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Featured on Resident Advisor and Mixmag
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"This cut of icy techno from Los Angeles artist Dennis Cao's debut EP features a hook that'll get stuck in your head along with a lot of eerie synth work." - Resident Advisor
Review in Mixmag Printed Edition December 2017
"Exemplary Techno"
Dance music doesn't have to be an all-out attack on the dancefloor, even if we often find that seems to be the way. It's an approach that neglects some of the more introspective and personally motivated releases out there. One Child Policy injects his own personal story into this wonderful EP, which closes with the standout 'Cultural Transmissions': an uplifting, emotive production with superb pads and sweet vocals throughout. Rating: 8/10 - Marcus Barnes (Mixmag Techno Editor)
DJ support from - Marcel Dettmann, Dave Clarke, The Black Dog, among others.
"Only Me || 孝" featured on XL Recording's XL Play playlist and Arca's Mutant Mixtape Vol 1.
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One Child Policy's debut release, Cultural Transmissions, features productions that are as kinetic and club-oriented as they are cerebral and mind-bending.
In the opening track, “Yin || 阴” a boomy fractured rhythm lays the foundation for ominous textures swirling alongside a prowling arpeggio, transporting the listener into a sonic abyss.
This energy is let loose in the Drexciya-esque “Red Coast Base Surveillance,” which sets detuned lo-fi pads bleeding over a menacing bass line. Samples from various animes create futuristic sci-fi environment inspired by the book "The Three Body Problem" by Liu Cixin [刘慈欣]. Track was co-produced with Harrison Holt.
In the track “Only Me || 孝” the call and response of the voices are used to explore the producer's struggle to uphold filial piety (孝) towards his family. Driven by a lo-fi 4/4 pulse, an icy female vocal pierces through moody pads and heady TB-303 atmospheres.
With a nod to UK garage, “Chasing the Dragon” brings disco samples to a tripped out atmospheric techno landscape, for a highly danceable track with a big beat.
The closing track," Cultural Transmissions" , contrasts piercing sonic bursts (the sound of tuned and processed Chinese fireworks) over layers of silken vocals and heavenly pads.
released November 13, 2017
All songs written and produced by One Child Policy
Mixed by Jonathan Snipes