|| Mochipet, Daly City Records, BBQ, Taste the Mochi in the lastest SFBay Guardian (BY KIMBERLY CHUN) ||

Taste the Mochi

Mochipet -- the ever-fruitful laptop lothario. BY KIMBERLY CHUN

"SONIC REDUCER "If you build it, they will come!" A few famous first words from David Wang — otherwise known as the ever-fruitful laptop lothario Mochipet — when we spoke recently, and something to ponder as I gazed around his so-chill, so-frolicsome, and oh-so-free Fourth of July barbecue bash in Golden Gate Park. In a green, leafy nook near the fields where the buffalo roam, a DJ tent is up and housing such pals as Phon.o and Flying Skulls. Funk 'n' Chunk fire the grill with impressive flamethrower action, and Christian of the Tasty crew plunges fish-sauce-marinated chicks into the hot grease for Filipino fried chicken. Throw a Tecate on the whole thing, pet your mochi, and call it an awesome party despite the fact that, as Wang confides, "we did get started a little late because there were some rangers sniffing around." Wang is accustomed to building where few have ventured before — and as a collaborator extraordinaire who has worked with everyone from Spank Rock to Ellen Allien, he's brought together communities of sorts in the most unlikely of locales (hence the name of his label, Daly City Records). Earlier that week we chatted by phone in lieu of digging into Hong Kong deep-fried pork chops and a sweet, cheap Filipino breakfast ("It's like soul food for Asians — everything's either deep-fried or smoked") at Gateway restaurant near the literal and spiritual home of Daly City Records. The occasion is his forthcoming Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival, an improv-y and likely collaborative performance, as well as a whopping release show at Club Six for his latest disc, Microphonepet (Daly City). A formidable gathering of all of Wang's work and collaborations since 2001, Microphonepet overwhelms with its awesome sonics, roving from "Tangle" with Salva and Epcot and "Get Your Whistle Wet" with the Hustle Heads, to "Vnecks" with 215 the Freshest Kids and "Lazy Days" with KFlay. Where has Wang been hiding his crazily deep-fried, deliciously bleepy hip-hop production skills all this time? "Guess it got to the point where last year I got 20 tracks, so I just put them out as a record, because some of them are really cool," he explains. "I thought they were really diverse and it would be a good segue to my next record."
Wang has been pouring plenty of energy into that coming disc, which may be released on Daly City or an imprint like Ninjatune. He describes it as more personal: he's skating progressive, jazz, and South American musical influences off trad Korean and Chinese sounds, and acoustic guitar off heavy electronics. "I've always written ... traditional songs but I've never really been comfortable releasing it," says Wang, who describes his early aural interests as veering toward jazz and salsa. "All my records before this have been experiments — me trying new things. But they haven't been as personal as this next record. I think of it as my first record, really. I'm a slow bloomer." *

MOCHIPET MCMF show with Yoko Solo, Patrice Scanlon, and Blanket Head
July 18, 8 p.m., $7
Million Fishes Gallery
2501 Bryant, SF
millionfishes.com

Also Aug. 9 Microphonepet release show with Raashan, Mike Boo, Cikee, Daddy Kev, Dopestyles, Kflay, and others
9 p.m., $10–$15
Club Six
60 Sixth St., SF
http://www.clubsix1.com/

Mon - Jun, 23 2008

|| KEXP Song of the Day: Mochipet - Sharp Drest ||

photo by Krissi Pearson

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s featured selection, chosen by Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole, is Sharp Drest by Mochipet from the 2008 album Microphonepet on Daly City.

Mochipet - Sharp Drest (MP3)

Folks in Seattle may recall seeing Mochipet last month dressed as a purple dinosaur terrorizing the racks of Sonic Boom during Ballard Day. Whether you were there or not, these photos from the scene are sure to entertain. On Microphonepet, the latest from David Wang, aka Mochipet, the artist has collected 20 tracks from the last five years and amassed nearly 30 guests to contribute. Born in Taiwan and now stationed in the Bay Area, Mochipet produces and creates beats spanning the hip-hop and electronic genres, often combining the two in memorable fashion. And as you’re now aware, Mochipet likes to dress up, not fancy-like but in full-on costumes. Though his in-store at Sonic Boom was short lived, the attire added volumes, leaving me more a little curious about his performances in an official capacity. Finally, Mochipet, like most DJ/producers, is seriously into the art of remixing. Last month he announced a remix contest, asking others to take a stab at his work. See what folks have come up with here. Conversely, Mochipet recently tried his hand at Jamie Lidell’s Little Bit of Feel Good, downloadable here courtesy of XLR8R. But back to the here and now, you barely have to lift a finger to enjoy this video for Get Your Whistle Wet:

