Arca releases deluxe edition of Xen

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  • The new digital edition, out today, features two bonus cuts and a couple of Jesse Kanda videos.
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  • Mute Records have released a digital deluxe edition of Arca's 2014 debut album, Xen. This new version contains two tracks ("????? A" and "????? B") that had previously only featured on the limited-edition vinyl version of Xen. "????? A" combines four songs ("Empath," "Get Out The Fucking Car," "Snatch" and "Vanity") while "????? B" features "Dog Crying At Its Owner's Grave." The digital version also contains video clips for album tracks "Xen" and "Thievery" directed by Jesse Kanda. Since the release of Xen, Arca has appeared as a producer on Bjork's latest album, Vulnicura. He's got a few new live shows lined up, including a slot at Manchester International Festival on July 4th. Before then he has two US dates (New York's Bowery Ballroom on April 8th and Forever Cemetery in LA on April 15th) as well as shows at Donau festival in Austria on May 1st and Barcelona's Sonar in June. He's also got a DJ gig at a Janus party at Berghain on April 24th. On top of this he'll also join Bjork's live band for her Vulnicura tour, starting at Carnegie Hall in New York on March 7th. Listen to album cut "Sad Bitch" below.
    Tracklist 01. Now You Know 02. Held Apart 03. Xen 04. Sad Bitch 05. Sisters 06. Slit Thru 07. Failed 08. Family Violence 09. Thievery 10. Lonely Thugg 11. Fish 12. Wound 13. Bullet Chained 14. Tongue 15. Promise 16. ????? A 17. ????? B 18. Xen (Video) 19. Thievery (Video) Mute Records released Xen (????? Edition) on March 5th, 2015.



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