Collide (band)
Collide is an American music duo founded in 1992, in Los Angeles, California, United States, that has incorporated elements of trip hop, synthpop and music from the Middle East into their sound.
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Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Industrial, darkwave, electronic rock, trip hop |
Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | Noiseplus Music Re-Constriction Records |
Website | collide.net |
Members | Statik kaRIN |
The name comes from the 'collision' of musical styles, primarily the ethereal vocals provided by kaRIN and the electronic music provided by Statik. Collide's debut album, Beneath the Skin, was released in 1996, followed by a remix album, Distort, in 1998 containing remixes by artists such as Kneel Cohn of the bands Spirits In Sin and The Dead Stars On Hollywood. Dissatisfied with the music industry, Collide started their own record label, Noiseplus Music, and in 2000, they released their second studio album, Chasing the Ghost.
Three years later, they released their third studio album, Some Kind of Strange. The following year, the band released another remix album, Vortex, containing remixes by numerous remix artists, including Charlie Clouser. Joining kaRIN and Statik this time around, and for their first live performances a little later in the year, were Scott Landes (guitar), Rogerio Silva (guitar), Chaz Pease (drums), and Kai Kurosawa (Warr guitars/bass).
In 2005 Collide released a DVD, entitled Like the Hunted, along with a live CD. Then they recorded with Curve's Dean Garcia in a project called The Secret Meeting. The album, Ultrashiver, was released under their Noiseplus label on June 26, 2007. On September 23, 2008, the band released their fourth studio album Two Headed Monster. Special guests on the album included Danny Carey from Tool and Dean Garcia from Curve.
At Halloween 2009, the album These Eyes Before was released. It was a 10-song album of cover versions of well-known songs by artists such as The Beatles, Depeche Mode, Radiohead, and Pink Floyd. Currently, they are offering a free song in exchange for donations which will go towards the recording of a new album.[1]
In January 2011, Collide was nominated for The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards under the Cover Song category for "The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum".[2]
Members
Full time members
- kaRIN – vocals, lyrics
- Statik – music, production
Live members
- Scott Landes – guitars
- Rogerio Silva – guitars
- Chaz Pease – drums
- Kai Kurosawa – Warr Guitar/bass
Discography
Albums
Title | Release date | Label |
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The Crimson Trial | 1994 | unreleased demo |
Beneath the Skin | 1996 | Re-Constriction Records/Cargo Records (Canada) |
Distort | 1998 | |
Chasing the Ghost | October 31, 2000 | Noiseplus Music |
Some Kind of Strange | April 22, 2003 | |
Vortex | April 20, 2004 | |
Live At The El Rey | 2005 | |
Two Headed Monster | September 23, 2008 | |
Two Headed Monster (Instrumentals)[3] | September 24, 2008 | |
These Eyes Before[4] | October 31, 2009 | |
These Eyes Before (Instrumentals)[5] | October 31, 2009 | |
Counting to Zero[6] | September 27, 2011 | |
Bent and Broken[7] | October 30, 2012 | |
Bent and Broken (Instrumentals) [8] | March 13, 2013 | |
Color Of Nothing | May 25, 2017 | |
Color Of Nothing (Instrumentals) [9] | June 1, 2017 | |
Mind & Matter [10] | May 22, 2018 | |
Mind & Matter (Instrumentals) [11] | May 22, 2018 |
Releases with Dean Garcia/The Secret Meeting
Title | Release date | Label |
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Shiver X EP | June 26, 2007 | Noiseplus Music |
Ultrashiver | June 26, 2007 | |
Shooting Laser Beams | November 16, 2007 |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2010-10-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Collide". Independentmusicawards.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- "Two Headed Monster (Instrumentals) | Collide". Collide1.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- Archived September 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- "These Eyes Before (Instrumentals) | Collide". Collide1.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- "Counting to Zero pre-sales". Archive.is. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- "Bent and Broken | Collide". Collide1.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- "Bent and Broken (Instrumentals) | Collide". Collide1.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- "Color of Nothing (Instrumentals) | Collide". Collide1.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- "Mind & Matter | Collide". Collide1.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- "Mind & Matter (Instrumentals) | Collide". Collide1.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
External links
- Official website
- Collide discography at Discogs
- Noiseplus Music discography at Discogs