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".
Acid Ocean
Project Pitchfork Lyrics
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You eat the meaning
You can’t get enough
But you’re just dreaming
Then you spit it out
You despise your role
And you wait for the next one
All the things we had
Life stops in its motion
All is melting down
Into the acid ocean
We composed the light
The symphony of notion
The resonance of time
Dies in an acid ocean
Time is the keeper of the track
Nothing ever will come back
And everything falls apart
Into a billion pieces of art
All you want is a dream of life
You hate the ones who try to wake you
You want to go back into the land
Where you are fat and full of purpose
The very last view
Reached deep into space
Into the darkness
Fixed by death
Forever unseen by the eye
A bright sun shines right behind
The refusal to turn around
Merges darkness with mankind
Acid Ocean by Project Pitchfork is a song that expresses how people consume and then reject meaning, constantly looking for the next big thing to fill the void in their souls. The lyrics suggest that people try to find something to cling to in life, but eventually, everything falls apart into nothingness. The metaphor of the acid ocean symbolizes the destruction of everything that once held significance. The lines, "All is melting down, into the acid ocean," explain how it feels as though everything is disappearing into acid, the dissolution of everything that was once important. The song portrays a bleak view of the world, wherein people struggle to find something that makes life feel worthwhile, and even when they do, it is fleeting and uncertain.
The song does not appear to offer a solution or response to this feeling of meaninglessness. Instead, it simply portrays the emptiness felt by many individuals. The lyrics suggest that the very notion of "meaning" is subjective and fleeting, and that trying to find something that fills the void is a never-ending quest. The idea of time as a "keeper of the track," and the fact that "nothing ever will come back," suggests that once things disappear, they are gone forever. The song's final lines suggest that perhaps it is best to ignore the darkness and simply move forward, despite the uncertainty and emptiness.
Line by Line Meaning
You drink the words
You absorb and consume what is being said to you
You eat the meaning
You take in and understand the significance behind what you are being told
You can’t get enough
You crave more of what you consume
But you’re just dreaming
However, what you are taking in may not be the reality of the situation
Then you spit it out
You reject and dismiss what you have taken in
You despise your role
You hate the position you are in, and perhaps the responsibility that comes with it
And you wait for the next one
You anticipate the next experience or situation, hoping it will be better than the current one
To feed your soul
To satisfy what you feel is missing or lacking within you
All the things we had
All of the good and positive aspects of life we once had
Life stops in its motion
The forward momentum of life comes to a halt
All is melting down
Everything is falling apart or disintegrating
Into the acid ocean
Into a negative or dangerous environment that dissolves and destroys everything
We composed the light
We created the positivity and brightness in our lives
The symphony of notion
The beautiful and harmonious combination of our thoughts and feelings
The resonance of time
The lasting impact and echoes of our actions
Dies in an acid ocean
All of these positive aspects of our lives are destroyed by the negative environment
Time is the keeper of the track
Time is responsible for the path of our lives and the choices we make
Nothing ever will come back
We cannot undo or change our past
And everything falls apart
Our lives can crumble and disintegrate unexpectedly
Into a billion pieces of art
Our personal struggles and stories can become art or inspiration for others to learn from
All you want is a dream of life
You desire something that may not exist or is unrealistic
You hate the ones who try to wake you
You reject advice or guidance that may help you see reality more clearly
You want to go back into the land
You long for a place or time where you felt fulfilled and happy
Where you are fat and full of purpose
Where you were confident and driven, with a sense of direction
The very last view
The final perspective
Reached deep into space
Gained a profound understanding of the vastness of the universe
Into the darkness
Into the unknown, where nothing is certain
Fixed by death
Made permanent by the eventual end of life
Forever unseen by the eye
Will never be fully understood or seen by anyone
A bright sun shines right behind
There is always hope and positivity in life, even behind the darkest situations
The refusal to turn around
The unwillingness to change direction or perspective
Merges darkness with mankind
Brings together the negative aspects of life with human struggle and emotion
Contributed by Isabella N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.