The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa

The Profile

Czech band formed in the early 1990s, noted for an early shoegaze/noisy phase and later ambient/electronic work. Key figures publicly associated with the project include Jan P. Muchow and vocalist Irna Libowitz.

Reviews and sources note a stylistic shift from abrasive shoegaze to ambient/electronic. A story reported in reviews says instruments were stolen in 1994, after which Jan P. Muchow began composing with a computer.

The reviews praise the early shoegaze intensity of the Pigment EP and note the band's later move toward ambient/electronic soundscapes on ... Fluidtrance Centauri.... A 1994 theft of instruments is cited as a factor in the shift to computer-based composition. Overall the coverage is admiring and wistful.