Collide
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Collide is a music duo
founded in 1992, in Los Angeles, California
, USA, that has incorporated elements of electro, EBM
, synthpop
and music from the Middle East into their sound. Their imagery is said to be a wicked and neo-dark version of Scheherazade
Arabian Nights tales.
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 Guitar/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.
In Halloween of 2009, the album These Eyes Before was released. It's 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.
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".
Duo
-Arts:*Duet , a musical piece performed by two people*Duo, a musical ensemble composed of two musicians*Comedy duo, also known as a double act*Duo , 2008*Duo , 1991...
founded in 1992, in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, USA, that has incorporated elements of electro, EBM
Electronic body music
Electronic body music or industrial dance is a music genre that combines elements of industrial music and electronic dance music...
, synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
and music from the Middle East into their sound. Their imagery is said to be a wicked and neo-dark version of Scheherazade
Scheherazade
Scheherazade , sometimes Scheherazadea, Persian transliteration Shahrazad or Shahrzād is a legendary Persian queen and the storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights.-Narration :...
Arabian Nights tales.
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
Beneath the Skin
-Track listing:#Violet's Dance - 3:17#Beneath the Skin - 6:18#Falling Up - 5:01#Deep - 3:17#Black - 4:13#Strange - 5:18#Dreams & Illusions - 6:12#Have Faith - 4:58#Pandora's Box - 7:56#95&7 - 2:21#Deep - 3:42...
, was released in 1996, followed by a remix album, Distort
Distort (album)
Distort was the second release and first remix album by Darkwave duo Collide which has been out of print for some time. However recently the album has been brought back in stock with a few more tracks and has undergone some more studio remixing and remastering for the 2006 release.-Track...
, in 1998 containing remixes by artists such as Kneel Cohn
Kneel Cohn
Kneel Cohn in The Bronx, New York is the primary songwriter, lead singer and guitarist for The Dead Stars On Hollywood, known for the songs "Prozac Smile" and "Flaunt it Like This"...
of the bands Spirits In Sin and The Dead Stars On Hollywood
The Dead Stars On Hollywood
The Dead Stars on Hollywood are an American rock band based in New York City, that incorporates elements of glam, new wave and goth into their alternative rock sound...
. 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
Chasing the Ghost
Chasing the Ghost is the third release and second studio album by Darkwave duo Collide.-Track listing:#"Transfer" – 3:58#"Wings of Steel" – 5:36#"Razor Sharp" – 4:52#"Dreamsleep" – 5:22#"White Rabbit" – 3:41#"Frozen" – 5:01#"Halo" – 6:18...
.
Three years later, they released their third studio album, Some Kind of Strange
Some Kind of Strange
Some Kind of Strange is the fourth release and third studio album by Darkwave duo Collide.-Track listing:#Crushed – 5:20#Euphoria – 5:28#Modify – 5:57#Somewhere – 6:17#Slither Thing – 4:00#Inside – 4:10#Mutation – 4:31#Tempted – 6:45...
. The following year, the band released another remix album, Vortex
Vortex (album)
Vortex is a remix album by the group Collide featuring remixes of songs from their albums Chasing the Ghost and Some Kind of Strange and 3 new covers.-CD 1 - Vortex:#"Euphoria" 6:32...
, containing remixes by numerous remix artists, including Charlie Clouser
Charlie Clouser
Charles Alexander "Charlie" Clouser is an American musician whose activities include playing keyboard, synth, theremin, and drums. He is known for his abilities in music programming, engineering, mixing, and remixing. He was a member of the band Nine Inch Nails 1994–2000. Before he was in Nine...
. 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 Guitar/bass).
In 2005 Collide released a DVD, entitled Like the Hunted, along with a live CD. Then they recorded with Curve
Curve (band)
Curve was an English music group formed in 1990 chiefly around the collaboration of singer/songwriter Toni Halliday and bassist/guitarist/programmer Dean Garcia.-History:...
