The Merry Thoughts

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The Merry Thoughts were a German Gothic rock band based in Neuss. Carsten Mainz (guitar, synthesizer) and Olaf Wollschläger (synthesizer, drum machine) formed The Merry Thoughts in 1983 in Neuss, Germany. Marvin Arkham first joined on the synthesizer, later moving to vocals. Sonja Jordan also joined in late 1983 to play synthesizer before taking over guitar duties later. By the early 90s, Olaf Wollschläger had left to pursue electronic music and Carsten Mainz left to form Behind the Scenes. Sonja Jordan and Marvin Arkham recorded a demo of 'Second Generation', one of the band's first songs which helped them land a label deal with Big Noise Records, a German independent label. Big Noise released 'Second Generation' in 1993 as The Merry Thoughts' first single. The band moved to Big Noise's subsidiary for gothic and darkwave music, Dion Fortune Records, where they released their second single, 'Pale Empress', and their debut album 'Millennium Done I: Empire Songs' (both released in 1993). For their second album The Merry Thoughts moved to SPV, one of the largest independent record companies in the world. In 1996, SPV released 'Psychocult' on their Oblivion imprint. The album entered the German Alternative Charts Top Twenty where it would stay for more than two months. Due to problems with their record company and the long process of recording, the band was basically destroyed after finishing 'Psychocult'. Up until 2000 Sonja and Marvin still played live and continued to reco

top songs

albums

Millenium Done I: Empire Songs

Second Generation

Psychocult

New Alternatives II

Angel Child III - Belief In Angels

Pale Empress

Millennium Done I: Empire Songs

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Another Gift from Goth - 90's Gothic Rock

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Empire Songs

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A Tribute To David Bowie: The Dark Side Of David Bowie

Psychocult: The Interim Versions

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Psychocult (A Blueprint)

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