Ekstasis is the second studio album by the American musician Julia Holter. It was released on March 8, 2012, by RVNG Intl. 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.
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Critical reception
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.
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Julia Holter – performance, production, engineering
Corey Granet – guitar (1)
Catherine Lamb – viola (4)
Max Kaplan – clarinet (8), bass clarinet (8)
Casey Anderson – alto saxophone (10)
Kenny Gilmore – electric bass (10)
Cole M. Greif-Neill – additional engineering, mixing
Joe Lambert – mastering
Kevin O'Neill – cover design
Rick Bahto – photography