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'' magazines. The band decided to retire in July 2009. Members have included Chris Barth, Aaron Deer, Mark Rice, Jason Groth, and Peter King. Members of the Impossible Shapes have also played in: Normanoak, The Horns of Happiness, Black Cow, John Wilkes Booze, Songs: Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co., and The Coke Dares.

Discography

*''The Great Migration'' (2000) *''Laughter Fills Our Hollow Dome'' (2002) *''The Current'' (2002) *''Bless the Headless'' (2003) *''We Like it Wild'' (2003) *''Horus'' (2005) *''Tum'' (2006) *''The Impossible Shapes'' (2008)

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