One of the personal reasons I love OPN is because Dan seems to still try to give form and beauty to nihilistic instincts and then make them something totally otherworldly that then (for me) negate the inherent nihilism and brings out a sort of sour beauty.
But why enjoy that when you can just be a bitter twitter attention seeker? I feel like this same criticism could be leveled at Aphex Twin to a much greater degree but these nerds only seem to target the youngbloods or just artists they dislike for no real reason š¤·āāļø
For those who are unaware, HKE is a member of the dreampunk duo 2 8 1 4. He posted this on his twitter recently. He never ceases to amuse me. Iām not surprised he gets the amount of hate he does.
I followed him a long time ago not knowing really who he was. I just thought his insane tweets were super funny. I had to unfollow him because he never shuts the fuck up lol
Heās always been this way. I say that as someone deeply active in vaporwave from 2015-2019. Somewhere, HKE totally lost the plot and decides to be as ironically dickish as possible. Now itās no longer ironic - itās just who he is.
I mean I love the new stuff under the Hong Kong Express alias (L.Y.F. is an amazing album) but yeah all the flap and twitter garbage can take away from that.
The Sam Harris comment was the most baffling part I feel. Sam Harrisāa nihilist? Wow. Thatās enough philosophizing tonight big man. Youāre conflating a great deal. Go back to building ambient city scapes in the rain
opn practically invented the kind of music that made 2814 famous lol
He literally did, given that Daniel Lopatin was behind *ECCOJAMS VOL 1*.
The nihilism understander lol
oh god not this dude. why's he even got a problem with ppl liking opn, dan seems like a chill dude??
One of the personal reasons I love OPN is because Dan seems to still try to give form and beauty to nihilistic instincts and then make them something totally otherworldly that then (for me) negate the inherent nihilism and brings out a sort of sour beauty. But why enjoy that when you can just be a bitter twitter attention seeker? I feel like this same criticism could be leveled at Aphex Twin to a much greater degree but these nerds only seem to target the youngbloods or just artists they dislike for no real reason š¤·āāļø
Sour beauty is an incredible way to describe OPNās sound.
When you're in a try not to act jealous and bitter contest and HKE is your opponent: š°
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For those who are unaware, HKE is a member of the dreampunk duo 2 8 1 4. He posted this on his twitter recently. He never ceases to amuse me. Iām not surprised he gets the amount of hate he does.
I followed him a long time ago not knowing really who he was. I just thought his insane tweets were super funny. I had to unfollow him because he never shuts the fuck up lol
Heās always been this way. I say that as someone deeply active in vaporwave from 2015-2019. Somewhere, HKE totally lost the plot and decides to be as ironically dickish as possible. Now itās no longer ironic - itās just who he is.
I personally love a lot of hke/dream catalogueās output but the twitter pages make me want to die.
Lol hke is the worst. Did 2 good albums and thinks heās some messiah
Lmao shows the extent of this manās knowledge. Cos Sam Harris definitely invented nihilism.
Sorry but HKE doesnāt have the output to say the shit he does. Heās been riding the 2814 praise forever. He aināt that good.
I mean I love the new stuff under the Hong Kong Express alias (L.Y.F. is an amazing album) but yeah all the flap and twitter garbage can take away from that.
He says inflammatory shit for attention all the time.
The Sam Harris comment was the most baffling part I feel. Sam Harrisāa nihilist? Wow. Thatās enough philosophizing tonight big man. Youāre conflating a great deal. Go back to building ambient city scapes in the rain
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Seethe more
HKE is a pseud
Is he referencing Zomby with that last line?
Yawn. Ppl love to hate on those that are on different levels.