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFOS

Posted by bobatea at 11:29 PM

|| MOCHIPET VIDEO GETS OVER 300,000 VIEWS ON YOUTUBE!! THANKS STEVEN AND CHAD! ||

AFTER BEING FEATURED ON YOUTUBE'S HOMEPAGE LAST FRIDAY MOCHIPET'S NEW VIDEO "GET YOUR WHISTLE WET" (FEAT. THE HUSTLE HEADS) GETS OVER 300,000 VIEWS IN JUST A MATER OF 2 DAYS. FAR SURPASSING THAT OF MANY OTHER FEATURED VIDEOS!!??!

Posted by bobatea at 11:27 PM

Fri - Jun, 13 2008

|| Check Out A Review of Microphonepet and Feel My China II in the new TRAX Magazine (France) ||

Check Out A Review of Microphonepet and Feel My China II in the new TRAX Magazine (France) along with a Remix of Justin Timberlakecore by dDamage in the Sampler CD!!

Posted by bobatea at 11:11 AM

Tue - Jun, 10 2008

|| Mochipet Signs on With M-Audio and Torq as Sponsors ||

Mochipet Sings on with M-Audio a division of Avid as an offical sponsored artist. M-Audio will sponsor Mochipet's Release Party for his new album "Microphonepet" on August 9th in San Francisco, along with Terrorbird, ArtnowSF, Guardian, as a collaboration for the Juxtapoz monthly release party in San Francisco, CA. Stay tuned for more from Mochipet and M-audio.

[READ MORE]

Posted by bobatea at 02:09 PM

Fri - Jun, 6 2008

|| Mochipet Live on Indie 103.1 This Sunday June 8th ||

Catch Mochipet Live on Indie 103.1 Los Angeles on Dead Air with Chuck P (8-10PM) this Sunday June 8th for special Giveaways!

((( LISTEN LIVE ONLINE ))))

Posted by bobatea at 08:49 PM

Fri - May, 16 2008

|| Mochipet Announces Microphonepet Remix Contest! ||

Mochipet announces remix contest to coincide with his new album release "Microphonepet" The winner will be featured on a 12" release along side remixes by: Chris De Luca vs. Phon.o, Darko (SpankRock), DJ C, Jahcoozi, Boreta (GlitchMob), & Machine Drum.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS ON HOW TO ENTER

Posted by bobatea at 02:00 AM

Sat - May, 10 2008

|| Live on the Lane School Benefit :: Sunday May 25th With Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), Headnodic (Crown City Rockers), Lateef the Truthspeaker (Latyrx), and more... ||

Hip to Help : E da Boss : BM : Otis presents LIVE ON THE LANE
A benefit for the music program at George Washington Carver Elementary
8 bands live on Maiden Lane in between Kearny and Grant on Sunday May 25th, Memorial day weekend. SF, CA

Set Times:
Ryan Greene 3:30 - 4
Egadz 4:20 - 4:40
Maus Haus 5 - 5:30
Mophono 5:45 - 6:15
Bayonics 6:30 - 7:15
Mighty Underdogs 7:30 - 8:15
w/ Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), Headnodic (Crown City Rockers), Lateef the Truthspeaker (Latyrx)
Mochipet 8:25 - 9:00
Ghosts on Tape 9:10 - 9:45

DJs:
E da Boss (Om Hip Hop / Slept on records)
Brown Majic (Diaspora SF)
Toph One (XLR8R / Redwine DJs)
Touchphonics

:::Live art by Vulcan:::
ADVANCE TICKETS
$12 limited presale tickets
$35 all inclusive food and drinks

Posted by bobatea at 12:11 PM

Wed - May, 7 2008

|| Daly City Records Blog ||

Ok we tried to avoid it, but let's face it it's unavoidable..! Yes, our Captain Mochipet has made a Daly City Blog.. Watch out.. this could be the end of Music as we know it!

FOR THOSE WHO LOVE TO BLOG, WE SALUTE YOU!

