Chakra Red

Project Pitchfork | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 21, 1998)
• Original Release Date: July 21, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Metropolis Records
• ASIN: B000009EHL
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,588 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars it could have been much better, February 24, 2001

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D. M. MATALLIN "Origami" (Valencia, Spain) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chakra Red (Audio CD)

This album produces in me opposite reactions. Stmes I love it, stmes I hate it. A middle space would be better, I suppose. The album was released in 1997, and it meant a huge evolution from their previous albums: while Project Pitchfork's previous albums were characterised by a maybe purposeful raw electronics, Chakra red sounds richer in sounds. They introduce more guitars than ever, while at the same time they focus on the electronic sounds with more strength and variety than in the past. And then, why I don't consider this album the best PP? I'm not sure, maybe because I stmes feel as if they were trying to sound a bit like Front Line Assembly, losing at some times their distinctive sound achieved by albums like 'IO' and 'Alpha Omega'. However, it is the most varied album: some songs are quite guitaristic, others more ambient, etc. Let's see a song-per-song review:

1. Human Crossing: the album begins with a strange piece: electronics that sound somewhat blurred, dirty guitars, heavily distorted voice: I usually hate this; now I think it's a good way to start the album: it somewhat reminds me of earlier sound while at the same time establishes the difference and the evolution. (8/10)

2. 2096 AD: guitars breaks its way strongly. A heavy piece, unlike all Project Pitchfork made before; an attempt to emulate FLA maybe, it's a good song with raw vocals, and good drum'n bass chorus. (8.5/10)

3. Malicious delight: the logical evolution to previous albums. It seems as if the voice makes a duet with himself, a graver almost diabolical voice vs a more human one. Good sound, good melody, good song, though less innovative. (9/10)

4. Alien crossing: here the electronic beats are the masters; after some FLAish samples, the song breaks through quite danceable, quite accseeible, quite good. (8/10)

5. Time: time for a breath. Instrumental piece, no guitars, quite mellow and changeable. (8.5/10)

6. God wrote: obvious hit. Impressive chorus, good melody, some piano sound mixed up with the heavy electronic sounds. It reminds me of a more melodic FLA, but not a copy, not of course. (9/10)

7. Rush: curious song. Some metal guitars lead us through the slow begining just to break through into an explosive chorus full of electronics and guitars. Chaos made melody. i like this, quite different to what Pitchfork has ever done. (9/10)

8. December sadness: the most melancholy song: some children voices, tribal drums, good electronics, good grave voice, good chorus that transmits the december sadness perfectly. My favourite. (10/10)

9. Temptation: again a quite original song: some guitar sounds together with a heavy beat which reminds me stmes of NIN's Closer, obssscene lyrics (I like that) (9/10)

10. Tower of lust: maybe the weakes song. Not much interesting, it's just an everage song. Everything sounds soft on this one. (7.5/10)

11. Celeste: strong song. very few times has electronic music sounded as heavy. Repetitive vocals makes its purpose. (9/10)

12. Find a way home: a Vangelis cover. Quite average and out of place in this album. (7/10)

Chakra red is ,in my opinion, not the best Project Pitchfork album. In fact, i think IO and EON EON are better, but Chakra Red is maybe the most innovative of all: the album in which this band, after 5 albums, sort of reinvented themselves without losing their distinctive sound. If you like Project Pitchfork, buy it. If you like FLA and thing project Pichfork are too mellow for you, buy this album. It will make u change your opinion.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definately A Great Album, September 11, 2001

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Donovan Smith (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chakra Red (Audio CD)

This album is much different than previous Project Pitchfork albums for a good reason: the whole band worked on the songs, instead of just Peter Spilles, which hasn't happened since Dhyani. There is a wider variety of sound than in the previous album, Alpha Omega, and it is a bit more modern in sound. This album is faster paced overall than previous works, as well as having an overall brighter sound which is very welcomed. And each song is quite distinct from another, yet at the same time have a binding. Tracks like God Wrote (my favorite on the album) and Human Crossing show off the creativity of Project Pitchfork like never before, and maintains their identity as one of the most distinct EBM/industrial acts today. It should be noted that the track "En Garde!" is off an earlier EP release and was recorded much earlier than the rest of Chakra:Red, and was never intended by Project Pitchfork to be on the album. However, Metropolis included it on its release of the album. Although it is a good song, you can tell it doesn't really belong in this album because it sounds noticably different from anything else on Chakra:Red.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Love Pitchy!!!, July 31, 2001

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Melkor "dark lord" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chakra Red (Audio CD)

I'm listening to this CD as I type this. I love Proj. Pitch!!!! I really think they're a band without classification or peer in their genre. Not industrial, not techno...just their own thing. My local Goth/Rivithead clubs (Sabbat/Therepy)refuse to play them when I request it, but it's great music. I think Chakra is a bit more dance oriented than their other albums. It's like a strange mix of Skinny Puppy and New Order. From the other reviews, I see that other people don't like this CD as much as the other Pitchy CD's, but it you like Eon:Eon and Alpha:Omega, I think you'll probably like this one.