History
Project Pitchfork was formed by Peter Spilles and Dirk Scheuber. After agreeing to work together, they picked the project's name by choosing a random word from the dictionary. The band gave their first performance in Hamburg in February 1990 and released their demo, "K.N.K.A", in August. In May 1991, their debut album "Dhyani" was released. The band's second album, "Lam-'Bras" was released in February 1992 and yielded the first vocal appearance of Patrica Nigiani. Six months later, the band's third album, "Entities" was released. The band switched labels to Off Beat for their 1994 release "Io". The album featured two singles, "Renascence" and "Carrion", and marked the first time the band entered the German Charts. The album was followed by a lengthy German tour.
In 1995, Project Pitchfork established their own label, Candyland Entertainment, through which they would release the majority of their material. 1995 also saw the release of two EPs, "CH'I" and "Corps d'Amour", and one album, "Alpha Omega". The year finished off with a tour supported by Rammstein. The next Project Pitchfork studio album "¡Chakra:Red!" was released in 1997. It was the first album since "Dhyani" to be written as a group effort, rather than by Peter Spilles alone, and the first to include Jürgen Jansen as a permanent band member.
Right after their first US tour in 1998, Project Pitchfork returned with concept album "Eon:Eon", their first while signed to label EastWest. The album yielded three singles, "Steelrose", "Carnival", and "I Live Your Dream". With the support of Eastwest, an imprint of the major label Warner Music), the band had greater resources available to produce videos for their music, which led to their being the first gothic industrial band to receive airplay on music TV in Germany. The video for "Steelrose" earned the band a nomination for an Echo Award for Best Video National. In 2001, the band released their eighth studio album "Daimonion" and supported the album with a European tour. In 2002 the band released the "NUN" trilogy which consisted of album "Inferno" and EPs "View From a Throne" and "Trialog". This earned the band another nomination for an Echo Award, this time for Best Alternative Act National.
Project Pitchfork returned with album Kaskade in 2005. In February 2009 the band released "Dream, Tiresias!" which received praise from electronic music magazine, ReGen. In 2010 the band's follow up album "Continuum Ride" was released along with a video to support the song "Beholder." "Continuum Ride" was inspired by the band's US tour in 2009, particularly their experience of Detroit, whose dilapidated skyline led to a more "dark and destructive" sound than that of their previous album.
By 2011 Project Pitchfork ceased operating their Candyland label, having since begun releasing their work on the Trisol label.
The band released "Quantum Mechanics" in 2011 as well as a video for the album's second track, "Lament". Later that year the band released a compilation album titled "First Anthology". In 2013 the band released their fourteenth studio album, "Black", and a music video to accompany the song "Rain". In June 2014, the band announced via their official website a new album titled "Blood". To promote the record the band held a pre-release show in Hamburg. The album was released in September and featured a music video for "Blood-Diamond (See Him Running)" edited by Peter Spilles himself.
In 2016, Project Pitchfork released their "Second Anthology", a double CD that included one new track, several unreleased rarities, and many re-recorded and remastered tracks. Also in 2016, the band released the album "Look Up, I’m Down There" to commemorate their 25th anniversary. The album was released in two versions: a standard CD release and a special, limited edition double CD wth an 80 page art book containing complete lyrics and a short story by the fantasy author Björn Springorum.
In 2018, the band released the album "Akkretion", the first of what was planned to be a trilogy of albums for release that year. Of the remaining albums of the trilogy, only the second, "Fragment," was released.
Starting in 2019, Trisol began releasing reissues of all the band's material over the previous decade from "Dream, Tiresias!" through "Look Up, I'm Down There".
2nd Step
Project Pitchfork Lyrics
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See me throw it far away
Things will be changed
The work has just begun
See the people in this world
See the destruct and disease
See the disease
Together we can rearrange
We can build a new state
With love and light
Let's pull down the old scaffold
And expel the stubborn leaders
We can build our paradise
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
Get illuminated
'Cause the old state rusts
Let's reach out for hands
Together we can rearrange
We can build a new state
With love and light
Let's pull down the old scaffold
And expel the stubborn leaders
We can build our paradise
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
Get illuminated
'Cause the old state rusts
The song "2nd Step" by Project Pitchfork is a call to action for change in the world. The opening lines "See the anger in my hands, See me throw it far away" depict the singer throwing away their anger and frustration to make room for positive change. The lyrics continue to describe the destruction and disease in the world, but also express the belief that things can be changed and the work has just begun. The singer encourages unity and collaboration by reaching out for hands and working together to build a new state with love and light. The old state is characterized as rusty and outdated, and the stubborn leaders need to be expelled to make way for a new paradise to be built.
Line by Line Meaning
See the anger in my hands
Recognize the intensity of my emotions through my actions
See me throw it far away
Watch me discard my anger and negative emotions
Things will be changed
The current situation will be transformed
The work has just begun
The process of creating change is ongoing
See the people in this world
Observe the individuals in our society
See the destruct and disease
Notice the destruction and illness present in our world
See the disease
Acknowledge the sickness and suffering around us
Let's reach out for hands
Join together to work towards a common goal
Together we can rearrange
Collaboratively we have the power to revamp our current system
We can build a new state
We have the ability to construct a better society
With love and light
Through positivity and hope
Let's pull down the old scaffold
Let's disassemble the outdated framework holding us back
And expel the stubborn leaders
Remove the obstinate individuals preventing progress
We can build our paradise
We can create our ideal world
Ashes to ashes
Everything is fleeting and temporary
Dust to dust
We are all mortal and will return to the earth
Get illuminated
Become enlightened and continue to strive for progress
'Cause the old state rusts
The current system is decaying and needs to be replaced
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Elisabeth Schwendiman
Yes. It haunts me too. And so do many of their other songs. They are performing in Seattle in a week. Can't wait!
Tilt Tilt
Best version, love this song.
Adler Cavalheiro
really happened the same with me i listen about 25 years ago and conect myself with all songs!
Agnieszka Wiwatowska
szacunek tylko tyle
Michael Splitt
Verdammt lange her..... Geiler Scheiß!
SBSTS3OsO
8,905 views what a shame this deserves to be one of they're hits
Elisabeth Schwendiman
Yes, first song. It still haunts me.
Soul of Existence
it's they're 2nd song on they're album knka
Van Eden
Die coolste Band ever. Es Lebe Pitchfork
Thomas Rappen
SHIIII...loooong ago, but my legs start to tremble.. 3 steps forwards, 3 steps back..
political song.. lets take out the old scaffolt, tell it to the wrong leaders..
I love it..