Vampires in the Sunburnt Country reviews Counting to Zero

Vampires in the Sunburnt Country reviews Counting to Zero

Thanks to Jason Nahrung for this great new review of Counting to Zero

“American duo Collide remind me a little of Massive Attack, but the midnight version...Counting to Zero is on high rotation, and their electro cruise is so smooth – find a place under the lasers in the fog and let your slo-mo bat-catching go wild.”
There are shards of Vangelis, Goldfrapp, John Foxx, Portishead … some Middle Eastern notes, too. The album is both perfect mood music for a chill-out as well as a funky stereo-sound experience.

Brutal Resonance CTZ review

Brutal Resonance CTZ review

Thanks to Peter Marks from Brutal Resonance for another review on Counting to Zero. some of our favorite review snippits..."(kaRIN's vocals are) like a mercurial stream of glimmering diamonds...No seriously, shut your mouth and listen."

“Be prepared to drop the tempo and soak in a luxurious mixture of atmospheres, guitars, loops, and that voice. Oh that voice. This release has the same tactile sense of smoke languidly curling up into the still air from a 30s movie starlet lounging about at some off the strip bar waiting for a moment's peace from the chaos of public life. You sit and watch it rise and as it merges with the surroundings, there is a sense of beautiful symmetry which cuts through the haze: you have been here before but it is never the same and it never will be.

Many times on here, the backdrop of Statik's arrangements are drawn back to the barest hints of a song in order to let kaRIN's vocals shine through and shine they do. Like a mercurial stream of glimmering diamonds caught by the prospecter's eye amidst all the dust and dirt, she speaks and sings in ways I had not expected.

Glasswerks Interview

Glasswerks Interview

Thanks to Steven Hurst at Glasswerk there is a new interview up about the making of Counting to Zero.

"They have just released their latest studio album “Counting To Zero” and now they discuss working on the material, being fussy, remix albums, today’s music scene and cleaning fish tanks!"

Counting to Zero downloads now available

Counting to Zero downloads now available

For everyone who has been waiting for downloads of Counting to Zero to become available, it is now up at our Noiseplus Music store.

The downloads are 320 kbps DRM free mp3 files. Downloads from our store also come with an 11 page pdf file of all of the artwork that is in the physical cd package. (if anyone has any questions or trouble with their download, please feel free to contact us)

No matter what format you decide to get, we hope you love the album. A lot of people have given us great feedback so far, and we couldn't be happier.

Counting to Zero release day

Counting to Zero release day

Today is the official day that Counting to Zero is released!!!!

We are soooo excited!!!

This is now our 7th studio full-length album (including The Secret Meeting) and it feels like quite a milestone for us. We have been making music for 15 years now, and we have seen a lot of changes go on in the music industry.

We are as passionate and caring about making music now as when we started. As many of you know, we are a completely self-run entity...we make the music, we produce it, we do the artwork, we pack the orders, we ship the orders, we pay for it, and so on, and so on. It is a labor of love from start to finish, and every detail is important to us. It is a lot of work running your own record label while also being the artists, but for us, it is worth it, as we can always be sure that it is completely our vision.

We would like to take a moment to let you know how much we appreciate you taking this journey with us!!! You inspire us.

We are very thankful that you have helped to make it possible for us to continue making music, and for that you have our eternal appreciation.

Mind Games video

Mind Games video

We have just now posted a full-length video for "Mind Games", one of the new songs from Counting to Zero.

It was directed by the talented (and slightly crazy) Kevin McVey who also directed our last two videos as well as our live DVD. It was edited by longtime Collide collaborator Dave Keffer of KEFSKI creative services.

Shooting the video was the most gruelling day ever. It was shot in the desert in California in the middle of a heat wave. Pay close attention near the beginning where you see the dust devil. It hit us early in the day straight on, and slightly damaged some of our equipment, making a hard day almost impossible.

Anyway, we have it posted up here. We hope you enjoy!!

Fringe Promo

Fringe Promo

If anyone has noticed during the last month (and during the Emmy's), some of the promos for the new season of the Fox program Fringe have been using the song "Am I Here" from our Secret Meeting project. We're were very excited about it, and hopefully it helped us to find some new listeners.

Someone posted one of the promos on YouTube here, if you want to check it out.

We hope to continue with The Secret Meeting, and (if the stars line up) hope to begin work on a new album this year.

Counting to Zero pre-sales

Counting to Zero pre-sales

Well the day has finally come...after two years of work, blood, sweat and some tears...Counting to Zero is now available for pre-sale and will ship on, or before the release date of Sept. 27th.

We are very excited!!! This day has been a long time in coming. There are sooooo many details that go into the creating of a new album.

You can pre-order the CD here. Yayyyyyyyyyyy.

Orders placed prior to the release date (Sept 27th)

will receive some extra special things:

a signed CD
a signed Thank You Card
a Collide collector button that we are making ourselves in limited quantity
a signed and folded poster
(sorry we have to fold them to fit them in the package)

The Secret Meeting +Fringe

The Secret Meeting +Fringe

Last week we got some great news out of the blue. Fox's show Fringe is using "Am I Here?" from our Secret Meeting album Ultrashiver in promos for season 4 of the show.

Someone uploaded one of the promo spots on YouTube here, if you want to check it out.

It's a great opportunity for us, and we're very excited about it! We hope it will help expose our music to a whole new audience, and re-introduce The Secret Meeting to everyone.

In case you weren't following our news from a few years ago, The Secret Meeting was a project we did in 2007 with Dean Garcia (of Curve, SPC-ECO, and many other projects).

As The Secret Meeting, we released the album Ultrashiver, as well as 2 singles, Shooting Laser Beams, and Shiver X

Counting to Zero artwork and tracklisting

Counting to Zero artwork and tracklisting

Sooooo the count down is on!!!

Here is a sneak peek at the cover for our new CD, Counting to Zero which is scheduled to drop on Sept. 27th (Statik's Birthday).

Thanks to Dave Keffer for the CD cover artwork. We love you Dave.

Here is a track list to whet your appetites:

  • 1. Bending & Floating
  • 2. Lucky 13
  • 3. Mind Games
  • 4. In the Frequency
  • 5. Clearer
  • 6. Counting to Zero
  • 7. Human
  • 8. Tears Like Rain
  • 9. Further From Anything
  • 10. Slow Down
  • 11. Letting go

The artwork has been turned in and the CD has been mastered and is set to be pressed. Wooooo hooooooooooooo.

Pre sales will start soon. So excited!!

Please help us spread the word...we need all the help we can get.

Credits on "Counting to Zero"

Credits on "Counting to Zero"

Extra Special Huge Gigantic thanks to everyone who sent in a donation to help us fund our new album, Counting to Zero!!! 

It is because of you that this album exists.

We have compiled a list of everyone who contributed to get their name on the upcoming album. If you are one of those people...or you don't remember, please check here to make sure that your name is there. Please check your credit as soon as possible (in the next 5 days) as this bad boy is set to go to print. If you see anything missing, please let us know and we will check.

Counting to Zero

Counting to Zero

Sooooooooooo we are counting down the days for the new Collide album...and yes we have a name and a release date!

It will be called Counting to Zero, and it will be released on Tuesday Sept 27th 2011 !!!!! (which also happens to be Statik's birthday)

We are still working on artwork and finalizing songs, but we are definitely very excited to be on the count down!!!!

We also have some surprises for you...yes maybe a video.