2814

About

2814 (formerly known as ２８１４) is a collaborative project of original ambient vaporwave music by t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 and HKE (formerly known as Hong Kong Express), the owners of Dream Catalogue. Their debut album entitled ２８１４ was released October 25, 2014 as a free download on Ailanthus Recordings. Their second album entitled 新しい日の誕生 was released January 21, 2015 on Dream Catalogue. It received a limited CD-R run of 50 copies as the label's first ever physical release. This album is the label's most popular album to date; it gained the label much recognition and has become one of the most popular vaporwave releases overall. The duo launched a campaign later in the year via Indiegogo in order to press the album on vinyl. 214 backers surpassed its goal within a month and it ended up 161% funded. They were able to press 1000 copies of 2xLP 180g vinyl and, with the help of Bleep/Warp, ship them out to buyers worldwide. Backers of the campaign were also able to choose a perk which included a reissue of the original cassette release, limited to 50 copies. Both the cassette and vinyl releases include a bonus track 余波. Finally, the album was repressed on cassette in 2016 by Not Not…