'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
Two Headed Monster (album)
Two Headed Monster is the seventh release and fourth studio album by Darkwave duo Collide. It was the first release of new material by the group since the 2003 release of Some Kind of Strange.-Track listing:# Tongue Tied & Twisted 5:25# Chaotic 4:49...
. Special guests on the album included Danny Carey
Danny Carey
Daniel Edwin "Danny" Carey is an American drummer best known for his work in American Grammy Award-winning rock band Tool...
from Tool
Tool (band)
Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Since 1995, Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour...
and Dean Garcia from Curve.
In Halloween of 2009, the album These Eyes Before was released. It's a 10 song album of cover versions of well-known songs by artists such as The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
, Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
, and Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
. Currently, they are offering a free song in exchange for donations which will go towards the recording of a new album.
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".
Live members
- Scott Landes – guitar
- Rogerio Silva – guitar
- Chaz Pease – drums
- Kai Kurosawa – Warr GuitarWarr guitarWarr Guitars is a company that manufactures the Warr Guitar, a guitar like musical instrument developed by the company's founder, Mark Warr.-Description:The Warr Guitar resembles a standard electric guitar, albeit with a very low action and more strings...
/bass
Albums
| Title | Release date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| The Crimson Trial | – | unreleased demo |
| Beneath the Skin Beneath the Skin -Track listing:#Violet's Dance - 3:17#Beneath the Skin - 6:18#Falling Up - 5:01#Deep - 3:17#Black - 4:13#Strange - 5:18#Dreams & Illusions - 6:12#Have Faith - 4:58#Pandora's Box - 7:56#95&7 - 2:21#Deep - 3:42... |
1996 | Re-Constriction/Cargo Records |
| Distort Distort (album) Distort was the second release and first remix album by Darkwave duo Collide which has been out of print for some time. However recently the album has been brought back in stock with a few more tracks and has undergone some more studio remixing and remastering for the 2006 release.-Track... |
1998 | |
| Chasing the Ghost Chasing the Ghost Chasing the Ghost is the third release and second studio album by Darkwave duo Collide.-Track listing:#"Transfer" – 3:58#"Wings of Steel" – 5:36#"Razor Sharp" – 4:52#"Dreamsleep" – 5:22#"White Rabbit" – 3:41#"Frozen" – 5:01#"Halo" – 6:18... |
October 31, 2000 | Noiseplus Music |
| Some Kind of Strange Some Kind of Strange Some Kind of Strange is the fourth release and third studio album by Darkwave duo Collide.-Track listing:#Crushed – 5:20#Euphoria – 5:28#Modify – 5:57#Somewhere – 6:17#Slither Thing – 4:00#Inside – 4:10#Mutation – 4:31#Tempted – 6:45... |
April 22, 2003 | |
| Vortex Vortex (album) Vortex is a remix album by the group Collide featuring remixes of songs from their albums Chasing the Ghost and Some Kind of Strange and 3 new covers.-CD 1 - Vortex:#"Euphoria" 6:32... |
April 20, 2004 | |
| Live At The El Rey Live at the El Rey Live at the El Rey is the only currently existing concert DVD featuring comic singer-songwriter Stephen Lynch. It is a live recording of one of Lynch's concerts at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles during December 2003.... |
2005 | |
| Two Headed Monster Two Headed Monster (album) Two Headed Monster is the seventh release and fourth studio album by Darkwave duo Collide. It was the first release of new material by the group since the 2003 release of Some Kind of Strange.-Track listing:# Tongue Tied & Twisted 5:25# Chaotic 4:49... |
September 23, 2008 | |
| These Eyes Before | October 31, 2009 | |
| Counting to Zero | September 27, 2011 |
Releases with Dean Garcia/The Secret Meeting
| Title | Release date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Shiver X EP | June 26, 2007 | Noiseplus Music |
| Ultrashiver | June 26, 2007 | |
| Shooting Laser Beams | November 16, 2007 | |
External links
- Official site
- Myspace profile
- Noiseplus Music
- Collide at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...