Stretch 2

Stretch 2
EP by Arca
Released	6 August 2012 (2012-08-06)
Genre	Electronic hip hop trip hop
Length	26:45
Label	UNO NYC
Producer	Arca
Arca chronology
Stretch 1 (2012) Stretch 2 (2012) &&&&& (2013)

Stretch 2 is an 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

Professional ratings

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".

Accolades for Stretch 2

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Tiny Mix Tapes	Favorite 50 Albums of 2012	45	[2]

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

References

1. Empire, Kitty (2 November 2014). "Arca: Xen review – producer Alejandro Ghersi's elegant, chromatic debut". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
2. Gbblr, Kmmy (17 December 2012). "2012: Favorite 50 Albums of 2012". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
3. Ryce, Andrew (17 August 2012). "Arca – Stretch 2". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
4. Birkut. "Arca - Stretch 2 Music Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 4 January 2020.