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Beneath the Skin
Studio album by Collide
Released	January 1996 (1996-01)
Studio	Noiseplus (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Darkwave ethereal wave industrial rock
Length	59:58
Label	Re-Constriction
Producer	Eric Anest
Collide chronology
...The Crimson Trial (1995) Beneath the Skin (1996) Skin (1996)
Singles from Beneath the Skin
"Deep" Released: 1997
Alternative cover
2018 instrumental version cover

Beneath the Skin is the second studio album by Collide, released in January 1996 by Re-Constriction Records.

Reception

Aiding & Abetting praised Beneath the Skin and said "the music and vocals build slowly around a pulsating beat, culminating with a orgy of sonic delights" and "the title track really show off Statik's talent for crafting a massively attractive sound." Alternative Press commended the band for being unique to Re-Constriction Records' roster and was especially praising of the track "Falling Up", which the critic claimed weaves "kaRIN's threads through a quilt of distant voices, submerged electric guitar chords, Laibachian ghosts and a Banshee beat." very atypical for the Re-Constriction label, breaking away from its traditional industrio-guitar sound." Jennifer Barnes of Black Monday "there's a lot that can be done with those contrasts, and I’m not sure they use noise to it's [sic] fullest potential" and "the music is put together almost flawlessly and is a little too perfect for my taste." Sonic Boom commended the writing of founding member Eric Anest, saying he "is able to compose music which completely compliments Karin's voice without always having to resort to slow drawn out ballads and other conventional roles that female vocalists have been pigeon holed by popular music." A critic at Lollipop Magazine compared the band favorably to Front Line Assembly and Front Line Assembly "Collide creates a sound that is at once mysterious and obvious."

Track listing

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

Personnel

Adapted from the Beneath the Skin liner notes.

Collide

• Eric Anest (as Statik) – programming, noises, production, engineering, mixing, mastering
• Karin Johnston (as kaRIN) – vocals

Production and design

• Durmel DeLeon – photography
• Susan Jennings – cover art, illustrations, design, photography
• Jack Pedota – photography
• Steve West – photography

Release history

References

1. Anest, Eric (2017). "Collide Beneath the Skin". Collide.net. Noiseplus Music. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
2. "Collide: Beneath the Skin > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
3. Ditzel, Eleanor. "Collide". AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
4. Worley, Jon (May 20, 1996). "Collide: Beneath My Skin". Aiding & Abetting (109). Retrieved August 29, 2020.
5. Mann, Michael (1996). "Collide: Beneath My Skin". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.: 99.
6. Barnes, Jennifer (1996). "Collide: Beneath My Skin" (PDF). Black Monday (4): 4–5. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
7. Christian, Chris (June 1996). "Collide: Beneath the Skin". Sonic Boom. 4 (5). Retrieved August 29, 2020.
8. Dauthi, Angela (September 1, 1996). "Collide – Beneath the Skin – Review". Lollipop Magazine (29). Retrieved August 29, 2020.
9. Beneath the Skin (booklet). Collide. San Diego, California: Noiseplus Music. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

• Beneath the Skin at collide.net
• Beneath the Skin at Discogs (list of releases)
• Beneath the Skin at Bandcamp
• Beneath the Skin at iTunes

• Collide (band) albums
• 1996 albums
• Re-Constriction Records albums