SNAYX

Name, where are you from? 
O: Ollie, Brighton.
C: Charlie, Seaford.

Describe your style in three words? 
How many amps?!

What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
O: The Amazing Snakeheads at The Haunt, Brighton. It felt like one of those ‘I was there’ moments. Someone tried to get up on stage and the bassist decked him off it. They introduced me to Buckfast that night too. That band made a huge impact on me and many other bands we know. 
C: Difficult to pick just one as I’ve been lucky enough to see so many incredible artists live! With tough competition from The Prodigy to Queens of The Stone Age, I think I have to go with Gorillaz live at the Brighton Centre. It was one of the most complete performances I’ve ever seen. The sound and visual elements were all absolutely perfect. The classic tunes were timeless and nostalgic and track after track the production left an overwhelming feeling of inspiration.

If you could be on the line up with any two bands in history?
The Sex Pistols and The Clash to experience the well-documented chaos of the early UK punk movement. Probably wouldn’t lend them our equipment though...

Which subcultures have influenced you?
O: Between the two of us, we’ve played in rockabilly, ska, punk and indie bands. Skinhead subculture is a big one for me though, I learned guitar playing along to reggae and ska records.
C: My family have always been heavily involved in indie rock, Britpop and mod culture. In my family, you are practically born in a Fred Perry and you listen to guitar music. I listened religiously to Oasis, Blur, The Verve, The Smiths, Doves, Elastica, Gene and most importantly, The Rifles. We’re also taking particular influence from '90s dance/trance culture at the moment for the new stuff we’re writing. One of my favourite things I listened to while growing up was a '101 Trance Anthems' CD my parents had and numerous 'Ministry of Sound' dance mixes.

If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
O: Lemmy from Motörhead. So many great stories. I’d do my absolute best to keep up with him if we’re having a drink.

Of all the independent venues you’ve played, which is your favourite?
The Green Door Store in Brighton. Rough, ready and has always been good to us. We played our last Brighton show there before the UK locked-down, and then fittingly played our first full capacity show back there with the legends Kid Kapichi.

Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?
C: The Rifles have been around for years and in our opinion should be one of the biggest bands out there. Joel is one of the greatest songwriters we’ve ever met and every track is catchy and oozes quality. The band are amazing live and every time we see them play, we find ourselves down the front singing our lungs out to every single song. We were introduced to The Rifles by my aunt and uncle (A.K.A STAX), who have followed them all over Europe and become good friends with the band. Also, shout out DEAANOOOO!