HYPEBy Toh Xin Zhe
To quote Alice Kingsley from Alice in Wonderland, “[these bands are] entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are.” They definitely are the best (and the craziest), or else they wouldn’t have been chosen to perform at this year’s Baybeats!
Mad mates: Abdul Hakim, Md Fazly, Sessionists Ashek Ali, Fadlee Salim, Jufri Price, Erik
Earwax: Experimental/Post-rock band
Lost control: “We had a gig once without having jamming sessions before show day. We eventually had our jamming sessions a few hours before the show. It turned out not too bad!”
Last words: “Never give up your passion to anything.”
Craziness factor: 4/10
Mad mates: Kammal Vojodi, Cashvin Christopher, Charlie Liu, Ash Perez
Earwax: Hardcore/Alternative
Lost control: “When we were in Perth, we were partying at a friend’s place and got pretty smashed. Our producer cabbed home because he was too drunk to drive and we wrapped his entire car in cling wrap and aluminum foil, giving him a shiny car with chrome wheels.”
Last words: “Learning as we grow, writing what we believe in.”
Craziness factor: 7/10
Mad mates: Nur Thahira Taslim, Jayme Lim, Muhammad Shahrin Syazwan B S, Muhammad Khair bin Safaruan, Niki Koh Zheng Hao
Earwax: Rock/Metal/Progressive
Lost control: “The craziest thing so far has to be round 2 of the Baybeat’s audition! Where Jayme ‘Kicked’ Thahirah over during one of our songs and she continued singing from the ground.”
Last words: “Play our fullest or not play at all”
Craziness factor: 6/10
Mad mates: Melvin, Axel, Nick, Jon, Qijian
Earwax: Dark, Heavy, Mellow, Progressive
Lost control: “Craziest thing we did… nothing much really, we just drank quite a few beers before the show and was pretty tipsy!”
Last words: “Write music with all your heart, have a goal for where you want your band to be, dedicate your heart into it and you will do just fine.”
Craziness factor: 5/10
Mad mate: Seyra
Earwax: Indie folk pop
Lost control: “Driving onto the wrong side of the road accidentally! Luckily the headlights shining from the oncoming traffic jolted me to my swift senses.”
Last words: To create with sincerity, put in the hard work, and practise!”
Craziness factor: 6/10 (points deducted for unintentional act)
Mad mates: Bryan, Dhany, Lewis, Yip
Earwax: Rock/Alternative/Progressive
Lost control: “We do a lot of stupid things. I’m always annoying the rest of the guys, Lewis goes missing sometimes, Yip keeps pumping his fist too much during performances and Dhany is just clumsy.”
Last words: “Stand strong. It wouldn’t take long.”
Craziness factor: 4/10
Mad mates: Amin, Boon, Man, Zad
Earwax: Guitar-driven melodic rock
Lost control: “Hmm… Nothing crazy. Really.”
Last words: “Believe in what you want.”
Craziness factor: 0/10 (Try harder!)
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