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Infobox musical artist | name = Collide| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Los Angeles, California | genre = Electro-Industrial | years_active = 1992–present| label = Noiseplus Music | associated_acts =| website = http://www.collide.net collide.net| current_members = Statik kaRIN| past_members =| notable_instruments = Collide is a music duo founded in 1992, in Los Angeles, California , USA , that has incorporated elements of Electro music|electro , Electronic body music|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 (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 (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 Guitars|Warr Guitar /bass).
In 2005 Collide released a DVD, entitled Like the Hunted , along with a live CD. Then they recorded with Curve (band)|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 (album)|Two Headed Monster . Special guests on the album included Danny Carey from Tool (band)|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. http://www.collide.net/p/6916997175528292378
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". http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/artist/collide
These Eyes Before http:/ / www.collide.net/ news/ collide_news_feed.shtml? postID=788608349977263798
October 31, 2009
Counting to Zerohttp:/ / www.collide.net/ p/ 3709891806187236642
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
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.collide.net Official site
http://www.myspace.com/collide Myspace profile
http://www.noiseplusmusic.com Noiseplus Music
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Collide Collide at Discogs
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