Gears and Teeth
We have contributed a remix for our pals Faith & The Muse for their upcoming release which includes live songs, unreleased material and remixes . The Collide " Gears and Teeth" remix is of their song Silver Circle, kaRIN also contributes guest vocals. The release date is scheduled for Oct.
Belarus
kaRIN is a ghost in a castle & Discography
Check out the stuff page
We've also updated our discography page to include other projects that Statik has been involved with this year.
Drop Serence
Dark Realms
We just did an interview with Dark Realms.
Another very cool magazine to check out...thanks Christine.
kaRIN interview
Happy love day
Thanks to Mike V and Hidden Sanctuary Radio for their continued support of collide, as well as helping to expose people to new music.
Synthetic Existence
Best of 2000 on Electroage
New MP3.com Collide CD
We've decided to try something and put up a CD on mp3.com that is a collection of songs from all of our CDs--chasing the ghost, distort, beneath the skin, as well as the skin single from offbeat. It's called "Collide-The MP3 Sampler" for lack of a better title. If you don't own a Collide CD yet, it's kind of a way to get your feet wet. As it is right now, there are 13 songs on it. They are...
wings of steel, razor sharp, monochrome, halo, son of a Preacherman (video edit), beneath the skin, pandora's box, deep, falling up, violet's dance, beneath the skin (pulse mix), falling up (egypt mix), violet's dance (abstract dub mix)
Tool
Starvox Review
New Collide interview and review online at Starvox. Read it here
Thanks to Sonya and Blu and Wolf.
Outburn Interview
An interview with our favorite ex-label slumlord Chase is in the latest issue of Outburn.
If at all possible you should look out for this very cool magazine supporting "subversive & post-alternative music".
Slug Magazine reviews "Chasing the Ghost"
kaRIN & Statik return with their own record label, after remaining silent for the past few years. It is a deeply introspective album and a slight change of musical direction. Those of you familiar with their previous efforts, "Beneath the Skin" and "Distort," need not fear because Collide is just as layered and well orchestrated--they just pulled back the noise, allowing for more focus on the vocals and lyrics. The only drawback the album may carry is that none of the tracks scream out to be club hits, with a massive sing-a-long chorus, but since when was that a drawback? If you even remotely like bands with female vocals against distorted electronics or intelligently constructed sound-scapes with honest lyrics this album will not disappoint.
Happy Holidays
More release parties for 2001
Blueblood
Meanstreat review...thanks Nikki
Collide, a Los Angeles based duo comprised of kaRIN (vocals) and Statik (programming), creates music that marries exquisite vocals with orchestrated layers of sounds. The band's latest release, "Chasing the Ghost", weaves together complex tapestries of rhythm, melody and texture in which kaRIN's velvety vocals and poetic lyrics add a beautifully human element to Statik's moody electronic washes and machine generated sounds. "Wings of Steel", an ethereal erotic piece reflects the bands gothic roots while "Halo's" infusion of eastern dance imagery and club friendly beats showcases the band's industrial nature. Not to be overlooked is Collide's mystical version of Jefferson airplane's "White Rabbit," which is utterly delectable. Overall, "Chasing the Ghost" is a pleasurable feast of rhythms-- offering up a perfect balance between sound and vision.
Grade A Nikki Neil: MeanStreet Vol 11.06/December 2000
New CMJ review
We can't tell if this one's good or bad, but it's a good read anyway. CMJ