2814


2814 is an English/American collaborative ambient and vaporwave project of the electronic musicians Telepath テレパシー能力者 and HKE. The duo are best known for their sophomore album, Birth of a New Day , described by Rolling Stone as "a late night cruise through the cyber-future dream highway."

History

2814 debuted in 2014 with a self-titled release on the Internet music label, Ailanthus Recordings. 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. 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. The project released its third album, Rain Temple, in 2016. In 2019 duo released compilation album, Lost Fragments, containing their previous works found in other compilations, as well as new releases.

Influence

The project has described their own work as a focus on the surreal qualities of vaporwave rather than 1980s or 1990s aesthetic. In their 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..." Their later album, Rain Temple, was described by HKE as "intense, dramatic and cinematic" and as containing elements of spirituality.

Reception

As of 2015, their albums were often staples of the Bandcamp charts.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation

Extended plays