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- Independent third party verification from a record label who recieved their demo, including handwritten notes dated November 2000
- https://imgur.com/gallery/4nEt7bJ
- https://i.imgur.com/dcR6dBV.jpg
- Confirmation that Fierce Panda moved office just before the Covid lockdown, as stated in the email
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03514648/filing-history
- The band performed live at The Little Civic venue in Wolverhampton on April 13th 2001 for the Battle of the Bands contest
- They competed against Sonic Lord and Available in Braille while Fuse were the guest act
- Searching for these bands on the Wolves Civic website shows the old gig listing
- http://www.wolvescivic.co.uk/
- https://i.imgur.com/spqIV0K.png
- https://i.imgur.com/sacL85O.png
- https://rateyourmusic.com/list/Profoundemonium/battle-of-the-bands-2001-2002/
- The search results have been archived here:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210816203206/http://www.wolvescivic.co.uk/ajax/ajax_GetSearchResults.aspx?k=Panchiko
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210816203636/http://www.wolvescivic.co.uk/ajax/ajax_GetSearchResults.aspx?k=Sonic+Lord
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210816203530/http://www.wolvescivic.co.uk//ajax/ajax_GetSearchResults.aspx?k=Available+in+Braille
- Video footage from before and during Available in Braille's performance can be seen on YouTube
- Andy, Owain and Shaun of Panchiko appear briefly in the background
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOt2dMDicPo
- https://i.imgur.com/vml6VfK.mp4
- https://i.imgur.com/4drb3ZQ.jpg
- https://i.imgur.com/dH2hWvP.png
- https://i.imgur.com/Sr188CU.png
- https://i.imgur.com/T9VXWrc.png
- Other performances include:
- July 5th 2000 at Berlins (Battle of the Bands contest by JMP Promotions)
- August 2nd 2000 at The Farnsfield Village Centre
- Flyers for each of these gigs can be seen here:
- https://imgur.com/a/JjeMsTw
- Viterbo, Tennason and Tubescreamer's gig history support the Berlins flyer:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20020206234437/http://pages.eidosnet.co.uk:80/~jonc/viterbo/gig_history.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20020414043426/http://www.tennason.com:80/moregigs.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20010124012700/http://www.tubescreamer.co.uk/page4.html
- Known copies
- 1. Early version owned by Owain.
- 2. Anonymous 4chan user.
- 3. Henry Parkinson (aka TARS).
- 4. georgeisreallycool (Bandcamp raffle winner).
- https://i.imgur.com/mMF3xca.jpg
- Copies 3. and 4. are Traxdata branded discs manufactured by Ritek Corporation.
- Deciphering the hub code with CD2Date shows that they were manufactured on October 28th, 1999.
- https://i.imgur.com/xmW8lY5.png
- https://www.discogs.com/lists/CDr-Codes-Master-List/792097
- https://www.discogs.com/release/14812426
- Panchiko font: Italicized Haettenschweiler (Designed in 1954 and included in Windows '95)
- D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L font: Arial (Designed in 1982 and included in Windows 3.1, 1992)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haettenschweiler
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/font-list/haettenschweiler
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arial
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/font-list/arial
- Interviews:
- March 15, 2020: https://web.archive.org/web/20210801013554/https://www.corduroythreads.com/features/the-surprising-story-of-panchiko
- May 18, 2020: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/panchiko-deathmetal-interview
- December 8, 2020: https://web.archive.org/web/20210716122914/http://warp.la/editoriales/panchiko-bandsyouneedtoknow
- June 10, 2021: https://www.instagram.com/p/CP8HqGosf5M/
- November 24, 2021: https://www.instagram.com/p/CWq2bYesZxO/
- November 24, 2021: https://web.archive.org/web/20220509074148/https://impctjournal.com/blogmusic/interview-panchiko
- December 29, 2021: https://www.theindiescene.co.uk/interviews/andy-guitarist-of-enigmatic-panchiko-delves-into-the-widely-speculated-mysteries-surrounding-the-band?format=amp
- February 28, 2022: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Js0ed6wBHQyHoXGhWnACt?si=4R1UNzGBQvup0hrBt6TEBQ&nd=1
