...The Crimson Trial

...The Crimson Trial
Demo album by
Collide
Released1995 (1995)
StudiosNoiseplus
(Los Angeles, California)
Genres
Length54:19
LabelHearogliphics Music
ProducerStatik
Collide chronology
...The Crimson Trial
(1995)		 Beneath the Skin
(1996)

...The Crimson Trial is the debut demo album by Collide, released in 1995 by Hearogliphics Music. It was pressed on limited quantity cassette tape. All tracks are different than those on later releases.

At least three versions of this release exist. One with twelve tracks, one missing the final track, and one with only three songs.

Reception

Sonic Boom praised the vocal performances of ...The Crimson Trial and said that vocalist Tripp9 "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."

Track listing

12-Track Cassette

All lyrics are written by Tripp9; all music is composed by Tripp9 and Statik.

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Violet's Dance" 3:19
2."Deep"
  • Collide
  • Chris Candelaria
3:17
3."Have Faith" 4:54
4."Black" 4:11
5."Strange"
  • Collide
  • Marko Fox
5:21
6."Dreams and Illusions" 6:16
7."Falling Up"
  • Collide
  • Marko Fox
4:15
Total length:31:34
Side 2
No.TitleLength
1."Violet's Dance" (Vocal Mix)3:08
2."Black" (Vocal Mix)4:12
3."Falling Up" (Instrumental Chaos Mix)4:02
4."Dreams and Illusions" (Instrumental Dub)6:19
5."Have Faith" (Vocal Mix)5:02
Total length:22:44

3-Track Cassette (aka Violet's Dance)

Source:

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Violet's Dance" (demo mix) 
2."Black" (demo mix) 
3."Falling Up" (demo mix) 

Personnel

Adapted from ...The Crimson Trial liner notes.

Collide

Additional perfomers

Production and design

Release history

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

References

  1. ↑ Ditzel, Eleanor. "Collide". AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. ↑ Finkler, Ed (October 26, 1996). "Interview with Collide". Sonic Boom. 4 (7). Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ Christian, Chris (December 1996). "Collide: ..the crimson trial". Sonic Boom. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Collide 'Violet's Dance'". collide.net. Noiseplus Music. 2026.
  5. ↑ Collide (1995). ...The Crimson Trial (booklet). Los Angeles, California: Noiseplus Music.