Dream Catalogue is a vaporwave/dreampunk label started in 2014 by British artist HKE and originally in collaboration with t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者. In its early years, Dream Catalogue was widely regarded as the preeminent vaporwave label and has released work by some of the genre's most popular artists of the time, including t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者, death's dynamic shroud, and VAPERROR among others. At various points in its history, the label has undergone changes in direction and style, and has since mostly disassociated from the vaporwave genre and moved towards a self-described "dreampunk" style.
A significant portion of Dream Catalogue's historical discography is no longer available through the label officially, most releases being purged sometime in 2016 unbeknownst to the artists involved. Many of those releases' removals can be ascribed to copyright concerns, although stylistic reasons have been alluded to as a reason as well, seeing as many removed releases were sample-based. Multiple removals came from disputes between the artists and label, notably including VAPERROR, Windows 98の and Hantasi. This sudden stylistic shift in the label led fans to form a separate Bandcamp page titled Dream Graveyard, preserving both the releases and original visual style of the label before the mass-removal. However, this created a trend of negativity and heel-ism from the label towards the vaporwave genre starting with the release of End Of World Rave and steadily continuing throughout the transformation of the label.
Another notable trait of the label is its variety of sublabels and sister projects, including TKX (along with Vaults EVE and XYO), Nirvana Port, PYRAMIDS, and ETERNAL FORTUNE LONDON.
Throughout 2019 and 2020, the label would reach more experimental directions inside and outside of the dreampunk scene, including the recruitment of Shima33 and Nitego. In this period the label began hosting a podcast series under the name of "CANVAS", later moved to Shima33's personal YouTube channel in May of 2020. In late 2020, after multiple releases (including a substantial amount of singles), the label was announced to be shut down, effective January 2021. Days before this announcement, HKE left the label and announced the creation of a 'supra-label' by the name of DREAM ULTIMA, which was put on indefinite hiatus before any releases were announced.
Discography
(TODO)
Date
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Cat #
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Artist(s)
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Release
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January 29, 2014
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DREAM_1
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Hong Kong Express
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浪漫的夢想 (Removed)
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January 29, 2014
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DREAM_2
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日本航空株式会社 ✈ Japan Airlines
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フライトを楽しむ (Enjoy Your Flight!) (Removed)
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February 10, 2014
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DREAM_3
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Penthouse Apartment
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5 Stars (Removed)
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February 24, 2014
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DREAM_4
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t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 and Vincent Remember
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interstellar love (Removed)
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March 1, 2014
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DREAM_5
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식료품groceries
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슈퍼마켓Yes! We’re Open (Removed)
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March 3, 2014
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DREAM_6
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Innerϟpeaker
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Flight Wave (Removed)
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March 8, 2014
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DREAM_7
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チェスマスター
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真の愛
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March 12, 2014
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DREAM_8
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Subaeris
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New Tokyo Blue Mood
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March 17, 2014
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DREAM_9
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音 LIGHT システム
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Buy Milk (Removed)
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March 21, 2014
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DREAM_10
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CVLTVRΣ
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NETクルージング (Removed)
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March 26, 2014
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DREAM_11
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Shima33
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Amiga-Tech [新コンセプト #1] (Removed)
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March 30, 2014
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DREAM_12
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DARKPYRAMID
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Electrical Teardrops
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April 2, 2014
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DREAM_13
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サイバー '98
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Computer Dreams
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April 7, 2014
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DREAM_14
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VHSテープリワインダー
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Together United
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April 13, 2014
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DREAM_15
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The Editor
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Wake Up // 目を覚ます
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April 15, 2014
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DREAM_16
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「fluence」
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elemental
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April 21, 2014
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DREAM_17
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ライフMIDI
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VIRTUAL REALITY '97 「PLATINUM EDITION」 (Removed)
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April 28, 2014
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DREAM_18
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Phoenix #2772
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The Dream Catalogue (Removed)
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May 1, 2014
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DREAM_19
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Mike Tenay
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Jacuzzi (Diamond Edition) (Removed)
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May 5, 2014
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DREAM_20
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Incorporeal Visions Deluxe
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Network Entities (Removed)
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May 23, 2014
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DREAM_21
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TRIAD RESEARCH LABORATORIES
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CREATING YOUR WORLD
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May 26, 2014
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DREAM_22
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t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 and 猫 シ Corp.
