Ever wondered what “trifecta” means? It’s quite simple actually. Let me give you an example. If you are at all interested in the underground electronic scene, you might have heard about the Stretch EP series a couple years back, featuring the elastic-but-choppy post-industrial beats that have come to characterize much latter-day dance music. If you follow Latin indie music, you already know that 2013’s best album was &&&&&; an eerie, dubby mixtape that once again managed to operate at the edge of contemporary dance music. And finally, if you’re into progressive hip-hop production, you might have noticed a young Venezuelan who’s been working with a vast gamut of people, going from Kanye West’s Yeezus to up-and-coming sensation FKA twigs. What those three have in common is Alejandro Ghersi (a.k.a. Arca)’s involvement; certainly one of the most promising talents out there right now. So there you go: trifecta!
It turns out that Arca has just announced a few US tour dates for September; he actually intends to take the joint show he premiered along visual artist Jesse Kanda at Pitchfork and MoMA PS1’s FORMS last October. But not content with that, Ghersi has added Total Freedom to the tour’s bill — and not just as an opening act! The show will first present Total Freedom and Arca DJing solo, but will close with a collaborative “4CDJ” set by the two. Jesse Kanda will provide visuals throughout the evening. The association between the two has been running for a while now, and aside from co-producing the TRAUMA video art piece, has also seen Kanda’s artwork featured in FKA twigs’ Arca-produced material. Total Freedom is best known for his noise-laden R&B mash-ups, which indeed makes his Arca collaboration something to look forward to.
Check the tour dates below:
09.18.14 - Portland, OR - PICA (Time Based Art Festival)
09.20.14 - Vancouver, BC - The Dome at Science World (New Forms Festival)
09.23.14 - San Francisco, CA - GAFFTA
09.24.14 - Seattle, WA - Sky Church (Decibel Festival)
09.25.14 - Los Angeles, CA - First Unitarian Church
• Arca: http://www.arca1000000.com
• Jesse Kanda: http://www.jessekanda.com
• Total Freedom: https://soundcloud.com/totalfreedom