COLLIDE: The Electrogoth/Industrial Rock Band
An Electrogoth/Industrial Rock band founded in the early nineties, in Los Angeles. The name comes from the collision of musical styles – ethereal vocals provided by kaRIN, industrial music provided by Statik.
The Story of COLLIDE
”We just wanted to make the kind of music that we wanted to hear.”
Once upon a time, somewhere around 1992, two people met at an industrial dance club. One was very thirsty, so they asked the other to get them some water. After the liquid reached the glass, the two began a conversation, which became a friendship, and then formed a creative union.
The creative union became what is known as COLLIDE. The primary core of the Los Angeles based duo is Statik and kaRIN. Statik is responsible for the sound orchestrations and overall production. kaRIN takes care of the vocals and lyrics.
“We never thought of starting a band, we just wanted to make the kind of music we wanted to hear. After the first few songs were finished, we thought the collaboration sounded like something special. A few songs later, we realized that the music we were making was really important to us. It would need a name. We thought long and hard and then COLLIDE came to us. We knew it was right, as it described what we were doing and the feeling of the music perfectly.”
The essence of COLLIDE is the coming together of two opposing entities to form a symbiotic whole… combined the female and masculine energies, the cognitive and the subliminal, the strength and the mystery.
Meaningful lyrics and alluring hypnotic vocals combine with an aural sculpture, to form an experience in listening that manages to defy categorization. “I think the reason why our sound is different is because we do not approach music in a traditional way. We don’t play music, we try to create soundscapes—layers of depth and sound.”
To date, the duo have released six full length CDs—Beneath the Skin, Distort, Chasing the Ghost, Some Kind of Strange, Vortex, and Live at the El Rey.
- Beneath the Skin examines feelings of the internal depth of emotion.
- Distort presents remixes from Beneath the Skin, as well as some cover songs… giving a different twist on things.
- Chasing the Ghost, says kaRIN, is named to capture that feeling of searching for essence… the feeling of yearning like a space you can’t fill, or a haunting that you can’t quite put your finger on”.
- Some Kind of Strange continues on to explore one’s place within themselves and the universe. “I always write from the heart” says kaRIN. “Music allows me to exist in a world of my own creation.”
- Vortex is a double CD that further explores the diverse sound of COLLIDE and includes remixes from both Some Kind of Strange and Chasing the Ghost, as well as some new cover songs.
- Like the Hunted is a DVD which includes COLLIDE’s live performance in 2005 at the El Rey in Los Angeles. It also includes an interview as well as other acoustic and tour performances.
- Live at the El Rey accompanies is the live performance from the Like the Hunted DVD.
- Ultrashiver is the new release by COLLIDE’s side project The Secret Meeting with kaRIN and Statik and Dean Garcia of Curve. Beside the album Ultrashiver, the group released two singles,Shiver X and Shooting Laser Beams.
- Two Headed Monster, was released in 2008.
- These Eyes Before, was released in 2009. It's comprised of ten classics songs, each one completely reimagined.
Due to dissatisfaction with the music industry, COLLIDE began their own record label, Noiseplus Music. COLLIDE decided to self-release, this was a decision we had to make, as so much energy and life goes into each song in layers and levels. We never let go of it until we are sure that it is the best that we can make, and we are ultimately satisfied with it. We see so many things in the music industry that are not in the artist’s favor, where it becomes all about business. It is our hope to help make that change, while making music that we believe in, and to set a path for ourselves, as well as other artists.”
"Our eternal thanks to those who seek out and expose new music." — kaRIN and Statik
(content quoted in its entirety from Collide and Noiseplus Music)
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COLLIDE - Latvian Thrash Metal band
COLLIDE - Extreme Thrash Metal band which declares war to everything that oppresses ! Overcoming values, finding your inner-self and becoming insane - that's the source of inspiration behind band's music and lyrics.
Band has been started in late 2003 and still lives on.
Power, passion and energy is a huge part of the band's live shows. Collide has played many small and large shows in Latvia and in
other countries. Despite many lineup and stylistic changes through the years, band still caries the same spirit as in the beginning.
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Comfortably Numb
Collide Lyrics
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Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone home?
Come on, Come on, Come on, now,
I hear you're feeling down.
Well, I can ease your pain
Get you on your feet again.
I'll need some information first.
Just the basic facts.
Can you show me where it hurts?
There is no pain you are receding
A distant ship's smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying.
When I was a child I had a FEVER My hands felt just like two balloons.
Now I've got that feeling once again
I can't explain, you would not understand
This is not how I am.
I have become comfortably numb.
I have become comfortably numb.
O.K.
Just a little pin prick.
There'll be no more aaaaaaaaah!
But you may feel a little sick.
Can you stand up?
I do believe it's working, good.
