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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.
Not to be confused with Projekt or Pro-jektPro-jekt are a band, and they also sometimes describe themselves as Gothic metal. It has also been said that they have a darkwave sound. They were formed in January 2000, in Derbyshire, England. They engineered and financed their own demo album, and later signed to Nightbreed Recordings Ltd, in...
Project Pitchfork is an
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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'.
The next Pitchfork release, the 'Corps d'Amour' EP was more sexually-influenced that previous works, though the band denied any link between the lyrics and Peter's personal life. 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 GroupWarner 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. The current incarnation of the company was formed in 2004 when it was spun off by Time Warner, and as a result, Time Warner no longer...
label EastWest). The album yielded three singles in '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.
Out via Prussia by mid August 2008 is Imatem's "Journey" CD. Imatem is the musical project by Peter Spilles (Project Pitchfork). This is the second album for the project this time bringing 10 new songs with such guest musicians as Ronan Harris (VNV Nation), Sara Noxx, Sven Friedrich (Zeraphine/Solar Fake), Stefan Grossmann (Absurd Minds), Jay Smith (Deviant UK), Jinxy (Santa Hates You), Nick (Legacy Of Music) and Jan Revolution.
On the 23rd of January 2009, the band released the new MCD "Feel!" via Prussia Records. Then on the 27th of February, the band released the new album
Dream, Tiresias!, also via Prussia Records. The album received high appraisal from electronic music magazine, ReGen
Current Status
Project Pitchfork is currently signed with Prussia Records (Germany, Switzerland, Austria), Karma Records (South America) and
TrisolThe term "Trisol" may refer to either of the following.* Trisol — A desert planet featured in My Three Suns, an episode of the popular American sitcom, Futurama.* The Trisol Music Group GmbH — A German business group and record label....
(rest of the world).
Members
- Peter Spilles – composition, lyrics, vocals
- Dirk Scheuber – keyboards
A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organs as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Jürgen Jansen – keyboards
A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organs as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Achim Färber – live drums
- Carsten Klatte – live guitar
Former Members
- Patricia Nigiani – backing vocals, keyboards
A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organs as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
(1992-1994)
- Markus Giltjes - live drums (1995)
- Yenz Schrader - drums, percussions, guitar (1998)
Studio Albums
- Demoniac Puppets - (CS, Ltd. Edition) 1990 - no label
- K.N.K.A. – (CS, Ltd. Edition [200 copies]) 1990 - no label
- Dhyani – (CD Album) 1991 - Hypnobeat • (LP Album) 1991 - Hypnobeat, Semaphore • (CD Album) 1994 - SPV Recordings • (CD Album) 2000 - Candyland Entertainment
- Precious New World – (7", Ltd. Edition Box) 1991 - Hypnobeat
- Lam-'Bras – (LP Album) 1992 - Hypnobeat • (CD Album) 1992 - Hypnobeat • (CD Album) 1994 - SPV Recordings • (CD Album) 1999 - Candyland Entertainment
- Entities – (CD Album) 1992 - Hypnobeat • (CD Album) 1994 - SPV Recordings • (CD Album) 1999 - Candyland Entertainment
- Entities Box – (CD Album + Mini CD, Ltd. Edition) 1992 - Hypnobeat
- Souls/Island – (CD Mini Album) 1993 - Hypnobeat • (CD Mini Album) 1994 - SPV Recordings • (CD Mini Album) 1999 - Candyland Entertainment
- IO
-An abbreviation :* I.O., a theater in Chicago, Illinois dedicated to improvisational comedy.* Industrial organization, the field of economics that studies the strategic behavior of firms, the structure of markets and their interactions....
– (CD Album) 1994 - Off Beat, Synthetic Symphony • (2xLP Album, Ltd. Edition) 1994 - Off Beat • (CD Promo) 1994 - Off Beat • (CD Album) 1996 - Metropolis
- IO Box – (CD Album + Mini CD, Ltd. Edition [1000 copies]) 1994 - Off Beat
- Little IO – (Mini CD, Ltd. Edition) 1994 - Off Beat
- Alpha Omega – (CD Album) 1995 - Candyland Entertainment • (CD Album, Ltd. Edition Metal Box) 1999 - Metropolis
- ¡Chakra : Red! – (CD Album) 1997 - Candyland Entertainment, Energy Rekords • (CD Album) 1998 - Metropolis
- Eon:Eon – (CD Album) 1998 - EastWest Records GmbH, Metropolis • (CD Album + Mini CD, Ltd. Edition) 1998 - EastWest Records GmbH • (CD Album, Promo) 1998 - EastWest Records GmbH
- Daimonion
Daimonion may refer to*Another name for a Daemon *Daimonion , a Polish rock band**Daimonion , an album by the band of the same name*Daimonion an album by Project Pitchfork...
– (CD Album) 2001 - EastWest Records GmbH, Metropolis
- Inferno
Inferno may refer to:*Hell*Conflagration, a large uncontrolled fire-Literature:* Inferno , the first part of Dante's Divine Comedy* Inferno , a 1976 novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle...
– (CD Album) 2002 - Metropolis, WEA International Inc. • (CS Album) 2002 - WEA International Inc.
- Kaskade
Kaskade , is an American DJ and record producer.-History:Kaskade was born in 1972 in Chicago, Illinois. He later moved to Salt Lake City in 1992 to attend the University of Utah. During this time he owned and operated a local record store, Mechanized Records...
– (CD Album) 2005 - Candyland Entertainment, Metropolis • (2xLP) 2005 - Candyland Entertainment • (CD, Ltd. Edition Book) 2005 - Candyland Entertainment
- Dream, Tiresias!
Dream, Tiresias! is a 2009 album by the German Electro-industrial act Project Pitchfork.-Track listing:#"If I Could"#"Nasty Habit"#"The Tide"#"Promises"#"An End"#"Your God"#"Feel!"#"Full Of Life"#"Darkness"#"Passion"...
- (CD) 2009 - Trisol Music Group GmbH
Live Albums
- Live '97 – (CD, Ltd. Edition Metal Box) 1997 - Candyland Entertainment
- Live 2003 / 2001 (CD) – (CD) 2003 - WEA International Inc.
Singles
- Psychic Torture – (CD Maxi) 1991 - Hypnobeat • (12") 1991 - Hypnobeat • (CD Maxi) 1994 - SPV Recordings • (CD Maxi) 1999 - Candyland Entertainment
- Carrion – (CD Maxi) 1993 - Off Beat
- Renascence – (CD Maxi) 1994 - Off Beat
- En Garde! – (CD Maxi) 1996 - Candyland Entertainment
- Carnival – (CD Maxi) 1998 - EastWest Records GmbH • (CD Maxi, Ltd Edition Cardboard Sleeve) 1998 - EastWest Records GmbH
- Steelrose – (CD Maxi) 1998 - EastWest Records GmbH, Metropolis
- I Live Your Dream – (CD Maxi) 1999 - EastWest Records GmbH • (CD Maxi, Shaped, Ltd. Edition) 1999 - EastWest Records GmbH
- Existence (Red Cover) – (CD Maxi) 2001 - EastWest Records GmbH
- Existence (Yellow Cover) – (CD Maxi) 2001 - EastWest Records GmbH
- Timekiller – (CD Maxi) 2001 - EastWest Records GmbH
- Awakening – (CD Single, Promo) 2002 - WEA International Inc.
- Schall Und Rauch/The Future Is Now – (CD Single, Promo) 2005 - Candyland Entertainment
- Ich Will Leben – (CD Maxi) 2006 - Four.Rock - (With Unheilig)
- Earth Song - (CD Maxi) 2008 - Prussia Records
- Feel! - (CD Maxi) 2009 - Candyland Entertainment
Eps
- CH'I – (CD EP) 1995 - Candyland Entertainment
- Corps D'Amour – (CD EP) 1995 - Candyland Entertainment
- Trialog – (CD Maxi) 2002 - Metropolis, WEA International Inc. • (CD Single, Promo) 2002 - WEA International Inc.
- View From a Throne – (CD Maxi) 2002 - Metropolis, WEA International Inc. • (CD Single, Promo) 2002 - WEA International Inc.
