Antwerp, Belgium

The brainchild of dEUS co-founder Stef Kamil Carlens, ever-changing Belgian indie rock collective Zita Swoon have since become a multimedia project with their ventures into dance, theater, and visual arts. Formed under the guise of A Beatband in 1993, the band was then forced to change its second moniker, Moondog Jr., following a lawsuit from U.S. artist Louis T. Hardin. The likes of novelist Bart Van Lierde, Flowers for Breakfast's Tom Pintens, and dEUS violinist Klaas Janzoons have all since contributed to their seven studio albums, while in 1999 they were awarded the title of Cultural Ambassador of Flanders. ~ Jon O'Brien