Ferric Oxide (Demos 1997 – 2001)

Neilssong (stylised as "NeilSSong") is a song by British indie-rock band Panchiko. It appears as the 2nd track on their 2020 compilation album, Ferric Oxide. The song was written and recorded sometime between 1997 and 2001, and is one of few recordings on Ferric Oxide to feature elements from all 4 original band members. Notably, the songs makes use of a simple, repeating melody made from the Yamaha DJX keyboard that Panchiko owned during their early days. Read more on Last.fm.

Panchiko are an English alternative rock band formed in Nottingham, England in 1997, originally consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Owain Davies, guitarist and keyboardist Andrew Andy Wright, bassist Shaun Ferreday, and a drummer named John. Panchiko's members were childhood friends with cheap equipment, who founded the band in 1997 as teenagers. On 21 July 2016, a 4chan user reported that they had found a copy of D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L in an Oxfam charity store in Sherwood, Nottingham. The songs, affected with disc rot, were shared via Mega and Zippyshare download links. The record became a cult classic through circulation on the Internet such as through the YouTube channel dismiss yourself, until Owain and the other members of Panchiko(excluding John, with whom the other members lost contact) were contacted by their fans through Facebook. The band released their D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L EP in 2000, which was recorded in their room, as well as another EP titled Kicking Cars. On February 16, 2020, D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L was remastered and re-released online along with three tracks from Kicking Cars by the band, exactly 20 years after its official release. On May 5th, 2023, Panchiko released Failed at Math(s), their debut album with new and old material included. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.