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)
When Porcelain Bleeds
Die Sektor Lyrics
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Every word cuts like knives
I feel the wounds as if self inflicted
Broken porcelain beauty
I still long to touch
I prick my finger to paint her lips
In agony I wait to hear her voice
In the shadows of the shame of god
Just one whisper to alleviate this pain
My teardrops fall
To wet her lifeless eyes
Just one last kiss
To feel her shallow breath
My teardrops fall
To wet her lifeless eyes
Just one last kiss
To feel her shallow breath
My teardrops fall
To wet her lifeless eyes
Just one last kiss
To feel her shallow breath
My teardrops fall
To wet her lifeless eyes
Just one last kiss
To feel her shallow breath
Staring into the night
Daybreak so far away
I can hear her screams as they echo in me
Staring into the night
Daybreak so far away
I can hear her screams as they echo in me
As they echo in me
Her lips so sweet
Every word cuts like knives
I feel the wounds as if self inflicted
Broken porcelain beauty
I still long to touch
I prick my finger to paint her lips
My teardrops fall
To wet her lifeless eyes
Just one last kiss
To feel her shallow breath
My teardrops fall
To wet her lifeless eyes
Just one last kiss
To feel her shallow breath
Staring into the night
Daybreak so far away
I can hear her screams as they echo in me
Staring into the night
Daybreak so far away
I can hear her screams as they echo in me
As they echo in me
"When Porcelain Bleeds" by Die Sektor is a haunting and emotionally charged song with lyrics that speak of a deep-seated longing and pain. The song deals with themes of love and loss, death and desire, and the fragile beauty of life. The lyrics suggest a love affair that ends tragically, leaving the singer longing for his lover even in death. The opening lines, "Her lips so sweet, every word cuts like knives, I feel the wounds as if self-inflicted" suggests that the singer is consumed by the memories of his lover, and the pain that he feels is reminiscent of self-infliction.
The lines "Broken porcelain beauty, I still long to touch, I prick my finger to paint her lips" reveal the singer's desire to touch his lover one last time, to feel her presence again. He is willing to go to any lengths, even hurt himself, to preserve her beauty.
In the chorus of the song, the repeated lines "My teardrops fall to wet her lifeless eyes, just one last kiss to feel her shallow breath" add to the song's haunting quality. The singer is willing to give up everything he has, even his life, to feel his lover's presence again. The haunting melody and repeated lyrics create a trance-like quality that adds to the song's overall emotional impact.
Line by Line Meaning
Her lips so sweet
The subject finds the lips of this person attractive
Every word cuts like knives
The subject is hurt by the words spoken by this person
I feel the wounds as if self inflicted
The subject takes the words to heart and feels responsible for their wounds
Broken porcelain beauty
The person being described is beautiful but also fragile, like porcelain
I still long to touch
Despite the pain caused, the subject still desires this person
I prick my finger to paint her lips
The subject harms themselves to create an image of this person
In agony I wait to hear her voice
The subject is in pain waiting for communication from this person
I wish for death or any other fate
The subject is so consumed by pain they wish for anything to end it
In the shadows of the shame of god
The subject feels ashamed and hidden from the divine
Just one whisper to alleviate this pain
The subject desires even a small amount of comfort from this person
My teardrops fall
The subject is crying
To wet her lifeless eyes
The person being described is dead
Just one last kiss
The subject wants to say goodbye with a final kiss
To feel her shallow breath
The subject wants to experience the last breath of this person
Staring into the night
The subject is looking into the darkness
Daybreak so far away
The end to the pain seems distant
I can hear her screams as they echo in me
The subject is haunted by the sounds of this person's suffering
As they echo in me
The echoes of the suffering won't leave the subject's mind
Contributed by William D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.