Christian Hayes or Bic Hayes special - Dark Star, Levitation & Ring

<p>Christian Hayes or Bic Hayes special - Dark Star, Levitation & Ring - in conversation with David Eastaugh</p> <p>Bic Hayes, is an English rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. Best known as the frontman of <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Star_(band)'>Dark Star</a> and guitarist with <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levitation_(band)'>Levitation</a>, he has also released solo material as Mikrokosmos, which was produced by <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Smith_(Cardiacs)'>Tim Smith</a>.</p> <p>Hayes first appeared on the south London psychedelic rock scene in the mid-1980s: by 1988 he was playing guitar with <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_(band)'>Ring</a>, moving on to become bass player with <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dave_Howard_Singers'>The Dave Howard Singers</a> in 1989. In the same year he joined <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiacs'>Cardiacs</a> as second guitarist, replacing departing saxophonist Sarah Smith. Hayes would appear as part of the band on their All That Glitters is a Mare's Nest live album and video: he would also make writing and recording contributions to their studio album <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven_Born_and_Ever_Bright'>Heaven Born and Ever Bright</a>. During this period, he also worked on an intermittent thrash rock project called Panixphere.</p>