Noiseplus Music
An American independent record label established by the electronic duo Collide.
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Overview
Noiseplus Music is an American independent record label associated with Collide, the Los Angeles electronic music duo formed by vocalist and lyricist kaRIN and musician and producer Statik. The label emerged from the pair's dissatisfaction with conventional music-industry arrangements and became the principal home for much of Collide's later recorded output. Although publicly available reference material provides little information about Noiseplus Music as a separately incorporated business, its documented role is clear: it functions as an artist-led imprint through which Collide has issued studio albums, remix projects, cover recordings, live releases, compilations, singles, and related collaborations. Collide's early recordings appeared through other labels, including Re-Constriction and Nightshade. The duo's first album, Beneath the Skin, was released in 1996, while the remix album Distort followed in 1998. Noiseplus Music became central to the group's catalog with Chasing the Ghost in 2000. Subsequent Collide releases issued under the imprint included Some Kind of Strange, Vortex, the live package Live at The El Rey, Two Headed Monster, These Eyes Before, Counting to Zero, Color of Nothing, Notes from the Universe, and additional remix, cover, compilation, and single releases. The label's catalog reflects Collide's hybrid musical identity. The duo combines electronic production and programming with kaRIN's ethereal vocals and draws on trip hop, synthpop, industrial, and Middle Eastern musical influences. Noiseplus therefore operates less like a broad commercial label with a large roster and more like a focused artist platform supporting a distinctive long-term project. Its releases have also involved outside contributors and collaborators, including remixers Charlie Clouser and Rhys Fulber, Curve's Dean Garcia through The Secret Meeting project, and Tool drummer Danny Carey on Two Headed Monster. Noiseplus Music's known public profile is consequently tied almost entirely to Collide and the label's release history. The available material does not establish a separate roster, corporate parent, headquarters beyond the United States, financial results, distribution agreement, or current operating status. It also does not document a broad marketing network or a substantial roster of unrelated artists. On the evidence available, Noiseplus is best classified as an American artist-controlled record-label imprint whose principal purpose has been to release and preserve Collide's electronic music catalog.
History
Noiseplus Music was created by Collide, an electronic duo formed in Los Angeles in 1992 by kaRIN and Statik. The group developed a sound built from the contrast between kaRIN's ethereal vocal presence and Statik's electronic composition and production. Their music incorporated elements associated with trip hop, synthpop, industrial electronics, and Middle Eastern-influenced textures. Before Noiseplus became the main home for the duo's catalog, Collide released music through outside imprints. Beneath the Skin appeared in 1996 on Re-Constriction, and the remix album Distort followed in 1998. Dissatisfaction with the established music business encouraged the duo to establish its own label. Noiseplus Music subsequently released Chasing the Ghost in 2000, giving Collide greater control over its recorded output and creating a durable platform for future projects. The label's early catalog grew with Some Kind of Strange in 2003 and the remix album Vortex in 2004. Vortex included reinterpretations by outside remixers, demonstrating that Noiseplus was used not only for conventional album releases but also for expanded and collaborative editions of Collide's work. In 2005, the imprint issued Live at The El Rey, accompanied by the Like the Hunted DVD, documenting the band's live presentation. Noiseplus also supported projects beyond the core duo. Collide worked with Dean Garcia of Curve on The Secret Meeting, whose album Ultrashiver was released through the label in 2007. Collide's fourth studio album, Two Headed Monster, followed in 2008 and featured guest contributions from Garcia and Danny Carey of Tool. The group then released These Eyes Before in 2009, a collection of cover versions, and continued its activity with later albums, remix collections, compilations, singles, and further cover projects. Documented Noiseplus releases include Counting to Zero from 2011, the remix album Bent and Broken from 2012, Best of Collide from 2013, Color of Nothing from 2017, Mind & Matter from 2018, Notes from the Universe from 2022, and The Darkness Forever from 2024. The catalog also includes releases such as Not Forgotten, Are You Listening, Son of A Preacher Man (Remixes), Unholy, Freaks Me Out, Intruder, Signals (Volume 1), and Signals (Volume 2), although the available reference does not provide a full account of their commercial distribution or reception. Noiseplus Music is therefore documented primarily as an artist-controlled imprint rather than as a conventional multi-artist record company. Public sources do not establish a separate corporate ownership structure, financial information, broad artist roster, or confirmed current status. Its historical importance lies in enabling Collide to release a sustained body of independent electronic music while retaining control over albums, remixes, live recordings, collaborations, covers, and retrospective compilations.
