Project Pitchfork
Encyclopedia
Project Pitchfork is an electronic musical group
from Hamburg
, Germany
.
Their second album Lam-'Bras appeared in February 1992. This album yielded the first vocal appearance of Patricia Nigiani. The third Pitchfork album, Entities appeared a mere six months later, from which the track "Souls" was later reworked into an extended version on 1993's Souls/Island EP. The band then switched to the Off-Beat label for 1994's IO, yielding the singles "Renascence" and "Carrion".
In 1995, Project Pitchfork established their own label, Candyland Entertainment, through which they release the majority of their own material as well as the material of other bands.
The next Pitchfork release, the Corps d'Amour EP was more sexually-influenced than previous works. In 1995 the album Alpha Omega was released. In the same year, Project Pitchfork's tour was supported by the band Rammstein
. The next Project Pitchfork's studio album ¡Chakra:Red! arrived in 1997, the first album since Dhyani to be written as a group effort rather than by Spilles alone.
Eon:Eon
appeared in 1998, their first on a major label (the Warner Music Group
label EastWest). The album yielded three singles: "Steelrose", "Carnival" and "I Live Your Dream". In the same year, the band was nominated for an Echo Award in the category Best Video National'. The next Project Pitchfork album, Daimonion
would not appear until 2001, with the song "Timekiller" becoming one of their biggest club hits to date.
In 2002 Project Pitchfork were again nominated for an Echo Award, this time in the category Best Alternative Act National.
2003 saw the release of the Nun trilogy, with the Inferno album and the EPs Trialog and View From a Throne, released in quick succession.
It would be a further three years before Pitchfork returned again with the album Kaskade in 2005. In 2006, the band released their first download-only releases in the form of "Wonderland" and "One Million Faces", though these were later released on CD in May 2007.
On 23 January 2009, the band released the new MCD "Feel!" via Prussia Records. Then on the 27 February, the band released the new album Dream, Tiresias!, also via Prussia Records. The album received high appraisal from electronic music magazine, ReGen.
Project Pitchfork followed in 2010 with Continuum Ride.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
from Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
History
Project Pitchfork was formed by Peter Spilles and Dirk Scheuber. Having agreed to work together, they then picked the project's name by picking a word at random from the dictionary. The demo K.N.K.A. was recorded. Hypnobeat released their debut album Dhyani in 1991.Their second album Lam-'Bras appeared in February 1992. This album yielded the first vocal appearance of Patricia Nigiani. The third Pitchfork album, Entities appeared a mere six months later, from which the track "Souls" was later reworked into an extended version on 1993's Souls/Island EP. The band then switched to the Off-Beat label for 1994's IO, yielding the singles "Renascence" and "Carrion".
In 1995, Project Pitchfork established their own label, Candyland Entertainment, through which they release the majority of their own material as well as the material of other bands.
The next Pitchfork release, the Corps d'Amour EP was more sexually-influenced than previous works. In 1995 the album Alpha Omega was released. In the same year, Project Pitchfork's tour was supported by the band Rammstein
Rammstein
Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band from Berlin, formed in 1994. The band consists of members Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul H. Landers , Oliver "Ollie" Riedel , Christoph "Doom" Schneider and Christian "Flake" Lorenz...
. The next Project Pitchfork's studio album ¡Chakra:Red! arrived in 1997, the first album since Dhyani to be written as a group effort rather than by Spilles alone.
Eon:Eon
Eon:Eon
Eon:Eon is the 9th studio album by the German electronic music group Project Pitchfork. It was released on October 5, 1998 through EastWest Records. The album reached number fourteen on the German album charts...
appeared in 1998, their first on a major label (the Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
label EastWest). The album yielded three singles: "Steelrose", "Carnival" and "I Live Your Dream". In the same year, the band was nominated for an Echo Award in the category Best Video National'. The next Project Pitchfork album, Daimonion
Daimonion (Project Pitchfork album)
Daimonion is the 10th studio album by the German electronic music group Project Pitchfork. It was released on February 26, 2001 through EastWest Records. The album reached number eight on the German album charts and became the most commercially successful Project Pitchork album up-to-date...
would not appear until 2001, with the song "Timekiller" becoming one of their biggest club hits to date.
