Collider was an electroclash punk rock band formed in

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in 1997 by singer and keyboardist

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and guitarist Sean Gould. The duo's combination of electronic beats and synthesizers with rock guitars and pop song structure made Collider an early entrant to the

Electroclash Electroclash (also known as synthcore, retro-electro, tech-pop, nouveau disco, and the new new wave) is a Music genre, genre of popular music that fuses 1980s Electro (music), electro, New wave music, new wave and synth-pop with 1990s techno, re ...

movement. In fact, as the genre had not yet been named, Davis and Gould referred to their style as "electropunk". Between 1997 and 1999, Collider performed regularly across

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state but concentrated mainly on Manhattan's

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. In addition to frequent gigs at

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, the

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and the Spiral, the duo also played monthly at

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. Collider's first two albums, ''Blowing Shit Up'' (1998) and ''Physics'' (1999), were released by New York label Eschatonality, the latter in conjunction with

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. In 2000, Davis and Gould added a rhythm section of Chris DeRosa on Drums and Tom Kaz on Bass and toned down the electronic elements as the band moved towards straightforward punk rock. In this form, the band came to the attention of

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, who invited Collider to open for him at what would be his final

appearance, on October 18, 2000. This version of Collider was also the support act when

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reunited at CBGB on December 21, 2000. In 2002, with a new rhythm section of Mike Keaney (bass) and Joe Abba (drums), Collider signed with

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and recorded a 6-song EP, ''WCYF'', with original

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drummer and producer

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producing. ''WCYF'' would be the first album produced by Tommy Ramone since The Replacements' '' Tim'' in 1985. This version of Collider served as the live backing band for

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singing duo The Deuce Project in 2003, and as a session group for a number of singers and duos in New York City and

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. Davis and Gould disbanded Collider in 2004 in order to pursue other projects.

References

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