Concert for One
| Concert for One | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 41:20 | |||
| Label | Urbnet Records | |||
| Producer | Moka Only | |||
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Concert for One is a studio album by Canadian rapper, singer and producer Moka Only. It was released by Urbnet Records on September 1, 2017. The album was entirely self-produced, and features one guest appearance from Dank.
Music videos were released for the songs "Replay"[1] and "Are You Happy Now".[2] The album reached number 7 on !earshot's hip-hop chart in January and February 2018.[3][4] An instrumental version was released on June 29, 2018.[5]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| RapReviews | 7.5/10[6] |
Bandcamp Daily picked Concert for One as one of the top hip-hop albums of October 2017, with Phillip Mlynar calling it "warm, jazzy hip-hop topped with smart and humble lyrics".[7]
Steve Juon of RapReviews compared the albums sound to J Dilla and The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest. He expressed although Moka's wordplay, punchlines and lexicon lacked complexity, it would "destroy the 'comfortable and relaxing' mood" of the album.[6]
Stuart Derdeyn of Vancouver Sun noted "The style is old school, simple beats, deep-in-the-pocket background harmonies and all kinds of dubby horns."[8]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Concert Intro" | 0:44 |
| 2. | "Hi" | 3:25 |
| 3. | "UnU" | 2:48 |
| 4. | "Featuring Drake" | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Demoland" | 0:23 |
| 6. | "Replay" | 2:36 |
| 7. | "Just Some Vibes" (featuring Dank) | 2:49 |
| 8. | "Are You Happy Now" | 2:31 |
| 9. | "Snapshot" | 1:22 |
| 10. | "Right There" | 2:36 |
| 11. | "Egg Interlude" | 0:35 |
| 12. | "Not a Thing" | 2:45 |
| 13. | "I May" | 3:14 |
| 14. | "Green Bridge Interlude" | 0:12 |
| 15. | "Real Simple Real Mellow" | 2:36 |
| 16. | "Old Quirks Old Places" | 2:21 |
| 17. | "Real Late" | 0:52 |
| 18. | "Crinkle Jazz" | 0:53 |
| 19. | "The Stars" | 2:52 |
| 20. | "What Zone Now" | 2:56 |
| Total length: | 41:20 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Moka Only - "Replay"". UGSMAG. September 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Moka Only - "Are You Happy Now"". UGSMAG. October 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Hip-hop chart : January 2018". !earshot.
- ↑ "Hip-hop chart : February 2018". !earshot.
- ↑ "Moka Only - Concert For One Instrumentals", Discogs, June 29, 2018
- 1 2 Juon, Steve (September 5, 2017). "Moka Only :: Concert for One". RapReviews.
- ↑ Mlynar, Phillip (October 25, 2017). "The Best New Hip-Hop on Bandcamp: October 2017". Bandcamp Daily.
- ↑ Derdeyn, Stuart (September 25, 2017). "Music reviews: Moka Only, Bend Sinister, Chelsea Wolfe and The Palomars". Vancouver Sun.
External links
[edit]- Concert for One at Discogs (list of releases)
- Concert for One at Bandcamp