Stretch 2
2012 EP by Arca
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Stretch 2 is the third 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
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Resident Advisor | 3.5/5[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".
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Mix Tapes | Favorite 50 Albums of 2012 | 45 |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |