Mono/Poly Explained

Mono/Poly
Background:	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Name:	Charles E. Dickerson
Birth Date:	5 February 1987
Birth Place:	Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Genre:	Electronic, experimental, alternative hip hop, glitch
Occupation:	Producer
Years Active:	2008-present
Label:	Brainfeeder Vision Recordings Faces Records Fat City Records
Associated Acts:	Thundercat

Charles E. Dickerson (born February 5, 1987), better known by his stage name Mono/Poly,^[1] is a Grammy Award winning electronic music producer from Bakersfield, California.^[2]

Career

Mono/Poly joined the record label Brainfeeder and released the Manifestations EP in 2011.^[3] He self-released the free EP, Killer B's, in 2012.^[4] The Golden Skies album was released on Brainfeeder in 2014.^[5]

Discography

Albums

• Paramatma (2010)
• Golden Skies (2014)
• MONOTOMIC (2019)
• Messages from the Cosmic Sea (2020)
• AS LONG AS THAT LOVE IS DIVINE (2020)

EPs

• The George Machine (2009)
• Manifestations (2011)
• Killer B's (2012)
• Cryptic (2016)
• Union (2017)

Singles

• "Bubble Sort" b/w "For Progressive Minds" (2008)
• "Oil Field" b/w "Medusa" (2009)
• "Stacking’ Ones" b/w “Teach You All A Lesson” (2019)

Productions

• Flash Bang Grenada - "In a Perfect World" from 10 Haters (2011)
• Busdriver - "Upsweep" from Perfect Hair (2014)
• Tha Dogg Pound - "Skip Skip" (2015)
• Ne-Yo - "Religious / Ratchet Wit Yo Friends" from Non-Fiction (2015)
• Thundercat - "Song for the Dead" and "Lone Wolf and Cub" from The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam (2015)
• Busdriver - "Hyperbolic 2" from Thumbs (2015)
• Kendrick Lamar - "Untitled 08 | 09.06.2014" from Untitled Unmastered (2016)
• Thundercat - "Friend Zone" from Drunk (2017)
• Thundercat - "Black Qualls" from It Is What It Is (2020)
• Thundercat - "Funny Thing" from it Is What It Is (2020)

Remixes

• Flying Lotus - "Melt!" from L.A. EP 2 X 3 (2008)
• Take - "Quartz for Amber" from Only Mountain: The Remixes (2011)
• Lorn - "Weigh Me Down" from Weigh Me Down (2012)
• S.Maharba - "Nice to Meet You" from S.Maharba: Remixed (2013)
• Nocando - "Zero Hour" from Jimmy the Burnout (2014)
• Sofie Letitre - "I Need" from Uncanny Valley (2015)
• Seven Davis Jr. - "Try Me (I'll Funk You)" (2015)
• Saul Williams - "Down For Some Ignorance [Mono/Poly Remix]" from "These Mthrfckrs: MartyrLoserKing - Remixes, B-Sides & Demos"
• Noisia - "Miniatures" from Outer Edges: Remixes (2017)

Compilation appearances

• "For Progressive Minds" on Circulations & Jay Scarlett Present: New Worlds (2008)
• "Red and Yellow Toys" on Wild Angels (2009)
• "The Nomad" (with Noisia) on Division VA EP 002 (2016)
• “Funkzilla” (with Seven Davis Jr) on “Brainfeeder X” (2018)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Deviant. Review: Mono/Poly - Paramatma - Sputnikmusic. Sputnikmusic. September 9, 2010.
2. Web site: Muhammad. Omar Ghaznavi. Q&A with Mono/Poly - Sound Colour Vibration. Sound Colour Vibration. July 3, 2012.
3. Web site: Sam. Walby. RA Reviews: Mono/Poly - Manifestations EP (Single). Resident Advisor. April 4, 2011.
4. Web site: Erik. Otis. Mono/Poly "Killer B's" - Sound Colour Vibration. Sound Colour Vibration. April 21, 2012.
5. Web site: Nate. Patrin. Mono/Poly: Golden Skies. Pitchfork Media. September 2, 2014.