Lav's Music Corner

Panchiko is a British rock band that first recorded music in the late '90s and early 2000s and ultimately disbanded shortly after. Years later a CD of the bands D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L  EP surfaced online after someone discovered it in a second-hand store. Even though the songs on the project had suffered from severe CD rot the band still became a sensation among music fans online who eventually found the original members who had properly mastered versions of the songs and have now returned for a tour and long awaited proper debut album.  Review by Lavender: The mystique of Panchiko had been working on me since long before I heard any of the material for this album. Listening to the rotted version of their songs and falling in love with the unique blend of physical and synthetic worked into both the music and story of the band, only to then hear the songs breakthrough with far more clarity than ever before was a magical experience as a fan. Getting to se...