00:00The grittiness of the guitarist, for sure.
00:02Yeah.
00:03Oh, that was so good.
00:04No, it was the green light.
00:06Yeah, in Reptile.
00:07In Reptile specifically.
00:09The green light, the atmosphere, the kind of the sun.
00:12Like, oh, what is this?
00:19I don't know how I got into Nine Inch Nails.
00:21I just remember just one day I just turned obsessed
00:25and I used to always watch their Woodstock performance.
00:40And that's actually when I got into guitar playing because,
00:44what's he saying, Robin?
00:46Finnick?
00:47Yes.
00:49He's just an amazing guitarist, so is Trent,
00:51so that really got me into playing guitar.
00:54I remember when Cheo got me into Nine Inch Nails,
00:57it was that same Woodstock performance.
00:59It was really late.
01:00She's like, come and watch this video.
01:01And I was like, no, I don't want to.
01:04I'm in my own room.
01:05She's like, no, come on, please watch this video.
01:07And I'm like, how long is it?
01:08And it's like seven minutes.
01:09I'm like, I have seven minutes to watch this video of that.
01:12And she's like, no, come and watch it.
01:13And then ever since I saw it, I was like, wow.
01:14Like the stage aura had me totally captivated.
01:18And then I became a Nine Inch Nails stan after that.
01:21I feel like it's always the same kind of bands we put each other on.
01:24Like I put everybody on to more like emo and rock songs and you.
01:28I put you on to a lot of like rapper, like alternative acts in general.
01:33Yeah.
01:34I remember when we did, I'm not sure if you've seen the unboxing video,
01:36but we got sent the Nine Inch Nails Doc Martin collab.
01:41And Cheo was just freaking out.
01:42Cause obviously we got like, they came with the signed vinyls.
01:46And the poster.
01:46And the poster.
01:47So Cheo now is in possession of two signed vinyls, two posters,
01:51and two pairs of shoes as the signature Nine Inch Nails fan of our house.
01:55I think just like the rawness and how free they were on stage.
02:01And the grittiness of the guitarist for sure.
02:05Yeah.
02:05Oh, that's so good.
02:06No, it was the green, the green light.
02:08Yeah.
02:09In Reptile.
02:09In Reptile specifically, the green light, the atmosphere, the kind of the sun.
02:14Like, oh, what is this?
02:17That's what I got into Nine Inch Nails.
02:18Yeah.
02:18The Prodigy.
02:19So the first time we got into Prodigy was maybe a year into like our music career.
02:27And we were really, I was feeling a bit trapped in my live performance
02:31because I've always been a really big extra, like 10, 10 all the time.
02:35Bam.
02:36I'm in your face.
02:36But when I was on stage, I kind of felt like I was holding something back.
02:40Like I couldn't be myself.
02:41There was like this weird gap of performing and being like the real Nairobi.
02:46But I was thinking like no one else is weird or is fully expressive.
02:49And I was watching like other like big stars and no one was really fully letting go in the
02:55way that I wanted to let go.
02:56And then my mom was like, oh, um, you guys should check out the Prodigy.
03:00So we were like on, on YouTube and then we watched, was it there?
03:04Rock Amory.
03:04Yeah.
03:05Performance.
03:13And from then just seeing, um, Keith and that expression, I was like, no, that's, that's who I am.
03:19Like that's, I didn't realize that I could do that.
03:23And it was like socially acceptable.
03:25Like I was afraid that being myself was doing to be too much, but they were just themselves
03:30and just in, in every way, just giving the audience a hundred percent of them.
03:34And then that's when it clicks.
03:35So it's like, no, I'm going to give the audience a hundred percent off Nairobi and then Chaya.
03:41Yeah.
03:41So they were like some huge, like influences for our life, like our live shows.
03:45Have you seen the Prodigy live in person yet?
03:47Yes.
03:48We did.
03:49Um, their, their Leeds, Leeds too.
03:51Yeah.
03:51Was it last year?
03:53Um, yeah.
03:54They had the, um, the memorial, the Keith statue, which was yeah.
03:58Amazing to see.
03:59Ashniko.
04:00No, I really don't actually remember when I got into Ashniko.
04:03I've just always really liked them.
04:05I think like from the jungle, like the blue hair.
04:21The, the expression, the, like the rapping as well was like the kind of like edgy alternative beats.
04:27I think, I think with me and Chaya, anyone who was just unconditionally, unconditionally themselves is just a winner.
04:34And we're just really attracted to those kinds of people.
04:37When did you, when did you remember when I got into Ashniko?
04:39I think it was before we did music.
04:42I swear it was.
04:43Was it before?
04:44I think it was, I think it was about 2021.
04:4721.
04:48Okay.
04:48Yeah.
04:49But yeah, no, it was a massive fan.
04:51I got introduced by, um, Daisy.
04:55Oh, okay.
04:56How me and Chaya got into making music in the first instance, it wasn't, um, limited by genre up the
05:02jump because we didn't have a full understanding of genres.
05:05Because we started making music so young.
05:07I mean, what were we like?
05:0814, 17.
05:10Um, it was just like post-school, um, and we were kind of experimenting with sound.
05:14So we didn't, we had no real understanding of like the rock or metal community and all the different sub
05:19genres.
