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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Son of a Preacher Man
Collide Lyrics
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And when his daddy would visit he'd come along.
When they gathered round and started talkin',
That's when Billy would take me walkin',
A-through the backyard we'd go walkin'.
Then he'd look into my eyes,
Lord knows to my surprise:
Was the son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever teach me,
Was the son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, he was,
Ooh, yes he was.
Being good isn't always easy,
No matter how hard I try.
When he started sweet-talkin' to me,
He'd come and tell me everything is all right,
He'd kiss and tell me everything is all right.
Can I get away again tonight?
The only one who could ever reach me,
Was the son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever teach me,
Was the son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, he was,
(Ooh...) Lord knows he was
Yes he was.
How well I remember,
The look that was in his eyes.
Stealin' kisses from me on the sly,
Takin' time to make time,
Tellin' me that he's all mine,
Learnin' from each other's knowing,
Lookin' to see how much we've grown.
And the only one who could ever reach me,
Was the son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever teach me,
Was the son of a preacher man.
Yes he was, he was,
Ooh, yes he was.
The only one who could ever reach me,
He was the sweet-talking son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever teach me,
I kissed the son of a preacher man.
The only one who could ever move me,
The sweet-lovin' son of a preacher man
The only one who could ever groove me,
Ahh, ooh, ahh...
The song "Son of a Preacher Man" by Collide tells the story of a relationship between a girl and a boy who happens to be the son of a preacher. The opening lines introduce the character of Billy-Ray as a preacher's son who accompanies his father on visits. When they meet, Billy takes the girl for a walk in the backyard of the house where they can be alone. Here, they look into each other's eyes, and the girl is surprised by the feelings she experiences.
The song then goes on to describe the difficulty the girl has in doing what is right. Even though she tries to be good, when Billy starts sweet-talking her, everything seems all right, and she falls for him. They kiss and steal moments together while growing and learning from each other. The girl reflects on her relationship with Billy, stating that he was the only one who could ever reach her and teach her. He was the only boy who could ever move her and groove her.
"Son of a Preacher Man" is a song that is full of energy and evokes feelings of passion and love. The lyrics are simple yet powerful, and the melody is catchy and memorable, making it a classic hit song.
Line by Line Meaning
Billy-Ray was a preacher's son,
Billy-Ray was the son of a preacher who used to accompany his father whenever he would visit Collide.
And when his daddy would visit he'd come along.
Billy-Ray used to come with his father every time he visited Collide.
When they gathered round and started talkin',
When the people around would gather and start talking, Billy would take Collide for a walk in the backyard.
That's when Billy would take me walkin',
During the gatherings, Billy would take Collide for a walk in the backyard.
A-through the backyard we'd go walkin'.
Collide and Billy would walk through the backyard.
Then he'd look into my eyes,
Billy would look into Collide's eyes.
Lord knows to my surprise:
To Collide's surprise, only Billy was able to reach and teach her.
The only one who could ever reach me,
The only person who could connect with Collide was Billy.
Was the son of a preacher man.
Billy was the son of a preacher man.
The only boy who could ever teach me,
Billy was the only boy who could educate or mentor Collide.
Yes he was, he was,
Billy was the only one who had a significant impact on Collide.
Ooh, yes he was.
Collide affirms that Billy was the only one who had the power to influence her.
Being good isn't always easy,
Collide reflects on how challenging it can be to follow a righteous path.
No matter how hard I try.
Regardless of how much effort Collide puts into being good, it's still tough.
When he started sweet-talkin' to me,
When Billy started using endearing words while talking to Collide.
He'd come and tell me everything is all right,
Billy would come and reassure Collide that everything would be fine.
He'd kiss and tell me everything is all right.
Billy would kiss and tell Collide that everything would be okay.
Can I get away again tonight?
Collide wonders if she could escape again tonight like before.
How well I remember,
Collide recalls how things used to be with Billy.
The look that was in his eyes.
Collide remembers Billy's gaze.
Stealin' kisses from me on the sly,
Billy used to steal kisses from Collide secretly.
Takin' time to make time,
They would take and make time to be together.
Tellin' me that he's all mine,
Billy would tell Collide that he belonged to her.
Learnin' from each other's knowing,
Both of them learned from each other by sharing knowledge and experiences.
Lookin' to see how much we've grown.
They would compare their growth and progress with each other's.
The only one who could ever reach me,
Collide reiterates that Billy was the only one who could connect with her.
He was the sweet-talking son of a preacher man.
Billy was a charming and persuasive person despite being a preacher's son.
I kissed the son of a preacher man.
Collide kissed Billy who was a preacher's son.
The only one who could ever move me,
Billy was the only person who could bring out emotions and feelings in Collide.
The sweet-lovin' son of a preacher man
Billy was a loving individual despite being a preacher's son.
The only one who could ever groove me,
Billy was the only one who could make Collide dance or feel good.
Ahh, ooh, ahh...
Collide expresses her satisfaction and happiness with the relationship.
Contributed by Micah R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
statiketernal
Props to Karin and Statik (the guy in the room with her). Years later this is still one of my favorite songs by the duo.
entropy156
It is impossible to overstate how much I love this video....
Nick-E Nicole
I will always love Collide's sound!
fox
What an awesomely insane video and a great rendition of the song, just goes to show ya, you can spice up any song regardless of genre :P
Nick Burris
We all need more Collide in our lives.
Alexander Alvarado
More music like this!!!!!!! Collide really rules!!!! Super band
worseorbetter
They had just released 'Two Headed Monster' a little while ago. But, you can probably go to their Youtube page "noiseplus" or even their homepage and inquire about when another work will be produced. It never hurts to ask.
larrylongjr82
i love collide
V, Love & Tarot
Great sound here, guys!
worseorbetter
I had just listened to the original version by Dusty Springfield just a few minutes ago. In comparison to the original, kaRIN and Statik give this song teeth =)