Ecstatic Peace Library is a book publishing imprint founded by Thurston Moore and Eva Prinz to release an exhibition catalogue[1] by photographer Justine Kurland.[2] The name is derived from Ecstatic Peace!,[3] (also a music label run by Thurston Moore & Andrew Kesin), and an expression found in a passage from Tom Wolfe's book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.[4] The company publishes a range of photography and art-related books about the early Norwegian black metal scene,[5] experimental jazz from the 1970s.[6]

Founders

Thurston Moore is a musician best known as one of the founding members of the band Sonic Youth and now performs with various ensembles including his own band, The Thurston Moore Group. Eva Prinz started her publishing career in New York City at Taschen America. She held positions as Editor of Fine Arts at Rizzoli International Publications and later Senior Editor at Abrams Books. Prinz guest edited artist Peter Halley's Index Magazine (April/May 2005) and participated in curating exhibitions in New York City, including 'Radical Living Papers' [7] which was a survey of the underground press from 1960-75 at Gavin Brown's Passerby gallery space. Eva Prinz and Thurston Moore began working together on books at Rizzoli International Publications — their first book was on the subject of mixtapes entitled Mixtape: The Art of Cassette Culture[8] and was published on the pop culture imprint Universe Books, a division of Rizzoli.[9] Prinz and Moore collaborated on several books that focused on music for Rizzoli and Abrams and worked together for several years before founding their own imprint Ecstatic Peace Library in 2009.

History

Ecstatic Peace Library published their first publication, Justine Kurland's This Train is Bound for Glory, in 2009.[1] This was an exhibition catalog for Kurland's show at Mitchell-Innes & Nash in New York.[2]

On 5 September 2018, Ecstatic Peace Library announced the creation of their record label Daydream Library Series, with its premiere album Sistahs by the London band Big Joanie. The release was accompanied by a limited edition fanzine, edited by Moore, Prinz and the musicians.[10]

Daydream Library Series discography

References

  1. ^ a b Kurland, Justine (2009). This Train Is Bound for Glory. Ecstatic Peace Library. ISBN 9781616234881.
  2. ^ a b "Justine Kurland: This Train is Bound for Glory" (Press release). Mitchell-Innes & Nash. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  3. ^ "The Archivist". Interview Magazine. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ^ Huncwot.com. "Fluidity of Thought - Przekrój Magazine". przekroj.pl. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  5. ^ Pangburn, DJ (24 June 2016). "Thurston Moore on the Legacy of Black Metal Gods, Mayhem". Vice. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Ecstatic Peace Library / Thurston Moore & Eva Prinz - 1 Artwork, Bio & Shows on Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  7. ^ Nikolopoulos, Stephanie (8 February 2007). "Radical Living Papers". Gothamist. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Reel-to-Reel World: Thurston Moore's New Book Mix Tape Chronicles Our Cassette Obsessions | PATRICK SISSON". Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  9. ^ Rapp, Alan (17 August 2010). "Ecstatic Publishing: Thurston Moore, Eva Prinz Discuss Their New Venture". PRINT Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  10. ^ Clarke, Patrick (5 September 2018). "LISTEN: Big Joanie Announce Debut LP". The Quietus. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Sistahs by Big Joanie". The Guardian. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Angeltalk by Katherina Bornefeld". The Quietus. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Spirit Counsel". Pitchfork. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Three Graces by Thurston Moore". NME. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Pollination by Thurston Moore". NME. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Leave Me Alone by Thurston Moore". NME. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Trees Outside The Academy by Thurston Moore". Pitchfork. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  18. ^ "By the Fire by Thurston Moore". Pitchfork. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  19. ^ "Hashish by Thurston Moore". Stereogum. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  20. ^ "Lux Perpetua by Xopher Davidson". Touching Extremes. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  21. ^ "XVI by Seafoam Walls". Pitchfork. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Back Home by Big Joanie". Pitchfork. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

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