- Wonderland/One Million Faces – (CD EP) 2007 - Candyland Entertainment
Dvd/VHS
- Va I Luce - (VHS) 1992 - Devilock TV
- Entities Tour – (VHS) 1993 - Devilock TV
- Glowing Like Io - Live Performance – (VHS) 1994 - Off Beat
- Alpha Omega - Live – (VHS) 1995 - Candyland Entertainment
- Live '99 - (VHS) 1999 - Candyland Entertainment
- Collector - Adapted for the Screen – (DVD) 2002 - Warner Vision (Germany)
- Live 2003 – (2xDVD) 2004 - Candyland Entertainment, Metropolis
Compilations
- The Early Years (89-93) – (CD) 1996 - Off Beat • (CD) 1996 - Cleopatra
- Collector: Lost and Found – (2xCD) 2001 - Candyland Entertainment
- NUN Trilogie – (3xCD, Ltd. Edition Box) 2002 - Candyland Entertainment
- 2 Originals of Project Pitchfork: Dhyani & Lam-'Bras – (2xCD) 2003 - Candyland Entertainment
- 2 Originals of Project Pitchfork: Entities + Souls/Island – (2xCD) 2003 - Candyland Entertainment
- Collector: Fireworks & Colorchange – (2xCD) 2003 - WEA International Inc.
Compilation appearances
- German Mystic Sound Sampler Volume I – (CD) 1990 Track #5 "2nd Step" - Zillo • (LP) 1990, Side A, Track #5 "2nd Step" - Zillo
- The Official Techno Club Compilation Volume Two – (2xCD) 1990, Disc #2, Track #13 "K.N.K.A. (Unreleased Remix)" - New Zone
- 040 Hamburg Strikes Back! – (CD) 1992, Track #1 "Inside" - Hypnobeat
- … To Hypersonic - The Hyperium Compilation Part II – (CD) 1992, Track #3 "Caught in the Abattoir" - Hyperium Records
- Hy! From Hypnotic to Hypersonic – (2xCD) 1992, Disc #2, Track #3 "Caught in the Abattoir" - Hyperium Records
- We Came to Dance - Indie Dancefloor Vol. I – (CD) 1993, Track #6 "The Abeyance" - Sub Terranean
- We Came to Dance - Indie Dancefloor Vol. II – (CD) 1993, Track #3 "Song of the Winds" - Sub Terranean
- Electrocity – (CD-ROM Sampler) 1994, Tracks 20 - 29, Various Titles - Interaktive Musikproductions Und Vertriebs GmbH
- Electrocity Vol. 5 – (CD) 1994, Track #1 "Terra Incognita" - Ausfahrt
- Moonraker – (2xCD) 1994, Disc #1, Track #2 "Carrion (Decay Mix)" - Sub Terranean
- Wave Movies – (VHS, Ltd. Edition) 1994, Video #13 "Circus of Death" and Video #14 "Souls (Face Remix)" - Devilock TV
- We Came to Dance - Indie Dancefloor Vol. IV – (CD) 1994, Track #1 "Souls" - Sub Terranean
- Zillo Jubiläums Compilation 1989-1994 – (CD) 1994, Track #5 "Bodies" - Zillo
- E-Beat – (2xCD) 1995, Disc #1, Track #4 "Silent Scream" - Polymedia Marketing Group GmbH
- Moonraker Vol. II – (2xCD) 1995, Disc #1, Track #15 "Terra Incognita" - Sub Terranean
- Neurostyle Vol. II – (CD) 1995, Track #9 "The Longing" - Sub Terranean
- The Tyranny Off the Beat Vol.1 – (CD) 1995, Track #7 "Renascence (Infinity Mix by FLA)" and Track #8 "Carrion (Decay Mix)" - Off Beat, Cleopatra
- There Is No Time – (4xCD) 1995, Disc #4, Track #6 "Carrion" - Ras Dva Records
