[DID NOT ATTEND: June 2, 2023] Panchiko / Horse Jumper of Love / LSD and the Search for God
The story of Panchiko is absurd.
The band first received public attention in 2016 when their 2000 demo EP D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L was discovered by a 4chan user in a charity shop in Sherwood, Nottingham and shared online. The EP’s status as lost media led to a dedicated cult following and a community devoted to tracking down its band members. This was unbeknownst to the band until 2020, when Davies was found and contacted by a fan through Facebook.
Panchiko has since released two compilation albums remastering their older music: a reissue of D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L combining their first two EPs and Ferric Oxide (Demos 1997-2001). In December 2021, the band performed their first show in over twenty years in their hometown of Nottingham, after which they embarked on their first tour in the United States. In November 2021, they amassed over 10 million streams on Spotify.
I mean, not to mention that the word they are talking about is actually Pachinko. But whatever. I listened to the EP back in 2019 or so and liked it. I considered seeing them when they came around in 2022, but it fell through for some reason.
I didn’t actually hear about this show until a few days ago and it was too late to make plans to go. I haven’t even really listened to the new music to know if I wanted to go, so no big deal.
Back in 2021, when I looked up Horse Jumper of Love, I discovered
They play downbeat, rather depressing mope rock. With occasional flares of noise attached. I’d hope they’d be more lively in concert. But I doubt it somehow.
LSD and the Search for God are pretty interesting. I listened to a few of their songs and really liked them. And then, just as quickly, I got tired of them. Drugs, huh?
LSD and the Search for God hit the Northern California coast in 2005–seemingly from another space and time–dosing San Francisco’s underground psychedelic music community with hypnotic live shows built upon swirling guitars, otherworldly drones, fuzzed-out pop hooks, and youthfully flirtatious male/female vocals.
I suspect they’d be very good live.
Please hold on to your tickets as we will be announcing new dates asap. We are sad to miss this show. It’s a sensitive time to be playing music. Thank you for bearing with us as we learn how to navigate it all. Sending love in all directions.“
Indigo De Souza had to postpone her previous show here because of general COVID anxiety. Now, just a few days before this show was supposed to happen, she had to postponed because of an actual COVID outbreak:
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