2002-2005 "Scraping the Flesh" and Reformation
Die Sektor began when longtime friends Scott Denman and Daniel Gant began experimenting with electronic music under various names. Together they produced several tracks and sent them to friends and put them on soulseek. Eventually John Gerteisen and Alan Smith, who were in the band Auspex at the time, heard the tracks and convinced Scott and Daniel that they could help Die Sektor get a better sound if they came to Starke to produce their demo in the Auspex studio.
On January 2, 2004 Daniel and Scott drove to Starke to work on what would later become "Scraping the Flesh." In a marathon recording session lasting a little over 48 hours they recorded 4 tracks, "Motionless," "Lust Angel," "Scraping Flesh," and "Electronic Saviour," with Alan, John, and Scott doing the recording and mixing while Daniel finished up the lyrics and performed the screaming. "Electronic Saviour," would not make it onto the demo and became available as a download only.
A month later Daniel and Scott returned to Starke for another marathon recording session, this time recording "Pain Killer," and "Your Deception." Alan and John had been interested in the German label NoiTekk for their own project, Auspex, and advised Scott and Daniel to send Noitekk a copy of "Scraping the Flesh" Two weeks later Die Sektor was signed to Noitekk.
After their signing Scott decided to move to Starke to work on Die Sektor's debut album full time and also learn mixing and production techniques from Alan and John. During this time he switched from using a Yamaha Motif 6 to Emagic Logic Pro 6. While in Starke, Scott wrote the music for "When Porcelain Bleeds," remixed "Scraping Flesh," and co-wrote "Revelation None" with John. After a few months Scott felt that he had to be closer to Daniel in order to make the band function better so he moved back to Atlanta. John and Alan moved along with him to help produce the album.
While working on the debut album Daniel was often unavailable due to school commitments. In order to remain productive Scott and John began to produce IDM flavored tracks, and although they had no intention of using them for Die Sektor, two of these tracks, "All Turns White," and "Through Glass," made it onto "To Be Fed Upon." After a few months of working on these instrumentals, Scott began to grow anxious and wanted to finish the debut album. He had no choice but to replace Daniel with John (who was the current vocalist of Auspex) and along with John, Alan also became an official member.
2005-2006
The reforming of the band brought morale to an all time high and the trio concentrated all of their efforts into Die Sektor. Since Daniel was no longer in the band, they could no longer use his tracks, so all new material had to be written. Up until this time Alan and John had continued to write material for Auspex, but with joining Die Sektor, Auspex was laid to rest. Two songs originally intended for Auspex "Deathkill" and "The Beating of Broken Wings" were used but not until after they were majorly overhauled. During this time period Die Sektor produced "Mother Hunger," and "In The Arms of Eternity," and made new versions of "Follow the Screams," and "To Be Fed Upon." In late 2005 the trio made a trip to Tampa, Florida to see their labelmates Grendel perform and to meet the owner of Noitekk, Marco Gruhn, who played live keyboards for Grendel at the time, they also met Chris of Life Cried who was at the show.
In March 2006 Die Sektor made their stage debut in Mexico City at DaDaX shortly after finishing their debut album which was now titled "To Be Fed Upon". Also billed for this show was Ayria and Tactical Sekt. Marco Gruhn was now playing live keyboards for Tactical Sekt and was there also. He gave the band a master copy of their debut which was mastered by Kolja Trelle of Koltron Media and the band Soman.
2006-2007 "To Be Fed Upon" and Beyond
On June 16, 2006 "To Be Fed Upon" was released and entered the Deutsche Alternative Charts at #6, the following week it moved up to #5, then #3, then #1 staying at number 1 for four weeks, staying on the DAC the maximum allowed 8 weeks and becoming the first band on Noitekk to ever hit #1. During this time period they played a few shows in support of the album and continued to work on new material.
In 2007 Die Sektor inducted Randall Smith of Hexen Prozess into the band as a live member. Randall is also Alan Smith's younger brother and a longtime friend of John Gerteisen. With Randall in the band they went on to play more shows, doing a stint in Florida, and a very successful show in San Antonio, Texas with labelmates Dawn of Ashes.
From 2008 to 2014, Die Sektor released 3 more albums and 1 EP. Their fifth LP is being prepared for a release in 2015.
