DEEP THOUGHT

Deep Thought biography
Swiss band DEEP THOUGHT was formed back in 1993 when Dominik Pfleghaar (keyboards) and Marcel Oehler (guitars) hooked up due to a magazine ad. The band remained a duo until 1995, when they recruited Hagman (drums) and Raphael Schefold (bass). When Hanspeter Olloz (vocals) joined soon after the band's line-up was finally complete. Until 1996 that is, when all the new members decided to quit and Deep Thought effectively fell apart.

Just a few months later a new edition of the band rose from the ashes however, with Dominik Rudmann (bass) and Martin Altenbach (drums) complementing the formative duo. This now instrumental quartet hit the studio and recorded five new songs, appended with four recordings from their first period as an instrumental quartet. The end result became the demo tape Morphios.

Come 1998 and Patrick Merz (vocals) joined the ranks of Deep Thought. As soon as he was settled in the band rerecorded their 1996 demo tape in full and their official debut album was this new edition of Morphios, released in 1998. This production was followed by the EP Shadows of the Past in 2000. The positive feedback the band received for these productions as well as for their live performances inspired them to take the next obvious step: Higher quality recordings, with a professional release as the target. Followiong recording sessions in 2001 and 2002 they were ready with their second full length album Somewhere in the Dark, released through Swiss label Galileo Records to positive critical acclaim.

Building upon these handful of years of favourable proceedings turned out to be difficult however. Especially following the departure of drummr Altenbach in 2004. While a replacement, Lukas Reinhard, quickly joined their ranks, the momentum slowed down for some reason or other. The latest news from the band dates back to the fall of 2008, and it is belived that they are currently in a state of hiatus.