Ekstasis (Nicky Skopelitis album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Ekstasis
| type = studio
| artist = Nicky Skopelitis
| cover = Nicky Skopelitis - Ekstasis.jpeg
| alt =
| released = April 20, 1993
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = BC Studio, Greenpoint Studios and Platinum Island Studios in New York
| genre = Jazz fusion
| length = 56:34
| label = Axiom
| producer = Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis
| prev_title = Faith Moves
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Wake Up and Dream
| next_year = 1998
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |first=Bob |last=Tarte |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r169744|pure_url=yes}}|title=Ekstasis |publisher=Allmusic |access-date=September 12, 2013}}
|rev2 = Q
|rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |last=columnist |title=Ekstasis |journal=Q |date=December 1993 |page=122 }}
}}
Ekstasis is the second studio album by Nicky Skopelitis, released on 1993 through Axiom.
Track listing
{{tracklist
| title1 = Tarab
| music1 = Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis, Jah Wobble
| length1 = 7:19
| title2 = Meet Your Makers
| music2 = Nicky Skopelitis
| length2 = 5:57
| title3 = Ghost of a Chance
| music3 = Nicky Skopelitis
| length3 = 5:06
| title4 = Proud Flesh
| music4 = Nicky Skopelitis
| length4 = 4:48
| title5 = Sanctuary
| music5 = Bachir Attar, Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis
| length5 = 5:57
| title6 = One Eye Open
| music6 = Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis
| length6 = 4:41
| title7 = Heresy
| music7 = Nicky Skopelitis, Foday Musa Suso, Jah Wobble
| length7 = 5:36
| title8 = Jubilee
| music8 = Nicky Skopelitis, Foday Musa Suso, Jah Wobble
| length8 = 4:39
| title9 = Witness
| music9 = Simon Shaheen, Nicky Skopelitis, Jah Wobble
| length9 = 7:34
| title10 = Telling Time
| music10 = Nicky Skopelitis
| length10 = 4:57
}}
Personnel
Musicians
- Bachir Attar – flute (2), ghaita (5)
- Aïyb Dieng – ghaṭam (3, 6), talking drum (5, 8)
- Guilherme Franco – cuíca (2, 3), electric berimbau (3, 6), whistle (2), cowbell (3), tambourine (4), congas (10)
- Zakir Hussain – tabla (1)
- Bill Laswell – bass guitar (2, 3, 6, 10), production
- Jaki Liebezeit – drums (2, 4, 5, 7-9)
- Ziggy Modeliste – drums (1, 3, 6, 10)
- Amina Claudine Myers – Hammond B-3 (2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10)
- Simon Shaheen – violin (1, 2, 4, 6, 9), Oud (2)
- Nicky Skopelitis – electric guitar, twelve-string guitar, bağlama (3, 9), Coral sitar (6), Dobro (9), production
- Foday Musa Suso – harp (1, 8, 9), kora (4, 7)
- Jah Wobble – bass guitar (1, 4, 5, 7-9)
Production and additional personnel
- Martin Bisi – engineering
- Bruce Calder – engineering
- Ira Cohen – photography
- Chris Flam – assistant engineering
- Oz Fritz – engineering, mixing
- James Koehnline – cover art
- Imad Mansour – assistant engineering
- Robert Musso – engineering
- Aldo Sampieri – design
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master |master=741073 |name=Ekstasis}}
- [http://billlaswell.bandcamp.com/album/ekstasis Ekstasis] at Bandcamp
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Category:Albums produced by Bill Laswell