Aesthetic 2013-2018

Aesthetic 2013-2018
Information
Artist	HKE
Release Type	Sampler
Label	Dream Catalogue
Catalog Number	RESYNC_777_888
Formats	Bandcamp Album SoundCloud Set Spotify Album Cassette
Release Date	December 12, 2018 January 30, 2019
Singles	2018-11-29: Pressure Drop
Tracks	26
Length	1:53:49
Styles	Hardvapour, Dreampunk
Tags	electronic; experimental; ambient; dream; dreampunk; experimental (Bandcamp) Electronic; Experimental; Ambient; dream (SoundCloud)
Status	Online
HKE
Previous Release	Shadow Merchants
Next Release	Elucidatory Dream Object Hypermarket Drop 2019

Aesthetic 2013-2018 is a sampler released by HKE, published for cassette through Dream Catalogue in 2019. The sampler serves as a two-sided compilation of the artist, consisting half of tracks released under the "HKE" project, and half of tracks extracted from various aliases, with three new tracks mixed into the release as well.

Tracklist

#	Tape	Artist	Track	Release	Length
1	A1	HKE	Memories	Pain of Gods & Loop Matrix	5:54
2	A2		Shiva	SQ777-1: No Man Is God	5:20
3	A3		Romantic Dream	Into Your Heart	4:34
4	A4		Fade	DELETE	6:14
5	A5		Ghost	HK	6:38
6	A6		London	London	2:57
7	A7		Awake	OMNIA	4:10
8	A8		Dragon Blood	Dragon Soul	4:36
9	A9		No Sleep	Charming Devil	4:34
10	A10		Pressure Drop	Original	4:43
11	A11		HKE (ft. MXXA)		6:00
12	B1	Hong Kong Express	Paranoia	Hong Kong Express	2:05
13	B2	Ancient Sandtimer	Sleeping Beast	Stay Away	2:24
14	B3	AIR Japan	2084	Ghost Dragon	2:46
15	B4	Lotus Flowers	सूर्यास्त Sunset	वार्युद्भव	2:12
16	B5	Silk Demon	New Animals Expensive Fashion	The Embrace Between the Circus and the Sky	5:36
17	B6	Henry Moonchild	Drop The Throne	Original	5:08
18	B7	DARKPYRAMID	A Heart Full Of Love	A Heart Full Of Love	4:26
19	B8	2814	ふわっと Drifting	新しい日の誕生	6:22
20	B9	emperor tangerine	hold me again	find me lady	7:10
21	B10	hyper_devil	sadness_1066	THE DARKNESS AND HATRED INSIDE	2:20
22	B11	Martin Smith	Like Spinning Plates	LOST: The Infernal Mixtape	2:07
23	B12	Sandtimer	Meteor Dagger	Pain of Gods & The New King	2:06
24	B13	Buried Angel	Crying Angel	Sleep Tsunami	5:05
25	B14	チェスマスター	I Am The Non-Entity	I Am Chesumasuta	5:16
26	B15	Subaeris	Time Existence 2	Existence	3:06

Description

Neither a ‘best of’, nor a ‘greatest hits’, HKE’s Aesthetic 2013-2018 instead serves as both an introduction and a reminder – a starting point or an addendum, depending on how you decide to approach this two-sided set. It is an overview of these years of Dream Catalogue's founder and spiritual guru, David Russo, the artist: an invitation to explore the branches of this tree of life far beyond what is presented here.

This compilation comprises one track from each of his most notable releases as ‘HKE’; individual track selections from a variety of his aliases; new songs Pressure Drop and HKE (ft. MXXA), made specifically for this compilation; and an unreleased Henry Moonchild track – all sequenced together to make for something that works as an individual full-length listen in itself. This release covers an at times utterly demented approach, given the extremely prolific and wide-ranging scope of the output it draws from – a kaleidoscope of crashing aesthetics.

Aesthetic 2013-2018 attempts to neatly tie a bundle of chaos into a small gift box. But the box reveals an invitation to take a deep dive into the divine chaos of The Artist Formerly Known As HKE, 2013 - 2018.

Gallery

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  Front J-Card
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  Back J-Card
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  Cassette A-Side
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  Cassette B-Side
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  Cover of Pressure Drop

External Links

• Bandcamp Album
• SoundCloud Set
• Spotify Album
• Discogs Page
• Rate Your Music Page
• last.fm Page