Distant Mind Alternative is the second full-length album by the Australian group Kohllapse

Kohllapse

Kohllapse is a gothic-doom metal band from Canberra, Australia, formed in the early 1990s. They were one of the better-known Christian gothic metal bands active in the 1990s, and was closely followed by the newsportals of the scene throughout the band's career...

, released in 1999.

Recording history

While the album was originally self-released, Distant Mind Alternative was distributed through Nuclear Blast USA

Nuclear Blast

Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...

. A musicvideo was shot for "Thorn", and was released on HM Magazine

HM Magazine

HM: The Hard Music Magazine is an American bimonthly publication focusing on both Christianity and hard rock. Articles include news, album and festival reviews, posters, artists to watch, indie artist reviews, devotionals and interviews with Christian artists...

's Heaven's Metal Video Magazine Volume 6 VHS.

Musically, Distant Mind Aternative is darker, doomier and more atmospheric than the self-titled album

Kohllapse (album)

Kohllapse 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. The band released Kohllapse in 1996. It was noted for its exceptionally dark and varied...

. The album introduced a more mellow and somber direction with more emphasis on dark electronical sounds. The album incorporates strong darkwave an industrial elements on songs such as "Real Man in Quicksand". Ro Edwards switched his vocal out put to a more deeper baritone singing in contrast with the previous death growl style. Edwards' vocal patterns on this album are said to be reminiscent of those of Peter Steele

Peter Steele

Peter Thomas Ratajczyk , better known by his stage name Peter Steele, was the lead singer, bassist, and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative...

 (Type O Negative

Type O Negative

Type O Negative was a gothic metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. The band also incorporated elements of doom metal and thrash metal. Their dramatic lyrical emphasis on themes of romance, depression, and death resulted in the nickname "The Drab Four"...

) while he also incorporates some extreme vocals. Anne Marootians did some female vocals on the song "Contort".

Distant Mind Aternative achieved rave reviews and critics called it innovative for its style that combined darkwave with doom metal.

It was re-released in 2005 by Soundmass.

Track listing

1. "Thorn" - 5:19
2. "Real Man in Quicksand" - 5:28
3. "Seven" - 7:51
4. "Gravitation" - 5:47
5. "Ghost storm" - 4:02
6. "Eclipse" - 7:27
7. "Contort" - 7:13
8. "Deep blue" - 5:47
9. "Insight" - 6:26
10. "Hidden Track" - 1:35