“Would you f#@! me? I’d f#@! me. I’d f#@! me hard.” Who can forget the scene from the 1991 film, ‘Silence of the Lambs’, where serial killer Buffalo Bill, plays dress up, applies make-up, and tucks his penis between his legs, whilst dancing in front of a video camera to, "Goodbye Horses”? A collision of an evil psyche and a beautiful song that permeated in the minds of all that viewed this scene. “Goodbye Horses” was written and performed by William Garvey and sung by female songstress, Q Lazzarus in 1988. Watch video after jump.
Daniel Ramos, AKA Chaka, was 18 when he was arrested and charged in 1991 with 48 counts of vandalism, trespassing and causing $500,000 in property damage. Chaka’s signature tag had appeared in a staggering 10,000 locations from Orange County to San Francisco. At the height of his notoriety Chaka was demonized by mainstream media and culture as being little more than a prolific vandal. At the same time he was celebrated by street artists who admired the ability of a teenager from the projects to literally make his mark on the vast, glitzy LA cityscape in such a ubiquitous manner. He is credited with breaking away from the New York “wildstyle” popular at the time and introducing clearer, more blockish lettering into tagging. Chaka was one of the first to create a reputation as a recognizable individual tagger, and spawned many imitators. However Chaka was not just a lone operative. He was part of the LOD crew and as such, his work in reclaiming hard to reach places of the cityscape (freeway overpasses, walls, trains etc) on behalf of his crew is recognized by fellow taggers as a selfless achievement for LA’s graffiti scene as a whole.
LA times has a feature up giving further background on Chaka here
Project Midas presents Singapore’s first ever & one of a kind party TAGGED, a showcase featuring influential local urban artists pit against some of the most exciting musical acts today.
Date: 2nd May 2009 Time: 7pm - 3am Venue: Home Club
Lilofee strangely marries Depeche Mode’s snyth sounds with the reverb loops and electric rhythms of experimental rock.
Front-woman Kimi, whose style is influenced by the heavy decadence of the 1920’s, the idea of dark, smoky speakeasy’s filled with delicious dandies and flat-chested flappers.
So we hear the band plans on releasing their album - "The Only Years" sometime this summer, with digital releases of singles beforehand. Lilofee is currently reworking their live act to take on a tour with dates on the east coast, the UK, and in Europe; a live version of the album is due to be released.