- 2024
The Darkness Forever
[1]The label's documented catalog includes The Darkness Forever, a later Collide cover album.
- 2022
Notes from the Universe
[1]Noiseplus releases Collide's Notes from the Universe.
- 2011
Independent Music Awards nomination
[1]Collide receives a nomination in the Cover Song category at the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards.
- 2008
Two Headed Monster
[1]Collide releases Two Headed Monster with guest appearances by Danny Carey and Dean Garcia.
- 2007
Ultrashiver collaboration
[1]The Secret Meeting project involving Dean Garcia releases Ultrashiver through Noiseplus.
- 2005
Live and video releases
[1]The label releases Live at The El Rey and the Like the Hunted DVD.
- 2004
Vortex expands the remix catalog
[1]Noiseplus issues Vortex, a remix album involving multiple outside remix artists.
- 2000
Noiseplus becomes Collide's principal label
[1]Collide releases Chasing the Ghost through its own imprint after becoming dissatisfied with the established music industry.
- 1992
Collide forms in Los Angeles
[1]The electronic duo Collide, whose members later establish Noiseplus Music, forms in Los Angeles.
Products and positioning
A focused, artist-led independent imprint for Collide's electronic, trip-hop, synthpop, and dark alternative catalog.
Studio album · 2000
Chasing the Ghost
Collide's second studio album and the first major release identified with Noiseplus Music. It marked the transition from the duo's earlier external-label releases to an artist-controlled label model.
Studio album · 2003
Some Kind of Strange
The third Collide studio album issued through Noiseplus, continuing the duo's electronically produced and atmospheric sound under its own imprint.
Remix album · 2004
Vortex
A remix-focused release that broadens Collide's compositions through contributions from artists including Charlie Clouser and Rhys Fulber.
Live album · 2005
Live at The El Rey
A live recording documenting Collide's performance work and issued alongside the Like the Hunted video release.
Collaborative studio album · 2007
Ultrashiver
An album from The Secret Meeting, the project involving Collide and Curve's Dean Garcia, released under the Noiseplus label.
Studio album · 2008
Two Headed Monster
Collide's fourth studio album on Noiseplus, notable for guest contributions from Danny Carey of Tool and Dean Garcia of Curve.
Cover album · 2009
These Eyes Before
A ten-song collection of Collide interpretations of well-known songs associated with artists including The Beatles, Depeche Mode, Radiohead, and Pink Floyd.
Studio album · 2011
Counting to Zero
A later Collide studio album issued through Noiseplus as the imprint continued to support the duo's independent catalog.
Remix album · 2012
Bent and Broken
A Noiseplus remix release expanding and reworking material from Collide's catalog.
Studio album · 2017
Color of Nothing
A later Collide album released under Noiseplus, reinforcing the label's role as the duo's continuing independent home.
Remix album · 2018
Mind & Matter
A remix-oriented addition to the Noiseplus catalog, presenting alternate treatments of Collide material.
Studio album · 2022
Notes from the Universe
A 2022 Collide studio release issued by Noiseplus Music.
Brand decisions
2000
Establishing an artist-controlled labelStrategyBackground
Collide was dissatisfied with aspects of the established music industry and sought greater control over its recorded work.
Action taken
kaRIN and Statik established Noiseplus Music and used it to release Chasing the Ghost and much of the duo's subsequent catalog.
Aftermath
Noiseplus became the principal imprint associated with Collide's albums, remixes, live recordings, covers, collaborations, and compilations.
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