Ekstasis (Julia Holter album)

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]

Ekstasis
Studio album by
Julia Holter
ReleasedMarch 8, 2012 (2012-03-08)
Genre
Length56:48
LabelRVNG
ProducerJulia Holter
Julia Holter chronology
Tragedy
(2011)		 Ekstasis
(2012)		 Loud City Song
(2013)
Singles from Ekstasis
  1. "Marienbad"
    Released: January 10, 2012[1]
  2. "In The Same Room"
    Released: February 2, 2012[2]
  3. "Goddess Eyes"
    Released: December 10, 2012[3]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[6]
Metacritic83/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
Fact4/5[8]
Financial Times[9]
The Guardian[10]
The Irish Times[11]
Mojo[12]
NME8/10[13]
The Observer[14]
Pitchfork8.6/10[15]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[16]
Uncut8/10[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
Publication Rank
Clash
36[18]
Mojo
9[19]
musicOMH
27[20]
Pitchfork
26[21]
PopMatters
46[22]
Uncut
23[23]
The Wire
8[24]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
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
Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[25] 49

References
  1. "Julia Holter - Marienbad". factmag.com. January 10, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. Fitzmaurice, Larry. "Tracks: Julia Holter - In The Same Room". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  3. "Releases: Julia Holter - Goddess Eyes 12"". Dominomusic.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  4. "Ekstasis – RVNGIntl". RVNG. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  5. "Releases: Julia Holter - Ekstasis". dominomusic.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  6. "Ekstasis by Julia Holter reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  7. "Reviews for Ekstasis by Julia Holter". Metacritic. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  8. Shaw, Steve (March 10, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Fact. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  9. Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (December 8, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Financial Times. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  10. Hann, Michael (November 29, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis – review". The Guardian. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  11. Carroll, Jim (March 16, 2012). "Ecstatic over Ekstasis". The Irish Times. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  12. "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Mojo (221): 91. April 2012.
  13. Donahue, Anne T. (March 16, 2012). "Julia Holter – 'Ekstasis'". NME. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  14. Empire, Kitty (December 2, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis – review". The Observer. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  15. Richardson, Mark (March 2, 2012). "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  16. Miller, Derek (April 5, 2012). "Julia Holter – Ekstasis". Resident Advisor. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  17. "Julia Holter: Ekstasis". Uncut (179): 72. April 2012.
  18. "The Top 40 Albums Of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  19. "MOJO's Top 20 Albums of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  20. "musicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  21. "The Top 50 Albums of 2012". Pitchfork. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  22. "The 75 Best Albums of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  23. "Uncut's Top 75 new albums of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  24. "The Wire's Top 50 Releases of 2012". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  25. "Julia Holter Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2015.


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