- Virtual X-mas 95 – (Mini CD, Ltd. Edition, Promo) 1995, Track #4 "Silent Scream" - Energy Rekords
- Best of EBM & Electro Vol. 1 – (CD) 1996, Track #10 "Souls (Extended Version)" - Zoth Ommog
- Command & Conquer - Alarmstufe Rot – (2xCD) 1996, Disc #2, Track #6 "2069 AD" - Cinerama
- E-Beat - Phase II – (CD) 1996, Track #10 "Animal (Remix)" - Polymedia Marketing Group GmbH
- Industrial Revolution: 3rd Edition Rare & Unreleased – (2xCD) 1996, Disc #2, Track #14 "The Animal (Youthsad Mix)" - Cleopatra
- Off Road Tracks Vol. 3 – (CD, Promo) 1996 Track #2 "2069 AD" - Metal Hammer (Germany)
- Zillo Club Hits – (CD) 1996, Track #9 "Requiem" - Zillo
- Industrial Madness – (4xCD) 1997, Disc #3, Track #2 "K.N.K.A. (Climax Version)" - Cleopatra
- Industrial Mix Machine – (2xCD) 1997, Disc #1, Track #6 "Renascence (Infinity Mix)" - Cleopatra
- Night of Darkness - Grenzwellen on CD – (CD) 1997, Track #4 "God Wrote" - Synthetic Symphony
- Out of the Dark – (CD) 1997, Track #11 "2069 AD" - GUN Records
- Voll Auf Die Zehn! – (2xLP) 1997, Side C, Track #6 "Alpha Omega" - Public Propaganda Records
- Wing Commander: Prophecy (Original Soundtrack) – (CD Enhanced) 1997, Track #9 "Gravitation Zero" - Cinerama
- Bravo Hits 23 – (2xCD) 1998, Disc #2, Track #6 "Carnival (Album Version)" - Warner Special Marketing GmbH, Bertelsmann Club
- Formel Eins - Die Hit-CD – (2xCD) 1998, Disc #1, Track #14 "Carnival (Album Version)" - Warner Special Marketing GmbH
- Hypnotic & Hypersonic – (2xCD) 1998, Disc #2, Track #2 "Animal (Remix)" - Hyperium Records
- TOQUE/BCN v.1.0 – (CS) 1998, Side B, Track #2 "God Wrote" - no label
- We Came to Watch Part 1 – (VHS) 1998, Video #12 "Renascence" - Credo, Nova Tekk
- Wing Commander: Prophecy – (CD) 1998, Track #9 "Gravitation Zero" - Edel America Records
- Zillo Club Hits 1 – (CD) 1998, Track #9 "Requiem" - Zillo
- ZilloScope: New Signs & Sounds 07-08/98 – (CD Sampler) 1998, Track #1 "En Garde (Live)" - Zillo
- Best of Electronic Music Vol. 2 – (2xCD) 1999, Disc #1, Track #5 "Sin" - TCM Musikproduktionsgesellschaft mbH
- Metropolis 1999 – (CD) 1999, Track #3 "Carnival" - Metropolis
- Sanctuary – (CD) 1999, Track #6 "Steelrose (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)" - Zoomshot Media Entertainment
- Straight Shooter (Original Soundtrack) – (CD) 1999, Track #5 "Sin" - EastWest Records GmbH
- Zillo Festival Sampler 1999 – (2xCD) 2000, Disc #1, Track #1 "Orange Moon" - Zillo
- Electropolis: Volume 2 – (CD) 2000, Track #13 "Temper of Poseidon" - Metropolis
- Extrem Terror – (CD + CD ROM) 2000, Track 12, "Rescue" - Nuclear Blast
- The Very Best of Industrial Revolution – (CD) 2000, Track #11 "The Animal (Youthsad Mix)" - Cleopatra
- Virion Sequences – (CD) 2000, Track #8 "The Island (Live '97)" - Gashed!