- June 26, 2022: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0dz8NPbQm0Pwld0rYXa45y?si=9bce66ddc52d4838&nd=1
- March 19, 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZSPaC2RdEM
- October 19, 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeBU_MBKJAs
- Articles:
- January 3, 2021: https://setsandthecd.medium.com/how-panchiko-made-me-fall-for-death-metal-4811451b806a
- September 4, 2021: https://medium.com/@piratediscoking/4channer-discovers-mysterious-album-asks-who-is-panchiko-a5f29f9ab5ce
- February 2, 2022: https://www.vice.com/en/article/akvjmb/panchiko-band-death-metal-cd
- February 27, 2022: https://sbpress.com/2022/02/panchiko-the-internets-greatest-music-mystery/
- August 16, 2022: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/16/panchiko-visual-purple-little-known-bands-surprise-fame
- March 10, 2023: https://www.nme.com/news/music/nottinghams-rescue-rooms-celebrate-20th-anniversary-panchiko-3411425
- May 9, 2023: https://uproxx.com/indie/panchiko-interview-failed-at-maths/
- May 16, 2023: https://www.clevescene.com/music/brit-rockers-panchiko-return-with-new-music-after-20-year-hiatus-41955287
- Fandom Wiki:
- https://panchiko.fandom.com/wiki/Panchiko
- Spreadsheet of live recordings:
- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pQCNUgnoQ9adRdNCFJeJtm7dzZ5bvbgKpwgeZvcLvgs/edit#gid=0
- YouTube videos:
- Panchiko - 4Chan Finds An EP
- July 15, 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPMlfE_C7-k
- The Mystery Of Panchiko's "DEATHMETAL"
- November 10, 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXaKP0t3F0Y
- Panchikos Deathmetal: The Most Mysterious Album On The Internet
- January 4, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi9M9XxnYmc
- An Update To Panchikos Deathmetal
- February 23, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx3z3Y2dqkg
- Everyday Chemistry & Panchiko - Lost Media or Marketing?
- May 8, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pArdGoirvo
- La Búsqueda de Panchiko: La Banda Perdida
- May 8, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX1p71u5Thw
- 20년만에 발굴된 로스트 미디어 - 판치코
- February 28, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOXjpabyPfg
- Panchiko - A Mysterious CD Found in a Shop
- March 18, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1tAZ8ga0hw
- Panchiko - DEATHMETAL: Album yang Ditemukan 16 Tahun Setelah Dibuat
- March 21, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZXL_VxRzuQ
- Panchiko: The Story of a Lost Album
- June 22, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4De7Cu0LcQ
- The Mysterious Story of Panchiko
- July 3, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lpv2syF4RQ
- El misterioso álbum musical de una banda perdida | Panchiko Deathmetal
- September 1, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4d6tzWRY2o
- Panchiko DEATHMETAL - Tales From the Internet
- February 4, 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJzpAGYYWjM
- That Time 4chan Discovered A Band
- August 14, 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK4t-bCyk7E
- Examples of distorted or unreadable data due to layer separation, chemical alteration to dyes, pinhole decay and various other potential factors. Collectively referred to as 'disc rot'. Extremely prevalent in recordable discs that have a sticker label across the whole surface (which were present on the original Panchiko discs).
- https://i.imgur.com/KZ8JvPU.png
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7fy-p5faatso5bkcPwAzsC_ovdxyATzF
- https://rateyourmusic.com/list/Profoundemonium/disc-rot-showcase/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k29pyzJIixk
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pKY-mBOCF8
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUNo3fsvo0A
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u2j1Q8uCgQ&t=5m34s
- Further reading:
- https://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_quality.shtml
- https://cdrfaq.org/faq07.html#S7-5
- https://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub121/sec3/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170424181147/http://www.datarecovery.com.sg/data_recovery/optical_disc_explained.htm
- Mint na Bokura fan communities (Late 90s & early 00s)
- Including fan translations into English (as early as 1997), manga scans, image galleries, Winamp skins, etc.