05:19And that like deep dive into the alternative scene at all, because we'd grown up listening to like old school,
05:25um, you know, R&B, neo soul, reggae, and then also whatever was playing on the charts.
05:31And what our friends were listening to, which is like JLS back in the day, um, in One Direction in
05:36the Vamps.
05:36I love the Vamps.
05:37Yeah.
05:37So that's what was popping in 2014.
05:40But because we've kind of grown up making music, like we've experimented, like from our first song in 2022 was
05:48like alternative pop.
05:49And our last song in 2022 was like metal.
05:52So we've really just been free and allowed ourselves to experiment with genres.
05:57And you can kind of like, it's really interesting because as you go through like, especially 2022 is dropping music.
06:02You drop like nine songs and you can really hear what kind of like eras, like musical eras we were
06:07in.
06:08Like when I found trap metal in about May time and then like going into metal, like you can just
06:12really hear the descent into the heaviest stuff, which is really fun.
06:16Um, so I think we've just kept that up, just allow ourselves to be like, oh, we want to add
06:21this in the song and not be like, oh my gosh, the operatic sound.
06:24This isn't this type of music.
06:26We've just been like, if it works, if it sounds good, then it's all for the music.
06:29Billie Eilish.
06:30I think, well, when I first got introduced to Billie Eilish, it was in an IT class with a supply
06:37teacher.
06:37And the guy next to me was like playing, was it Belliache?
06:42One of her earlier ones.
06:53And then I was like, oh, what's this?
06:56And that was like, I think that might've been my first taste into like alternative music.
06:59Like old pop.
07:00Oh pop.
07:01Because back then if I was listening to like, um, like, you know, neo soul reggae and then like little
07:07mix.
07:07So I didn't really understand, um, like the, the depth of alternative music.
07:11So I was like, oh, she's edgy.
07:13What?
07:13Yeah.
07:13This is, this is wild.
07:15Like why, why are we watching this in IT?
07:17She's super edgy.
07:18Um, and then I think it was just.
07:21Yeah.
07:21Listening, listening.
07:22Obviously throughout the years, she's got massive.
07:24Growing up watching like stars, like, you know, Brianna or Ariana Grande or Katy Perry.
07:28And then seeing Billie Eilish is like, that was just so like off key to what we were used to.
07:35And I think that's what really drew me to her.
07:37I was like, wow, she's amazing.
07:39Because I think, um, even though I wasn't used to the alternative scene, I think I've always been really interested
07:44in anyone who looks a bit different.
07:46You know, even if it was hair, outfits, anyone who stand out, I was like, oh, you look nice.
07:50I wonder what's going on.
07:51But I didn't really know what was going on until we joined the scene and we were just like slowly
07:55introduced to other artists and the culture of what it is to be alternative.
07:59Stromae.
07:59So that was, um, that was locked down in 2020 when we were still experimenting with all our different genres.
08:06It actually came from, and we were on colors like the YouTube channel.
08:11And there was another French artist called, um, Luce the Yakuza.
08:14I really like as well.
08:15And then I got into French rap and then I found Damso.
08:18And then eventually Stromae and then finding out how much of an icon he is in France.
08:32How he experiments with so many, so many different genres.
08:36And he talks about really, really serious topics, but also in like a fun way, kind of like what we
08:41do, like straight to heart way.
08:42Like you can have a dance and a party, but there's an underlying, underlying message that's really serious and meaningful.
08:48I think, yeah, I think, I just think he's so amazing.
08:51I'm just so, I'm so in awe.
08:53I'm so in awe of everything that, um, he does, you know, how he carries himself on stage and how
08:58he thought out his process is for like his tours.
09:01Yeah, his life, his life performance is like a proper production.
09:04It's, it's, it's theatre.
09:06Cause we've always been really big on like, uh, drama.
09:09And the fact that he can really show his art, not only, um, audio, but with visuals as well.
09:15It's just, yeah, transcending.
09:18Beyonce.
09:19Beyonce.
09:19I feel like she's, I feel like Beyonce has just always been a key part of our childhood.
09:25I was going to see that.
09:26She's, I don't remember her ever being there.
09:29She's always been there.
09:30But I think that the, the, the moment where we gained a real, real respect for Beyonce was, um, her
09:37documentary and watching her talk about how hard she was.
09:40So when we first came into the music industry, we didn't know much about, you know, touring and how you
09:44have to know everything about lighting and sound and outfits and dancers and making sure everything.
09:49Everything's tight, but watching her and how she runs her business.
09:53So, um, efficiently, she just works so hard and hearing a lot of people talk about her and being like,
09:58no, she's, she really is incredible.
10:00Um, as well as having a family.
10:02I just think she's, she's amazing.
10:04I've got a newfound respect for her, obviously after listening to single ladies growing up, but now I think, yeah,
10:10she's brilliant.
10:11I'm going to go see her on tour.
10:12Oh yeah, we are.
10:13Very soon.
10:23I'm really glad that she's, she's definitely a big influence in regards to how she runs her business, how she
10:29carries herself, being an amazing performer, how hard you have to work, um, to maintain the level that Beyonce is
10:36at.
10:36So yeah, we hope to keep working hard and maybe we'll get a look in to see how hard she's
10:41really working.
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