Project Pitchfork is a German dark wave, electronic rock group from Hamburg… Read Full Bio ↴Project Pitchfork is a German dark wave, electronic rock group from Hamburg, Germany.

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".

Demoniac Puppets
Project Pitchfork Lyrics

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Have you ever ask why
Some turns me with nervless?
I can tell you
Because they are answer
They're answer

Never supposed
Every vegetable is missing the can

They're falls awakening
Beware of demoniac puppets
Demoniac puppets

Beware of demoniac puppets
Demoniac puppets

They stick needles in your eyes
And if you go into the cellar
They crawl beside you
They crawl beside you

Beware of demoniac puppets
Demoniac puppets
[4x]

Nobody knows when it began
First they sit in another place
They just good
When you don't look at them
When you don't look at them
Beware of demoniac puppets
Demoniac puppets
Demoniac puppets

They just good
When you don't look at them

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Project Pitchfork's song "Demoniac Puppets" suggest a malevolent force in the form of puppets that have come to life and are wreaking havoc. The opening lines of the song, "Have you ever asked why some turns me with nervless? I can tell you because they are answer," suggest that the singer is warning listeners about the sinister nature of these puppets and why they are causing fear.

The lyrics go on to describe the behavior of the puppets. They stick needles in your eyes and crawl beside you if you go into the cellar. The repeated refrain of "Beware of demoniac puppets" emphasizes the urgency of the singer's message.

The final lines of the song, "They just good when you don't look at them," suggest that the puppets are only malevolent when they think they are unseen. This adds a layer of psychological horror to the song, as the puppets appear to have a degree of sentience and intentionality.

Overall, "Demoniac Puppets" is an unsettling examination of a supernatural threat that operates outside of human control.

Line by Line Meaning

Have you ever ask why
Have you ever wondered and questioned

Some turns me with nervless?
Why does some situations leave me without any reaction?

I can tell you
I have an answer to that

Because they are answer
The reason for my reaction is the presence of demons

They're answer
They are the explanation

Never supposed
It was never expected

Every vegetable is missing the can
Evil is everywhere, even in things that seem harmless

They're falls awakening
They awaken the false sense of security

Beware of demoniac puppets
Be aware that there are demonic forces at work

Demoniac puppets
Evil puppetry