# Zita Swoon > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Zita_Swoon > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Zita_Swoon.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zita_Swoon > Source revision: 1333270269 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Belgian indie rock band Zita Swoon Zita Swoon in 2012 Background information Origin Antwerp, Belgium Genres Indie rock Years active 1993–present Website [1] Musical artist **Zita Swoon** is a [Belgian](/source/Belgium) [indie rock](/source/Indie_rock) group. They entered the music scene of [Antwerp](/source/Antwerp) in 1993, still under the name [A Beatband](/source/A_Beatband) with the EP *Jintro Travels The Word In A Skirt*. The group is typical of the music scene in Antwerp, with members playing in numerous other groups. Singer, musician and composer [Stef Kamil Carlens](/source/Stef_Kamil_Carlens) founded the group together with Aarich Jespers and also played in [dEUS](/source/Deus_(band)). The same group released *Everyday I Wear A Greasy Black Feather On My Hat* under the name **Moondog Jr.** in 1995. Shortly thereafter they encountered legal trouble over the name [Moondog](/source/Moondog) with [Louis T. Hardin](/source/Louis_T._Hardin), and changed it to Zita Swoon (Zita = intense, Swoon = desire). The success of this album was awarded with invitations to the [Lowlands](/source/A_Campingflight_to_Lowlands_Paradise), [Pinkpop](/source/Pinkpop) and [Rock Werchter](/source/Rock_Werchter) festivals. The same year they also appeared live on [MTV](/source/MTV) in *[Most Wanted](/source/MTV's_Most_Wanted)* with [Michael Blair](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Blair_(musician)&action=edit&redlink=1).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Their first appearance in the US was at the [South by Southwest](/source/South_by_Southwest) festival in 1998.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Zita Swoon has played in New York, the Belgian [Rock Werchter](/source/Rock_Werchter) festival, the [Holland Festival](/source/Holland_Festival), as well as in [Germany](/source/Germany).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] In early 1999 their work was recognized by the Flemish government with a grant of 1.5 million Francs and the title [Cultural Ambassador of Flanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cultural_Ambassador_of_Flanders&action=edit&redlink=1) (a title previously awarded to [DAAU](/source/DAAU) and [dEUS](/source/Deus_(band))).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] In 2009 Stef Kamil Carlens participated with Lexus Concert, a 'hybrid' concert where Stef does a crossover concert at Klara festival with a musician from a totally different style and background. The winner of Lexus concert wins a private try out concert on board a new Lexus RX 450h.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Members ### Original members [Stef Kamil Carlens](/source/Stef_Kamil_Carlens), *Band in a box* at [Het Depot](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Het_Depot_(music_center)&action=edit&redlink=1) ([Leuven](/source/Leuven)) - [Stef Kamil Carlens](/source/Stef_Kamil_Carlens) – [vocals](/source/Singing), [guitar](/source/Guitar), [piano](/source/Piano) - [Aarich Jespers](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aarich_Jespers&action=edit&redlink=1) – [drums](/source/Drum_kit), [percussion](/source/Percussion_instrument) ### Additional members - [Amel Serra](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amel_Serra&action=edit&redlink=1) – percussion - [Joris Caluwaerts](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joris_Caluwaerts&action=edit&redlink=1) – piano, [Rhodes](/source/Fender_Rhodes) - Bart Van Lierde – [bass](/source/Bass_guitar) - [Eva Gysel](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eva_Gysel&action=edit&redlink=1) – backing vocals - [Kapinga Gysel](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kapinga_Gysel&action=edit&redlink=1) – backing vocals ### Ex-members - [Tom Pintens](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_Pintens&action=edit&redlink=1) – guitar, backing vocals, piano, [clarinet](/source/Clarinet) (as of April 2008) (died 2023) - [Kobe Proesmans](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kobe_Proesmans&action=edit&redlink=1) – percussion - [Thomas de Smet](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_de_Smet&action=edit&redlink=1) – bass - Bjorn Eriksson – guitar - [Benjamin Boutreur](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Benjamin_Boutreur&action=edit&redlink=1) – [saxophone](/source/Saxophone) - [Leonie Gysel](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leonie_Gysel&action=edit&redlink=1) – backing vocals ## Discography ### As A Beatband - *Jintro Travels the Word in a Skirt* (1993) ### As Moondog Jr. - *Everyday I Wear A Greasy Black Feather On My Hat* (1995) ### As Zita Swoon **Studio albums**: - *I Paint Pictures on a Wedding Dress* (1998) - *Life = A Sexy Sanctuary* (2001) - *[A Song About a Girls](/source/A_Song_About_a_Girls)* (2004) - *Big City* (2007) - *Big Blueville* (2008) **Live albums**: - *Live at Jet Studio Brussels* (2001) - *A Band in a Box* (CD and DVD) (2005) **Soundtracks**: - *Music inspired by [Sunrise](/source/Sunrise%3A_A_Song_of_Two_Humans), a film by [F.W. Murnau](/source/F.W._Murnau)* (1997) - *Plage Tattoo/Circumstances* (music from the performance) (2000) **Compilations**: - *To Play, To Dream, To Drift – An Anthology* (2009) ### As Zita Swoon Group - *Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist* (2011) - *Wait for Me* (2012) - *New Old World* (2014) - *Nothing That Is Everything* (2015) ## See also Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Zita Swoon](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Zita_Swoon). - [Indie rock in Belgium](/source/Indie_rock_in_Belgium) ## External links - [Official website](http://www.zitaswoongroup.be/) - [Archive](http://www.mandarinmedia.com/zitaswoon) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20050715080509/http://www.mandarinmedia.com/zitaswoon/) 2005-07-15 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF National France BnF data Artists MusicBrainz 2 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Zita Swoon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zita_Swoon) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zita_Swoon?action=history)). 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