Collide (band)

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Collide
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Industrial, darkwave, electronic rock, trip hop
Years active1992–present
LabelsNoiseplus, Re-Constriction
Members
  • Statik
  • kaRIN
Website collide.net

Collide is an American industrial music duo formed in Los Angeles in 1992, that has incorporated elements of trip hop, synthpop and music from the Middle East into their sound. [1]

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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, [2] followed by a remix album, Distort , [3] in 1998. 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 . [4]

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 and Rhys Fulber. Joining kaRIN and Statik this time around, and for their first live performances a little later in the year, were Scott Landes (guitar), Roger DaSilva (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 Live at The El Rey . 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.

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". [5]

Members

Full time members

Live members

Discography

Studio albums

Extended Plays

Live albums

Compilation albums

Releases with Dean Garcia/The Secret Meeting

TitleRelease dateLabel
Shiver X EPJune 26, 2007Noiseplus Music
UltrashiverJune 26, 2007
Shooting Laser BeamsNovember 16, 2007

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<i>Best of Collide</i> 2013 compilation album by Collide

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<i>Color of Nothing</i> 2017 studio album by Collide

Counting to Zero is the ninth studio album by Collide, released on May 25, 2017 by Noiseplus Music.

<i>Mind & Matter</i> 2018 remix album by Collide

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References

  1. Finkler, Ed (October 26, 1996). "Interview with Collide". Sonic Boom. 4 (7). Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. Worley, Jon (May 20, 1996). "Collide: Beneath My Skin". Aiding & Abetting (109). Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  3. Christian, Chris (February 10, 1998). "Collide: Distort". Sonic Boom. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  4. Ditzel, Eleanor. "Collide". AllMusic . Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  5. "Collide". Independentmusicawards.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.