Ekstasis (Julia Holter album)
Appearance
Ekstasis | ||||
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Released | March 8, 2012 | |||
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Length | 56:48 | |||
Label | RVNG | |||
Producer | Julia Holter | |||
Julia Holter chronology | ||||
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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]
Critical reception
[edit]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]
Year-end rankings
[edit]Publication | Rank |
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Clash | 36[18]
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Mojo | 9[19]
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musicOMH | 27[20]
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Pitchfork | 26[21]
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PopMatters | 46[22]
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Uncut | 23[23]
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The Wire | 8[24]
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Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[25] | 49 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Julia Holter - Marienbad". factmag.com. January 10, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry. "Tracks: Julia Holter - In The Same Room". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Releases: Julia Holter - Goddess Eyes 12". Dominomusic.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Ekstasis – RVNGIntl". RVNG. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ "Releases: Julia Holter - Ekstasis". dominomusic.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Ekstasis by Julia Holter reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ a b "Reviews for Ekstasis by Julia Holter". Metacritic. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ Shaw, Steve (March 10, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Fact. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (December 8, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Financial Times. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ Hann, Michael (November 29, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis – review". The Guardian. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ^ Carroll, Jim (March 16, 2012). "Ecstatic over Ekstasis". The Irish Times. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ^ "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Mojo (221): 91. April 2012.
- ^ Donahue, Anne T. (March 16, 2012). "Julia Holter – 'Ekstasis'". NME. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ^ Empire, Kitty (December 2, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis – review". The Observer. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ^ Richardson, Mark (March 2, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ Miller, Derek (April 5, 2012). "Julia Holter – Ekstasis". Resident Advisor. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ^ "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Uncut (179): 72. April 2012.
- ^ "The Top 40 Albums Of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ "MOJO's Top 20 Albums of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ "musicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2012". Pitchfork. March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ "The 75 Best Albums of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Uncut's Top 75 new albums of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ "The Wire's Top 50 Releases of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Julia Holter Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2015.