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Biography

The band started as vocalist Alex Reed's solo project, though Aaron Fuleki, who Reed met as a freshman at The College of Wooster, joined the band in 1999. When ThouShaltNot relocated from Cleveland to Pittsburgh in 2001, Jeremy David Long joined the band. All three are classically trained musicians; Reed earned a Ph.D. in music composition and theory from the University of Pittsburgh in 2005. ThouShaltNot's music is generally complex, carefully orchestrated, and spiritual. The College of Wooster is a residential liberal arts college primarily known for its Independent Study program. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Doctor of Philosophy (from Greek , meaning Teacher of Philosophy), typically abbreviated Ph. ... A musical composition is a piece of original music designed for repeated performance (as opposed to strictly improvisational music, in which each performance is unique). ... Music Theory is a field of study that investigates the nature or mechanics of music. ... The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

ThouShaltNot first signed with ADSR Musicwerks, releasing two albums of new material (a self-titled release and The Holiness of Now) as well as a rarities collection, You'll Wake Up Yesterday. The Holiness of Now gave them their first minor hit, "Without Faith," and You'll Wake Up Yesterday features their song "If I Only Were a Goth"; this song became quite popular and somewhat notorious at their live shows because of its ridiculing of the gothic subculture. They were next signed by Dancing Ferret Discs, who have released their 2003 album The White Beyond, as well as re-issuing The Holiness of Now. The White Beyond has been their most successful release to date, with "Cardinal Directions" and "Inside of You, In Spite of You" both receiving extensive club play. The band has gone on several U.S. tours, sharing the stage with such artists as VNV Nation, The Dresden Dolls, and David J of Bauhaus. They have also provided remixes for many synthpop and goth acts, including Alphaville, Hungry Lucy, Stromkern, and The Last Dance. New York City goth band The Naked and the Dead (1985) A German Goth, a so-called Gruftie, with rosary beads and alchemical symbol on forehead. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... VNV (which stands for Victory, not Vengeance) Nation, is an electronic music group originally from London, now based in Hamburg, that combines elements of trance, synthpop and electronic body music (EBM), into what they call futurepop. ... The Dresden Dolls are a two-piece band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed mid-2001 and made up of singer/pianist Amanda Palmer and drummer/occasional guitarist and vocalist Brian Viglione. ... David J in concert in 2006. ... Bauhaus is a British rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. ... Alphaville is a German synthpop/-rock music group which gained popularity in the 1980s. ... Hungry Lucy is a darkwave, trip-hop duo with a female vocalist. ... An electronic music act that blends industrial and hip-hop, Stromkern was formed in 1995 by James Ned Kirby. ... CD1: 1. ...

Members

• Alex Reed - vocals, keyboards, guitars, bass, programming, samples
• Aaron "Foo" Fuleki - percussion, programming, samples, guitars, backing vocals
• Jeremy David "Jimmy" Long - guitars, bass, backing vocals, piano, keyboards, programming

Former members

• Sarah Hans - keyboards, vocals (touring member)
• Megan Hancock - cello (touring member)
• The band maintains an exhaustive list of additional musicians who they have used on their official FAQ.

Discography

Albums

• Land Dispute (2006, Dancing Ferret Discs)
• The White Beyond (2003, Dancing Ferret Discs)
• The Holiness of Now (2001, ADSR Musicwerks; reissued by Dancing Ferret Discs in 2003)
• ThouShaltNot (2000, ADSR Musicwerks)

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EPs

• The Projectionist (2005, independent release)
• Vier Factor #1 (split with The Crüxshadows, Paralysed Age, and The Dreamside, 2003, Dancing Ferret Discs)
• You'll Wake Up Yesterday (2002, ADSR Musicwerks)

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Remixes

• Stromkern - Reminders - "Reminders" (2006, WTII Records)
• Lunascape - Mindstalking - "Mindstalking" (2005, Dancing Ferret Discs)
• The Last Dance - Reflections of Rage - "Voices" (2004, Dancing Ferret Discs)
• Alphaville - Crazyshow - "Inside Out" (2003 Alphaville)
• Furnace St. - People - "Sunday Driver" (2003, Furnasty Music)
• Hungry Lucy - Glo - "Telltale Shot," "Stay" (on European version) (2003 Alpha Matrix / Hungry Media)

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Alex Reed's solo work

• Better Roads EP (2004, independent release)

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As "Thou Flaming Minister"

• Catalepsy (1998, independent short-run CD-R)
• Excavate cassette (1998, independent; only distributed at their first concert)
• Remix of "Disevolve" by Zia appears on the Disevolve EP[1] (1998, Zia Music)
• "Upwards of the Hilt" appears on the compilation Transmission Vol. 1 (1996, New World Order Records)

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Compilation appearances

• "When I Crash" on DJ Ferret's Underground Club Mix #2 (2006, Asleep By Dawn)
• "Oh Invisible" on Dancing in the Dark 2006: A Dancing Ferret Compilation (2006, Dancing Ferret Discs)
• "When Everyone Forgets" on Where's Neil When You Need Him? (2006, Dancing Ferret Discs)
• "True Love" on A Dark Cabaret (2005, Projekt Records)
• "Without Faith" on Dancing in the Dark: Ten Years of Dancing Ferret (2005, Dancing Ferret Discs)
• "Walk Away" on DJ Ferret's Underground Club Mix #1 (2004, Asleep By Dawn)
• "Without Faith (Nothing)" on Electro-Age I: The Awakening (2003, Latex Records)
• "Cardinal Directions (Directionless mix)" on Asleep By Dawn, vol. 1 (2003, Asleep By Dawn)
• "The Sting (Proto mix)" on Chartreuse Translucent Sampler (2001, Chartreuse Translucent)
• "Trench Warfare (Midnight mix)" on Only Sorrow (2001, Ellen Claire Lawrence Memorial Scholarship)
• "Pillbox Tales" on Pinkpig: The Whole Cure in the Mirror (2001, Pinkpig)
• "Cracked (Coda mix)" on Subhuman (2000, Hard Disc)

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External links

• Official homepage
• Official MySpace site