Track Listing

1. transfer
2. wings of steel
3. razor sharp
4. dreamsleep
5. white rabbit
6. frozen
7. halo
8. monochrome
9. ocean
10. like you want to believe

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #64038 in Music
• Released on: 2000-10-31
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
“chasing the ghost” is haunting and captivating, with an essence that cuts to the core. Its hypnotic lull of orchestrated sounds and heartfelt emotion reveal a journey reaching deep into the psyche that will grab you and not let go. Recognized as innovators in sound, Collide prefer to cut their own path. This album, although decidedly different from their previous CDs, once again treads on new ground, combining new elements into a powerful whole.

jett black@cd baby.net
Chasing the Ghost is beautiful.... i get a very sensual, tribal feel from all of this.... like a private dance in the dirt around a dying fire after days of dancing in the desert... ritualistic servitude..

Steve West, fan letter
So, what does Collide have, a diamond in the rough? No. This would be a diamond. From start to end is joy to listen to. I would welcome with open arms, and ears, to hear such music on the radio or in the record stores. Who do you have to pay off now days to get things moved and played on the air? If you are afraid people will think thing!

Customer Reviews

Amazing!!
In short, this is a great record with guitars, keyboards, and a female singer who has a beautiful voice!
This is a five star cd-

What depeche mode might have been with female vocals
I discovered this band by accident but I love this album in particular. The dark and moody atmosphere of the music and sensual singing really come together on this album. I am a big fan of the Depeche Mode album SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION and although very different I think if you like that you will like this. Mode has a lot more up tempo songs and the mode stuff is harder but its the tech stuff and the feel that are similar.

I also like a lot of bands with the same mood but a little harder, The Gathering, Lacuna Coil, Anti-m, Xymox, Evanescence, Within Temptation are all bands I like, Xymox being more electronic than the others. Of course music is subjective so what I like you might not.

Chasing the Ghost is in my most played ipod playlists as well as in my car and my home stereo.

Uninspiring Work
I bought this on a whim after listening to some of the samples offered on Amazon and based on the ratings which suggested this album was Collide's best effort.

What I thought would be a satisfying record of some thick, layered, ambient goth... turned out to be anything but. This is pretty dated stuff, and while I haven't listed to any of their newest albums, "Static's" work here is pretty amateuristic. The rythmic patterns he assembles are pretty simplistic and the samples & synth patches he chooses seem very unambitious. Almost like he was afraid to put too strong a signature on any of these disposable tunes.
Musically, nothing here impresses nor engages the listener. It's not ALL bad... there is an occasional meaty dirty sampled hit sound here or there, but nothing that really gives the songs any real push or pull.

Vocally, Karin is just not a strong singer in any sense of the word. I am sorry, I know... here come the hateful responses. First off, the lyrics are OK. Not great, but are obtuse enough that you may find some meaning in them for yourself. What bothers me here is that it seems that very little time was spent creating an appropriate melody that fit both the lyrics and the song itself. Pretty much in every single song Karin falls back on the same falsetto Middle Eastern inspired vocal runs instead of attempting to create an interesting or unique vocal melody for her lyrics. It was VERY frustrating for me to listen to. When Karin is not doing her Middle Eastern Falsettos, you can usually find her whispering the balance of the lyrics. It is sad because I am pretty certain she is capable of much better.

Some of you will claim that this is just "the style" of this type of music and that I am missing the point. Naahhh, I get it. Really, I do. I listen to countless recordings of this style music and this just isn't good. Curve anyone?

The album cover kicks serious butt though! I give that 5 stars!