Distort is a remix album by Collide, released on January 13, 1998 by Re-Constriction Records and Cargo Music.[1][2]
| Distort | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Remix album by | ||||
| Released | January 13, 1998 | |||
| Studio | Noiseplus (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 1998 - 1:13:24 / 2006 - 1:15:50 | |||
| Label | Re-Constriction / Cargo Music | |||
| Producer | Statik | |||
| Collide chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
.jpg) 2018 instrumental version cover | ||||
A remaster was released in 2006 with several newly remixed tracks along with "Felix the Cat", a cover song written for the 1999 charity album "A Cat-Shaped Hole In My Heart".[3][4] The 2006 version of "Whip It" is significantly different from the 1998 release.
Reception
editAiding & Abetting called the music on Distort "hit-and-miss" and that "the remixes here aren't uniformly as adventurous or ambitious as the band itself, but many do well."[5] AllMusic awarded the album three out of five stars and said "Collide continue to expand their basic industrial sound on Collide, which incorporates techno and goth elements as well as an ethereal sheen reminiscent of the vintage 4AD label sound."[6] Sonic Boom called the collection "one of the best remix albums released in recent memory for not only the depth and extreme diversity of the remixes but for the track selection as well making this record a definite must have."[7] Lollipop Magazine criticized the album for being a poor introduction to the band's art and unnecessary.[8] Ink 19 called the album "original and seductive" and stated "Distort offers a look from the remixer's mind into the eye of talent."[9] Another critic at Ink 19 called it a "consistently excellent" album with "dancefloor prowess coupled with lyrical grace."[10]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Collide, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Remixer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pandora's Box" (Opened Remix) | Statik | 6:46 | |
| 2. | "Son of a Preacher Man" (Bat Remix) (Dusty Springfield cover) | John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins | Statik | 5:44 |
| 3. | "Falling Up" (Egypt Remix) |
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| 4:51 |
| 4. | "Whip It" (Version 2.0) (Devo cover) | Statik | 3:32 | |
| 5. | "Beneath the Skin" (Razors Edge Remix) | 4:37 | ||
| 6. | "Obsession" (Version 2.0) (Siouxsie & The Banshees cover) | 5:01 | ||
| 7. | "Violet's Dance" (Abstract Dub Fuck) |
| 2:28 | |
| 8. | "Falling Up" (Full Moon Remix) |
|
| 3:57 |
| 9. | "Black" (Pitched Remix) | 5:50 | ||
| 10. | "Pandora's Box" (Ultrajet Remix) | 8:22 | ||
| 11. | "Strange" (Bizarre Remix) |
| 5:23 | |
| 12. | "Deep" (2Deep Remix) |
|
| 5:05 |
| 13. | "Violet's Dance" (Blister Feet Remix) |
| 5:21 | |
| 14. | "Fear No Evil" | 6:28 | ||
| Total length: | 1:13:24 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Remixer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pandora's Box" (Opened Remix) (Version 2.0) | Statik | 6:44 | |
| 4. | "Whip It" (Version 3.0) (Devo cover) | Statik | 3:34 | |
| 6. | "Obsession" (Version 3.0) (Siouxsie & The Banshees cover) | 5:01 | ||
| 14. | "Fear No Evil" (Version 2.0) | 6:33 | ||
| 15. | "Felix the Cat" (Version 2.0) (Winston Sharples cover) | Winston Sharples | 2:22 | |
| Total length: | 1:15:50 | |||
Personnel
editAdapted from the Distort liner notes.[11]
Collide
- Statik – noises, mastering, arrangements, remixer (1, 2, 4, 6)
- kaRIN – vocals
Additional performers
Production and design
- T.J. Barrial – front cover photography
- Dave Keffer (as Creative Imaging) – Graphic assistance
- Collide – Internal photos, concept and layout
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1998 | Re-Constriction / Cargo Music | CD | REC-033 |
| 2006 | Noiseplus | Noise 007 | ||
| DL | 808458700028 | |||
| 2018 | Noiseplus |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
References
edit- ↑ "Collide: Distort". Collide.net. Noiseplus Music. 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ↑ Ditzel, Eleanor. "Collide". AllMusic. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ↑ "A Cat-Shaped Hole In My Heart". Discogs. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Projekt Records - A Cat-Shaped Hole In My Heart". Projekt Records Bandcamp. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
- ↑ Worley, Jon (December 8, 1997). "Collide: Distort". Aiding & Abetting (149). Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- 1 2 Ankeny, Jason. "Collide: Distort > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ↑ Christian, Chris (February 10, 1998). "Collide: Distort". Sonic Boom. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ↑ Best, Chris (April 1, 1998). "Collide – Distort – Review". Lollipop Magazine (29). Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ↑ West, Drew (February 26, 1998). "Collide: Distort". Ink 19. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ↑ Maher, Sharon (March 9, 1998). "Collide: Distort". Ink 19. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ↑ Distort (booklet). Collide. San Diego, California: Noiseplus Music. 1998.
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