One Child Policy (musician)
One Child Policy | |
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| Birth name | Dennis Ruowei Cao (Chinese: 曹偌伟) |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
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| Website | soundcloud |
Dennis Ruowei Cao (Chinese: 曹偌伟), better known as One Child Policy, is a Chinese-American electronic musician, record producer, and DJ based in Los Angeles.[1]
Career
[edit]Cao was raised by two electrical engineers brought up in China, who sparked his fascination with electronic music at an early age.[2] In 2017, Cao formed a duo, "Belligerents", with Simonowsky to create the track "Crack99", which was featured on LA-based party and record label The Black Lodge's second compilation album and as XLR8R's 3 January 2018 track download.[3] His work was included on Arca's Mutants Mixtapes Vol 1 and 2, which consist of tracks by Arca and artists from her Discord community.[4]
Cao's debut EP, Cultural Transmissions, was released in November 2017 via Droid Behavior’s sister label VRV. Mixmag praised its "kinetic production [...] paired alongside a pensive aesthetic which aims to explore the artist’s Asian American heritage",[1] rating it 8/10.[5] It was also well received by Andrew Ryce of Resident Advisor, who called the lead single, "Only Me || 孝", "a track that'll get stuck in your head along with a lot of eerie synth work."[6]
In late 2020, he debuted his electronic record label, Dian Nao (Chinese: 电脑; lit. 'electronic brain', meaning "computer"), with the two-track EP It Mirrored Me, which was featured on Apple Music's Editorial Techno Playlist,[citation needed] Magnetic Mag,[2] and De Subjectivisten.[7]
Discography
[edit]EPs
[edit]- Cultural Transmissions (2017), VRV[8]
Singles
[edit]- "Crack99" (2017)[9], The Black Lodge − released on Spirits Of The Black Lodge Vol. 2 as "Belligerents" together with Simonowsky[10]
- "Only Me || 孝" (2020)[6] − also released on Arca's Mutant Mixtapes[11]
- Hallucination Step (2020)[9]
- It Mirrored Me / Absence (2020), Dian Nao[9]
- Machine User (2024), Acid Camp Records − released on Acid Camp: 10 Year Anniversary[10]
Remixes
[edit]- Rawdio – Trippin' (2019), Guangzhou Underground − released on Label Sampler Vol.4 & Come Together EP[10]
- Melted Bodies − Ad People (2021) – released on Enjoy Yourself with Friends by Melted Bodies[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Holbrook, Cameron (16 January 2018). "Mixmag's 30 Artists Under 30,000 Plays". Mixmag.
- ^ a b Middleton, Ryan (26 November 2020). "Premiere: One Child Policy – Absence (缺席)". Magnetic Mag.
- ^ "Belligerents 'Crack99'". XLR8R. 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Arca debuts new song 'Mallorca' on the latest Mutants mixtape". Dazed Digital. 5 September 2020.
- ^ Barnes, Marcus (December 2017). "One Child Policy – Cultural Transmissions". Mixmag. Vol. 319, no. 12. p. 35.
- ^ a b Ryce, Andrew (9 November 2017). "One Child Policy – Only Me". Resident Advisor.
- ^ Shippers, Matthijs (4 December 2020). "ARTIST: One Child Policy TITLE: It Mirrored Me LABEL: Dian Nao CATALOG NO: DN001". De Subjectivisten.
- ^ One Child Policy, Cultural Transmissions, VRV, retrieved 2024-08-19 – via Bandcamp
- ^ a b c One Child Policy, retrieved 2024-08-19 – via Apple Music
- ^ a b c d One Child Policy, Remixes & Singles, retrieved 2024-08-19 – via Bandcamp
- ^ Arca's Mutants, Mutants Vol 1: 1312, retrieved 2024-08-19 – via Bandcamp