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,[1] they 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.
[2] BBC Radio Wales DJ, Adam Walton described their guitar style as 'Egoless textures and exploratory sonics.