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テレパシーの
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May 30, 2014
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DREAM_23
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Shima33 and galaxyboys
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九つSplit (Removed)
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June 2, 2014
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DREAM_24
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VAPERROR
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Mana Pool (Removed)
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June 6, 2014
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DREAM_25
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死夢VANITY
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f a n t a s y 真夜中のアパート (Removed)
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June 10, 2014
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DREAM_26
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豊平区民TOYOHIRAKUMIN
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MUSIC IN THE AIR
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June 17, 2014
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DREAM_27
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HyperGanesh
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Stay Awake
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June 20, 2014
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DREAM_28
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death's dynamic shroud.wmv
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DERELICTメガタワー (Removed)
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June 24, 2014
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DREAM_29
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Vincent Remember
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The Page Master (Removed)
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June 28, 2014
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DREAM_30
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AIR Japan
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TOKYO AUDIO 3000
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July 1, 2014
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DREAM_31
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Various Artists
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DREAM_31 (Removed)
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July 5, 2014
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DREAM_32
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Penthouse Apartment
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Pirlo (Removed)
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July 9, 2014
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DREAM_33
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Phoenix #2772
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Summer Waves (Removed)
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July 9, 2014
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DREAM_34
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Hong Kong Express
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2047
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July 16, 2014
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DREAM_35
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WTF.FM
|
FLIGHTWAVE PASSIONS vol. 1 (Removed)
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July 16, 2014
|
DREAM_36
|
рмнчитто
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FLIGHTWAVE PASSIONS vol. 2 (Removed)
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July 19, 2014
|
DREAM_37
|
Subaeris
|
Cycle
|
July 24, 2014
|
DREAM_38
|
チェスマスター
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NIGHT DRIVE (Removed)
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July 24, 2014
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DREAM_39
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g h o s t i n g
|
Telenights
|
July 30, 2014
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DREAM_40
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Shima33
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Channel Surfing, Part A (Removed)
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August 2, 2014
|
DREAM_41
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TELOZKOPE
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Frozen Prism
|
August 5, 2014
|
DREAM_42
|
LensCorp™ International
|
Online™ (Removed)
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August 8, 2014
|
DREAM_43
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GOLDEN LIVING ROOM
|
WELCOME HOME
|
August 11, 2014
|
DREAM_44
|
The Editor
|
Br⊕ken
|
August 11, 2014
|
DREAM_MIX_1
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Hong Kong Express
|
Cryochamber
|
August 14, 2014
|
DREAM_45
|
Windbreaker
|
Overcast City (Removed)
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August 16, 2014
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DREAM_46
|
The Darkest Future
|
Untitled
|
August 17, 2014
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DREAM_47
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Renjā
|
Lonesome
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August 22, 2014
|
DREAM_48
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Future City Love Stories
|
油尖旺 DISTRICT
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August 23, 2014
|
DREAM_MIX_2
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Hong Kong Express & IMMUNE//
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Cosmic Dreams - a tribute to t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者
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August 22, 2014
|
DREAM_49
|
t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者
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肉体からの離脱
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August 30, 2014
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DREAM_MIX_3
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Hong Kong Express
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DREAM Forever
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September 1, 2014
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DREAM_50
|
断片化された友人
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Fragmented Memories (Removed)
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September 5, 2014
|
DREAM_MIX_4
|
SEPHORA脳バイブス
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蒸気にようこそ
|
October 26, 2014
|
DREAM_MIX_5
|
TELOZKOPE
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Into The Future
|
November 1, 2014
|
DREAM_MIX_6
|
死夢VANITY
|
Late Night Euphoria
|
November 12, 2014
|
DREAM_MIX_7
|
t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者
|
完璧な夢
|
November 28, 2014
|
DREAM_MIX_8
|
チェスマスター
|
SONY™ TV 1987
|
December 14, 2014
|
DREAM_MIX_9
|
Subaeris
|
ⓋⒶⓅⓄⓇⓉⓇⒶⓅ ⓇⒾⓈⒾⓃⒼ
|
December 30, 2014
|
DREAM_MIX_10
|
t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者
|
Vaporwave 2K14
|
January 31, 2015
|
DREAM_MIX_11
|
GOLDEN LIVING ROOM
|
MIND/BODY INTERVENTIONS
|
February 14, 2015
|
DREAM_MIX_12
|
VHSテープリワインダー
|
Keep Dreaming
|
March 3, 2015
|
DREAM_MIX_13
|
Pyravid
|
Virtualife Set
|
March 15, 2015
|
DREAM_MIX_14
|
Oscob
|
Abstract Memories
|
April 18, 2015
|
DREAM_MIX_15
|
t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者
|
快楽
|
September 24, 2015
|
None
|
2814
|
2814 performs the TinyMixTapes Review of '新しい日の誕生' by C Monster
|
November 7, 2015
|
HKE Mix 001
|
HKE
|
Saturday Morning No Sleep
|
January 11, 2016
|
None
|
HKE & Immune
|
Evolution
|
January 15, 2016
|
None
|
HKE x COCAINEJESUS
|
Negative
|
February 6, 2016
|
None
|
HKE
|
The Singularity
|
February 15, 2016
|
None
|
GOLDFACE x REMEMBER x HKE
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Kaibyaku
|
September 23, 2016
|
None
|
HKE, Pyravid and Shima33
|
All Nighter Mix
|
November 10, 2016
|
None
|
MOD-COMM 81
|
MODMIX01
|
June 14, 2017
|
None
|
HKE x AUT2M
|
Next Level
|
Gallery
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Clean version of the "pyramid" symbol logo now used by the label.
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Logo used during the "Chaos Era" compilation series.
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Round logo used in 2015.
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Alternate logo dated to December 2014.
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Alternate logo used with the styling of the original Wordpress site.
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First logo used with the label.
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