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".
Rush
Project Pitchfork Lyrics
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Looking to you
I'm so bored so bored
What if you didn't loved me
Like I loved you
Your smooth grace pleased me
I gave you everything I could
It wasn't enough for you
You you lied to me
So I had I had to do
Something against my pain against my pain
You lie there like
A flower in the snow
Do something against my pain
You senseless careless nothing
I'm lying by your side
As you're getting colder
The good times the bad times
We had no fade away
You you lied to me
So I had I had to do
Something against my pain against my pain
You lie there like
A flower in the snow
Do something against my pain
You you lied to me
You lie there like
A flower in the snow
Do something against my pain
The lyrics of "Rush," a song by Project Pitchfork, are both compelling and emotional. The song portrays a person who is lying on the floor, looking to their loved one who no longer feels the same way about them. The singer is bored and restless, questioning whether their significant other ever loved them back. They gave everything they could to keep the relationship alive, but it wasn't enough, and now they are left with nothing but pain.
The singer is angry and betrayed, mourning the loss of the good times they had together. They see their loved one lying next to them, oblivious to their pain and suffering. Despite this, the singer cannot help but feel drawn to them, marked by their smooth grace and beauty. The flower in the snow metaphor is particularly effective in eliciting a sense of the contrast between the beauty of love and the coldness of the abandonment the singer feels.
Overall, the lyrics of "Rush" convey a visceral feeling of pain and loss. The singer feels empty and broken, struggling to understand why their relationship fell apart. The emotions are raw and unfiltered, making it easy for listeners to connect with the song's story on a personal level.
Line by Line Meaning
Lying on the floor
Feeling defeated and powerless
Looking to you
Searching for answers and explanations
I'm so bored so bored
Feeling unfulfilled and unhappy
What if you didn't loved me
Doubting the authenticity of their relationship
Like I loved you
Expressing an imbalance and inequality in their love
Your smooth grace pleased me
Feeling attracted to their partner's confident demeanor
I gave you everything I could
Putting all their effort and resources into the relationship
It wasn't enough for you
Feeling unappreciated and undervalued in the relationship
You you lied to me
Feeling betrayed and hurt by their partner's deception
So I had I had to do
Feeling a strong urge to take action and seek revenge
Something against my pain against my pain
Seeking relief from their emotional distress
You lie there like
Noticing their partner's lifeless body
A flower in the snow
Feeling a sense of loss and contrast
Do something against my pain
Seeking to overcome their pain and suffering
You senseless careless nothing
Feeling anger and resentment towards their partner
I'm lying by your side
Remaining close to their partner despite their hurt
As you're getting colder
Witnessing the fading away of their partner's life
The good times the bad times
Reflecting on the ups and downs of their relationship
We had no fade away
Acknowledging the end of their relationship without closure
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Zimmer 101
Such a great piece of art. Sure, it's kind of "uncomfortable" but which kind of real art isn't. I loved this song back then (around 20 years ago) but as I listen to it now I just appreciate it even more.