The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa

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The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa
Origin Prague, Czechoslovakia
Genres
Years active1990 (1990)–present
Members
Past members
  • Jan Gregar
  • Petr Wegner
  • Irna Libowitz
  • Petr Němeček
  • Petr Macháček
  • Ondřej Anděra
Website www.ecstasyofsttheresa.com

The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa is a Czech alternative rock band formed in 1990 by Jan Muchow, Jan Gregar, Petr Wegner, and Irna Libowitz. [1]

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The band released the EP Pigment in 1991. This album, along with 1992's Susurrate, featured a feedback-drenched psychedelic rock sound.[ citation needed ]

From there, the band moved into ambient and techno-influenced soundscapes, as evidenced by their 1993 album, Free-D, produced with Guy Fixsen (Laika).[ citation needed ]Free-D marked the end of the original lineup and something of a hiatus for the band. For the next six years, they only released the 1994 remix EP AstralaVista. [2] [3]

1999's In Dust 3 featured Muchow and actress Kateřina Winterová on eleven tracks of pop and post rock sounds. This was followed in 2003 by Slowthinking, [4] released with the accompanying Fastmoving/Slowthinking DVD.[ citation needed ]

The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa released Watching Black in 2006, and in 2011, a DVD titled 101010 came out, featuring a live performance recorded on 10 October 2010.[ citation needed ]

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References

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