Black (Project Pitchfork album)

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Black
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2013
Genre Electro-industrial, EBM
Label Trisol Music Group, Candyland Entertainment, Prussia Records
Producer Peter Spilles
Project Pitchfork chronology
Quantum Mechanics
(2011)
Black
(2013)
Blood
(2014)
Singles from Black
  1. "Rain"

Black is a 2013 album by the German Electro-industrial band Project Pitchfork. It is their 14th studio album and was released in multiple formats, including a double-disc deluxe version, featuring two b-sides and three remixes. The song "Rain" was released as a music video to promote the record. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Pitch-Black" – 8:00
  2. "Drums of death" – 5:41
  3. "Enchanted Dots Of Light" – 5:06
  4. "The Circus" – 4:16
  5. "Rain" – 5:31
  6. "Contract" – 4:35
  7. "Storm Flower" – 4:19
  8. "Acid Ocean" – 6:14
  9. "Black Sanctuary" – 5:52
  10. "Nil" – 7:28

Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc

  1. "Midnight Moon Misery" – 6:07
  2. "Onyx" – 5:14
  3. "The Circus (RMX)" – 5:15
  4. "Acid Ocean (RMX)" – 6:20
  5. "Pitch-Black (RMX)" – 7:25

Deluxe Edition

Limited 2CD Deluxe Edition was strictly limited to 2,000 copies and includes: [2]

Reception

German reviewer Zander Buel talked about the album's genres and said that "The synth textures exist outside of both Futurepop and Aggrotech, inspired by a place far beyond those genres that still somehow manages to sound in line with them. And, of course, Peter Spilles’s vocals remain at the forefront as harsh, scathing, and venomous, but with as much passion as ever". [3] Dark music website "gothicparadise.com" gave the album 4.5/5, saying that "With all of this diversity mixed with the classic, pounding styles, we have a great, dynamic album. With the heavy hitting bass and grinding, pulsating synths and beats mixed with the dark, deep vocals creates the tried and true sound we've grown to love over the years". [4]

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