Collide is on the cover of The Mick. This is a very cool interview with Mick Mercer who is the world's leading writer on the goth and punk subcultures and their history. The interview goes into depth what went into the choosing of the songs on These Eyes Before.
Also, check out The Mick's holiday issue where a bunch of bands (including ourselves, and the members of SPC-ECO) list their favorite Christmas presents and tell ghost stories =)."
It's a free downloadable magazine. Check it out here
We have a new review up at SideLine. They seemed to like These Eyes Before, and gave it an 8. "These Eyes Before” is an album that will surprise numerous fans of the band and even music lovers who aren’t that familiar with Collide!" You can read the original review here, or check it out, along with others on our site here.
In addition to Side Line, we've also recently received reviews from
Bite Me "kaRIN’s vocal interpretations breathes new life into each phrase, and Statik's technical wizardry creates the tapestry that weaves these songs together. "
Music Artery, "Collide’s talent shines with silky vocals and multi-faceted soundscapes creating a cavalcade of entirely unique and new experiences, melding both past and present audio delights beautifully. " and
Electronic Music Mall. "Managing to redefine music that everyone knows so well is no small feat - yet kaRIN does an excellent job, managing to make the songs her own"
If you're on the fence on whether or not to pick up a copy for yourself, check out the reviews and decide for yourself.
We have a new interview up from veteran writer Bryan Reeseman.
What does Statik look like in a good mood?
Don't be afraid. Click here to check it out.
If I were you, I'd rather download "These Eyes Before" directly from our website at www.NoiseplusMusic.com/store, because you also get all of the artwork, and well, we don't have to give apple a cut.
But if you insiiiiiist on using iTunes, it's there now.
But to be honest, we're happy no matter where you get it.
What's not to love about Halloween?...everyone running around trying to live up to their dreams,or trying to be someone else.
We couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than releasing our latest baby...These Eyes Before.
Thanks so much to those of you who have ordered, we DEEPLY appreciate it.
We were on a crazy packing mission to ship all that we could before the release date..so that you could get it as soon as possible.
Many of you should have it now, or very soon, and we hope you LOVE it.
To those of you who have not ordered yet...what are you waiting for?
Stop by the Noiseplus store for details =).
Halloween Costume Contest
We want to see you.
Send us a picture of your 2009 Halloween outfit through Twitter and we will pick our favorite and post it in our next newsletter and send you a present!!!
Dark twisty happy dance...Snoopy style =)...
10 questions & answers with Collide on Morbid Outlook
So we are getting close to having finished cds in our hot little hands. Today artwork is being dropped off at the cd pressing plant, so we should have cds back early next week, and everyone who ordered one will be getting their order sent out right away.
In the meantime, we have a new interview up at Glasswerk, courtesy of Steven Hurst here. Thanks to Steven for being so supportive and helping to get the word out there on the new cd.
Wooooooooooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooooooooooooooo
After the last year, and hundreds and hundreds of hours, some blood, some sweat and a few tears, we are very pleased to announce that These Eyes Before is now available for pre-sales at the Noiseplus store.
It will begin shipping on, or before the Halloween release date.
Besides our new CD and pre-sale specials, we have a bunch of cool new stuff available!!
Vinyl: yes that's right we are printing vinyl!! These Eyes Before is available in a limited edition clear vinyl. Good old vinyl...big sleeve, big sound.
A new These Eyes Before poster
(a folded signed copy comes with all pre-sale orders)
2 new super cool limited edition t-shirt designs
A brand new category called Special Packages where you can do fun things like go out to dinner with us, come to the studio, create with us, or go biking with Statik.
Lastly, and only for a short while, we have lowered the price of all of our other Collide CDs, and our DVD in case their is anything else you want to pick up at the same time.
Your help...anything you can do... and anyone you can tell is deeply appreciated.
We are thrilled to announce These Eyes Before which is our latest CD about to be released on October 31st!! Yayyyyyyyyyyyy
It is a cover CD full of classics re-done with that Collide twist... while still paying respect to the original songs.
- 1. Breathe (Pink Floyd)
- 2. Nights In White Satin (The Moody Blues)
- 3. Come Together (The Beatles)
- 4. Creep (Radiohead)
- 5. Rock On (David Essex)
- 6. I Feel You (Depeche Mode)
- 7. Space Oddity (David Bowie)
- 8. Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing (Chris Isaak)
- 9. Tusk (Fleetwood Mac)
- 10. Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)
Meanwhile in case you missed it... here is little look at the making of the cover (above) and a sound snip to hopefully whet your appetite.
Official Release Date: Halloween...so get ready!!
Please stay tuned as Pre-Sales will start in the next few days.
Please help us get the word out there.
Love,
kaRIN & Statik
What's not to love about Halloween?...everyone running around trying to live up to their dreams,or trying to be someone else.
We couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than releasing our latest baby...These Eyes Before.
Thanks so much to those of you who have ordered, we DEEPLY appreciate it.
We were on a crazy packing mission to ship all that we could before the release date..so that you could get it as soon as possible.
Many of you should have it now, or very soon, and we hope you LOVE it.
To those of you who have not ordered yet...what are you waiting for?
