Patrice from Regenerator interviews Collide about Some Kind of Strange, and working with cEvin Key and Danny Carey. Read the interview here
Sonic Seducer Interview
German Magazine Sonic Seducer interviews Collide. Read the original interview in German here
Zillo and Hot Topic
Elegy Interview
Read the full interview with the French Magazine Elegy here
International Distribution
We are VERY pleased to announce our partnership with Alfa Matrix in Germany. "Chasing the Ghost" and "Some Kind of Strange" are now available through Alfa Matrix as well as distribution for "Some Kind of Strange" will be available through EFA.
Thanks to the support of Seba and Sideline Magazine.
Skeleton Danse
Record release party Friday May 30th at the Skeleton Danse
These words from Scott, who bought Some Kind of Strange and then e-mailed us were so good we just had to share... " The album is AMAZING. Talk about spellbinding... this album is in the realm where the music surpasses its creation. The vocals in combination with the music is like wet sex... it's like really good chocolate... its like walking on the beach... the stars aligned... its like magic fingers.... I cant quite come up with the exact metaphor... it's an accumulation of metaphors."
New Reviews
Some new reviews are up on our review page for Some Kind of Strange..
Ear Pollution.com describes it as "aural opium", "the love children of Delerium and Nine Inch Nails who have been abandoned in the center of a Middle Eastern Bazaar.
KSCU features Collide
Tonight from 9-9:45pm feel free to tune in over the internet. Here is a review from the station as well. Thanks E.O.
kaRIN & Statik are back with their new release, which was 3 years in the making. Well worth the wait, too. Collide's music just keeps getting more and more intricate and intense. Layer upon layer of sound mixes with kaRIN's voice, which always sends chills down my spine when I hear it. She has got to have one of the sexiest voices I have ever heard. Add the incredible production by Statik, and you have one of the most distinctive sounding releases so far this year. Some stellar guest stars on this new CD as well, including cEvin Key from Skinny Puppy, and Danny Carey from Tool.
Toolband.com Interview
Our first online interview for "Some Kind of Strange".
Huge thanks to Blair and the Tool Site for their support.
Jag
The CBS TV show Jag has chosen a Collide song for their upcoming episode called "Ice Queen". It will air on Tuesday April 22, which is coincidentally the release date for "Some kind of Strange" at 8:00 pm Eastern/Standard time. The song they will be using is"Transfer" which is the first song on" Chasing the Ghost". We are told the scene is a goth girl doing an autopsy while listening to the music of Collide.
Mailing & Release Parties
Comatose Rose Interview
We will be featured in next issue of Comatose Rose Magazine. For more information or to find out about subscriptions, check out their web site. Thanks, Az
Read the full article here
1st Some Kind of Strange review online
Thanks to Russell Elliot/Musical Discoveries
Here is a brief expert, check out the full review here.
.... Collide's previous album Chasing The Ghost drew significant critical acclaim. Suffice it to say that Some Kind Of Strange has taken a significant step forward both in vocal work and arrangements...
Zillo interview
Zillo interviews Collide. Read the original article (in German) here
Some Kind of Strange
We haven't posted in a while because we've been busy! All is done for the new CD, except for mastering which is set for next week. There are eleven songs, and the running time is almost an hour. During the past week we were able to finish up the last song, "Somewhere", with Danny Carey from Tool playing drums. We've moved the release date to April 22nd, (which co-insides with Earth Day), to allow for us time to get copies out to press, etc. We're going to be doing a bit of updating on the web site in the coming weeks so check back. Our cover photo and artwork were done by Chad Michael Ward,.
We'd also like to thank some of our other friends who played on the CD...
- cEvin Key, of Skinny Puppy
- Kevin Kipnis of Purr Machine
- Rogerio Silva
- Underground artist, X-8
Some Kind of Strange
We're still in the middle of mixing and we're very happy at how the songs are turning out. We're thinking that we should be able to finish mixing by mid-January, which would mean a March release. The title for the CD is "Some Kind of Strange." We're also getting ready for a new photo shoot for possible album artwork with Chad Michael Ward, who of course, did the cover art for Chasing the Ghost.
Haunted and birthday
Today is Statik's birthday. woo-hoo.
Haunted
This coming week look for "Wings of Steel" on the UPN show Haunted. It's a dark show about ghosts and dead people. This will be its second episode. In Los Angeles, it is on channel 13, and will be on Tuesday, Oct. 1st at 9pm. Check for times in your area.
The new album is getting closer to being finished. We're still working away, closer, closer still.
Best of Gothic Radio and U.K. Release
"Best of Gothic Radio Vol. 1" is a new compilation scheduled to be released on September 10th. It will be available in Hot Topic, Sam Goody, Tower, Wherehouse, and other record stores near you! Included in this project are Collide, The Aversion, Neikka RPM, SPF-1000, Grigori 3, Die My Darling, This Morn'Omina, Element, Wench, Anathema Device, Ego Likeness, Christopher and Mindless Faith.
Chasing the Ghost
Today marks the U.K. release of "Chasing the Ghost". woo-hoo!!
New Song
What does a new, finished Collide song look like?
(click here for a full screen shot)
We will be posting more in frequently in the upcoming weeks, as the new album gets closer to completion.
New Stuff + Old Stuff
We haven't posted anything to the Collide news page in a while, but that's only because we've been busy in the studio. We have narrowed in on the new songs and now have 11 or 12 that we are sure will make it to the final cut. All in all, they are probably 80% done (except for mixing). cEvin Key has played drums on one song, and a majority or programming, vocals, and guitar are finished. We are very happy with how it is all turning out. We are hoping to be done in Sept. for a release later in the year, but we still haven't decided on a title or artwork yet.
Old Stuff
In other news, we have come across some of our pre Beneath the Skin releases. We have 25 cassette copies of "The Crimson Trial", and 200 vinyl copies of Statik's "Machines". The cassettes are a full colour fold out sleeve, and contain some mixes that were done before Beneath the Skin was released, as well as some mixes that were never released anywhere else. The Statik "Machines" contains 4 songs that have not been released since it originally came out. All copies will be hand numbered and signed. For more information, check our online store.