User:AnotherBubblebath/ list
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| AKA | Hong Kong Express |
| Name | David Russo |
| Location | London, Greater London, United Kingdom |
| Member of | 2814, Danpenka Sareta Yuujin |
| Founder of | Dream Catalogue, TKX, Nirvana Port, Pryamids, Dream Catalogue EVO |
| Years Active | 2013 - Present |
David Russo, also known under the alias HKE (Which is a shortened version of Hong Kong Express), Lucid, and a myriad of other aliases, is a British experimental vaporwave, techno, hardvapour, and dreampunk producer from London. Russo would begin their music career in 2011 under the alias Negev, but wouldn't be making vaporwave until August 2013 under the alias Subaeris.
Russo is best known for their works in the hardvapour and dreampunk movement, his ownership of the controversial vaporwave label Dream Catalogue, and the vast majority of aliases and one-off nicknames. Russo's work with t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 under the group name 2814 would be a significant factor in the popularization of dreampunk with the album 新しい日の誕生 becoming one of vaporwave's most well-known albums. The albums 2047, Gateway アセンション, and HK released by Russo would become staples of Dreampunk.
Russo would also become vaporwave's most controversial musicians in their pioneered subgenres along with vaporwave in general. Russo's multiple actions such as his diversion into "vaporhell" (In relation to Vaporwave Is Dead), his toxic, larger-than-life, snotty social media activity, his critical nature on vaporwave leading to the creature of hardvapour,[1] and their creation of "flap" to troll[2] would just be some of the reasons for his polarizing reception. Russo's label, Dream Catalogue, would also go through many on-and-off closures that would be undermined one or two months later[3][4]. Their plethora of side projects also house most examples of their controversial behavior with aliases such as White Banshee and Lucid.
Discography
HKE
HKE is the primary alias under David Russo, known for their hardvapour, techno, and "flap"[5] releases that usually stray away from the dreampunk genre he's heavily known for creating. The alias is also the one Russo is most active on, having more than twenty releases under its belt. It's also the alias that's most associated with their "self-aware" and "shitpost" like releases with projects such as Choonz and its sequel, A NU MYSTIC TRAJECTORY, Birth Of Da Nu World, #Hyperchill, and More Electric Swill To Fill Up Your Stupid Heads.
While appearing as an acronym to their alias Hong Kong Express, Russo has stated that HKE is an "empty acronym" and shouldn't be associated with the Hong Kong Express moniker.[6]
External Links
- Bandcamp Page
- SoundCloud Page
- SoundCloud Page
Twitter Page(Offline)- Instagram Page
- Discogs Page
- Rate Your Music Page
- last.fm Page
Hong Kong Express
Hong Kong Express is one of the first aliases by David Russo[7] that would kick off their vaporwave career. Russo's releases under the alias are focused heavily on the soundscapes of dreampunk and ambient compared to the alias HKE's hardvapour and techno direction. Russo would also tap into sounds of vaporwave and downtempo throughout the earlier releases of Hong Kong Express with 浪漫的夢想 and 2047. However, releases such as Lucid to It would reflect the musical direction of HKE.
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Subaeris
Subaeris is Russo's earliest alias that would pertain to the vaporwave genre he is known for today.[8] The alias is known for being one of the earliest examples of dreampunk with 2014's New Tokyo Blue Mood, along with the rest of the "Blue Mood" series, and The City In Rain being Russo's most popular releases under the project. Russo would release music under the alias starting on February 1, 2012, but they wouldn't start releasing vaporwave-adjacent releases until 2013's Shinjuku Underground - Meditation Chamber System Overload and 2014's Europa.
The alias would take a hiatus after 2017's The Planet Is In Love. After the three year hiatus, Russo would release music under the project again in 2020 with Blue Mood Three and Venus Cloud City. After 2020, Russo wouldn't release anything major on the alias for another three years until releasing BORED ARISTOCRATS in 2023.
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AIR Japan
AIR Japan, also known as 日本航空株式会社 ✈ Japan Airlines, is an alias of Russo that would take heavy inspiration from Japanese airlines.[8][7] However, the aesthetics would only appear on the album フライトを楽しむ (Enjoy Your Flight!) with every album afterward featuring only the 'Japan' aesthetics in the alias' name.
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Mike Tenay
Mike Tenay, also known under the one-time name change Michel Tenoît, is an alias created by Russo referencing former wrestling announcer [wiki:Michel Tenoît].[9] Russo's music under the alias takes heavy inspiration from the highlife club and party scene with the music noting a Future Funk sound.
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Penthouse Apartment
Penthouse Apartment, also known under the one-time name change Modern Penthouse Apartment, is an alias created by Russo and is one of the earliest created by Russo in early 2014.[10] The alias' hotel themed vaporwave would only extend aesthetically to the releases 5 Stars and Trump, with releases such as Pirlo and Y2K: New Millennium Nightclub not displaying themes aligning to the alias.
