℗ 2014 Alejandro Ghersi under exclusive license to Mute Artists Limited
| Released | November 4, 2014 |
| Duration | 39m 24s |
| Record Label | Mute |
| Genre | Electronic |
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1.1
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Now You Know
Arca |
3:58 | |||
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1.2
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Held Apart
Arca |
1:20 | |||
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1.3
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Xen
Arca |
3:18 | |||
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1.4
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Sad Bitch
Arca |
1:55 | |||
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1.5
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Sisters
Arca |
2:21 | |||
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1.6
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Slit Thru
Arca |
2:12 | |||
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1.7
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Failed
Arca |
3:40 | |||
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1.8
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Family Violence
Arca |
2:13 | |||
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1.9
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Thievery
Arca |
2:33 | |||
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1.10
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Lonely Thugg
Arca |
2:56 | |||
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1.11
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Fish
Arca |
2:07 | |||
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1.12
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Wound
Arca |
2:09 | |||
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1.13
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Bullet Chained
Arca |
2:51 | |||
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1.14
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Tongue
Arca |
2:59 | |||
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1.15
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Promise
Arca |
2:52 |
"So far, Arca is best known as a producer. He's already produced some of FKA twigs' best work, he's co-producing Björk's next album, and he had a hand in four songs on Kanye West's Yeezus. Despite his high profile collaborations, his excellent debut album Xen is doggedly experimental, perhaps the strangest music he's made."
- Pitchfork
Xen is the debut studio album by Venezuelan electronic musician Arca, released on 4 November 2014 through Mute Records. The album was recorded over a largely improvised six-month period in 2014.
The title of the album is a reference to Arca's "feminine spirit" as portrayed in the album artwork and videos. According to the artist, the designer Jesse Kanda asked "if I had a girl's name when I was a kid, I told him that I have this image in my head when I listen to a song of mine that I really love or that I feel happy with. I move really slowly in a very effeminate way [and] close my eyes and I see this naked being who exists in front of an audience. Everyone is simultaneously attracted to it and repulsed".
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Mute Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.33 -2.26 to -1.20 | -13.03 -22.55 to -10.00 | -11.37 -19.20 to -7.80 | 6 3 to 12 | |
| 1 | Now You Know | -1.20 | -13.26 | -11.4 | 7 |
| 2 | Held Apart | -2.26 | -22.55 | -19.2 | 12 |
| 3 | Xen | -1.20 | -11.57 | -9.2 | 4 |
| 4 | Sad Bitch | -1.20 | -10.69 | -7.8 | 5 |
| 5 | Sisters | -1.20 | -11.44 | -10.3 | 5 |
| 6 | Slit Thru | -1.80 | -10.87 | -8.1 | 4 |
| 7 | Failed | -1.50 | -20.01 | -17.0 | 12 |
| 8 | Family Violence | -1.20 | -12.91 | -10.5 | 7 |
| 9 | Thievery | -1.20 | -10.69 | -9.1 | 4 |
| 10 | Lonely Thugg | -1.20 | -12.04 | -10.6 | 5 |
| 11 | Fish | -1.20 | -12.37 | -11.7 | 4 |
| 12 | Wound | -1.20 | -12.96 | -12.7 | 5 |
| 13 | Bullet Chained | -1.20 | -11.18 | -9.7 | 5 |
| 14 | Tongue | -1.20 | -12.90 | -14.3 | 6 |
| 15 | Promise | -1.20 | -10.00 | -8.9 | 3 |