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".

The Animal
Project Pitchfork Lyrics

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I don't feel the need
To behave anymore
And if you try to hold me back
I'll lick your bones

Pulsating fire
Inside of my veins
You feed me

You need me
Never let me go

I'm an animal
No one can see
I'm an animal inside
For you and me

Pulsating fire
Inside of my veins
I suck you up
I'm an animal

I'm an animal
No one can see
I'm an animal inside
For you and me

I'm poison for you
I'm an animal

Overall Meaning

"The Animal" by Project Pitchfork is a song about the raw and uncontrollable forces that exist inside of us. The singer declares that they no longer feel the need to behave and that anyone who tries to hold them back will face their fierce and animalistic nature. This song suggests that there is an untamed, wild energy inside each of us that can be both alluring and destructive.

The repeated references to the "pulsating fire" inside of the singer's veins and the way that they describe themselves as an "animal" build on this theme of primal instincts. The idea that this wildness is something that can never be seen by anyone else is an intriguing one, suggesting that even those closest to us may never fully understand everything that we are capable of. Lastly, the song's repeating chorus of "I'm an animal" is both empowering and a little bit dangerous, reminding us that we all have the capacity for both light and darkness within us.

Line by Line Meaning

I don't feel the need
I have no desire

To behave anymore
To follow societal norms or rules

And if you try to hold me back
If you attempt to restrict me

I'll lick your bones
I'll overcome and break down any obstacles with ease

Pulsating fire
A strong, intense burning sensation

Inside of my veins
Within the depths of my being

You feed me
You give me sustenance

You need me
You have a strong, dependent desire for me

Never let me go
Always keep me close and never let me escape

I'm an animal
I am a savage, primal being

No one can see
I am concealed from the sight of outsiders