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チェスマスター
チェスマスター (Chessmaster), also known under the pseudonym Chesumasutā, is a dreampunk and vaporwave alias of Russo.[8][7] Russo released semi-popular dreampunk albums such as I Am Chesumasuta and 非実体 throughout the alias' vast release period. Russo also tied the pseudonym to his other alias, Martin Smith,[2]. The alias is heavily hip hop adjacent and strays away from the vaporwave style Russo generally works under.
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チェスマスター
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Keito Shimuguchi
Keito Shimuguchi is an alias of チェスマスター[11][12] which is an alias of Russo.[8] Keito Shimuguchi acts as an extension of TKX's vault lore with connections to KEITOBOT and Infernal Demon Keito along with the alias.
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DARKPYRAMID
DARKPYRAMID is an alias of Russo[7][8], being a small prolific project of Russo pertaining to the Dreampunk and Ambient sound he's known for. Initially characterized as being an individual artist not related to Russo and having another alias titled THE DARKEST FUTURE (Another HKE project),[13] albums such as A Heart Full Of Love and New Humans would hold much of the popularity to the alias.
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Triad Rersearch Laboratories
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THE DARKEST FUTURE
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Future City Love Stories
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断片化された友人
https://noproblematapes.bandcamp.com/album/--2
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SLEEP CENTER™
https://noproblematapes.bandcamp.com/album/disk-1
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テレビ体験
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ニューシティ
ニューシティ (New City) is a one-off alias of Russo that takes a heavy city theme.[8] The only release on the alias would be 2014's METROPOLISからオーディオ, one of the earliest releases off TKX. ニューシティ would take a hiatus after being featured on 2016's The Music of the Now Age III.
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emperor tangerine
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Lotus Flowers
https://archive.ph/j3U2o https://dreamcatalogue.bandcamp.com/album/aesthetic-2013-2018
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Vision Girl
Vision Girl was a vaporwave alias of Russo from October 21, 2014, to January 29, 2019.[14] Russo would release three albums on the alias on his label TKX, notably 2014's Film Noir and 2015's デッドデッドデッドデッド. Vision Girl would be featured on Dream Catalogue's The Eternal Dream System on June 4, 2015, with the track A Fantasy. June 2015's Amare sanguinem would be the last release of the alias for five years and the last project released by Russo under the pseudonym.
Vision Girl would take a four year hiatus until BROKEN_CANYON took over the alias on January 29, 2019.[15] BROKEN_CANYON would clarify that Russo gave them the alias on March 2, 2019.[16] BROKEN_CANYON would release 循環 on January 31, 2019, on the label Reptile Garage. BROKEN_CANYON would also release the singles 1992年の会議 and 夢の浸透開始テープ on February of that same year. The alias is currently on a hiatus after the release of the two singles.
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2814
Main Article |2814
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Eternal Dream System
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Black Moods
Black Moods is a one-off alias created by Russo with their only album being Invitation To Love, with the release being heavily Twin Peaks inspired. Russo would remove the album following removal of sample-based releases published onto Dream Catalogue.
External Links
SoundCloud Discogs last.fm RateYourMusic
ULTRACOMPUTER
ULTRACOMPUTER was an alias of Russo from 2014 to late 2016.[17] Russo would release two projects under the alias: 2014's INFINITE 新しい生命システムの音 and 2015's SUPERCARTRIDGE. In late 2016, the alias would transfer ownership from Russo to No Death, also known as Jack Duros.[18] Duros would release five other projects under the alias before putting the alias under hiatus with 2019's FRIENDSHIP.
Duros would confirm their takeover of ULTRACOMPUTER and HKE's involvement with the alias on November 19, 2019. When describing the intentions of taking over the alias, Duros stated "The idea was to continue the entity and aura of the project with a new perspective. All original music. The only samples are dialogue".[19]
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C A S I N O ☆★☆★☆ M A S T E R
C A S I N O ☆★☆★☆ M A S T E R, also known as Casino Master, is an alias of Russo that takes heavy inspiration from Japan's Pachinko culture.[8] Russo's most notable release under the project would be 2014's ☆★☆ ボーナススピン幸運 ！！！. Russo would also released the EP 勝 者 ！ ！ ！ ！★W I N N E R★ on July 13, 2015.
The alias would take a definite hiatus after being featured on The New King by Sandtimer (Another alias of Russo). The only significant release after would be OKO Sound's rerelease of the track ☯☯☯ Always Winning ☯☯☯ from ☆★☆ ボーナススピン幸運 ！！！ in 2017.
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Sacred Frequencies
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City Developer
City Developer is a one-off alias of Russo focusing on a city theme.[8] The alias' creation would be part of HKE's long-release span from 2015-2017 on their label TKX. Russo would only release Foundation, a one-track long album.
Russo would take a six years hiatus from using the alias after Foundation until the release of 88 Magic: The Compilation on August 18, 2021. The compilation would contain the track Carbon Copy, a song credited under the alias.
