The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa (band)
| The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa | |
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| Origin | Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa was a Czech alternative rock band, formed in 1990 by Jan Muchow, Jan Gregar, Petr Wegner and Irna Libowitz.[1] Early shoegaze influences included Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cocteau Twins, and My Bloody Valentine.
The band released the EP Pigment in 1991. This album, along with 1992's Susurrate, featured a punky 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. Free-D marked the end of the original line-up and something of a hiatus for the band releasing only the 1994 remix EP AstralaVista in the following six years.
1999's In Dust 3 featured Muchow and the actress Kateřina Winterová on 11 tracks of laptop-pop and post rock ambience. As opposed to the pastoral feel and dubby continuous mix of Free-D, this album consisted of pop songs voiced by actress-singer Winterová backed by the electro-acoustic soundscapes of Muchow. This downtempo sample-infused style was further pursued on 2003's Slowthinking album released with an accompanying Fastmoving/Slowthinking DVD featuring the single I'm (Not Really) Optimistic.
The Watching Black album came out in 2006, and in 2011, the band released the 101010 DVD, featuring a live performance recorded on 10 October 2010.
Line up
- Jan P. Muchow, sound designer, constituent member
- Kateřina Winterová, vocals
Discography
EOST releases (in chronological order):
- Pigment e.p. (EP, 1991)
- Susurrate (LP, 1992)
- ...fluidtrance centauri... (EP, 1993)
- Free-D (Original Soundtrack) (LP, 1994)
- AstralaVista (EP, 1994)
- In Dust 3 (LP, 1999)
- Dumb It rmx's (EP, 2000)
- 4B4 (4x LP compilation, 2001)
- I'm (Not Really) Optimistic (EP, 2002)
- Slowthinking (LP, 2002)
- Local Distortion (EP, 2003)
- Fastmoving / Slowthinking (DVD, 2003)
- Happy R (EP, 2003)
- Thirteen Years In Noises (LP, 2004)
- It (EP, 2005)
- Watching Black, White Looking (Single, 2006)
- Watching Black (LP, 2006)
- 101010 (DVD, 2011)