Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like?
The first suck on an orange Calippo on a hungover, hot, summers day.
What do you hate about the music industry?
There’s not enough grannies and grandpas on the dance floor.
What can a punter expect from your live show?
Fire! Fire! Fire!
What inspires or has influenced your music the most?
Sega music, High-life, Calypso, ‘60s French pop, reggaeton, dancehall.
Do you have any record releases to date? What are they? Where can I get them?
Not yet! We’re putting an EP out in a couple of months. BUT you can find demo tracks on facebook.com/tabas.co.oz.
Why should everyone come and see your band?
FIRE!!! FIRE!!! FIRE!!!
What part of making music discourages you?
Apparently, being in a professional band requires having approximately seven drummers, four bass players and a couple of keyboardists.
Describe the best gig you have ever played.
Last week at Mojos Bar in North Freo (WA) was pretty cool. There was so much smoke coming off the dance floor the owner got concerned and called the fire department.
Describe the worst gig you have ever played.
At the North Fremantle Bowling Club when we were doing an acoustic set with no drummer, but someone suddenly got up to play the drum kit that was sitting on stage and slowed things down to a snail’s pace – torture!
Tell us about the last song you wrote.
It is called Nyoka Musango, which is Shona for “Snake in the Bush” (no piss-take). Stu stole the chords from traditional Sega music and Hogany came up with a sweet melody and sang about a childhood memory in Zimbabwe. It is a story about how he was in a wheelbarrow watching his uncles work in the fields and a huge snake came out of the bush towards him. He started screaming and his uncles rushed over and killed the snake. Hogan was left thinking, ‘Why did the snake have to come out of the bushes at that moment just to die?’
How do you balance making and playing music with your other commitments?
Don’t sleep.
