COLLIDE: Like the Hunted DVD

Collide

Like the Hunted DVD

© 2005 Noiseplus Music (808458500093)

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ORGANICAL MECHANICAL - layers of sound and passion - DVD

tracks

1 Beneath the Skin
2 Crushed
3 Complicated
4 Falling Up
5 Dreamsleep
6 Slither Thing
7 Modify
8 Razor Sharp
9 White Rabbit
10 Wings of Steel
11 Like You Want to Believe
12 Somewhere
13 The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum
14 Euphoria
15 The Modification
16 Modify
17 Deep
18 Euphoria
19 Son of a Preacher Man
20 Razor Sharp
21 Like You Want to Believe
22 Wings of Steel
23 Razor Sharp
24 Studio photos (Shimmer)
25 Live photos (Somewhere)

notes

JIVE Magazine

Any techno-head worth his or her salt is either very familiar with Collide’s work or should be. Comprised of singer/found-artist Karin (an occasional value-add to Front Line Assembly) and synth-god Statik (Skinny Puppy, Tool), the duo have made their musical mission one of the most-watched in electro history. Only recently have they taken their unique sound on the road, as seen here in the CD/DVD release “Like the Hunted.”Above and beyond the glossy professionalism of the overall sound (it’s not often that bands come off like wizened road rats on their 8th-or-so live gig) is the trademark combination of kaRIN’s intensely sensual crooning (picture a young Siouxsie in full seduction mode, often half-whispered as if she’s fixated on Neptune) and Statik’s uncanny noise innovations, which range from trance-inducing samples to nu-metal stun-buzz. It’s the ultimate combination of goth, industrial, metal and fashionista post-punk, delivered as if they’d been tasked with saving the entire electro genre. Collide doesn’t relegate itself to one type of song but instead explores everything from psychedelic synth-pop (“The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum”) to Evanescence-like anthem-metal (“Euphoria”). The key ingredient – what truly gives the band a high-odds shot at success as an album-oriented band rather than being doomed to one-shot vampire-disco status – is their very personal sound, a trick most bands learn five albums into things.
The bravest step forward here is their decision to bring other performers into their bizarre, reclusive but crucial little world – this live set (recorded at the El Ray in Los Angeles) is enhanced immensely by the addition of living, breathing humans playing drums, guitar and bass. Thus, unlike so many onesie and twosie techno acts whose live shows consist of one guy stomping the boards, there’s plenty to keep the camera busy in the DVD.
You’re advised to keep Collide in your sights, as they could easily break through the stratosphere with their next studio record.

Rating: 5 out of 5
Eric Saeger

(NTSC, all region version)

Live At The El Rey

Beneath the Skin
Crushed
Complicated
Falling Up
Dreamsleep
Slither Thing
Modify
Razor Sharp
White Rabbit
Wings of Steel
Like You Want to Believe
Somewhere
Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum
Euphoria

SPECIAL FEATURES

“ The Modification”
(interview/video outakes)

Studio videos

Euphoria
Son of a Preacherman
Razor Sharp (version 1)

Acoustic performances

Deep
Modify

West Coast Tour videos

Wings of Steel
Like you Want to Believe
Razor Sharp (version 2)

Studio and Live Photos

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