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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Violet's Dance
Collide Lyrics
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Transparent one
Running
On the surface colliding
With the sun
Echoing
Subconscious
Sure to wake no one
Violets they dance
Ride restless
Violets dancing
Ride
Asymmetric
Circling inside
Invisible entities
Not knowing what they'll find
Abstract waves
Crash recklessly
Rushing through my mind
Violets they dance
Ride restless
Violets dancing
Ride
The lyrics to Collide's song Violet's Dance are highly metaphorical and open to interpretation. The opening lines, "Altered focus my sheer / Transparent one," suggest a shift in perspective or mindset, perhaps due to a heightened awareness or consciousness. The following lines, "Running / On the surface colliding / With the sun," create a sense of movement and collision, as if the singer is racing towards something or confronting a challenge head-on. The repetition of "echoing" and "subconscious" underscores the dreamlike, surreal quality of the experience, as if the singer is in a state of trance or hypnotism.
The chorus, "Violets they dance / Ride restless / Violets dancing / Ride," is perhaps the most enigmatic part of the song. Violets could symbolize a range of things, such as innocence, fragility, or fleeting beauty. The image of them dancing and riding restless creates a sense of freedom and spontaneity, while also hinting at something ephemeral.
The second verse introduces new imagery, such as "asymmetric" and "invisible entities," which could represent the unpredictable, chaotic aspects of life or the unknown. The line, "Abstract waves / Crash recklessly / Rushing through my mind," again creates a sense of movement and intensity, as if the singer is being bombarded by feelings or thoughts they can't control.
Overall, Violet's Dance is a song that invites multiple interpretations and encourages the listener to embrace the abstract and the unknown.
Line by Line Meaning
Altered focus my sheer
My state of mind has shifted and become clear
Transparent one
I am invisible and my presence cannot be seen
Running
Moving forward at full speed
On the surface colliding
My exterior is hitting against something
With the sun
And that something is the powerful and ever-present sun
Echoing
The sound of my thoughts reverberating
Subconscious
My mind is working underneath the surface
Sure to wake no one
But my actions and thoughts won't disturb anyone else
Violets they dance
The flowers sway to the beat of the music
Ride restless
Moving without purpose or direction
Violets dancing
The flowers continue to move to the rhythm of the music
Ride
Keep moving with no goal in sight
Asymmetric
Irregular and unbalanced
Circling inside
Going around in circles in my mind
Invisible entities
Things that can't be seen or understood
Not knowing what they'll find
Uncertain about what lies ahead
Abstract waves
Indistinct and unclear movements
Crash recklessly
Collide with great force and chaos
Rushing through my mind
Overwhelming and hard to manage thoughts
Lyrics © OBO APRA/AMCOS
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Shadow Poet
Omg, this song. I remember every beat, from back in 2005... One of the first songs I've ever heard by them on VampireFreaks!
KaRIN and Statik, together forever... Oh, and KaRIN, I was the fan who ordered the Collide pendant and told you how your music got me through the worst times in my life and opened my world up to what Goth truly is on the inside. Thanks again, I love you both!
Kareem
Oh i remember these VF days!
Fun times lol
totes Fleisch
Best album ever! Pure gold!
J Garner
🖤🖤🖤