The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa

The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa is a Czech alternative rock band formed in 1990 by Jan Muchow, Jan Gregar, Petr Wegner, and Irna Libowitz.[1]

For the sculpture by Bernini, see Ecstasy of Saint Teresa.

The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa
OriginPrague, Czechoslovakia
Genres
Years active1990 (1990)–present
Members
Past members
  • Jan Gregar
  • Petr Wegner
  • Irna Libowitz
  • Petr Němeček
  • Petr Macháček
  • Ondřej Anděra
Websitewww.ecstasyofsttheresa.com

The band released the EP Pigment in 1991. This album, along with 1992's Susurrate, featured a feedback-drenched psychedelic rock sound.

From there, the band moved into ambient and techno-influenced soundscapes, as evidenced by their 1993 album, Free-D, produced with Guy Fixsen (Laika). Free-D marked the end of the original lineup and something of a hiatus for the band. For the next six years, they only released the 1994 remix EP AstralaVista.[2][3]

1999's In Dust 3 featured Muchow and actress Kateřina Winterová on eleven tracks of pop and post rock sounds. This was followed in 2003 by Slowthinking,[4] released with the accompanying Fastmoving/Slowthinking DVD.

The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa released Watching Black in 2006, and in 2011, a DVD titled 101010 came out, featuring a live performance recorded on 10 October 2010.

Band members

Current

Past

  • Jan Gregar (1990–1994)
  • Petr Wegner – drums (1990–1994)
  • Irna Libowitz – vocals (1990–1994)
  • Petr Němeček – drums (1997–1998)
  • Petr Macháček (1997–1998)
  • Ondřej Anděra (2002–2003)

Discography

Studio albums

  • Susurrate (1992)
  • Free-D (1994)
  • In Dust 3 (1999)
  • Slowthinking (2002)
  • Thirteen Years in Noises (2004)
  • Watching Black (2006)

EPs

  • Pigment (1991)
  • ...fluidtrance centauri... (1993)
  • AstralaVista (1994)
  • Dumb It rmx's (2000)
  • I'm (Not Really) Optimistic (2002)
  • Local Distortion (2003)
  • Happy R (2003)
  • It (2005)

Compilations

DVDs

  • Fastmoving / Slowthinking (2003)
  • 101010 (2011)

References
  1. "The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. "the ecstasy of saint theresa- 4B4". freemusic.cz (in Czech). 7 November 2001. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. "Když byla Extáze ještě mladá a kytarová..." [When Ecstasy was still young and guitar-driven ...]. musicserver.cz (in Czech). 30 October 2001. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. "The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa - Slowthinking". techno.cz (in Czech). 30 April 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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