// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Vortex say to the album? You're sucking me in.
| Vortex | ||||
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| Remix album by | ||||
| Released | April 20, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2000–2004 | |||
| Genres | Industrial, dark wave, trip hop | |||
| Length | 2:20:35 | |||
| Label | Noiseplus Music | |||
| Producer | Statik | |||
| Collide chronology | ||||
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Vortex is a double remix album by the group Collide,[1] featuring remixes of songs from their albums Chasing the Ghost (2000) and Some Kind of Strange (2003) and 3 new covers.
An open call for remixes was put out by the band, the very best of which were included on the CD release.[2]
Charlie Clouser's remix of "Euphoria" was used as a basis for the video edit of the song which was later released as a bonus on the DVD Like the Hunted (2005).
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Collide, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Remixer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Euphoria" (Emirian Mix) | Charlie Clouser | 6:32 | |
| 2. | "Feed Me To The Lions" (Adam and the Ants cover) | Adam Ant | 4:07 | |
| 3. | "Slither Thing" (Amish Rake Fight Mix) | Mike Fisher | 4:37 | |
| 4. | "Razor Sharp" (Dull Mix) | Wade Alin | 3:59 | |
| 5. | "Like You Want To Believe" (Antistatic Mix) | Remko van der Spek | 3:53 | |
| 6. | "The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum" (Fun Boy Three cover) | 5:34 | ||
| 7. | "Predator" (Final Mix) | Collide | 6:32 | |
| 8. | "Crushed" (5AM Heavenly Mix) | Dave Simpson | 4:57 | |
| 9. | "Wings of Steel" (Core Mix) | Nils Schulte | 6:36 | |
| 10. | "Halo" (Sensory Gate Aura Mix) |
| 7:49 | |
| 11. | "Inside" (Shoe Gazing Mix) | Kevin Kipnis | 5:57 | |
| 12. | "Somewhere" (Orchestral Mix) | Mark Walk | 3:06 | |
| 13. | "Frozen" (Chill Mix) | Statik | 7:37 | |
| Total length: | 1:11:16 | |||
| No. | Title | Remixer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Somewhere" (Solara's Place) (previously unreleased) | Statik | 3:40 |
All tracks are written by Collide, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Remixer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Haunted When The Minutes Drag" (Love and Rockets cover) | 7:43 | ||
| 2. | "Tempted" (Conjure One Mix) | Rhys Fulber | 6:29 | |
| 3. | "Crushed" (Fragment Mix) | Vincent Saletto | 7:22 | |
| 4. | "Like You Want To Believe" (Cylab Mix) | Percy | 4:11 | |
| 5. | "Crushed" (Out of Control Mix) | Jesse Maddox | 4:23 | |
| 6. | "Wings of Steel" (The Sound of Glass Mix) | Aaron McDonald | 3:28 | |
| 7. | "Inside" (External Mix) | Wade Alin | 4:21 | |
| 8. | "Crushed" (Now Forgotten Mix) | Ian Ross | 5:53 | |
| 9. | "Wings of Steel" (hEADaCHE Mix) | hEADaCHE | 3:28 | |
| 10. | "Like You Want To Believe" (Bondango's Twisted Acid Mix) | Marty Ball | 4:48 | |
| 11. | "Crushed" (Scored Mix) | Shane Terpening | 5:26 | |
| 12. | "Wings of Steel" (Astro Sensorium Mix) | Oleg Skrynnik | 7:04 | |
| 13. | "Euphoria" (Tears Mix) |
| 4:43 | |
| Total length: | 1:09:19 | |||
Reception
[edit]Vortex had virtually universal acclaim. Jane Magazine called it "a two-disk collection of decadent aesthetic brilliance"[3] Sarah Bernardi from Collected Sounds said it was "otherworldly".[4] For Regen, the collection was "truly a great listening experience for the heart and the soul."[5] Starvox took a special note of the diversity of good quality material, saying "If only all independant artists were this sophisticated."[6] French magazine Prémonition was similarly impressed.[7] Steven Hurst at Glasswerk praised Clouser's opening remix: "The first couple of minutes build and build until you are thrown into a void of guitar ecstasy. And this quality is pretty much maintained throughout the first CD."[8]
Personnel
[edit]Adapted from the Vortex liner notes.[9]
Collide
[edit]- Statik - noise, production, mixing
- kaRIN - voices, words
Additional performers
[edit]- Rogerio Silva - additional guitar (2 VORTEX, 1 XETROV)
- Mason C - additional bass (2 VORTEX)
- William Faith - additional guitar (1 XETROV)
Production and design
[edit]- Chris Bellman - mastering
- Chad Michael Ward - tree artwork and finalizing
- Matthew A. Cooke - Collide photos
- Collide - CD layout and design
- Terri King - clothing
- Bridget Stauss - hair and make-up
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2004 | Noiseplus | CD | Noise 003 |
| Digital download | 808458300020 | |||
| 2018 | Digital download |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Collide Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More | A..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ↑ Collide (2003-09-01). "Remix Collide". Collide. Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- ↑ Collide (2004-06-06). "Jane Magazine". Collide. Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- ↑ Bernardi, Sarah (August 8, 2004). "Album Review: Vortex by Collide". collectedsounds.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2025. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
- ↑ Collide (1997-01-05). "Vortex Reviews". Collide. Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- ↑ "July/August 2005 CD Reviews". www.starvox.net. Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- ↑ "Premonition". www.premonition.fr. Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- ↑ Hurst, Steven. "Collide - Vortex review". glasswerk.co.uk. Archived from the original on September 24, 2005. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
- ↑ Vortex (Media notes). Collide. Los Angeles, California: Noiseplus Music. 2004.
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External links
[edit]- Vortex at collide.net
- Vortex at Discogs
- Vortex at Bandcamp
- Vortex (Instrumentals) at Bandcamp