Posted by bobatea at 11:59 AM

Thu - May, 1 2008

|| Mochipet and Marilyn Manson? ||

Apparently The Marilyn Manson Band likes Justin Timberlake. Or at least "Justin Timberlakecore" by Mochipet. Cause it was part of their DJ set at the Offical Marilyn Manson Chicago Suicide Club after party. DJ Chris Vrenna (Marilyn Manson, Gnarls Barkley, Tweeker, NIN) jammed tunes such as Human League, Peaches, LCD Soundsystem, Iron Maiden, along with Mochipet's pop freakout "Justin Timberlakecore"

Posted by bobatea at 10:08 PM

Wed - Apr, 30 2008

|| Microphonepet Instrumentals ||

So you like the new Microphonepet Mochi Record but you wish you could get instrumental versions of it? Well, we got them for you. Full instrumentals with no vocals for you favoriate music beds or Remixes!

DOWNLOAD THEM HERE

Posted by bobatea at 06:40 PM

Fri - Apr, 25 2008

|| Microphonepet Climbs Up The CMJ Charts! ||

A week of excellent gains across the board for 'Microphonepet'! With tracked spins on the Radio Select and Independent Radio Select chart, we're seeing stations giving the album some solid airtime, and the hip hop panel continues to show their enthusiasm with a bump into the #2 spot at CMJ Hip Hop! In addition to this, movement on the Dusted chart shows that influential stations have been getting behind the record, as it only tracks key stations in big markets. Top 200 support came from KSCU, KEXP (#23!), KFAI, KLSU, KVCU, WVFS, WVKR, and WVUM this week, with key hip hop support from KBOO, KEXP (#3!!), KFAI, KFJC, KFSR, KLSU, KTRU, KTSW, KUCI, WHUS, and WVUM. We also saw support on the RPM side from KALX, KFJC, KTUH, KUPS, WUVT, and WWVU. Next week we're going to push for a #1 at CMJ Hip Hop, and we're looking forward to another strong showing on the next chart!!

Results:
Moves from #5 to #2 at CMJ Hip Hop (3rd week)
Moves from #27 to #13 at CMJ RPM (2nd week)
Moves from #107 to #106 at CMJ Top 200 (2nd week)
#100 at CMJ Radio Select (1st week, debut!)
#61 at CMJ Independent Radio Select (1st week, debut!)
Moves from #33 to #25 at Dusted

Posted by bobatea at 02:33 PM

Sun - Apr, 13 2008

|| Download a Mochipet Jamie Lidell Remix from XLR8R.COM ||

XLR8R: "Besides releasing his latest album, Microphonepet, touring the U.S., and further bending the boundaries of hip-hop, Mochipet has kept himself busy remixing for a number of different artists, the latest of them being none other than Warp wonder-kid Jamie Lidell. "Little Bit of Feel Good" is off Lidell's forthcoming Jim release, and Mochipet stamps his own twisted interpretation of neo-soul onto the track, adding some heavy bass and glitchy beats."

[CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD]

Posted by bobatea at 09:55 AM

Thu - Apr, 3 2008

|| Microphonepet OUT NOW ON iTunes and in Stores! ||

MOCHIPET MICPET 2008 US TOUR DATES:
4.03.08 Philadelphia
4.04.08 Vermin Street Party & Afterparty - Boston
4.05.08 Barcore - Pussycat Lounge - New York City
4.06.08 We Not Men Baltimore
4.11.08 Machine Newark New Jersey
4.16.08 Velcro - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge Louisiana
4.17.08 Brooklyn Beats Pure Fire Monthly @ APT Manhattan NY
4.19.08 Soundlab - Communist Party - Buffalo New York
4.20.08 Roomservice Manhattan NY
5.03.08 Jungle Labs Denver Colorado
5.09.08 Broken Disco - Chop Suey- Seattle Washington
5.10.08 Vancouver Island TBA
5.11.08 Technotown Boogiedown @ Royal Unicorn Vancouver BC
5.14.08 [eraser] 5yr w/ edIT, [a]pendics shuffle in Los Angeles at Low End Theory
5.18.08 Synthetic Sacramento CA

Posted by bobatea at 09:13 AM

Wed - Apr, 2 2008

|| Microphonepet Heard on LA's Indie 103.1? ||

Mochipet's New Record "Microphonepet" was heard on LA's Indie Rock station Indie 103.1 How strange... If you would like encourage this kind of behavior please call The Music Director Mark Sovel 877.900.1031 and tell him to PLEASE PLAY MORE MOCHIPET!!! =)

Posted by bobatea at 03:40 PM

|| New Daly City Records Videos On Youtube ||

Check out some new Daly City Records videos on YouTube of our shows and randoms from artists such as: Ray Barbee, La Plebe, Mochipet Family Band, The Bad Hand, and more.. with also Hot Dogs and Bacon, Japan, and Kid Kola fun...

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