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Martian 2020

by Moka Only

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Let Me Bust 02:36
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Nuffin 02:35 video
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And Tears 03:15
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A Good Glow 03:18
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Up To Date 01:45
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Jazz On You 03:32
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Pretty Good 00:47
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No Bonus 00:33
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Spice Rack 01:20

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REVIEW: SCRATCHEDVINYL.COM
Written by Chi Chi Thalken on December 21, 2020
Vancouver artist Moka Only has been releasing music since the mid-‘90s. In the mid-‘00s, he started a tradition of releasing a Martian Xmas album every December. Last year, he decided to drop the façade that these are actual Christmas albums, and just called his December release Martian 2019. Now it’s time for Martian 2020.

So if these aren’t Christmas albums, what are they? They’re Moka Only albums with a winter vibe to them. Martian 2020 is full of the jazzy boom bap vibes that you’ve come to know and love and expect out of Moka Only, with special care taken to have it sound a little chilly as you’re working your way through the album. There are no sleigh bells or anything, just keeping the production crisp, maybe lean into the minor keys a little bit more, and few other production tricks that Moka Only has up his sleeves to capture this general vibe of snow on the ground and warm drinks in hand. There are plenty of playful songs that sound like the Moka that most people think of when you mention his name, but there are also a few more introspective songs that feel more 2020 in particular, such as “And Tears,” and “I Just Do This.” Then there are a couple of songs that hit that perfect balance, such as “Daydream and Eat,” which feels like it sums up December 2020 and wraps up in a neat little package with a bow on it.

Martian 2020 is exactly what you want and expect from Moka Only coming to the end of December 2020. It’s cold, jazzy, with a touch of melancholy, but mostly fun vibes to get the quarantine Christmas party going in your living room. Rating: 8/10
~~ scratchedvinyl.com/reviews/moka-only-martian-2020




Martian 2020. For the end of 2020 Moka has brought the latest installment of his Martian series. He’s gone even more LoFi and gritty on this outing and dropped lyrics that are both insightful and accurate for the times and season. Tracks like ‘And Tears’ and ‘ I just do this’ convey a deeper look into his thoughts and self perceptions, while songs like ‘Jazz on you’ and ‘all that I ever’ present a more playful and even salacious approach. The stellar ‘Daydream and eat’ rockets the listener up and above into the stratosphere through its sonic schematics and paints a vivid and tangible portrait of an average winter day of ‘The Mammal’, complete details of errands and tasks. All in all this should satisfy the most ardent Moka Only completest as well as attract new sets of ears to the ongoing chapters of the one and only ‘Kareem Serene’. - Horace Doyle, Walla Walla valley Jazz Tribune.

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released December 18, 2020

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Moka Only Vancouver, British Columbia

With countless years of accomplishments under his belt, Moka may flaunt the traits of a musical superhero, but he has never been one to disappear into the night. Moka embodies what today’s artists strive to attain, that is to say, the experience, the wins, the brain power, and the absolute creative will that fuels him. This hero is nowhere near done ... more

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