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".
Your Tempting Fantasy
Project Pitchfork Lyrics
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You little wannabe
This is a last test
You thought you were the best
It looks into your eyes
Which used to hide your lies
They are so blue but cold and empty
Then it touches your hair
Your final question
Do you feel
Do you think
Do you see
Do you hear
Do you know love
Was the beginning, destination
And the reason for an end
Do you feel
Do you think
Do you see
Do you hear
Do you know love
Was your meaning, destination
And the reason for your end
You try to stay calm
But the fear inside grows stronger
A hand on your cheek caresses your lips
Which never kissed - but used to lie
They'll hide or change the truth no longer
No longer, no longer
As a hand slips now between your teeth
Which are so white
And used to bite the ones who gave you love
It forces and pushes your tongue
Slowly down your throat
You'll feel as if you inhale all your hate at once
It feels like a painful urge
When it grabs your lungs and slowly pulls them out
The same way you used to lie about
Your feelings which you killed inside
So you got used to hate outside
You thought like this you rule the land
But look what I hold in my hand
Do you feel
Do you think
Do you see
Do you hear
Do you know love
Was the beginning, destination
And the reason for an end
Do you feel
Do you think
Do you see
Do you hear
Do you know love
Was your meaning, destination
and the reason for your end
You thought like this you rule the land
But look what I hold in my hand
The song "Your Tempting Fantasy" by Project Pitchfork is a haunting and thought-provoking track that delves into the themes of love, deception, and ultimately, redemption. The song is about a person who is being tested by an angelic figure, who questions their knowledge and understanding of love. The opening lines set the tone for the rest of the song, as the person kneels in front of the angel, who is depicted as a messenger of truth and clarity. The angel then proceeds to touch the person's hair, asks them a series of questions about love, and ultimately reveals to them the truth about their own feelings.
As the song progresses, the person becomes increasingly fearful and begins to realize the extent of their own deceptions. The angel's touch on the person's lips and tongue is symbolic of the person's lack of honesty and truthfulness, and their forced introspection is a powerful moment in the song. The final lines of the song, "you thought like this you rule the land, but look what I hold in my hand," are a reminder that no one can truly escape the consequences of their own actions, and that the truth will always be revealed.
Overall, "Your Tempting Fantasy" is a powerful and thought-provoking song about analyzing one's own feelings and accepting the consequences of one's actions, even when they are uncomfortable or painful.
Line by Line Meaning
You kneel in front of me
You submit to me
You little wannabe
You aspire to be like me
This is a last test
This is your final challenge
You thought you were the best
You believed you were superior
It looks into your eyes
It examines your soul
Which used to hide your lies
Which concealed your deceitful nature
They are so blue but cold and empty
Your eyes are blue but lack warmth and emotion
Then it touches your hair
Then it brushes your hair
And with a calm voice it will ask
And with a composed tone it will inquire
Your final question
Your ultimate interrogative
Do you feel
Are you capable of emotion
Do you think
Are you capable of rational thought
Do you see
Do you perceive reality
Do you hear
Do you listen to the world around you
Do you know love
Do you comprehend the nature of love
Was the beginning, destination
Love was the origin and the goal
And the reason for an end
Love was the cause of cessation
You try to stay calm
You attempt to remain composed
But the fear inside grows stronger
But the terror within intensifies
A hand on your cheek caresses your lips
A palm on your face strokes your mouth
Which never kissed - but used to lie
Which never experienced passion - but used to deceive
They'll hide or change the truth no longer
They will no longer conceal or alter reality
As a hand slips now between your teeth
As a hand slides now into your open mouth
Which are so white
Which are so pure
And used to bite the ones who gave you love
And used to harm the ones who loved you
It forces and pushes your tongue
It compels and propels your tongue
Slowly down your throat
Gradually into your gullet
You'll feel as if you inhale all your hate at once
You will sense as if you ingest all your animosity at once
It feels like a painful urge
It feels like an agonizing impulse
When it grabs your lungs and slowly pulls them out
When it seizes your lungs and gradually extracts them
The same way you used to lie about
The same manner you used to deceive
Your feelings which you killed inside
Your emotions which you repressed
So you got used to hate outside
So you became accustomed to loathing external to yourself
You thought like this you rule the land
You believed by thinking like this, you governed the world
But look what I hold in my hand
But observe what I grasp in my palm
Do you feel
Are you capable of emotion
Do you think
Are you capable of rational thought
Do you see
Do you perceive reality
Do you hear
Do you listen to the world around you
Do you know love
Do you comprehend the nature of love
Was your meaning, destination
Love was your purpose and your goal
and the reason for your end
And the cause of your demise
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