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.[1]

Ekstasis
Studio album by Julia Holter
Released	March 8, 2012 (2012-03-08)
Genre	Electronica art pop ambient
Length	56:48
Label	RVNG
Producer	Julia Holter
Julia Holter chronology
Tragedy (2011) Ekstasis (2012) Loud City Song (2013)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.9/10[2]
Metacritic	83/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Fact	4/5[4]
Financial Times	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Irish Times	[7]
Mojo	[8]
NME	8/10[9]
The Observer	[10]
Pitchfork	8.6/10[11]
Resident Advisor	4.0/5[12]
Uncut	8/10[13]

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.[3]

Year-end rankings

Publication	Rank
Clash	36[14]
Mojo	9[15]
musicOMH	27[16]
Pitchfork	26[17]
PopMatters	46[18]
Uncut	23[19]
The Wire	8[20]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

Vinyl track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Marienbad"	5:24
2.	"Our Sorrows"	6:16
3.	"Für Felix"	4:10

Side B

No.	Title	Length
4.	"Moni mon amie"	3:31
5.	"Goddess Eyes I"	3:40
8.	"Four Gardens"	6:12

Side C

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Boy in the Moon"	8:19
10.	"Goddess Eyes II"	6:23

Side D

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In the Same Room"	3:58
10.	"This Is Ekstasis"	8:54

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[21]	49

References

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