- https://web.archive.org/web/19991128081105/http://members.tripod.com/angel_lillie/mintmain.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/19980110073822/http://www.swb.de/~zahara/yo/mint.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/19990129005530/http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Ginza/1515/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20030224184936/http://www.dreamers.com/mnbokura/mnb/
- https://web.archive.org/web/19991110031802/http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/gibson/275/main.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20010508135802/http://mintnabokura.50megs.com/
- https://web.archive.org/web/19991128202930/http://www.stormloader.com:80/mint/index2.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/19991105070541/http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Fuji/9793/shoujo/bokura.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/19991125030423/http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Teahouse/5072/mint.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/19991004033517/http://www.angelfire.com/or/keichan1/index.html
- "Oh so the cover... I found a nice picture on the internet and then stuck some words on it and 20 years later everyone's going crackers."
- https://i.imgur.com/giAt4we.png
- Anime & manga importing and shopping resources from the 90s
- https://web.archive.org/web/19991114073544/http://www.anime.jyu.fi/~anipike/comguide.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20000818012628/http://anime.jyu.fi/~anipike/stores.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/19991007011249/http://members.aol.com/sledgepuc/maas.html
- Anime & manga cover art in the west (90s & early 00s)
- https://i.imgur.com/FOFi3U1.png
- https://www.discogs.com/release/18174991-Crane-Crane
- https://www.discogs.com/release/21000607-Thats-All-Folks-Lupin-Pinky-Deluxe
- https://www.discogs.com/release/20992189-Short-Cut-Left-Behind
- https://www.discogs.com/Sadida-Despair/release/15839181
- https://www.discogs.com/SupremeEx-Destructor/release/694703
- https://www.discogs.com/Harlequin-Fly-Dilate/release/12916197
- https://www.discogs.com/Out-Of-Use-Until-The-Next-Time/release/10130811
- https://www.discogs.com/Linus-Driven-Superficial/release/13865050
- https://www.discogs.com/Various-Here-Comes-Santa-Paws/release/18960541
- https://www.discogs.com/Various-Gold-Frankincense-and-Purr/release/16086161
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/sensoria/make_it_real/
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/sensoria/run_4_love/
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/syndicate/realms-of-darkness/
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_fighting_cocks/come_and_see/
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/fault_line/demo-2003/
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/casper-fandango/hows-your-hand/
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/god-is-my-co-pilot/what-doctors-don%E2%80%99t-tell-you/
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/djmix/paulina-taylor/harmonic-fusion/
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/djmix/paulina-taylor/smiling/
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/splitters/international_smugglers/
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/kid606/gq-on-the-eq/
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/djmix/mijk-van-dijk/multi-mijk/
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/voodoo-glow-skulls/who-is-this-is/
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/further-nyc/after-the-lights-go-down-low-e-p/
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/hydrophobia/hc-65/
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/helen-love/love-and-glitter-hot-days-and-music/
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/helen_love/ahead_of_the_race___diet_coke_girl___rollercoasting/
- https://www.discogs.com/artist/1049992-DJ-Reflect-2
- https://www.discogs.com/Cola-Boy-7-Ways-To-Love/release/2591909
- https://web.archive.org/web/20020610102251/http://www.planb.cwc.net:80/Discog/index.html
- https://www.discogs.com/Pzychobitch-Master-Of-Myself/release/144443
- https://www.discogs.com/Pzycho-Bitch-Eden/release/175008
- Andy has been writing music for WSUOR since at least 2003 and a MySpace page has existed since 2005.
- He was the sound engineer Nottingham's Rescue Rooms for 6-7 years and has worked with numerous bands across the UK.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090728163038/http://www.myspace.com/wsuor
- https://www.discogs.com/artist/840324-Andrew-Wright-7
- Owain has performed live several times throughout the 2000s as a solo musician and visual artist.
- https://myspace.com/midsr/music/songs
- https://soundcloud.com/midsr
- https://digitalbroadway.wordpress.com/tag/wii/
- https://gamecity2012.sched.com/exhibitor/owaindavies1
- The music has always been free to download, with the merch initially intended as a small run based on demand as discussed with the fan community beforehand.
