Doubting Thomas (band)
Encyclopedia
Doubting Thomas is an industrial
band formed by two members of Skinny Puppy
: cEvin Key
and the late Dwayne Goettel
. It is considered a Skinny Puppy side project. The band shares its name with an American
roots band, to whom they have no relation.
Doubting Thomas released one album, an EP, and several other songs on compilations. Nearly all their music is instrumental.
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
band formed by two members of Skinny Puppy
Skinny Puppy
Skinny Puppy is a Canadian industrial musical group, formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1982. The group is widely considered to be the founders of the electro-industrial genre....
: cEvin Key
CEvin Key
cEvin Key is the pseudonym of Kevin William Crompton , who was a founding member of the industrial music band Skinny Puppy, along with Nivek Ogre. In addition to his work with Skinny Puppy, cEvin Key has had several side projects, including Doubting Thomas, Cyberaktif, and Hilt...
and the late Dwayne Goettel
Dwayne Goettel
Dwayne Rudolph Goettel was a member of the industrial band Skinny Puppy. He played keyboards for an early incarnation of the Canadian gothic/synthpop band Psyche, as well as a band called Water, who opened for Skinny Puppy in 1985...
. It is considered a Skinny Puppy side project. The band shares its name with an American
Doubting Thomas (disambiguation)
The term Doubting Thomas may refer to:* Doubting Thomas, a skeptic* Doubting Thomas , a 2008 children's film directed by Mark Blutman, starring Forrest Landis and AnnaSophia Robb....
roots band, to whom they have no relation.
Doubting Thomas released one album, an EP, and several other songs on compilations. Nearly all their music is instrumental.
Discography
- 1991 album The Infidel: composed 1987 - 1990. Released on the WaxTrax! Record LabelWax Trax! RecordsWax Trax! Records was an independent record label in the United States. Wax Trax! began as a record shop in Denver, Colorado opened by Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher. They sold the store in 1978 and, in November of that year, opened a new one under the same name at 2449 North Lincoln Avenue in...
. - 1991 single/EP Father Don't CryFather Don't CryFather Don't Cry is a single/EP released in 1991 by Doubting Thomas. It has been re-released in 1997 on Metropolis Records with additional material...
: recorded 1990. The song "Father Don't Cry" has also been released on The Infidel. Released on the WaxTrax! record labelWax Trax! RecordsWax Trax! Records was an independent record label in the United States. Wax Trax! began as a record shop in Denver, Colorado opened by Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher. They sold the store in 1978 and, in November of that year, opened a new one under the same name at 2449 North Lincoln Avenue in...
.
Releases after Dwayne Goettel's death in 1995
- 1997 - Compilation Paradigm ShiftParadigm Shift (album)Paradigm Shift is an album by various artists and recorded under the Nettwerk and Subconscious Communications record labels. It is Subconscious Communications' tenth release...
is released on the Nettwerk record labelNettwerkThe Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg...
. - 1997 - Re-release of Father Don't Cry: with additional material. Released on the Metropolis Records labelMetropolis RecordsMetropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....
. - 2000 - Compilation Wild Planet: with several NettwerkNettwerkThe Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg...
artists including Skinny Puppy and their side projects. Sees the release of the song "Steps" by Doubting Thomas. Released on two labels, the NettwerkNettwerkThe Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg...
and Subconscious CommunicationsSubconscious CommunicationsSubconscious Communications is an independent record label based in Toluca Lake, California. Originating in Vancouver B.C., Canada, it was founded in 1993 by Dwayne Goettel of Skinny Puppy and Phil Western of Download...
record labels. - 2007 - Re-release of The Infidel and Father Don't Cry in a 2-disc special edition on Subconscious Communications. Father Don't Cry is extended with additional material recorded between 1987 and 1994.
External links
- Metropolis Records artist biography of Doubting Thomas.
- Allmusic info on Doubting Thomas, hosted by Yahoo.