Kohllapse (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Kohllapse
Type = studio
Artist = Kohllapse


Released = 1996
Recorded =
Genre = Gothic-Doom Darkwave
Length = 43:51
Label = Self-Released
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album =
This album = "Kohllapse"
(1996)
Next album = "Distant Mind Alternative"
(1999)

"Distant Mind Alternative" is the self-titled debut full-length album by the Australian group Kohllapse.

Recording history

In 1995, the band began independently recording this album, originally intended as a promotional CD.cite web |url=http://disemia.com/creation/issue_9/profile_kohllapse.html |title= Kohllapse - Kohllapse and interview with Ro |accessdate= 2007-09-29 |author= St.Laurent, Neil |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= 1996 |year= |month= |format= |work= Tracks of Creation #9 |publisher= |pages= |language= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] The band released "Kohllapse" in 1996. It was noted for its exceptionally dark and varied tracklisting that combined death, doom, gothic and electronic elements. The song "An End to Pain" features black metal type out put with its buzzsaw guitars and shrieking vocals.

"Kohllapse" was chosen as the "Pick of the Litter" in "HM Magazine"'s March/April issue in 1997, and was described as "the first Christian band that sounds like Type O Negative". [cite web |url= http://www.firestream.net/custom/fs_rate.php?go=showitem&item_id=896&cat_id=294 |title= Kohllapse |accessdate=2007-09-29 |format= |work= Firestream Music Vault ] The song "Tell Me Your Fears" was released on the magazine's sampler in 1998. [cite web |url= http://www.music-db.org/folk/f1108710.html |title= Various: Pick of the Litter |accessdate=2007-09-29 |format= |work= Music-db ]

In 1997 the band inked a distribution deal with Nuclear Blast USA, making the album available for wider audience.cite web |url= http://www.metalforjesus.org/news1997.htm |title= News 1997 |accessdate=2007-09-29 |author= Jonsson, Johannes |date= 1997-1998 |work= |publisher=The Metal For Jesus!| quote= Kohllapse is, at last, receiving major label interest!! (1997-12-18); "Congrats to Kohllapse on obtaining Nuclear Blast America for its distributor." (1998-03-05); "Kohllapse recently inked a distribution deal with Nuclear Blast USA.. unfortunately, they also, again, lost their bassist, Bevan Carroll, and are now seeking bassists.." (1998-02-26)]

Track listing

#"Path" - 1:27
#"Tell Me Your Fears" - 10:36
#"Never" - 7:12
#"Towards" - 1:03
#"Take Me Away" - 4:09
#"My Child" - 4:49
#"An End to Pain" - 2:29
#"Self Infliction" - 7:55
#"Serenity" - 4:11

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