#deadlaxmiis

" DEAD LAXMIIS " The greatest Sri Lankan underground punk band that never happened. (Swipe to see all 👉) . . . Back in 2001, the central city of Colombo, Sri Lanka was suddenly disrupted by the presence of an all-female punk rock band. "Dead Laxmiis" arrived with the intention to make a statement, and they certainly did. Their music was loud, distorted, and high-energy — a beautiful contrast to the traditional climate of the city. Despite opposition from traditionalists, Dead Laxmiis quickly rose to become one of the most influential underground punk bands in the area. The band had two driving forces - "Yadvi" and "Pig Crusher Pink", or "PCP" for short. Known for their theatrical makeup and politically-charged lyrics, these two women were determined to speak out about issues such as social equality and women's rights. Together, they pushed Dead Laxmiis to become a powerful symbol of female empowerment in the face of adversity. The band had a short-lived career, disbanding in 2003. They only managed to record one EP called "Amma! I started the fire!". #deadlaxmiis #punk #srilanka #lka #colombo #jaffna #contemporary #contemporaryart #saskiafernandogallery #muvindubinoy https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm8XHpfINti/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

" Mr. President is in the glory hole and I have a shotgun!!! " The flyer of the debut public performance of Sri Lanka's all-female punk rock band Dead Laxmiis The graphics are done by PCP (A4) . . . The gig was a unique statement about female rebellion and empowerment, and the sound and energy of the music captured the crowd's imagination. The audience was full of people from all walks of life, from different ethnicities and ages, united in their love and appreciation for the music. After the show ended, there was a sense of triumphant energy that seemed to linger in the air, and the band's enthusiastic fans eager to express their admiration. It was a powerful moment of solidarity and female energy that sparked a shift in the room—an inspiring reminder that powerful female voices can be an unstoppable force. #deadlaxmiis #ammaistartedthefire #punk #srilanka #lka #contemporary #contemporaryart #saskiafernandogallery #muvindubinoy https://www.instagram.com/p/CnWP5LHoWHk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

"AMMA! I STARTED THE FIRE" (The story behind the album cover) . . . "Amma! I started the fire" was the first and the only EP from the Sri Lankan all-female punk band Dead Laxmiis. The album art is based on a photograph taken by one of the band members Yadvi when she visited the Nallur festival in Jaffna, somewhere in the early 2000s. The legend says it's Yadvi's mother's older sister dancing in the photograph, who took care of Yadvi after the passing of Yadvi's mother. Yadvi was 4 years old when her mother passed away. The EP's title "Amma" is referred to Yadvi's aunt instead of her biological mother because the aunt was the mother figure when Yadvi was growing up. Yadvi's "Amma" whose name is unknown was the one who introduced traditional oriental music and culture to Yadvi, especially Villu Paatu, is an ancient form of musical story telling method performed in Southern India, where the narration is interspersed with music, an art of the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, as well as North-East Sri Lanka. You can hear this influence throughout this EP, which interpolates elements of crust punk and horror punk. The band's most notorious member, PCP (Pig Crusher Pink), created the Dead Laxmiis logo with the face of the goddess Laxmi with two crosses on her eyes signifying the cynism of the band towards the nativity of the common belief of capitalism. #deadlaxmiis #ammaistartedthefire #punk #srilanka #lka #colombo #jaffna #contemporary #contemporaryart #saskiafernandogallery #muvindubinoy https://www.instagram.com/p/CnL-d6kIFTb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=