{"product_id":"mutant","title":"Mutant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArca's\u003c\/strong\u003e 2014 album \u003cem\u003e'Xen'\u003c\/em\u003e was an angular and, at times, insular record driven by aggressively queer juxtapositions. It served as a study of the self that refused categorisation and embraced erraticism; employing confrontational clashes of style and sound to emphasise a morphing dynamic between obscurity and vulnerability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt times anxiously self-reflexive, at others beauteous and calm, it was intermittently personal and withdrawn. \u003cem\u003e'Mutant'\u003c\/em\u003e is about sensuality and impulsiveness as escape routes out of rigidity: \"\u003cem\u003esoftness as a weapon when the mind attacks itself\u003c\/em\u003e.\" Anxieties are harmonised by self-confidence in the optimism and inclusiveness of transformation. Mutations expose the resonances and malleability of identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis album takes pride in deformity, innocence, distortion, and vulnerability: traits traditionally ostracised as undesirable and regressive. 2LP - Limited edition triple Gatefold, Red Double Vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mute","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":50466652586315,"sku":"395292","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50466652979531,"sku":"395291","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/dd4199f0-9279-45f7-9134-23b55e7071c9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727318228","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/mutant","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}