Ann Matthews and Alan Holmes were previously members of Welsh language post-punk band Fflaps between 1987-1993, touring Europe, releasing three LPs and recording two John Peel Sessions during that time. When the band's drummer Jonny Evans left, they recruited old friend Maeyc Hewitt and morphed into the quite different sounding Ectogram.
The band initially recorded two singles for the small Welsh independent label Atol, before being signed to the more well-known Ankst label, for who they recorded an album and two EPs. When that label dissolved in 1998, Ectogram stayed with Ankstmusik, the label set up by one of the former Ankst partners, for who they work with to this day.
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 legendary krautrock group Faust, at times joining them on stage for a collaborative performance.
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