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'''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 2012 under the alias '''Subaeris''', but wouldn't be making vaporwave until August 2013.

Russo is best known for their works in the hardvapour and dreampunk movement, their 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 of vaporwave's most controversial with their diversion into "vaporhell" (In relation to [[Vaporwave Is Dead]]), their toxic and snotty social media activity, the creation of the genres "hardvapour"<ref>[[Vaporwave Is Dead]]</ref> which countered vaporwave culture and "flap" in an effort to "troll",<ref name="book">[https://antifur.bandcamp.com/album/the-book-of-life The Book of Life by Martin Smith]</ref> the on-and-off "closures" of Dream Catalogue that would be undermined one or two months after,<ref>[[Choonz]]</ref><ref>[https://vwmusicrocks.com/an-interview-with-david-russo-aka-hke An Interview with David Russo AKA HKE]</ref> and their larger-than-life personality. Releases under aliases and groups such as '''The/End''' (A project along with [[Remember]]), '''Martin Smith''', their raccoon releases spanning from their labels [[Dream Catalogue]] and [[TKX]], '''hyper_devil''', '''M''', '''Lucid''', and '''White Banshee''' would also legitimize their status as a controversial figure.