collide

Collide is an industrial rock/darkwave band founded in 1992, in Los Angeles, California, USA, that has incorporated elements of trip hop and techno into their sound. 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 1997, followed by a remix album, Distort, in 1998. Dissatisfied with the music industry, Collide started their own record label, Noiseplus Music, and in 2000, they released their second 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 Nine Inch Nails' 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).

Collide has recently released a DVD, entitled "Like the Hunted," and has begun working on their next album. kaRIN has also been working with Curve's Dean Garcia on some yet-to-be-released material.

Members

• kaRIN (vocals, lyrics)
• Statik (music, production, mixing, engineering)

Live Members

• Scott Landes(guitar)
• Rogerio Silva (guitar)
• Chaz Pease (drums)
• Kai Kurosawa (warr guitar/bass)

Discography

• Statik - Machines (solo ep 1988)

01. Bad Dreams

02. One Left (catch the wire)

03. New Age

04. Freedom Now

• The Crimson Trial (demo cassette)
  • Side 1

01. Violet's Dance

02. Deep

03. Have Faith

04. Black

05. Strange

06. Dreams and Illusions

07. Falling Up

• • Side 2

08. Violet's Dance (vocal mix)

09. Black (vocal mix)

10. Falling Up (instrumental chaos mix)

11. Dreams and Illusions (instrumental dub)

12. Have Faith (vocal mix)

• Skin

01. Beneath the Skin (Collide edit)

02. Beneath the Skin (Constrictor mix) - remix by Philip Boa

03. Beneath the Skin (Razors Edge mix) - remixed by Bruno Kramm of Das Ich

04. Beneath the Skin (Spank remix) - remixed by Wrex Mock of Regenerator

05. Beneath the Skin (Pulse remix) - remixed by Zip of Bigod 20

06. Beneath the Skin (Subconscious remix) - remixed by cEvin kEy of Skinny Puppy/Download

07. Deep (acoustic version)

• Deep/Violet's Dance

01. Deep

02. Violet's Dance (radio edit)

03. Deep (Christ Analogue remix)

04. Violet's Dance (Apparatus NC club mix)

05. Deep (acoustic version)

• Beneath the Skin (1997)

01. Violet's Dance

02. Beneath the Skin

03. Falling Up

04. Deep

05. Black

06. Strange

07. Dreams and Illusions

08. Have Faith

09. Pandora's Box

10. 95&7

11. Deep (Christ Analogue remix)

12. Beneath the Skin (cEvin kEy remix)

• Distort (1998)

01. Pandora's Box (Opened remix)

02. Son of a Preacher Man (Bat remix)

03. Falling Up (Egypt remix)

04. Whip It (version 2.0)

05. Beneath the Skin (Razors Edge remix)

06. Obsession (version 2.0)

07. Violet's Dance (Abstract Dub Fuck)

08. Falling Up (Full Moon remix)

09. Black (Pitched remix)

10. Pandora's Box (Ultrajet remix)

11. Strange (Bizarre remix)

12. Deep (2deep remix)

13. Violet's Dance (Blister Feet remix)

14. Fear No Evil

• Chasing the Ghost (2000)

01. Transfer

02. Wings of Steel

03. Razor Sharp

04. Dreamsleep

05. White Rabbit

06. Frozen

07. Halo

08. Monochrome

09. Ocean

10. Like You Want to Believe

• Some Kind of Strange (2003)

01. Crushed

02. Euphoria

03. Modify

04. Somewhere

05. Slither Thing

06. Inside

07. Mutation

08. Tempted

09. Shimmer

10. Complicated

11. So Long

• Vortex (2004)
  • Disc one (Vortex)

01. Euphoria (Emirian mix)

02. Feed Me to the Lions

03. Slither Thing (Amish Rake Fight mix)

04. Razor Sharp (Dull mix)

05. Like You Want to Believe (Antistatic mix)

06. The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum

07. Predator (Final mix)

08. Crushed (5AM Heavenly mix)

09. Wings of Steel (Core mix)

10. Halo (Sensory Gate Aura mix)

11. Inside (Shoe Gazing mix)

12. Somewhere (Orchestral mix)

13. Frozen (Chill mix)

• • Disc two (Xetrov)

01. Haunted When the Minutes Drag

02. Tempted (Conjure One mix)

03. Crushed (Fragment mix)

04. Like You Want to Believe (Cylab mix)

05. Crushed (Out of Control mix)

06. Wings of Steel (The Sound of Glass mix)

07. Inside (External mix)

08. Crushed (Now Forgetten mix)

09. Wings of Steel (hEADaCHE mix)

10. Like You Want to Believe (Bondango's Twisted Acid mix)

11. Crushed (Scored mix)

12. Wings of Steel (Astro Sensorium mix)

13. Euphoria (Tears mix)

• Live At The El Rey (2005)

The CD was recorded April 14th 2005 at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles.

01. Beneath the Skin

02. Crushed

03. Complicated

04. Falling Up

05. Dreamsleep

06. Slither Thing

07. Modify

08. Razor Sharp

09. White Rabbit

10. Wings of Steel

11. Like You Want to Believe

12. Somewhere

13. Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum

14. Euphoria

Bonus Track: Euphoria (Video Mix)

• Distort (2006)

2006 Re-Issue remixed and remastered featuring a bonus track.

01. Pandora's Box (Opened remix - Version 2.0) [2006]

02. Son of a Preacher Man (Bat remix)

03. Falling Up (Egypt remix)

04. Whip It (Version 3.0) [2006] *

05. Beneath the Skin (Razors Edge remix)

06. Obsession (version 3.0) [2006]

07. Violet's Dance (Abstract Dub Fuck)

08. Falling Up (Full Moon remix)

09. Black (Pitched remix)

10. Pandora's Box (Ultrajet remix)

11. Strange (Bizarre remix)

12. Deep (2deep remix)

13. Violet's Dance (Blister Feet remix)

14. Fear No Evil (Version 2.0) [2006]

15. Felix the Cat (Version 2.0) [2006]

• Additional guitar parts on 'Whip It' by Scott Landes

External links

• Official Site
• Official Myspace profile
• Noiseplus Music (official label)
• Collide LiveJournal community
• Interview @ Subculture Magazine
• Interview @ Legends
• More Recent Interview @ Legends
• Collide Lyrics
• Collide interview - small WORLD Podcast 2006