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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Tempted
Collide Lyrics
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Stranger here in me
Filter through like sun
Future I am past
Though your hunger feels the same
I am wanting give me breath
I am truth you can't explain
I am water I am rain
I am tempted here
I am the hunter I am the prey
Through your ten thousand years
Every moment remains
I am future I am past
I am haunted I am blessed
And I'm filtered through like sun
Until your moment comes undone
I am hunter I am prey
I am water I am rain
Some light, some rain flows through me
Some light, some rain flows through me
I am tempted here
I am the hunter I am the prey
Through your ten thousand years
Every moment remains
I am tempted here
I am the hunter I am the prey
Through your ten thousand years
Every moment remains
Lies the night conscious one
I am earth I am water I am ground
I am wanting give me breath
It's all transparent
I am the stranger here
It's all transparent
Just the same as fiction
And the truth you can't explain
Though your hunger feels the same
I am wanting give me
Some light, some rain flows through me
Some light, some rain flows through me
I am tempted here
I am the hunter I am the prey
Through your ten thousand years
Every moment goes astray
Give me breath
The lyrics to Collide's song "Tempted" are intriguing and open to interpretation. The first verse speaks of the surface being transparent, indicating a sense of vulnerability and openness. The reference to being a stranger within oneself suggests a split or duality of identity, with one part being filtered through like the sun, and the other part belonging to the past but also the future.
Despite a shared experience of hunger, the second verse speaks of the singer as truth that cannot be explained, treasure as well as dust, both water and rain. The pre-chorus of "I am tempted here / I am the hunter I am the prey" gives an impression of being caught in a cycle of temptation and uncertainty, always being both the hunter and the prey.
The chorus itself repeats the assertion of the singer's duality as both future and past, haunted yet blessed, filtered like the sun through every moment until it unravels. The bridge alludes to the elemental nature of the singer, made up of earth, water, and ground, while also seeking breath and longing to be filled.
Overall, the lyrics give a sense of a complex, multi-layered identity that is both open and opaque, reflecting the contradictions of the human experience.
Line by Line Meaning
The surface is transparent
The singer's exterior is clear and easy to see through
Stranger here in me
Despite being visible and transparent, the singer feels unknown and unfamiliar to themselves
Filter through like sun
The singer passes through life and experiences like sunshine filtering through a surface, leaving a mark but unable to stay or be fully absorbed
Future I am past
The artist is both looking ahead to the future while also feeling stuck in the past
Though your hunger feels the same
Despite the other person's desires feeling familiar, the artist is looking for something unique and specific
I am wanting give me breath
The singer wants to feel alive and rejuvenated, and is requesting help from the other person
I am truth you can't explain
The singer represents a truth or concept that can't be easily put into words or understood
I am treasure I am dust
The artist embodies both valuable and fleeting aspects of life
I am water I am rain
The artist represents both calm and turbulent elements of nature
I am tempted here
The artist is pulled towards something forbidden or risky
I am the hunter I am the prey
The singer is both pursuing and pursued, in a situation where both roles are constantly in flux
Through your ten thousand years
The artist is referring to a long period of time in which the other person's influence persists
Every moment remains
Each moment spent with the other person is memorable and impactful
I am haunted I am blessed
The singer feels both troubled and fortunate at the same time
Until your moment comes undone
The singer believes that eventually the other person's luck or facade will fall apart
I am water I am rain
The artist embodies both gentle and forceful aspects of nature
Some light, some rain flows through me
The artist experiences both bright and dark emotions in a cyclical pattern
I am the hunter I am the prey
The singer is both in control and vulnerable, with the situation constantly shifting
Through your ten thousand years
The other person's lasting influence is emphasized again
Every moment remains
The impact of shared moments is still significant
Lies the night conscious one
A metaphor for the dark parts of the subconscious mind where deep desires and anxieties reside
I am earth I am water I am ground
The artist embodies natural elements and primal forces
It's all transparent
The singer is emphasizing the theme of transparency and revealing oneself
Just the same as fiction
The artist is suggesting that the situation, despite feeling real, is just like a made-up story
And the truth you can't explain
The singer's essence or truth remains elusive and incomprehensible
Though your hunger feels the same
The other person's desires still feel familiar, but the singer is still searching for something unique
Every moment goes astray
Despite looking for something special, the singer is unable to fully control or direct the course of each moment
Give me breath
The artist is emphasizing their need for vitality and energy
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Christopher Difford, Glenn Tilbrook
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