and beautiful, it’s a journey so remarkable it could excuse a hundred false starts
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8.0
82029
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Despite more mainstream artists turning his way, it’s hard to conceive of a time when this will ever sound conventional
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8.0
82048
8.0 |
The FT
The contrasting mix of ugliness and aesthetics is impressively handled
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8.0
82074
8.0 |
NME
As disarmingly brilliant ‘Mutant’ can be at times, it’s still deliberately obscure
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7.0
82165
7.0 |
Under The Radar
Somehow, despite the maelstrom of sound and texture, Mutant never topples in to destruction
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7.0
82066
7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Mutant eschews rhythm in favor of abstract noise
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7.0
81949
7.0 |
Exclaim
Mutant ably demonstrates the producer's extreme talent, but suggest it works even better when he's grounded by the restrictions of a collaborating artist
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6.4
81977
6.4 |
Resident Advisor
This could be great if the album were presented in a more digestible way
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6.0
81978
6.0 |
DIY
This record is deadly in intention, but it packs a sweet heart
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6.0
82031
6.0 |
The Observer
Continues his stark exploration of shape-shifting digital realms
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6.0
82099
6.0 |
Uncut
Overwhelming if patchy. Print edition only
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6.0
82125
6.0 |
Beardfood
It's difficult to tack on to a rhythm or mood, and good ideas lay half explored, along with bad ones
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6.0
82319
6.0 |
The Irish Times
A rich, dazzling, occasionally bewildering series of freewheeling sonic experimentation
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