Distort is a remix album by Collide, released on January 13, 1998 by Re-Constriction Records and Cargo Music. It features remixed material from their debut album Beneath the Skin alongside various covers and one new song.
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". The 2006 version of "Whip It" is significantly different from the 1998 release.
"Son of a Preacher Man" received a video directed by Kevin McVey which had a VHS release, and much later, a remix EP in 2022.
Reception Aiding & 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." 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." 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." Lollipop Magazine criticized the album for being a poor introduction to the band's art and unnecessary. Ink 19 called the album "original and seductive" and stated "Distort offers a look from the remixer's mind into the eye of talent." Another critic at Ink 19 called it a "consistently excellent" album with "dancefloor prowess coupled with lyrical grace."
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from the Distort liner notes.
Collide Statik – noises, mastering, arrangements, remixer (1, 2, 4, 6) kaRIN – vocals
Additional performers Bruce A. King – guitar (2) Scott Landes – guitar (4) (2006 release only)
Production and design T.J. Barrial – front cover photography Dave Keffer (as Creative Imaging) – Graphic assistance Collide – Internal photos, concept and layout
Release history Region Date Label Format Catalog United States 1998 Re-Constriction / Cargo Music CD REC-033 2006 Noiseplus Noise 007 DL 808458700028 2018 Noiseplus
References
External links Distort at collide.net
Distort at Bandcamp Distort at iTunes