Ectoslavia

Ectoslavia was an American indie rock band formed at the University of Virginia during the mid-1980s. It was composed of pre-Silver Jews, Yo La Tengo, and Pavement members David Berman, James McNew, Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich.^[1] UVA alumnus Gate Pratt was also a member of the band. The music of Ectoslavia used a great deal of noise and static underneath melodic pop-rock songs, not unlike early Pavement EPs like Perfect Sound Forever and Slay Tracks (1933–1969). Their songs also contained samples of classical music, often directly over sheets of static or noise. In 2015, Nastanovich described Ectoslavia as "unlistenable and, with offensive lyrical passages...it’s discardable."^[2]

Ectoslavia
Origin	Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Genres	Indie rock lo-fi
Spinoffs	Pavement Silver Jews
Past members	Stephen Malkmus David Berman Bob Nastanovich James McNew Gate Pratt

Ectoslavia was referred to in the Slow Century DVD and also in the book Perfect Sound Forever.^[3]

References

1. Larson, Jeremy (February 6, 2013). "Listen to two songs from Pavement's first show ever". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
2. Hogan, Matthew (January 10, 2015). "Secret knowledge of Silver Jews, Pavement, Ectoslavia and Horse Racing with Bob Nastanovich". The Indian Specific. self. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
3. Jovanovic, Rob (April 5, 2004). Perfect Sound Forever: The Story of Pavement. Boston, MA: Justin, Charles & Co. p. 53,58. ISBN 978-1932112078.