Ekstasis (Julia Holter album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Ekstasis
| type = Studio
| artist = Julia Holter
| cover = Ekstasis.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2012|03|08}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Baroque pop|Experimental pop|Ambient music}}
| length = {{Duration|m=56|s=48}}
| label = RVNG
| producer = Julia Holter
| prev_title = Tragedy
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Loud City Song
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Ekstasis
| type = studio
| single1 = Marienbad
| single1date = January 10, 2012{{cite web |title=Julia Holter - Marienbad |url=https://www.factmag.com/2012/01/10/julia-holter-marienbad-2/ |website=factmag.com |date=January 10, 2012 |access-date=November 20, 2022}}
| single2 = In The Same Room
| single2date = February 2, 2012{{cite web |last1=Fitzmaurice |first1=Larry |title=Tracks: Julia Holter - In The Same Room |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13089-julia-holter-in-the-same-room/ |website=Pitchfork.com |access-date=November 19, 2022}}
| single3 = Goddess Eyes
| single3date = December 10, 2012{{cite web |title=Releases: Julia Holter - Goddess Eyes 12 |url=https://www.dominomusic.com/releases/julia-holter/goddess-eyes/12 |website=Dominomusic.com |access-date=November 19, 2022}}
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Ekstasis is the second studio album by the American musician Julia Holter. It was released on March 8, 2012, by RVNG Intl.{{cite web |url=http://rvng.bandcamp.com/album/ekstasis |title=Ekstasis – RVNGIntl. |publisher=RVNG |accessdate=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=August 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819112825/http://rvng.bandcamp.com/album/ekstasis |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web |title=Releases: Julia Holter - Ekstasis |url=https://www.dominomusic.com/releases/julia-holter/ekstasis/double-lp |website=dominomusic.com |access-date=November 19, 2022}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 83/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/ekstasis/julia-holter |title=Reviews for Ekstasis by Julia Holter |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=August 31, 2013}}
| rev1 = Fact
| rev1Score = 4/5{{cite web |url=https://www.factmag.com/2012/03/10/julia-holter-ekstasis/ |title=Julia Holter: Ekstasis |work=Fact |date=March 10, 2012 |accessdate=May 1, 2019 |last=Shaw |first=Steve |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071455/http://www.factmag.com/2012/03/10/julia-holter-ekstasis/ |archivedate=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead}}
| rev2 = Financial Times
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/6118e91c-3b57-11e2-b111-00144feabdc0 |title=Julia Holter: Ekstasis |work=Financial Times |date=December 8, 2012 |accessdate=May 1, 2019 |last=Hunter-Tilney |first=Ludovic |url-access=subscription}}
| rev3 = The Guardian
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/29/julia-holter-ekstasis-review |title=Julia Holter: Ekstasis – review |work=The Guardian |date=November 29, 2012 |accessdate=July 3, 2016 |last=Hann |first=Michael}}
| rev4 = The Irish Times
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-reviews/ecstatic-over-ekstasis-1.482998 |title=Ecstatic over Ekstasis |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=March 16, 2012 |accessdate=July 3, 2016 |last=Carroll |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Carroll (journalist)}}
| rev5 = Mojo
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=Julia Holter: Ekstasis |journal=Mojo |issue=221 |date=April 2012 |page=91}}
| rev6 = NME
| rev6Score = 8/10{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/julia-holter/12891 |title=Julia Holter – 'Ekstasis' |journal=NME |date=March 16, 2012 |accessdate=July 3, 2016 |last=Donahue |first=Anne T. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305194153/http://www.nme.com/reviews/julia-holter/12891 |archivedate=March 5, 2016 |url-status=dead}}
| rev7 = The Observer
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/dec/02/julia-holter-ekstasis-review |title=Julia Holter: Ekstasis – review |work=The Observer |date=December 2, 2012 |accessdate=July 3, 2016 |last=Empire |first=Kitty |author-link=Kitty Empire}}
| rev8 = Pitchfork
| rev8Score = 8.6/10{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16352-ekstasis/ |title=Julia Holter: Ekstasis |work=Pitchfork |date=March 2, 2012 |accessdate=December 15, 2015 |last=Richardson |first=Mark}}
| rev9 = Resident Advisor
| rev9Score = 4.0/5{{cite web |url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/10677 |title=Julia Holter – Ekstasis |work=Resident Advisor |date=April 5, 2012 |accessdate=July 3, 2016 |last=Miller |first=Derek}}
| rev10 = Uncut
| rev10Score = 8/10{{cite journal |title=Julia Holter: Ekstasis |journal=Uncut |issue=179 |date=April 2012 |page=72}}
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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.
=Year-end rankings=
Track listing
{{track listing
| total_length = 56:48
| title1 = Marienbad
| length1 = 5:24
| title2 = Our Sorrows
| length2 = 6:16
| title3 = In the Same Room
| length3 = 3:58
| title4 = Boy in the Moon
| length4 = 8:19
| title5 = Für Felix
| length5 = 4:10
| title6 = Goddess Eyes II
| length6 = 6:23
| title7 = Moni mon amie
| length7 = 3:31
| title8 = Four Gardens
| length8 = 6:12
| title9 = Goddess Eyes I
| length9 = 3:40
| title10 = This Is Ekstasis
| length10 = 8:54
}}
Charts
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| scope="col" | Chart (2015)
! scope="col" | Peak |
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| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|49|artist=Julia Holter|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 21, 2015}} |
References
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