Ekstasis (Julia Holter album)
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| Ekstasis | ||||
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| Released | March 8, 2012 | |||
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| Length | 56:48 | |||
| Label | RVNG | |||
| Producer | Julia Holter | |||
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| Singles from Ekstasis | ||||
Ekstasis is the second studio album by the American musician Julia Holter. It was released on March 8, 2012, by RVNG Intl.[4] It was preceded by two singles, "Marienbad" and "In The Same Room". A 12" EP, "Goddess Eyes" - which featured both versions of "Goddess Eyes" from the LP - followed in December 2012, after the album had been issued by Domino in the UK on October 26.[5]
Accolades
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.9/10[6] |
| Metacritic | 83/100[7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Fact | 4/5[8] |
| Financial Times |   [9] |
| The Guardian | [10] |
| The Irish Times | [11] |
| Mojo | [12] |
| NME | 8/10[13] |
| The Observer | [14] |
| Pitchfork | 8.6/10[15] |
| Resident Advisor | 4.0/5[16] |
| Uncut | 8/10[17] |
Ekstasis received widespread acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 83, based on 18 reviews.[7]
| Publication | Rank | Ref. |
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| Clash | 36 |
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| Mojo | 9 |
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| musicOMH | 27 |
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| Pitchfork | 26 |
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| PopMatters | 46 |
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| Uncut | 23 |
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| The Wire | 8 |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Julia Holter.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Marienbad" | 5:24 |
| 2. | "Our Sorrows" | 6:16 |
| 3. | "In the Same Room" | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Boy in the Moon" | 8:19 |
| 5. | "Für Felix" | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Goddess Eyes II" | 6:23 |
| 7. | "Moni mon amie" | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Four Gardens" | 6:12 |
| 9. | "Goddess Eyes I" | 3:40 |
| 10. | "This Is Ekstasis" | 8:54 |
| Total length: | 56:48 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[25]
- Julia Holter – performance, production, engineering
- Corey Granet – guitar (1)
- Catherine Lamb – viola (4)
- Max Kaplan – clarinet (8), bass clarinet (8)
- Casey Anderson – alto saxophone (10)
- Kenny Gilmore – electric bass (10)
- Cole M. Greif-Neill – additional engineering, mixing
- Joe Lambert – mastering
- Kevin O'Neill – cover design
- Rick Bahto – photography
