They Know What Boyz Like
The “unofficial mayor†of Byron Bay, the ubiquitous Captain Kaine, is part of a stellar NYE Trip, Kicks lineup that threatens to derail the already tenuous sanity of the town. Here, he talks absolute nonsense in the leadup.
How does one spot the 'fidgety electro disco' monster that is mentioned in your bio? Is he a friendly monster like the BFG, or more like King Kong - a misunderstood beast?
It is a nocturnal creature often found dancing under the pale moonlight in a parallel dimension. If you have a pair of 3D telescopic nightvision goggles handy, you could be lucky enough to witness their strangely wonderful mating ritual. It has a very user-friendly nature, enjoys night walks on the beach, movies, etc and is mostly socially secure. Ahh the life of a monster. Its not all Jager bombs and canoodles you know.
Tell us about your home planet, Androgyny. Is it a place where dance music rules the land?
Androgyny is the twenty-four-hour party planet. It's not over ‘til the phat lady sings apparently. All we know is music. We take great pleasure in conducting experiments with our one true love and passion. Bass that is. How low can you go?
The music of Nancy Boyz; are you dishing up oysters draped in 80s nu wave and finished off with glam, 90s rave glowsticks?
Yeah its a smorgasbord of style as we don't like to discriminate musically or in any other way. In our short existence so far we've focused on making song-based electro that makes you want to move and get jiggy with it. Eclectic to the core, expect tasty canapes of anime, nu black chic, eyeliner, afros, patent leather, sirens, whistles and, of course, white gloves. Acieeeeed!
Michael Hutchence is referenced in your bio as an influence; from your vantage point on planet Androgyny, how important was INXS - the 80s, early 90s version - to the development of music in the land of Oz?
The early incarnation of INXS could only be described as seminal. Charismatic and classy with a subversive undertone, many an electronic artist from Oz is indebted to those boys.
The Nancy Boyz live show - spruik Scene readers on the merits of your performance and why they need to be ringside when you play the Trip, Kicks NYE show.
We will be featuring our all-singing, all-dancing Nancy Boyz big band for the New Year’s festivities at Trip, Kicks with the addition of disco diva Sarah on backing vocals. She's sure to be bringing enough funk for everyone to get some in their trunk. Also as a special treat, Crystal Grid VJs will provide some mind altering visual enhancements to make certain we're all traveling to the same space in the time line. How far can too far go? Let you know when I get back from the acid disco. We hope you have as life changing a spiritual experience as we have had since we came in search of the bass. We found it. You can too. Amen.
How do you handle criticism?
Constructive criticism is always relevant as the music world is full of opinions. We try to keep our sense of humour with what we do. You can't please all the people all of the time. You can try though.
What do yo expect from a crowd when you're playing live; do you prefer active enjoyment or the art of chin-stroking?
We definitely prefer a bunch of people that are totally off the hook in a party environment. You can really vibe with the massive in a live situation. Bouncing the energy round between the crowd & yourself creates that electric atmosphere we all love to feel. Chin stroking is preferred in the lounge room.
You have the choice between saving a beached whale and winning the girl of your dreams in the process, or you can tour with The Rolling Stones - circa early 70s - and have groupie sex for months on end. Your choice sir?
Difficult choice being the sensitive nu age kind a guys we are but the Stones tour sounds like a laugh. Can we make that group sex please sir?
Trip, Kicks NYE happens at The Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay, on ... um, New Year’s Eve.
