No Longer Music

Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Post Punk
Amsterdam, Holland / Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

No Longer Music (NLM) is a dutch band associated with Youth With a Mission formed in 1985. The band's membership and style changes every year, with David Pierce being the only constant member. All band members cover the costs of the tour themselves, so that an entrance fee is usually not charged.

At some point, the band had different versions of their line-up based in different cities around the world, such as Minneapolis, Minnesota. Currently the band lists Minneapolis as their location on BandCamp. It also appears they have decided to just go with the shortened version of their name (NLM).

There is also a band called Internal that is connected with NLM in some ways, and their 1999 self-titled album is sometimes listed as a NLM release.

The Band's website had this bio in 2013:

“No Longer Music (NLM) is like nothing you've seen before: an entertaining, energetic and powerful fusion of live music, stage drama and cutting-edge visual effects! Playing primarily in large open squares in major urban centers the band's commitment to the visual, as well as the audio, has made it easy to attract large crowds wherever they go.

NLM is made up of an international group of musicians, actors and artists. Throughout the years the style of NLM has adapted but its commitment to cutting edge visuals and theatrics has ensured that international demand for the band has stayed strong.

This demand has led to years of consecutive world-wide touring in the US, Europe, and the Middle East and opportunities only continue to grow with new possibilities opening up in Asia.

In an industry often void of imagination, No Longer Music is a breath of fresh air and impossible to ignore.”

• 1985: No Longer Music (NLM) is formed by David Pierce in Amsterdam, Holland.
• 1986: NLM records their first independent demo, Sounds like a Factory.
• 1987: NLM records their second independent release, It's Too Loud, followed by the bands first tour outside Amsterdam and Holland.
• 1988: NLM release their third independent recording, Bustin' Through. Opportunities begin to open in Eastern Europe prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall. NLM plays before 15,000 people at Jarocin Festival in Poland.
• 1989: NLM release their fourth independent recording, Thank You, Good Night, We Love You, followed a tour of Scandinavia and Poland.
• 1990: NLM tours the Soviet Union prior to the fall of Communism, performing at the Rock Asia Festival in Barnaul. They become the first Western band to play in Siberia.
• 1991: NLM release their first full-length album, NO SEX (Chrissong, Netherlands). NLM conducts a 32-concert “Moscow to Mongolia” tour. They become the first Western band to play in Mongolia.
• 1992: NLM is seen by millions on Russian Central Television in a one hour CBN video entitled “What Are You Living For?” The band tours again in Europe and the U.S.
• 1993: The book The Rock Priest (the story of David Pierce and NLM) is published. NLM releases their second album, Hang By Your Feet and Sing, (Chrissong, Netherlands). NLM relocates to New Zealand for six months to begin youth programs there.
• 1994: NLM performs a “Friendship Tour” of Vietnam and a nationwide tour of Poland.
• 1995: NLM debuts the rock opera on nationwide tours of New Zealand, Poland and Germany. Pleitegeier Records (Germany) re-leases Thank You, Good Night, We Love You on CD. The album climbs to number four on the indie charts in Germany.
• 1996: NLM conducts a six-month world tour of the rock opera Passion (an act of), performing in New Zealand, the U.S.A., Germany, Poland, Singapore and India.
• 1997: NLM releases the album version of the rock opera Passion (an act of) on the new independent label, Steiger Music. The band begins working on the new material for the new rock opera and planning their next tour.
• 1998: NLM Tours New Zealand.
• 2000: NLM prepare for the new show and 2001 tours.
• 2001: NLM tours Brazil, Jamaica and Poland.
• 2002: NLM tours Brazil playing at the underground clubs of São Paulo and finish playing at the 1st SteigerFest Brazil, Finishes the tour in Poland at Slot Festival.
• 2003: NLM returned to Sao Paulo, Brazil for a third time with a renewed show and completely reformed music set. No Longer Music played in the main alternative venues of Sao Paulo and also at the Steiger Arts Fest 2003.
• 2005: NLM tour through Poland, Germany, Brazil and for the first time in Chile. In Sao Paulo, NLM played nine shows in nine days, including Thorns (a huge Halloween festival) and Hangar 110 - a famous gig spot for international bands playing in Sao Paulo.
• 2006: NLM tours Germany, Poland and Turkey
• 2007: NLM tours Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Iceland and Germany.
• 2008: NLM tours Poland, Lebanon, Turkey, Croatia, Finland, Iceland and the USA.
• 2009: NLM Tours Lebanon, Croatia, and Finland.

