Ecstasy by Marcus Whale
Ecstasy (from the Greek ‘ekstasis’) means to be outside yourself, making porous the boundaries of the body and soul. It’s the pleasure that goes beyond the self, that undoes the self and draws towards the void. It’s possession, the outside that violates the border and pours inside, but it’s also excess, the inside that leaks out into the world we’re separated from. It’s the dance-floor that heaves as one. It’s the hole in you that you give up to others. It’s surrender. It’s the otherness we dissolve into. It’s 16th Century saint Teresa of Avila lovingly penetrated by an angel’s arrow. It’s her bliss-filled face in the Bernini sculpture ravished, overcome and wholly entered by love.
Tracklist
| 1. | Ecstasy of Santa Teresa | 4:44 |
| 2. | Void | 3:49 |
| 3. | Oblivion | 5:01 |
| 4. | Borders | 4:33 |
| 5. | Otherworld / No Word Without End | 3:37 |
| 6. | Shepherd's Voice | 4:53 |
| 7. | Psalm / I Have Watched (feat. Jacques Emery) | 3:40 |
| 8. | ∞ | 4:14 |
| 9. | Deeper and Deeper | 4:29 |
| 10. | World Without End | 4:14 |
| 11. | Sorcerer | 5:50 |
Credits
released March 8, 2024
Written, produced, performed, mixed by Marcus Whale
12-string electric guitar and acoustic guitar on "Psalm / I Have Watched" by Jacques Emery
Mastered by Wayne Sunderland
Cover art shot by Jordan K. Munns
Costume by Megan Hanson
Written, produced, performed, mixed by Marcus Whale
12-string electric guitar and acoustic guitar on "Psalm / I Have Watched" by Jacques Emery
Mastered by Wayne Sunderland
Cover art shot by Jordan K. Munns
Costume by Megan Hanson