- Beauty In Darkness Vol. 5 – (CD) 2001, Track #6 "Existence (Zeromancer Remix)" - Nuclear Blast
- Beauty In Darkness Vol. 5 – (VHS) 2001, Video #9 "Existence" - Nuclear Blast
- Bravo Hits 32 – (2xCD) 2001, Disc #2, Track #19 "Existence" - Warner Special Marketing GmbH, Bertelsmann Club
- Critical M@55 Volume 2 – (2xCD) 2001, Track #3 "We Are One (Mirror Split Up Into Pieces)" - Metropolis
- Crossing All Over! - Vol. 13 – (2xCD) 2001, Disc #2, Track #18 "Existence" - Supersonic Records, BMG
- D-Side 3 – (CD Sampler) 2001, Track #2 "Timekiller" - D-Side
- Electro Club Attack - The Classix I – (2xCD) 2001, Disc #1, Track #1 "IO" - XXC
- Orkus Presents: The Best of the 90s 1 – (2xCD) 2001, Disc #1, Track #3 "Renascence" - Angelwings, Orkus
- Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. IX – (CD Sampler, Enhanced) 2001, Video Interview - Sonic Seducer
- Zillo Club Hits 6 – (CD) 2001, Track #8 "Existence (VNV Nation Remix)" - Zillo
- Zillo Festival Sampler 2001 – (CD Sampler) 2001, Track #14 "Existence (Zeromancer Remix)" - Zillo
- Castle Party 2002 – (CD) 2002, Track #1, "Timekiller" - Metal Mind Records
- Critical M@55 Volume 4 – (CD Sampler, Enhanced) 2002, Track #11 "A Cell" - Metropolis
- D-Side 13 – (CD Sampler) 2002, Track #2 "I Am (A Thought In Slowmotion)" - D-Side
- Metropolis 2002 – (CD) 2002, Track #2 "Timekiller" - Metropolis
- Musikexpress 65 - WEA – (CD) 2002, Track #4 "Mine (Beast of Prey)" - Musikexpress
- Orkus Presents: The Best of 2001 – (2xCD) 2002, Disc #1, Track #2 "Timekiller (Video Edit Original)" - Angelwings, Orkus
- Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 20 – (CD Sampler + VCD) 2002, VCD Track #5 "Fear (Live)" - Sonic Seducer
- The Dark Side – (DVD) 2003, Track #11 "Trialog" - Universal Marketing Group GmbH
- Beauty In Darkness Volume 7 – (2xDVD) 2004, DVD #2, Track #4 "View from a Throne" - Nuclear Blast
- Gothika – (2xCD) 2004, Disc #2, Track #9 "Renascence (Infinity Remix By Front Line Assembly)" - Cleopatra
- Obscur – (2xCD) 2004, Disc #2, Track #14 "Requiem" - EMI Music (France)
- Orkus Compilation XVI – (CD Sampler, Enhanced) 2004, Video "Spoken Mirror" - Orkus
- Orkus Presents: The Very Best of the 90s Vol. 1 – (2xCD) 2004, Disc #1, Track #7 "Renascence" - Angelwings, Orkus
- Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 36 – (CD Sampler Enhanced + CD Sampler) 2004, Video #1 "Awakening (Live)" - Sonic Seducer
- D-Side 29 – (CD Sampler) 2005, Track #8 "Abyss" - D-Side
- Elegy Sampler 36 – (CD Sampler) 2005, Track #1 "Schall Und Rauch" - Elegy
- Into the Darkness Volume 2 – (DVD) 2005, "Temptation (Hurricane Festival)" - Nightclub Records
- New Signs & Sounds 06/05 – (CD Sampler, Enhanced) 2005, "Schall Und Rauch (Oscillator Edit)" - Zillo
- Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 49 – (CD Sampler + VCD) 2005, CD Track #1 "The Future Is Now" and Video #8 Interview - Sonic Seducer
- Synth & Wave Essentials – (DVD) 2005, Track #8 "Timekiller" - ZYX Music
- Synth & Wave Essentials Vol. 2 – (2xCD) 2005, Disc #2, Track #6 "Timekiller" - ZYX Music
- Dark Flower Vol. II – (2xCD) 2006, Disc #2, Track #3 "En Garde (Live)" - Angelstar
- Into the Darkness Volume 3 – (DVD) 2006, Track #1 "K.N.K.A. (Markthalle 2005)" - Nightclub Records
- La Reforma – (CD) 2006, Track #1 "Souls" - Q-Code Records
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