Hi-Soc is what you guessed in regards to creating great art, creating just that while letting the overt Christian solutions be done in private “not letting your right hand know what the left is doing”. Now we know that Matthew is talking about giving to the needy. It can easily be said that the audience High Society is trying to talk to is definitely in need, in need of the Savior Jesus Christ.

Collision Records exist to make great art and overtly point to the solution of Christ.

You might think, why not do that with Hi-Soc? I would appeal to C.S. Lewis who wrote Mere Christianity and The Chronicles of Narnia. One points to the overt solutions of Christ in following Christ as a disciple while the other lets the art speak for itself in greatness, leaving those solutions to be more subtle.

The common thread beyond both of those pieces is Mr. Lewis’ love for the lord, which was consistent outside of his public writings and platform. The church has historically engaged great artist i.e. Michelangelo and his work on the Sistine Chapel and his countless other works because great art speaks of God’s Image of him in creation. No one gets mad because the grandeur of waves crashing or the radiance of a heart-stopping sunset doesn’t preach the gospel. No they see if for what it is, a great work of art that makes you look for the artist. Really listen to the Hi-Soc album Circa MMXI it is filled with references to the Lord even though it might not overtly have lyrics that talk about the Death & Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is evident in the songs that their lyrics are driven by something bigger than themselves, overtly Christian or not, it still points to the Image of God and his greatness.

So it’s not either or, but both. Overt solutions found in Christ i.e. CHH are negated if your life is inconsistent of the very thing you preach, i.e. Pharisee. Just because one publicly points someone to Christ doesn’t mean that they believe in the power that’s needed to practice the very message they preach.

So we would say Collision’s goal is not Hi-Soc’s goal but we applaud Hi-Soc’s goal. Hi-Soc meets a need in a society that is riddled with great artist that create great art, both redeemed and not, and most are hypocrites with their lives. So we love seeing and knowing Christians who love Jesus that create great art, subtle message or not, because there is a culture that needs redeemed missionaries there as well.

The public message of Christ is reinforced by one’s life, which is why it’s more than a label of great music at Collision, it’s a lifestyle.