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".
Requiem
Project Pitchfork Lyrics
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Dancing like fools they can't stop
Hypnotized eyes, they're marching in a queue
Stumbling feet are raising dust in the avenue
They'll dance until they're exhausted
One by one
Death caused by flute
I'll get them all
Kill them all
One by one
They'll fade away
No hope for them
They will obey
I'll get them all
Kill them all
One by one
They'll fade away
No hope for them
They will obey
One by one
One by one
One by one
One by one
One by one
One by one
One by one
They follow me
That's the price they pay
Vibrating sounds in the air
And the sky is gray
I did it before
And I'll do it again
Another time
Another way to pay
They'll lose their children
'Cause I am now back again
They don't notice the way
I'll make them insane
Their kids are sitting
In front of machines
No more vibrating sounds
But hypnotizing lights
They're staring into monitors
They're staring into monitors
I'll get them all
Kill them all
One by one
They'll fade away
No hope for them
They will obey
I'll get them all
Kill them all
One by one
They'll fade away
No hope for them
They will obey
One by one
One by one
One by one
One by one
Hypnotized eyes
They're marching in a queue
Stumbling feet are raising dust in the avenue
They'll dance until they're exhausted
One by one
Death caused by flute
Like rats they are all leaving the town
I did it before
And I'll do it again
Another time
Another way to pay
They'll lose their children
'Cause I am now back again
They don't notice the way
I'll make them insane
I'll get them all
Kill them all
One by one
They'll fade away
No hope for them
They will obey
I'll get them all
Kill them all
One by one
They'll fade away
No hope for them
They will obey
One by one
One by one
One by one
One by one
One by one
One by one
The song Requiem by Project Pitchfork is a dark and eerie depiction of a manipulative and destructive figure who leads a group of followers astray. The lyrics describe how the singer leads the followers on a dance until they are exhausted and ultimately causes their death by playing a fatal tune on a flute. The singer then repeats the cycle, bringing more followers under their spell and causing them to lose their children to the hypnotizing screens of technology. The lyrics are chilling, emphasizing the power that one individual can hold over others and the destructive consequences that can follow.
The song is a commentary on the dangers of charismatic leadership and the manipulation of group dynamics. The hypnotic beat of the music and the repetitive chanting of "One by one" in the chorus further emphasize the sense of control that the singer holds over their followers. The use of the flute as a symbol of death adds to the eerie and haunting tone of the song. Overall, Requiem is a cautionary tale about the dangers of cult-like behavior and the importance of being aware of the power dynamics within group dynamics.
Line by Line Meaning
They follow me on a misty early morning
They chase me in the early morning mist
Dancing like fools they can't stop
They dance like fools without stopping
Hypnotized eyes, they're marching in a queue
With hypnotized eyes, they march in single file
Stumbling feet are raising dust in the avenue
Their stumbling feet kick up dust in the street
They'll dance until they're exhausted
They will dance until they can dance no more
One by one
One after the other
Death caused by flute
Flute playing causes their death
Like rats they are all leaving the town
They scurry out of town like rats
I'll get them all
I will capture them all
Kill them all
I will kill them all
They'll fade away
They will vanish into oblivion
No hope for them
They have no chance of survival
They will obey
They will submit to my will
That's the price they pay
This is the consequence of their actions
Vibrating sounds in the air
The air is filled with pulsating sounds
And the sky is gray
The sky is ashen and drab
I did it before
I have done this before
And I'll do it again
And I will do it again
Another time
At a later date
Another way to pay
There will be another cost
They'll lose their children
They will lose their offspring
'Cause I am now back again
Because I have returned
They don't notice the way
They are unaware of what is happening
I'll make them insane
I will drive them mad
Their kids are sitting
Their children are seated
In front of machines
In front of electronic devices
No more vibrating sounds
No more pulsating sounds
But hypnotizing lights
But mesmerizing lights
They're staring into monitors
They are fixated on computer screens
I'll get them all
I will capture them all
Kill them all
I will kill them all
One by one
One after the other
They'll fade away
They will vanish into oblivion
No hope for them
They have no chance of survival
They will obey
They will submit to my will
One by one
One after the other
One by one
One after the other
One by one
One after the other
One by one
One after the other
One by one
One after the other
One by one
One after the other
They follow me
They pursue me
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