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2814
English vaporwave project From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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2814 (stylized in fullwidth characters as ２８１４[1]) is a British-American collaborative ambient and vaporwave project of the electronic musicians Luke Laurila, also known as Telepath (stylized as t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者), and David Russo, also known as HKE (an abbreviation of the earlier moniker Hong Kong Express), respectively.[2] The duo is best known for its second album, Birth of a New Day (新しい日の誕生), described by Rolling Stone as "a late night cruise through the cyber-future dream highway".[3]
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History
2814 debuted in 2014 with a self-titled release on the Internet music label Ailanthus Recordings.[4][5] The album was followed up in early 2015 by Birth of a New Day, released digitally and in a limited run of CDs on HKE's own label, Dream Catalogue.[6][7] An Indiegogo campaign later in 2015 to press a double LP record version of the album ended with £6,432 at 161% of its goal.[8][9] The project released its third album, Rain Temple, in 2016.[10][11] In 2019, the duo released a compilation album, Lost Fragments, which contained the duo's previous works found on other compilations, as well as new releases.
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Influence
The project has described its own work as a focus on the surreal qualities of vaporwave rather than a 1980s or 1990s aesthetic. In the group's interview with Rolling Stone, HKE said when describing Birth of a New Day, "We wanted to show how the whole vaporwave vibe could be made as original music rather than just relying on the same muzak and kitsch-pop samples everyone else had been using for years..." Not Not Fun Records boss Brit Brown called the album "amazing cyberfuture ambient vaporwave", while Vice called the duo "vaporwave superstars".[12]
The group's later album, Rain Temple, was described by HKE as "intense, dramatic and cinematic", and as containing elements of spirituality.[13]
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Reception
As of 2015, its albums were often staples of the Bandcamp charts.[3] The group's LP Birth of a New Day managed to gain much praise from critics,[12][14] while maintaining a cult following from internet users.
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation
Extended plays
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