Panico
Subliminal Kill

The French Tigersushi is one of the most exciting entities in the global music scene: equipped with a minimal, playful, cool aesthetic without being blatantly fashionable, it is tireless in re-releasing the most interesting realities of the coldwave/synthpop from the 80s (well exemplified by the beautiful compilations "So young but so cold" and "More GDM") and above all a tireless hotbed of many talents.

Many artists, like 'Sir Alice', are French, others, and this goes without saying with the "globalization" vocation typical of the French cultural industry, come from the most diverse corners of the globe. Sometimes this is a sterile imposition, sometimes it is a strong point.

The Chilean 'Panico', for example, are a great discovery, vital, crazy, and fast as they are. Their LP debut "Subliminal Kill" starts with a relentless "Que Pasa Wetì" a fantastic extremely danceable electronic rock in the style of 'Primal Scream', even more acidic and frantic, with a shouted and mumbled singing that is crazy. Not all tracks are as successful as the first, and it can certainly be said that their music draws from the punk funk/death disco that is so trendy now, so much so that in Europe 'Panico' opened concerts for renowned "new wave" groups like 'Franz Ferdinand' and 'Bloc Party'. The sound of Panico, however, is immensely more warm, chaotic, and strange, and a bit of melody and pop spirit is certainly lacking, but anyway, the energy is all there, and it's the right kind.

Among the best tracks, the tearjerking ballad "Iguana" (which strongly resembles some of the sexiest episodes of 'Peaches') and the nervous and demented punk à la 'Devo' of "Anfetaminando". These Panico do not have the secret of the perfect song, but they have the right ideas, explosive energy, and they could become someone.

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