℗ 2014 Mute Artists Limited
| Released | March 5, 2015 |
| Duration | 50m 54s |
| 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 | |||
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1.16
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????? A
Arca |
9:08 | |||
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1.17
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????? B
Arca |
2:22 |
"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".
Xen (????? Edition) features music that has never previously been available digitally, including two bonus tracks, ‘????? A’ and ‘????? B’.
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 | -1.21 -2.26 to -0.30 | -12.93 -22.55 to -9.43 | -11.18 -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 |
| 16 | ????? A | -0.30 | -9.43 | -7.9 | 4 |
| 17 | ????? B | -0.30 | -14.94 | -11.6 | 9 |