...The Crimson Trial is the debut studio album of Collide, released in 1995 by Noiseplus Music.[1] It was pressed in limited quantity cassette tape and all track versions are different than those on later releases. Songs on side two of the album remain unreleased elsewhere.[2][3]

...The Crimson Trial
Studio album by
Released1995 (1995)
StudioNoiseplus
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length53:03
LabelNoiseplus
Collide chronology
...The Crimson Trial
(1995)
Beneath the Skin
(1996)

Reception

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Sonic Boom praised the vocal performances of ...The Crimson Trial and said that vocalist Karin Johnston "creates a distinctive mood with seems to mesh with whatever particular style of music being played whither it is hardcore industrial dance to ambient percussion."[4]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Karin Johnston; all music is composed by Eric Anest and Karin Johnston

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Violet's Dance"3:12
2."Deep"3:08
3."Have Faith"4:50
4."Black"4:05
5."Strange"5:13
6."Dreams and Illusions"6:07
7."Falling Up"4:07
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Violet's Dance" (Vocal Mix)3:04
2."Black" (Vocal Mix)4:08
3."Falling Up" (Instrumental Chaos Mix)3:58
4."Dreams and Illusions" (Instrumental Dub)6:14
5."Have Faith" (Vocal Mix)4:57

Personnel

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Adapted from ...The Crimson Trial liner notes.[5]

Collide

  • Eric Anest (as Statik) – programming, noises
  • Karin Johnston (as Tripp9) – vocals

Production and design

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1995 Noiseplus CS NPCS-001

References

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  1. ^ Ditzel, Eleanor. "Collide". AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Anest, Eric (2017). "Collide Cimson Trial". Collide.net. Noiseplus Music. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Finkler, Ed (October 26, 1996). "Interview with Collide". Sonic Boom. 4 (7). Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  4. ^ Christian, Chris (December 1996). "Collide: ..the crimson trial". Sonic Boom. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Collide (1995). ...The Crimson Trial (booklet). Los Angeles, California: Noiseplus Music.
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