In 2002 Project Pitchfork were again nominated for an Echo Award, this time in the category Best Alternative Act National.
2003 saw the release of the Nun trilogy, with the Inferno album and the EPs Trialog and View From a Throne, released in quick succession.
It would be a further three years before Pitchfork returned again with the album Kaskade in 2005. In 2006, the band released their first download-only releases in the form of "Wonderland" and "One Million Faces", though these were later released on CD in May 2007.
On 23 January 2009, the band released the new MCD "Feel!" via Prussia Records. Then on the 27 February, the band released the new album Dream, Tiresias!, also via Prussia Records. The album received high appraisal from electronic music magazine, ReGen.
Project Pitchfork followed in 2010 with Continuum Ride.
Current lineup
- Peter Spilles – compositionMusical compositionMusical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
, lyricsLyricsLyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
, vocals - Dirk Scheuber – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Jürgen Jansen – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Achim Färber – live drums
Former members
- Patricia Nigiani – backing vocals (1993–1994)
- Markus Giltjes – live drums (1995)
- Yenz Schrader – drums, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(1998) - Carsten Klatte – live guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(2011)
Studio albums
- Dhyani (1991)
- Lam-'Bras (1992)
- Entities (1992)
- Souls/Island (1993)
- IO (1994)
- Alpha Omega (1995)
- ¡Chakra:Red! (1997)
- Eon:EonEon:EonEon:Eon is the 9th studio album by the German electronic music group Project Pitchfork. It was released on October 5, 1998 through EastWest Records. The album reached number fourteen on the German album charts...
(1998) - DaimonionDaimonion (Project Pitchfork album)Daimonion is the 10th studio album by the German electronic music group Project Pitchfork. It was released on February 26, 2001 through EastWest Records. The album reached number eight on the German album charts and became the most commercially successful Project Pitchork album up-to-date...
(2001) - Inferno (2002)
- Kaskade (2005)
- Dream, Tiresias!Dream, Tiresias!Dream, Tiresias! is a 2009 album by the German Electro-industrial act Project Pitchfork. It is their 13th studio album and was released in multiple formats, including a double-disc limited version...
(2009) - Continuum Ride (2010) (DE: #21)
- Quantum Mechanics (2011) (DE: #12)
EPs
- Precious New World (1991)
- Psychic Torture (1991)
- Little IO (1994)
- CH'I (1995)
- Corps D'Amour (1995)
- Trialog (2002)
- View From a Throne (2002)
- Wonderland/One Million Faces (2007)
Singles
- "Carrion" (1993)
- "Renascence" (1994)
- "En Garde!" (1996)
- "Carnival" (1998)
- "Steelrose" (1998)
- "I Live Your Dream" (1999)
- "Existence" (2001)
- "Timekiller" (2001)
- "Awakening" (2002)
- "Schall Und Rauch/The Future Is Now" (2005)
- "Earth Song" (feat. Sara NoxxSara NoxxSara Noxx is a German musician and artist. She is one of the award winners of the 1997 Zillo band contest.Her single "Stupid" reached #2 on Belgium's sales charts.In 2001, after a three year break, Exxtasy was released....
) (2008) - "Feel!" (2009)
Compilation albums
- The Early Years (89–93) (1996)
- Collector: Lost and Found (2001)
- NUN Trilogy (2002)
- Collector: Fireworks & Colorchange (2003)
- First Anthology (2011)
Videography
- Va I Luce (1992)
- Entities Tour (1993)
- Glowing Like Io – Live Performance (1994)
- Alpha Omega – Live (1995)
- Live '99 (1999)
- Collector – Adapted for the Screen (2002)
- Live 2003 (2004)