The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa is a Czech
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commerci ...
band formed in 1990 by Jan Muchow, Jan Gregar, Petr Wegner, and Irna Libowitz.
The band released the EP ''Pigment'' in 1991. This album, along with 1992's ''Susurrate'', featured a 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 (
Laika
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). ''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''.
1999's ''In Dust 3'' featured Muchow and actress
Kateřina Winterová
Kateřina Winterová (born 12 February 1976) is a Czech actress, permanent member of the National Theatre in Prague, and vocalist for the band The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa.
Life and career Childhood, studies, and theatre
Winterová was bor ...
on eleven tracks of pop and
post rock Post Rock may refer to:
* Post-rock, a form of experimental rock music
* Post Rock (South Georgia)
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sounds. This was followed in 2003 by ''Slowthinking'',
released with the accompanying ''Fastmoving/Slowthinking'' DVD.
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.
Band members
Current
* Jan P. Muchow – guitar, bass, programming
*
Kateřina Winterová
Kateřina Winterová (born 12 February 1976) is a Czech actress, permanent member of the National Theatre in Prague, and vocalist for the band The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa.
Life and career Childhood, studies, and theatre
Winterová was bor ...
– vocals
Past
* Jan Gregar (1990–1994)
* Petr Wegner – drums (1990–1994)
* Irna Libowitz – vocals (1990–1994)
* Petr Němeček – drums (1997–1998)
* Petr Macháček (1997–1998)
* Ondřej Anděra (2002–2003)
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Susurrate'' (1992)
* ''Free-D'' (1994)
* ''In Dust 3'' (1999)
* ''Slowthinking'' (2002)
* ''Thirteen Years in Noises'' (2004)
* ''Watching Black'' (2006)
EPs
* ''Pigment'' (1991)
* ''...fluidtrance centauri...'' (1993)
* ''AstralaVista'' (1994)
* ''Dumb It rmx's'' (2000)
* ''I'm (Not Really) Optimistic'' (2002)
* ''Local Distortion'' (2003)
* ''Happy R'' (2003)
* ''It'' (2005)
Compilations
* ''4B4'' (2001)
DVDs
* ''Fastmoving / Slowthinking'' (2003)
* ''101010'' (2011)
References
External links
*
Czech alternative rock groups
Czech post-punk music groups
Czech psychedelic rock groups
Czech rock music groups
Czech shoegaze musical groups
Musical groups established in 1990
1990 establishments in Czechoslovakia
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