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Blank Goofee
Blank Goofee is a one-off alias created by Russo[20] that expanded on the Goofee theme from the compilation Goofhouse Essentials Vol. 1. Their only release would be Blank Goofee 0, with the album and track title along with the cover behind a parody of Blank Banshee 0.
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Sandtimer
Sandtimer is an alias created by Russo who was originally not presumed to be Russo until the reveal in the later months.[21]
IVAN THE KILLER
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ADOV
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A Deluge Of Visions
Henry Wong
https://sunbleach.net/2017/08/12/henry-wong-h-trials-72-slurqpe/
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Kamokata
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Vaporsleuth
Vaporsleuth is a one-off alias created by Russo[22] and designed around a detective-themed character. Russo would use a Twitter account under the alias to figure out the original creator behind aliases.
Unknown Artist
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The Last Man On Earth
The Last Man On Earth is a one-off ambient alias of Russo that takes a desolation, apocalyptic, and lonely theme. Russo would only release one project on the alias, The Last Man Of Earth, a self-titled album on April 22, 2016. The alias' creation would be part of Russo's long-release span from 2015-2017 on their label TKX.
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вовчі особи
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Bedlam Max
Bedlam Max is a one-off alias created by Russo, with the alias' only project being Only 50 Tickets!, an ep based on the idea of a circus. Compared to the many releases at the time, the EP wasn't released on Russo's label TKX and instead released on the collective H.V.R.F. CENTRAL COMMAND.
The Tree Of Life
The Tree Of Life is a one-off alias created by Russo, with their only release being Psalm 23 that's heavily folk-inspired. The alias' creation would be part of HKE's long-release span from 2015-2017 on their label TKX.
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DJ RAJ KAPOOR
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Infernal Demon Keito
Infernal Demon Keito is an alias of Russo made to develop the Keito Shimuguchi character.[23][24] Russo would release two projects under the alias, Unfrozen Predators and Facechain, with the former being rebranded under チェスマスター. Russo created the alias to expand the TKX vault lore, with Unfrozen Predators expanding on the idea of unknown creatures returning to Atlantis and Facechain exploring the idea of Keito Shimuguchi meeting Infernal Demon Keito and giving them the album.
New Delhi Express
New Delhi Express is a one-off alias created by Russo[25] notable for using the Devanagari script and basing their alias in Delhi, India. The alias' only release, रोमांटिक सपना, is used for the in-universe lore of TKX as a "bootleg" of 浪漫的夢想 "found" in Delhi, India.
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Unknown Data
Unknown Data is a one-off alias created by Russo, with their only release being X-5AS482. The alias' creation would be part of HKE's long-release span from 2015-2017 on their label TKX, with the description of the EP playing into its "vault" lore.
Buried Angel
https://dreamcatalogue.bandcamp.com/album/aesthetic-2013-2018 https://archive.ph/j3U2o
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Henry Moonchild
https://dreamcatalogue.bandcamp.com/album/aesthetic-2013-2018
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This Artist Is Unknown
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Artist Name Removed
Artist Name Removed is a one-off alias of Russo that was meant to be an anonymous alias. The only project Russo released under the alias is 2018's Album Title Removed. Russo would subtly confirm their involvement with the alias in the description of said album.
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Storm Division Eight
Storm Division Eight is a short lived alias created by Russo with their only release being Air.. The release would be rebranded under two separate alias: 中空マスク and Kamokata with both being projects created by Russo. The release would also go under different name changes from 空気還元 to Air Reduction. The theme of the project is a pseudo company that designed the release along with the pseudo groups TRL Group™, Eght M, and Mid Lau.
Silk Demon
https://dreamcatalogue.bandcamp.com/album/aesthetic-2013-2018
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References
- ↑ Vaporwave Is Dead
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Book of Life by Martin Smith
- ↑ Choonz
- ↑ An Interview with David Russo AKA HKE
- ↑ An Interview with David Russo AKA HKE
- ↑ Dream Catalogue (HKE, ２８１４)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Aesthetic 2013-2018
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 HKE Discography
- ↑ Business Casual 87' - Mike Tenay
- ↑ Interview: Dream Catalogue founder HKE
- ↑ https://archive.is/EigqA
- ↑ http://sunbleach.net/2017/07/29/keito-shimuguchi-memories-of-a-dead-future/
- ↑ DARKPYRAMID
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/artist/4439408-Vision-Girl/history?rev=3&page=1
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/artist/4439408-Vision-Girl/history?rev=3&page=1
- ↑ https://twitter.com/broken_canyon/status/1101929538999730176
- ↑ https://twitter.com/_backpain/status/1196911333997973505
- ↑ https://twitter.com/_backpain/status/1196895005178290177
- ↑ https://twitter.com/_backpain/status/1196895005178290177
- ↑ HKE on Facebook
- ↑ Interview: Dream Catalogue founder HKE
- ↑ HKE on Facebook
- ↑ Infernal Demon Keito – Unfrozen Predators
- ↑ Infernal Demon Keito – Facechain
- ↑ रोमांटिक सपना by New Delhi Express