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".

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Project Pitchfork Lyrics

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You feel me - feel with me
You see me - see with me
Feel the waves
And now be the wave

You are like the ocean
And I'm like the moonlight
It seems I'm only reflecting

On your surface
But you know
I reach your ground
You're my ocean
You're my life
Let me be within you

Now the voices in the sky fall silent
We're watching the sunset
And the stars are our guardians
In the coming night
Which will last far too long
Far too long

While the blue clouds
Cover the orange sky
The sweet taste of the air
Slowly turns bitter
The time of shadows
Has just begun

You are like the ocean
And I'm like the moonlight
It seems I'm only reflecting
On your surface
But you know
I reach your ground

The time of shadows
Has just begun

Overall Meaning

Project Pitchfork's song "Jupiter" is a beautiful ode to the beauty of nature and the power of love. The lyrics of the song evoke feelings of calmness and inner peace while appreciating the majestic beauty of the waves in the ocean. The song's opening verse requests the listener to connect with the music, to feel the emotions as deeply as the songwriter intends them to. The song describes the ocean as a metaphor for the love shared between two people. The ocean's vastness and unending depth symbolize the endless and infinite nature of love. Similarly, the moonlight reflecting off the surface of the ocean represents only one aspect of love. However, love, like the moon, can reach the deepest corners of the ocean, representing the limitless potential of love.

The song's tranquil tone and thoughtful lyrics convey the idea that the universe is vast and infinite, and within it exists a small, but essential space for love. The lyrics suggest that one must find their place in the universe, which could be alongside the person they love. The song ends with the realization that the coming night might be long, but it is comforting to know that the stars above will be their guardians in the darkness, together, reflecting the infinite power of love.

Line by Line Meaning

You feel me - feel with me
Experience my emotions together with me

You see me - see with me
Observe my surroundings with me

Feel the waves
Senses waves moving through the environment

And now be the wave
Become part of the wave as well

You are like the ocean
You possess the qualities of an ocean

And I'm like the moonlight
I mirror your beauty in my own way

It seems I'm only reflecting
I may only provide a surface level reflection

On your surface
On the uppermost layer

But you know
Deep down, you understand

I reach your ground
I connect with your core essence

You're my ocean
You are the fundamental force in my life