2814
{{Short description|English vaporwave project}}
{{about|the musical project|the year|29th century}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| origin = London, England, UK
Sterling, Ohio, USA
| years_active = 2014–2020
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- Dream Catalogue
- Ailanthus Recordings
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| current_members = * t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者
- HKE
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2814 (stylized in fullwidth characters as {{proper name|２８１４}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/features/dream-catalogue-hke-2814|title=Interview: Dream Catalogue (HKE, 2814)|website=Tiny Mix Tapes|language=en|access-date=2019-05-25}}) is a British-American collaborative ambient and vaporwave project of the electronic musicians Luke Laurila, also known as Telepath (stylized as {{nobr|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.{{Cite web|title=2814 {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/2814-mn0003536656/biography|access-date=2020-11-17|website=AllMusic|language=en-us}} 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".{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-november-2015-20151125/2814-20151124|title=10 New Artists You Need to Know: November 2015|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=25 November 2015|access-date=2016-10-21}}
History
2814 debuted in 2014 with a self-titled release on the Internet music label Ailanthus Recordings.{{Cite web|url=https://ailanthusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/--2|title=2814, by 2814|website=Ailanthus Recordings|access-date=2016-10-21}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.neonvice.com/blog//interview-dream-catalogue-2814-|title=Interview: Hong Kong Express - 2814|website=NeonVice|access-date=2016-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104021412/http://www.neonvice.com/blog//interview-dream-catalogue-2814-|archive-date=2016-11-04|url-status=dead}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://neonvice.com/post/160264027580/interview-dream-catalogue-2814|title=Interview: Hong Kong Express - 2814|website=NEONVICE|access-date=2018-04-25}}{{Cite web|url=https://dreamcatalogue.bandcamp.com/album/--18|title=新しい日の誕生, by 2814|website=Dream Catalogue|access-date=2016-10-21}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2814-on-2xlp-12-inch-vinyl--2#/|title=2814 - '新しい日の誕生' on 2xLP, 12 inch vinyl|website=Indiegogo|access-date=2016-11-02}}{{Cite web|url=http://marcelsmusicjournal.com/post/136124700693/interview-dream-catalogue-founder-hke/|title=Interview: Dream Catalogue founder HKE|website=Marcel's Music Journal|access-date=2016-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030195901/http://marcelsmusicjournal.com/post/136124700693/interview-dream-catalogue-founder-hke|archive-date=2016-10-30|url-status=dead}} The project released its third album, Rain Temple, in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://dreamcatalogue.bandcamp.com/album/rain-temple|title=Rain Temple, by 2814|website=Dream Catalogue|access-date=2016-10-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://sunbleach.net/2016/07/25/dream-catalogue-releases-rain-temple-by-2814/|title=Dream Catalogue releases "Rain Temple" by 2814|website=Sunbleach Media|date=25 July 2016 |access-date=2016-11-02}} 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.
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".{{Cite web|title=Prepare to Get Deliriously Dreamy with Vaporwave Sensation 2814's "Shinjitsu no Koi"|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/prepare-to-get-deliriously-dreamy-with-vaporwave-sensation-2814s-shinjitsu-no-koi/|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Vice.com|date=15 September 2015 |language=en}}
The group's later album, Rain Temple, was described by HKE as "intense, dramatic and cinematic", and as containing elements of spirituality.{{Cite web|url=https://www.neondystopia.com/cyberpunk-music/vapour-dreams-an-interview-with-hke-of-dream-catalogue-and-2814/|title=Vapour Dreams: An interview with HKE of Dream Catalogue and 2814|website=Neon Dystopia|date=15 August 2016|access-date=2016-11-02}}
Reception
As of 2015, its albums were often staples of the Bandcamp charts. The group's LP Birth of a New Day managed to gain much praise from critics,{{Cite magazine|date=2015-11-25|title=10 New Artists You Need to Know: November 2015|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-november-2015-147133/|access-date=2020-11-03|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}} while maintaining a cult following from internet users.
Discography
= Studio albums =
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| scope="row" |新しい日の誕生 (Birth of a New Day) |
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| scope="row" |Rain Temple
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= Compilation =
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| scope="row" |Lost Fragments{{Cite web|title=Lost Fragments, by 2814|url=https://dreamcatalogue.bandcamp.com/album/lost-fragments-2|access-date=2020-07-09|website=Dream Catalogue}}
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= Extended plays =
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| scope="row" |Pillar / New Sun{{Cite web|url=https://bleep.com/release/94740-2814-pillar-new-sun|title=2814 - Pillar / New Sun. Vinyl EP. Bleep.|last=Bleep|website=Bleep|date=February 2018 |language=en|access-date=2018-02-04}}
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| scope="row" |Voyage / Embrace{{Cite web |title=Voyage/Embrace, by 2814| url=https://shop.virtualdreamplaza.com/album/voyage-embrace |access-date=2020-09-13 |website=Virtual Dream plaza}}
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See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://dreamcatalogue.net/}}
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Category:British electronic musicians
Category:American electronic musicians
Category:Electronic music groups from London
Category:Musical groups from Ohio
Category:Musical groups established in 2014