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".
Schall Und Rauch
Project Pitchfork Lyrics
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Ist sie hier und sie verklingt - doch
Sie ist in diese Welt geflossen
Wurde dann in Gold gegossen
Erschaffen, um dich zu erheben
Mussten wir dann miterleben
Wie entstellt, verdreht und dann gestutzt
Um dich zu lenken, dich zu locken
Deine Zweifel abzublocken
Hier ist das Wort
Geboren durch die Stimme
Durchquert es diesen Raum
Dann erreicht es dieses Meer
Das vibriert und versteht
Das Gefühl für die Welle
Die entsteht, wenn gehört
In dem Wort, das sich auflöst
Wenn gefühlt - ist das Wort
Geboren durch die Stimme
Durchquert es diesen Raum
Dann erreicht es dieses Meer
Das vibriert und versteht
Das Gefühl für die Welle
Die entsteht, wenn gehört
Durch den Mund
Der sich auflöst, wenn geküsst
(...um dich zu lenken, dich zu locken
Deine Zweifel abzublocken)
Denn nur folgen sollst du ihr
Und nichts erwachsen darf aus dir
Im Halbschlaf sollst du ewig bleiben
Denn nur so wirst auch du hier leiden
Für ein Ziel, das du nicht kennst
Und dich trotzdem dafür trennst
Denn du bist Mensch und du benennst
Wenn du erkennst, was dich durchschnitt
Nur durch dich lebte und gedieh
Und nach deiner Seele schrie
Sieh nicht nur zu - erkenne auch
Hör' nicht nur hin - verstehe auch
Ein Gefühl, das dich berührt und trägt
Ist heut' nur Schall und Rauch
'drum frag' ich dich: Glaubst du es auch?
'drum frage dich: Glaub' ich es auch?
'drum frag' ich dich: Glaubst du es auch?
'drum frage dich: Glaub' ich es auch?
The song "Schall und Rauch" by Project Pitchfork reflects on the power of music and its ability to connect with an individual on a deeper level. The lyrics begin by questioning the purpose of music, and how it is fleeting yet also a permanent part of the world. The song suggests that music is created to lift people up, but it's often twisted and manipulated to deceive or mislead them. Music can be used to control and influence individuals, removing any doubts or uncertainties they may have. The lyrics suggest that only by recognizing the true nature of music and its power, can an individual break free of this manipulation and truly experience the beauty and emotion behind it.
Line by Line Meaning
Welchen Sinn hat die Musik? - noch
What meaning does music have? - still
Ist sie hier und sie verklingt - doch
It is here and it fades away - yet
Sie ist in diese Welt geflossen
It flowed into this world
Wurde dann in Gold gegossen
Then it was cast in gold
Erschaffen, um dich zu erheben
Created to lift you up
Mussten wir dann miterleben
We had to witness
Wie entstellt, verdreht und dann gestutzt
How distorted, twisted and then curtailed
Sie als Trugbild ihrer wird genutzt
It is used as a delusion of it
Um dich zu lenken, dich zu locken
To guide you, to tempt you
Deine Zweifel abzublocken
To block your doubts
Hier ist das Wort
Here is the word
Geboren durch die Stimme
Born by the voice
Durchquert es diesen Raum
It crosses this room
Dann erreicht es dieses Meer
Then it reaches this sea
Das vibriert und versteht
That vibrates and understands
Das Gefühl für die Welle
The sensation for the wave
Die entsteht, wenn gehört
That arises when heard
In dem Wort, das sich auflöst
In the word that dissolves
Wenn gefühlt - ist das Wort
When felt - is the word
Durch den Mund
Through the mouth
Der sich auflöst, wenn geküsst
That dissolves when kissed
Denn nur folgen sollst du ihr
Because you should only follow it
Und nichts erwachsen darf aus dir
And nothing must arise from you
Im Halbschlaf sollst du ewig bleiben
You should remain in a semi-sleep forever
Denn nur so wirst auch du hier leiden
Because only then will you suffer here too
Für ein Ziel, das du nicht kennst
For a goal that you do not know
Und dich trotzdem dafür trennst
And yet you separate yourself for it
Denn du bist Mensch und du benennst
Because you are human and you name
Wenn du erkennst, was dich durchschnitt
When you recognize what averaged you out
Nur durch dich lebte und gedieh
Only through you did it live and thrive
Und nach deiner Seele schrie
And yelled for your soul
Sieh nicht nur zu - erkenne auch
Don't just watch - recognize too
Hör' nicht nur hin - verstehe auch
Don't just listen - understand too
Ein Gefühl, das dich berührt und trägt
A sensation that touches and carries you
Ist heut' nur Schall und Rauch
Today is just sound and smoke
'drum frag' ich dich: Glaubst du es auch?
Therefore, I ask you: do you believe it too?
'drum frage dich: Glaub' ich es auch?
Therefore, ask yourself: Do I believe it too?
'drum frag' ich dich: Glaubst du es auch?
Therefore, I ask you: do you believe it too?
'drum frage dich: Glaub' ich es auch?
Therefore, ask yourself: Do I believe it too?
Contributed by Kaelyn M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.