- https://i.imgur.com/pXQNWpO.png
- https://i.imgur.com/iNo3nDm.png
- https://i.imgur.com/bketlj2.png
- Direct musical influences
- Radiohead - High and Dry + Let Down (Sodium Chloride)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qFfFVSerQo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgkI1zI61bQ
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYfD-5gHX1A
- Ultrasound - Fame Thing (Stabilisers for Big Boys)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76ZXwe1rzRo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR7P9VfjFEA
- Stabilisers for Big Boys was named after a line from an episode of Scrapheap Challenge which originally aired on October 4th, 1998
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh8Y9iat-Mc
- Machine Gun Drum is based on a track from Owain's solo project (Last)Exile, dating back to 2009
- https://myspace.com/midsr/music/songs
- https://soundcloud.com/midsr/machine-gun-drum
- Samples
- DᐳEᐳAᐳTᐳHᐳMᐳEᐳTᐳAᐳL
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q155JQxh2SQ&t=0m53s
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WRbiCsENOo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XuflxIr3mY
- Cut
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KJafmiooQA
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWrGwdVvZIA&t=0m11s
- That One Time a Girl Sang and Saved the Galaxy
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itDPJlE-9rY
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inLmdQUhP6A
- Laputa: The Castle in the Sky on British TV
- https://web.archive.org/web/19990203085748/http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/asbel/uk.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20001012133845/http://nausicaa.net/miyazaki/laputa/availability.html
- https://forums.animeuknews.net/threads/laputa-itv-1988.2043/
- False leads (The search for Andy, Owain, Shaun and John)
- https://i.imgur.com/qCVZ30n.png
- https://i.imgur.com/LSAUuOS.png
- https://i.imgur.com/S2HZbzr.png
- https://i.imgur.com/BQWGyqv.png
- https://i.imgur.com/DjtyE52.png
- https://i.imgur.com/A7tNkK7.png
- Closing in on the location and first contact
- https://i.imgur.com/Lb9PgBv.png
- https://i.imgur.com/ieDaetV.png
- https://i.imgur.com/9umUW8C.png
- https://i.imgur.com/NQuT6qe.png
- https://i.imgur.com/oEaHIO7.png
- https://i.imgur.com/4FCMFoj.jpg
- https://i.imgur.com/lPjDxit.png
- Panchikord Google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zDwlpL17E3ECI70GWezkWynRXsck-blSb1Zeaj8eCj4/edit#heading=h.n08nxqsu0ffy
- Full transcript of the video shared by Owain to the Discord community on January 23rd, 2020:
- "In the past 24 hours, I've been contacted by various people from the internet who've
- been concerned in hunting down the facts about the EP called Deathmetal, made by band Panchiko,
- and whether or not this EP is a hoax. I'm here to confirm that Panchiko Deathmetal is
- in fact a genuine artifact from the year 2000. It's an EP made by a four piece band in the
- years 1999 and 2000. It's been strange hearing the reactions to the music and how the degradation
- of the one copy that has been found has added to the music. Now what I find interesting
- is after listening to many videos on Youtube about the EP I feel that the degradation of
- the CD is actually a part of the music now and it's a part of why people enjoy the music.
- And whilst I will try look for an original copy and I may be able to show that in the
- future, I feel like it may take something away from what people found in the music.
- And maybe it's best left how people found it as this interesting half-destroyed piece
- of music from bygone era. Again, I can say that it is not a hoax and a genuine demo CD
- produced by a four-piece band while at school to promote their music to record companies
- potentially. There is only one copy in existence theoretically. I'm not sure if thirty copies
- were made, maybe thirty, fourty, but there may still be some around so you may still
- be able to find a version that doesn't quite have the datarot. As I said before, I think
- that it's part of it's story, I think it's part of what makes it charming today and that's
- what people should hold onto and enjoy that about the CD. But maybe we will never fully
- hear the restored version ever again."
- Original 4chan thread archive:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227212225/https://yuki.la/mu/66571671
- https://4archive.org/board/mu/thread/66571671/panchiko-d-e-a-t-h-m-e-t-a-l
- Download mirror: http://www.mediafire.com/file/w44j6fxc4surece/Panchiko_-_DEATHMETAL.zip/file
- It's sometimes repeated that the Exif Info shows the songs were created in FL Studio or Ableton
- This is neither true nor possible. It shows the tracks were ripped from the disc in 2016 using iTunes
- This has no relation to when the tracks were recorded or produced
- https://i.imgur.com/UhkVP2N.png
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