Current Members:
Scott Denman
Edwin Alter
Alan Smith
Daniel Gant
Discography
2004 - Scrapping the Flesh (demo)
2006 - To Be Fed Upon
2011 - Applied Structure in a Void
2012 - The Final Electro Solution
2013 - (-)Existence(+)
2014 - (-)origins (EP)
Pale
Die Sektor Lyrics
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A leap of empty faith into this stolen dream of life
Your holy Armageddon marches to your drum
3 billion screaming fans are never wrong
You are something beautiful, your gravity slows time
Hell rains Pale, Hell reigns Pale
You are something innocent, loved and divine
The Final Solution was an alibi
A deleted scene, a false assumption
The open wrist of divinity's light
The sky drawn red reflecting the infection
And still I find no compromise for life
Hide my face when the shadows call for me
Infernal depths, no end in sight
Visions of Pale we brace for the tragedy
If love is forever like they say
Let's burn down all the rest of the world so nothing gets in our way
You stand at the front, ready for the fall
Pale in your eyes for each and all
There is a place from which I turn away
This little game I play in my head repeating the lie
The image I throw back at you in bed with your illusion
Poisoned by the serpents fang, all the blame with no solution
You are something beautiful, your gravity slows time
Hell rains Pale, Hell reigns Pale
You are something innocent, loved and divine
Hell rains Pale, Hell reigns Pale
The Final Solution was an alibi
A deleted scene, a false assumption
The open wrist of divinity's light
The sky drawn red reflecting the infection
And still I find no compromise for life
Hide my face when the shadows call for me
Infernal depths, no end in sight
Visions of Pale we brace for the tragedy
And I see now it's so bright
And I admit it's so beautiful
And I know now all we have lost
My god it's so beautiful
If love is forever like they say
Let's burn down all the rest of the world so nothing gets in our way
You stand at the front, ready for the fall
Pale in your eyes for each and all
The lyrics to Die Sektor’s song Pale seem to have a highly metaphoric and figurative sense. It talks about a conversation that has been left to dry, one that was never spoken of, and how there is a stolen dream of life that we all succumb to. The Holy Armageddon in the song seems like a metaphorical representation of a spiritual battle that we all experience. The three billion screaming fans are like people who live their lives mindlessly without questioning the purpose of their existence.
The song goes on to talk about something beautiful that slows time, something that is loved and divine. The hell that rains pale in the song seems like a metaphorical representation of a person's inner struggles, the struggle between good and bad, the things that one wants to do but can't seem to. The Final Solution mentioned in the song seems like a reference to World War 2 and how it was an alibi used to cover up the atrocities committed. The open wrist of divinity’s light represents the pain that people are experiencing, and the red sky represents the anger and frustration that people feel in the face of such pain.
The song ends with the line “if love is forever like they say let's burn down all the rest of the world so nothing gets in our way.” This could be interpreted as how we should not let anything get in the way of our love by destroying everything else around us. Overall, the song Pale seems to be a dark and heavy song that talks about the struggles of life, the pain and anger that comes with it, and how love can triumph over it all.
Line by Line Meaning
Conversation left to dry, swallow all the filth unspoken
Words left unsaid, buried deep within. The weight of unexpressed feelings weighs heavily on my heart.
A leap of empty faith into this stolen dream of life
A half-hearted commitment to life's journey, plagued by the feeling of having no control over one's destiny.
Your holy Armageddon marches to your drum
A sense of impending doom, with the realization that one's fate is dictated by forces beyond one's control.
3 billion screaming fans are never wrong
The mob mentality of society, where individual opinions and beliefs are lost in the chaos of the masses.
You are something beautiful, your gravity slows time
Hell rains Pale, Hell reigns Pale
You are something innocent, loved and divine
Hell rains Pale, Hell reigns Pale
Despite the darkness and chaos of life, there are still moments of beauty and innocence that shine through, illuminating the darkness.
The Final Solution was an alibi
A deleted scene, a false assumption
The open wrist of divinity's light
The sky drawn red reflecting the infection
The horrors of history and mankind's capacity for evil, with the consequences of our actions still haunting us to this day.
And still I find no compromise for life
Hide my face when the shadows call for me
Infernal depths, no end in sight
Visions of Pale we brace for the tragedy
The struggle to find meaning and purpose in life, and the fear of what lies ahead in the darkness.
If love is forever like they say
Let's burn down all the rest of the world so nothing gets in our way
You stand at the front, ready for the fall
Pale in your eyes for each and all
The all-consuming power of love, and the willingness to destroy everything else in its path to achieve it.
There is a place from which I turn away
This little game I play in my head repeating the lie
The image I throw back at you in bed with your illusion
Poisoned by the serpents fang, all the blame with no solution
The self-destructive tendencies that consume us, and the constant inner battle between truth and deception.
And I see now it's so bright
And I admit it's so beautiful
And I know now all we have lost
My god it's so beautiful
The realization of what has been lost, and the beauty that remains despite the pain.
If love is forever like they say
Let's burn down all the rest of the world so nothing gets in our way
You stand at the front, ready for the fall
Pale in your eyes for each and all
The all-consuming power of love, and the willingness to destroy everything else in its path to achieve it.
Contributed by Penelope N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.