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 Longing
Project Pitchfork Lyrics
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Boundless mind
Spirit is free
Spirit is free
Now I am an eagle
Now I am an eagle
Flying high
Now I am a stag
Graceful moves
Wandering through forests
Being one with the universe
Being one with the universe
But where are you
I am calling your name
Where are you
I am calling your name
The song "The Longing" by Project Pitchfork is a haunting ballad that explores the themes of longing and separation. The lyrics are cryptic and evoke a sense of unreality and ethereality. The song begins with an image of a dream-world, a boundless mind, and a spirit that is free. The singer seems to be describing a state of transcendence, where they are no longer limited by the physical world but can soar like an eagle and move gracefully like a stag. They feel at one with the universe, and everything around them is harmonious and beautiful.
However, the tone soon changes as the singer expresses their loneliness and yearning. They call out for someone, but there is no answer. They cannot find the person they are looking for, and this intensifies their sense of loss and displacement. The lyrics are simple but evocative, and they capture the painful experience of being disconnected from someone or something that we long for.
The ambiguity of the lyrics is intentional, and it allows each listener to interpret the meaning in their own way. Some may see the song as a metaphor for a lost love or a lost connection with the divine. Others may see it as a meditation on the transience of life and the search for meaning in a chaotic world. Whatever the interpretation, "The Longing" is a beautiful and haunting song that leaves a deep impression on anyone who listens to it.
Line by Line Meaning
Dream-world
Imaginary world where anything is possible
Boundless mind
Mind without limits, free from constraints
Spirit is free
The soul is liberated and unrestrained
Now I am an eagle
I feel powerful and majestic like an eagle
Flying high
Soaring through the skies, unencumbered
Now I am a stag
I am graceful and swift, like a deer
Graceful moves
Elegant and fluid movements
Wandering through forests
Roaming aimlessly through lush green landscapes
Being one with the universe
Feeling in harmony with everything around you
But where are you
Wondering where the person you miss is
I am calling your name
Calling out for the person you long for
Where are you
Still searching for the person you miss
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