Mochipet Explained

Mochipet
Birth Name:	David Wang
Birth Date:	January 12, 1980
Birth Place:	Taiwan
Origin:	Daly City, California
Genre:	Alternative hip hop, electronic
Occupation:	Producer
Years Active:	2002-present
Label:	Daly City Records, BPitch Control, Death$ucker, Peace Off, Violent Turd, Automation Records

David Wang, better known by his stage name Mochipet, is a Taiwanese American record producer.^[1] His recordings have been released on multiple record labels such as Death$ucker, Peace Off, and Violent Turd.^[2] He is also the owner of Daly City Records.^[3]

Career

Mochipet released the album, Combat, in 2004.^[4] It was followed by Uzumaki.^[5] In 2008, he released Microphonepet, an album consisting of tracks he has recorded with underground rappers for five years.^[6] Alan Ranta of Tiny Mix Tapes gave the album a favorable review, describing it as "one of the strongest hip-hop albums of 2008".^[7] KEXP-FM chose "Sharp Drest", a song off of the album, as their Song of the Day on June 23, 2008.^[8]

Discography

Albums

• Randbient Works 2002 (2002)
• Combat (2004)
• Uzumaki (2004)
• Feel My China (2005)
• Disko Donkey (2006)
• Girls Love Breakcore (2007)
• Feel My China II (2008)
• Microphonepet (2008)
• Microphonepet Remixed (2008)
• Master P on Atari (2009)
• Bunnies & Muffins (2009)
• Master P on Atari: Transformed Volume 2 (2010)
• Hello My Name Is (2011)
• 10 Reasons to Love Hate Dubstep (2011)
• Chicxulub (2011)
• Mochipet Is Evil (2012)
• Godzilla Rehab Center (2013)
• Rawr Means I Love You (2013)
• Kaiju Pet (2013)

EPs

• Electric Saki House (2004)
• Recored (sic) (2009)
• Retweaked (2009)
• Rehyped (2009)
• Rebootied (2009)
• Cowgirls Gets the Pets (2010)

Singles

• Nelly vs. Venetian Snares (2003)
• My Gucci Chainsaw Ass Clap Attack (2006)
• Godzilla New Year (2009)
• Whomp-A-Saurus Sex (2011)

Remixes

• Exillon - "Nuclear Dolphin Jungle" from Prequiem (2005)
• Otto von Schirach - "Earjuice Synthesis (Earjuice Daly City Freestyle Hyphee Yay Area Jam)" from Armpit Buffet (2005)
• Kraddy - "Android Porn (Mochipet 'Godzillaporn' Remix)" from Android Porn Remixes (2010)
• The Bins - "Inspiration (Mochipet's Wormhole Generator Remix)" from Inspiration (2011)^[9]
• Kid 606 - "Ejaculazer Tag (Mochipet Remix)" from Ejaculazer Tag (2012)
• Restiform Bodies - "Bobby Trendy Addendum (Mochipet Remix)" from TV Loves You Back Remixes (2013)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Vinyl Word. Taipei Times. Marcus. Aurelius. April 13, 2012.
2. Web site: Album Review: Mochipet - Microphone Pet. Prefix. Nat. Weiner. April 7, 2008.
3. Web site: Podcast 69: Mochipet Presents Daly City Records. XLR8R. Jennifer. Marston. January 15, 2009. October 24, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204204/http://www.xlr8r.com/podcast/2009/01/mochipet-presents-daly-city-reco. October 29, 2013. dead.
4. Web site: Mochipet: Combat. Pitchfork Media. Dan. Lett. April 19, 2004.
5. Web site: Uzumaki - Mochipet. Allmusic. Stewart. Mason. October 24, 2013.
6. Web site: Mochipet: Microphonepet. PopMatters. Evan. Sawdey. July 1, 2008.
7. Web site: Mochipet - Microphonepet. Tiny Mix Tapes. Alan. Ranta. July 29, 2008.
8. Web site: Song of the Day: Mochipet - Sharp Drest. KEXP-FM. Kevin. Cole. June 23, 2008. October 24, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203543/http://blog.kexp.org/2008/06/23/song-of-the-day-mochipet-sharp-drest/. October 29, 2013. dead.
9. Web site: New track from hip-hop local act: The Bins. Qadir. Jawad. 2011-11-08. The Daily Californian. en-US. 2019-12-26.