That'll keep you going through the show
Come on it's time to go.
There is no pain you are receding
A distant ship's smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying.
When I was a child
I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown,
The dream is gone.
But I have become comfortably numb.
The song Comfortably Numb was originally written by Pink Floyd, but the Collide band made its own version of the song. The lyrics of the song aim to portray the feeling of detachment and dissociation from reality. The song starts with a conversation between two people, one suffering from depression or sadness and the other trying to help the former by asking about their pain and trying to help them relax. The lines "There is no pain, you are receding, a distant ship's smoke on the horizon" suggest that the person is slowly becoming numb to the world around them and is detaching from reality. The lines "You are only coming through in waves, your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying" suggest that the person is slowly losing their ability to communicate and connect with others.
The song shifts to the scene of a medical procedure, where the person is being given a "pin prick" but without any pain. The chorus repeats "I have become comfortably numb" meaning the person has resorted to a state of numbness in order to escape the pain of their reality. The lines "When I was a child, I caught a fleeting glimpse, out of the corner of my eye. I turned to look but it was gone" suggest that the person has been longing for peace and comfort since childhood but has never been able to find it.
Overall, the song creates a gloomy and melancholic atmosphere, portraying the universal human experience of wanting to escape from pain and suffering, and the different ways in which people might cope with it.
Line by Line Meaning
Hello?
The singer is attempting to make contact with someone.
Is there anybody in there?
The singer is asking if anyone is present.
Just nod if you can hear me.
The singer is requesting a nonverbal response if the listener can understand them.
Is there anyone home?
The artist is inquiring if anyone is currently occupying the space they are in.
Come on, Come on, Come on, now,
The artist is urging the listener to respond.
I hear you're feeling down.
The singer has learned that the listener is unhappy.
Well, I can ease your pain
The singer believes they can help alleviate the listener's discomfort.
Get you on your feet again.
The artist is hoping to assist the listener in regaining their composure.
Relax.
The artist is telling the listener to calm down.
I'll need some information first.
The artist requires more details before they can help.
Just the basic facts.
The singer only needs the most rudimentary information.
Can you show me where it hurts?
The artist is requesting to know where the listener is experiencing pain.
There is no pain you are receding
The singer is stating that the listener's pain is dissipating.
A distant ship's smoke on the horizon.
The singer is comparing the listener's agony to something far away and difficult to discern.
You are only coming through in waves.
The singer is experiencing the listener's communication intermittently.
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying.
The artist is unable to comprehend the listener's words.
When I was a child I had a FEVER My hands felt just like two balloons.
The artist is recalling a time when they experienced a childhood fever, and their hands became swollen.
Now I've got that feeling once again
The singer is reminiscing about a sensation they once felt as a result of being ill.
I can't explain, you would not understand
The singer is struggling to articulate how they are feeling, anticipating that their confidant will not be able to comprehend their state of mind.
This is not how I am.
The artist is asserting that their present condition is not typical for them.
I have become comfortably numb.
The artist has reached a state of emotional detachment, where they no longer feel acute pain and discomfort.
O.K.
The artist is signaling their understanding of the situation.
Just a little pin prick.
The singer is informing the listener that they will be administering a small injection.
There'll be no more aaaaaaaaah!
The artist is informing the listener that the pain will stop.
But you may feel a little sick.
The singer is warning the listener that they may feel ill in the immediate aftermath of the injection.
Can you stand up?
The singer is asking the listener if they are able to physically stand.
I do believe it's working, good.
The singer believes that their injection is yielding the anticipated effects.
That'll keep you going through the show
The artist is suggesting that the medication will enable the listener to endure whatever is happening at the present moment.
Come on it's time to go.
The artist is informing the listener that it is time to leave their present location.
When I was a child
The singer is recalling an experience from their childhood.
I caught a fleeting glimpse
The singer saw something briefly but was unable to discern the entirety of what they were observing.
Out of the corner of my eye.
The artist only caught the vision in their peripheral line of sight.
I turned to look but it was gone
As soon as the artist attempted to look directly at whatever they saw, it had disappeared.
I cannot put my finger on it now
The experience remains nebulous to the artist and is difficult to articulate in concrete terms.
The child is grown,
The singer is now an adult, recalling a moment from their childhood.
The dream is gone.
Whatever the artist had hoped to achieve or obtain has dissipated and is no longer plausible or within reach.
But I have become comfortably numb.
The singer has since become emotionally detached and no longer feels acute pain or discomfort.
Contributed by Alexander W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Sepsis Eve
As a die-hard Pink Floyd fan, I'm very discerning about covers. KaRIN, you really made this your own and brought your industrial/darkwave flair, something new to the table, while still respecting the original. I love it.
jakaś dziewucha.
I like this version a lot.
blissful roses
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