About this show
A recent review by 13thfloor.co.nz of a Pachyman set at Whammy celebrated the way Pachy used his magic sound to "immediately create a space nobody wanted to leave". We didn't want him to leave either, so we're bringing him back to Aotearoa this January. On Sunday 24 January he takes over Pōneke's hallowed San Fran for a double header with Trans-Tasman supergroup The Lahaar. Over four albums, Pachyman has proven himself a dedicated craftsman in the lineage of dub reggae. He has mastered the methods of King Tubby and Scientist: vintage gear, glorious walls of sound, and an intuitive grasp of the power of repetition. Since his triumphant last visit in early 2025, Pachy "Pachyman" Garcia has released what critics are calling his most adventurous record yet, the dubtastic Another Place . On it he brings together the many scenes that have recontextualised dub, from the synth-pop of William Onyeabor and Yellow Magic Orchestra to Basic Channel's amniotic dub techno. With even stronger Latin flavours running through his sublime Lovers Rock and Studio One-inspired sounds, this will be a supercharged version of the Pachyman shows we've seen before. Standing toe to toe with him are The Lahaar .…
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