Single songs released on BandCamp and/or Spotify

• My Place is Here “Live in Minneapolis” (Nov 2014)
• Dry Bones (Dec 2017)
• Stuck In Rewind (May 2018)
• Rescue My Restless Heart (Jul 2018)
• A Filtered Lie (Apr 2019)
• Barely Hanging On (2019)
• Hold Steady (2020)
• A Filtered Lie (Stripped) (2020)
• Ur the Air I Breathe (2022)
• How It's Meant to Be (2022)
• Let the Flames Grow (2022)
• Cheap Dreams (2022)
• We Have It All (2022)

1986 Independent

1987 Independent

1988 Independent

1. The Welcome Song
2. I Will Give Thanks to Thee
3. Fire
4. I Want To Praise You Lord
5. Instrumental
6. Bustin' Thru'
7. Let God Prove
8. Yeah Song
9. Fred
10. Too Dead
11. Stom Van Jou

1988 Independent

The only thing known about this tape is that it was shared on Facebook in a picture with several tapes, credited as No Death + NLM.

1989 Pleitegeier Records (PGD 5920)

1. Bustin' Thru (3:22)
2. Who's Child (3:27)
3. One Day (3:20)
4. I Will Call Upon The Lord (2:52)
5. Run (2:08)
6. Jesus Says This….. (2:29)
7. I Call (2:50)
8. Hey… You Don't Know (3:09)
9. Drone (1:49)
10. Fire (2:31)
11. God's Not Dead (0:43)
12. Yeah Song (2:16)
13. God Fixed My Brain (1:30)
14. Nothing (2:54)
15. Too Dead (3:09)

1991 Chrisong Records (TCR 2091)

David Pierce - Lead Vocals
Terry Knox - Guitar, backing vocals
Russell Archer - Bass, backing vocals
Paul Versteeg - Drums

Aaron Pierce - Backing vocals
Benjamin Pierce - Backing vocals

1. Animal Rights (5:52)
2. Truth (2:11)
3. Friend (6:02)
4. AK 47 (4:39)
5. Sink (4:20)
6. Cry (4:10)
7. No Sex (2:30)
8. New Age (4:37)
9. Thank You (3:14)
10. Siberia (3:51)
11. Jesus Cheer (2:47)
12. Aaron's Song

1993 Chrisong Records (TCR 1593)

David Pierce - Lead vocals
Henry Van Manen - Guitar, vocals
Martijn Krale - Bass, vocals
Lee Ann Vermeulen - Keyboards
Leatherbarrow - Drums
Henry Van Manen - Samples, MIDI controller
Cathy Carter - Vocals
Debbie Barrette - Vocals

1. Freedom
2. Soft Distorted Music
3. God We Thank You
4. At the Movies
5. Forgiveness (Pain in My Neck)
6. No Chances
7. Agony
8. Join
9. Singapore
10. War of the Animals
11. Cold as Buddha
12. Whine Like a Mule

1997 Steiger Music (PGD 7920)

David Pierce - Vocals
Hayden Kingdon - Vocals
Justine Kingdon - Vocals
Henry Van Manen - Guitar
Sean Clancy - Guitar
Jon Rush - Bass, vocals
Ken Green - Drums, percussion, vocals

1. Turn This Guitar Into Bread (1:22)
2. (On Your Knees) (2:44)
3. Faithful (1:06)
4. Touch It (Baby) (3:31)
5. Who Are You? (1:22)
6. Runaway (1:28)
7. Robot (2:29)
8. Faithful (Reprise) (1:22)
9. Celebrate Party Time Mardis Gras Happy Hour (1:30)
10. Fire (3:39)
11. This is Not Jazz (2:55)
12. Mother (2:35)
13. Rape (2:22)
14. Alone (1:32)
15. I Love You (3:10)
16. Angels (2:18)
17. Die Die Die (3:04)
18. I Won (1:21)
19. Untitled No. 20 (1:50)
20. (Come Inside) (5:26)

1999 Pleitegeier Records (PGD 9960)

1. Rat
2. Dog
3. Brain
4. Navel
5. Virtual
6. Explode
7. Inverted
8. Make
9. Hate
10. Escape

2006 Independent

1. Monkey Jumping
2. White Wedding
3. Cold as Buddha
4. Special Love Song
5. Brainsucker
6. Love Instead

2013 Independent

1. Lying Dead (5:39)
2. One, Two (4:29)
3. Take a Chance (5:17)
4. I'll Go Too (4:53)
5. Carry You (4:40)
6. Come with Me (5:10)

2014 Independent

1. See Right Through You (4:03)
2. Start of Life (4:40)
3. You Shout God (4:39)
4. Just Like You (4:37)
5. Our Feet Lead Us On (3:52)
6. Hold On (5:07)

2016 Independent

1. Gonna Give It Up (3:29)
2. Not Getting Any Better (2:51)
3. Shout My Name (3:46)
4. Set Me Free (3:44)
5. Lies Oh Lies (2:53)

2017 Independent

1. What Are We Dying For? (4:01)
2. Next To Me (3:39)
3. Dark Nights Big Waves (4:28)
4. You Sound Better When You're Silent (3:51)
5. It's Not Too Late (2:55)

• No Longer Music on Bandcamp
• NLM's Official Website
• NLM on Facebook