Christian Hayes
| Christian "Bic" Hayes | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Christian David Hayes |
| Born |
10 June 1964 Westminster, London, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Indie rock, Psychedelic rock |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, vocalist, songwriter |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Associated acts | Dark Star, Levitation, Mikrokosmos, Cardiacs, ZOFFF, LSD-25, Ring, Panixphere, The Dave Howard Singers, Julianne Regan, M U M M Y |
| Website | https://mikrokosmos.bandcamp.com/ |
Christian David Hayes (born 10 June 1964 in Westminster, London), also known as Bic Hayes, is an English rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. Best known as the frontman of Dark Star and guitarist with Levitation, he has also released solo material as Mikrokosmos, which was produced by Tim Smith (Cardiacs).
Hayes explained that he was nicknamed Bic because he "just stopped eating for ages and people started saying I looked like a Bic biro. I had this phase when I thought eating was boring".
Hayes had previously played bass with The Dave Howard Singers and guitar with Panixphere, Ring and Cardiacs. He joined Levitation through knowing Terry Bickers through musical friends in South London, and brought former Ring bandmate Robert White with him. Hayes left Cardiacs to commit to Levitation full-time, with Hayes admitting "I was playing guitar in Cardiacs. They were the band I left for Levitation. I loved Cardiacs and thought they were the best band in Britain at the time. That's how much I believed in Levitation. The chemistry was explosive". Whilst still in Levitation, he reformed Ring with Levitation drummer David Francolini and Cardiacs frontman Tim Smith.
Following the demise of Levitation, Hayes began working with Heather Nova and All About Eve's Julianne Regan before forming Dark Star in 1996 with former Levitation bandmate David Francolini and Laurence O'Keefe. Having released their debut album Twenty Twenty Sound the band recorded a second album but it was not released as a result of personnel changes at their record company. An unmastered seven track version of the album, omitting the tracks "Roman Road" and "Valentine", was leaked within a couple of years of the split. Titled Zurich, it is unconfirmed whether this was an official title. The album remains unreleased, though Hayes has stated his hope to release the second album soon.
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