Ectogram

Ectogram were a Welsh band from Bangor, Wales. Ann Matthews and Alan Holmes were previously members of Welsh language post-punk band Fflaps between 1987 and 1993, touring Europe, releasing three LPs, and recording two John Peel Sessions during that time. When the band's drummer Jonny Evans left in 1993, recruited old friend Maeyc Hewitt and morphed into the quite different sounding Ectogram.

Their music combines conventional rock elements such as repetitive rhythms and vocal melody with atonal discord and improvisation. Their style has been influenced by bands such as Sonic Youth, Faust, Pere Ubu, My Bloody Valentine and Acid Mothers Temple. All three members of Ectogram were also members of the experimental rock supergroup The Serpents, who released an album on the Ochre label in 1999.

During 2005, Ectogram played a series of gigs with krautrock group Faust, at times joining them on stage for a collaborative performance, and in 2012 they acted as a backing band for a performance by ex – Can member Damo Suzuki. Drummer Maeyc Hewitt died of cancer 2 October 2015 and the band's website suggested that this was possibly the end of Ectogram as a band.

Links to Peel
Ectogram were sporadically played by Peel in the late 90's, despite the band releasing four albums and eight singles during his life time. The only track Peel seemed to play from Ectogram was Adennydd A Sylltau. In 1998, the band released a single shared with Land Of Nod, which Peel played the latter.

Shows Played

 * Adennydd A Sylltau
 * 18 November 1995: Adennydd A Sylltau (7" - Spoonicon EP) Ankst
 * 25 November 1995 (BFBS): 'Adennydd A Sylltau (Wings And Shillings) (7"-Spoonicon EP)' (Ankst)