KICK

Creator: Arca

Title: KICK

Publisher: XL Recordings

Date: 2022

Language: Spanish; English

Description: Compilation album by Venezuelan electronic artist Arca (Alejandra Ghersi Rodríguez, Caracas, 1989), resident in Barcelona, Spain, released December 9, 2022 via XL Recordings. The 21-track fan-voted selection synthesizes the five-volume KICK cycle (2020–2021), which established Arca as the first Venezuelan and Latin American artist nominated for a Grammy Award in Best Dance/Electronic Album.

Subject: Electronic music--Venezuela; Experimental music; LGBTQ+ artists--Venezuela; Venezuelan diaspora; Gender identity; Avant-garde music

Type: Sound

Format: Compilation album

Rights: External resource. All rights reserved.

Documented by: Alejandra Ghersi Rodríguez

Relation:

"Nonbinary"

Profile — El Nacional: "The artist of the present and future" (2024)

Wikipedia ES — Arca

Official profile — Spotify / XL Recordings

Identifier: MUS0044

Collection: Music

Tags: avant-garde, Barcelona, electronic, experimental, identity, LGBTQ+, Venezuela

Citation: Arca, KICK, XL Recordings, 2022, accessed September 22, 2026, https://archivovenezuela.com/en/items/show/1191