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 Present
Project Pitchfork Lyrics
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Makes you stop for a while
We chew on each other
Look what we do
Like there's nothing else to live for
Than the pain inside
A rainy day passes by
A day created by no one
You gave me a candy
Made of blood and tears
Everyday we chew
On each other's soul
We swallow the meaning
We ignore the reason
The taste is all we got - the taste is fear
But you go on
A voice in your head
Screams from a pain in your heart
It reminds me of dreams you once had
Back in time
A half is gone so what's left for me
You filled it up
You gave the taste
Into the lake of blood and tears
You gave me a candy
Made of blood and tears
Everyday we chew
On each other's soul
We swallow the meaning
We ignore the reason
The taste is all we got - the taste is fear
The lyrics to Project Pitchfork's The Present touch on themes of pain and fear in relationships, as well as the struggle to find meaning and reason in life. The opening lines suggest that a moment of clarity or realization can force one to pause and reflect on the destructive behavior within a relationship - "A glimpse of reality/Makes you stop for a while/We chew on each other/Look what we do." The following lines lament the fact that this dynamic seems to be the only way of living for some, as they seek solace in the pain they inflict upon each other.
The lyrics then delve into the idea of a "candy made of blood and tears" - a metaphor for the temporary sweetness found within unhealthy relationships. The act of "chewing on each other's soul" is depicted as a daily ritual, where the meaning and reason behind their actions are ignored in favor of the fleeting pleasure derived from the fear and pain they experience.
Further on in the song, the perspective shifts to the person who continues on with the relationship despite their internal pain - "But you go on/A voice in your head/Screams from a pain in your heart." There is a sense of nostalgia for a time when they had dreams and aspirations, but half of their life seems to have already passed them by. The other person in the relationship is painted as the one who has filled up the void in their life, offering a taste into a "lake of blood and tears."
Line by Line Meaning
A glimpse of reality
When you have a sudden moment of clarity about the world around you
Makes you stop for a while
It causes you to pause and reflect
We chew on each other
We cause each other harm both physically and emotionally
Look what we do
We harm each other without reason or purpose
Like there's nothing else to live for
As though the only thing worth living for is the pain inside
Than the pain inside
Than the pain and discomfort in our own lives
A rainy day passes by
Time keeps moving forward regardless of our actions or feelings
A day created by no one
The day holds no significance or meaning in and of itself
You gave me a candy
You offered me something indulgent and fleeting
Made of blood and tears
It was created at a great cost
Everyday we chew
Every day we harm each other
On each other's soul
We cause damage to each other's inner selves and emotions
We swallow the meaning
We ignore the significance and depth of our actions and emotions
We ignore the reason
We forget the cause and effect of our actions and emotions
The taste is all we got - the taste is fear
All we have left is the bitter flavor of dread and anxiety
But you go on
Despite the pain, life continues
A voice in your head
Your inner thoughts and emotions
Screams from a pain in your heart
The emotional suffering you carry with you can be overwhelming
It reminds me of dreams you once had
You used to have hope and ambition
Back in time
In the past
A half is gone so what's left for me
You feel that you have lost so much that you wonder what is left for you
You filled it up
You offered comfort and sustenance
You gave the taste
You left an impression upon us
Into the lake of blood and tears
We are surrounded by pain and turmoil
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