Stop by the Noiseplus store for details =).
We posted a little teaser up for our new CD on our video page
...check it out and let us know what you think.
Thanks to the always amazing Dave Keffer for secretly taping us during the photoshoot and for putting the sneak peek together.
We also posted the winners to the contest...check it out on either the Forum, or on MySpace.
Stay tuned for more details... all will be revealed very soon =).
Hello there,
As you may or may not know, we're about to release a brand new CD. We have kept the details a secret until now...
For the last year or so, we have been hard at work on a cover album full of songs that we love.
The album is getting soooo close to being done now.
We are planning a Halloween release, (if we can finish up the last few things in time)!!
We thought we would have a little contest, and offer some prizes.
So here is the deal...
Guess which 10 songs and artists that we have covered, and the entries that come the closest to figuring it out will win.
Hint: The cover album is 10 songs (one artist we choose two songs from).
What will you win?
Grand prize: $50 credit from the Noiseplus Store,(includes Saints & Sinners).
Runner up prize: $25 credit from Noiseplus.
Third Prize: A signed copy of the brand new CD.
Fourth Prize: A signed copy of the brand new CD.
Fifth Prize: A signed copy of the brand new CD.
Play along and have some fun with it.
Here is how...
Post publicly so other people can see your entry...either on Myspace, our Forum, or on Facebook what 10 songs you think might be on the album. Enter as many times as you want. List the song choice and the artist.
Depending on how things go...we may offer a hint or two.
We will keep the contest going until we are ready to announce it which will be in the next week or so.
Ready set go!!
Love,
Collide
If you haven't been keeping up with us on our Twitter, Facebook, or MySpace sites, you've been missing out on a lot of what we've been up to for the most part of this year.
We've been busy working on a new album, which we're hoping to release sometime near the end of October. More details to follow very soon. Mixing is completed on all but 1 song!
We just did a photo shoot last week with our good friend Dave Keffer, who has helped us at different times with everything from artwork to photos and videos, to our website makeover last year.
Here is a sneak peek from the shoot
Lots more news and surprises to follow soon, so sign up for our mailing list/newsletter on our site. For our daily updates, check our social networking sites above. We've been pretty good Twitterers, and kaRIN's even posted a picture or two from her iPhone.
(photo to the left courtesy of Heidi Wright)
Awards season is gearing up. And although we haven't heard about any Grammy awards (yet!!), we have been nominated for a couple of awards from Just Plain Folks.org.
Just Plain Folks is a community of over 51,500 Songwriters, Recording Artists and Music Industry Professionals — and host to the world's largest independent music awards.
We have a couple of nominations this year. Two Headed Monster has been nominated for Best Alternative Album, and "A Little Too Much" was also nominated for best Alternative Song.
Since the awards cover two years, The Secret Meeting Ultrashiver" was also nominated for best Industrial Album, and "Blacker Than Blue", and "Every Little Thing" were nominated for best Industrial songs. We're not sure that we agree with the industrial category for The Secret Meeting, but hey, we just make the music.
Thanks to Brian Austin Whitney and Just Plain Folks for helping independent musicians everywhere.
We just received a couple of new reviews from ex Melody Maker writer Mick Mercer.
One was for Dean Garcia's newest project, SPC ECO, which we are distributing in North America.
(SPC ECO) "Together they extract the heat from some essentially grumbly soundscapes and make them strangely sweet, but never sickly. When a bright tingly guitar marks the appearance of ‘For All Time’, with a reassuring bass beneath and some big clumping drums, the addition of winsome vocals sets you up for a cool, restful sound, in which the guitar burrows through hotly...‘Shine On Down’ is quite a humming bird rave of a thing, like Julee Cruise blissed out in the clouds, casually deconstructing some early Cocteaus."
Check out the full review here.
He's also posted one of our Two Headed Monster.
We like his writing. Here's a tidbit from the review.
"‘Spaces In Between’ swipes the best china off the table and slaps down tectonic plates instead, the rhythmical fizz scampering as the vocals remain imperiously controlled, the song like a giant figurehead of a ship transplanted onto a lethal skateboard. Looming, zooming. It’s a crazed little caper, and we all like those..."
Read the full review here.
Okay... so it appears we have succumbed to social pressure and joined Twitter. So if you are feeling terribly bored, or just enjoying some procrastination... please stop by our new Twitter page as we are feeling very lonely =).
Collide's music will be featured tonight on a Harpers Island, which is a new murder mystery show on CBS.
Each week a new character dies and every person is suspect... oohhhhh how suspenseful!!!
We hear that people are setting up drinking games to guess the victims and the murderers. Bloody Mary's anyone?? We would give you a hint...but we have no idea. It is all top secret.
On the CBS Website they have a "pick the victim game" where you can win $1000...while your at it tell them you are glad they are playing cool music =).
The show airs tonight on CBS @ 10pm ET/PT (check your channel listing for details).
Harpers Island has been compared to Agatha Christie meets Saw. So... if you are looking for a little drama in your life... stay tuned for tonight's episode where they will be playing our song "Transfer" from Chasing the Ghost.
Spooooooooky funnnnn.
