Dalek
Biography
Dalek (aka James Marshall) got his start as an NYC graffiti artist and has spent the past decade filling gallery walls worldwide. Hazelmyer earned his chops through the 1980's/90's as guitarist/songwriter for Halo Of Flies, more known for their influential blistering assault than for instrumental soundscapes.
Working as a team, this joint venture culminated in ten animation pieces, debuting in Paris as part of an installation at Galleries Magda Danysz. 'A Purge of Dissidents' ('APOD') animation was intentionally kept stilted and 2D in the spirit of Dalek’s fine art work, yet with a clean, ultra-tight precision that attests to his internship under Takashi Murakami. For those not familiar with Dalek, his three books of collected work show a precision influenced by the computer graphic explosion, yet by performing these feats by hand, Dalek brings a level of craft long missing from the post modern abstract drivel still haunting most accepted art circles.
Tom Hazelmyer, otherwise known as HAZE XXL is the founder of infamous 90's underground record label Amphetamine Reptile Records, also known as Amrep Industries. Originally the label existed solely to release records by Hazelmeyer's band, Halo of Flies, but eventually the label's roster expanded to include releases by Helmet, The Melvins, The Cows, Helios Creed, Chokebore, Servotron and others.