Six years after the release of his debut single, Busan-based rapper CRITIC has now released his first full-length album.
‘Blue Sunset‘ was made in the years from 2014 to 2016.
From his 2011 mixtape ‘Travel Man’ to ‘Blue Sunset’, CRITIC has been rapping only about his personal experiences and feelings and there is a simple reason for this: He wants to share his happiness with other people. He knows that music can have a very positive effect on the listener and realizing this power early on he has been trying to influence others positively through his own happy experiences.
While everyone is similar in their existence, their ego, daily life, emotions and thoughts, every one of us is like a flower that has its unique beauty. CRITIC dreams of being the butterfly who connects the flowers and helps new flowers to bloom.
This LP features jazz band Swallowtail Butterfly, whose leader CRITIC had been at one point, as well as producers MONOMAN, J.Lu, a l e x, 천지환 (Jihwan Chun), DJ MAD, Woogie, Jack Frost, Scarecrow Beats, and more. CRITIC also worked with different artists for the artwork of each track: KIMI & 12, Ohamking, HaiL, BEKEI KIM, MARVIN KIM, DOO HYEON KANG, SG, and photographers Gongjin Sah (사공진) and Mirae (미래).
As previously mentioned, each track of this album is based on an actual event. All those experiences and inspirations will be made into an essay book and later be sold together with the album.
‘Blue Sunset’ is divided into
Daytime: tracks 1-5
Bluetime: track 6
Nighttime: tracks 7-11
A new morning: tracks 12-16
The intro, track eight ‘saebyeokbada interlude’, the skit and the outro are available on SoundCloud, as well as previews of the other tracks. Simply click on the track titles below to listen in.
Track List & Credits:
- Audience Guide (청취 안내)
Lyrics by CRITIC, Eric Lee
Produced by 천지환 (Jihwan Chun), O’nuhlin
Keyboard arranged by O’nuhlin
Artwork by Ohamking - Laㅈy
Lyrics by CRITIC
Produced by 천지환 (Jihwan Chun)
Vocals arranged by CRITIC
Artwork by Ohamking - 숨 쉬어 (Breathe)
Lyrics by CRITIC
Produced by J.Lu
Arranged by J.Lu
Vocals arranged by CRITIC - Purple Rain Single
Lyrics by CRITIC
Produced by CRITIC
Vocals arranged by CRITIC
Artwork by 사공진 (Gongjin Sah), CRITIC
[x_video_embed type=”16:9″][/x_video_embed] - 6pm Interlude
Produced by CRITIC
AD Music by Flavordash (Jacksonpama), O’neal (Revel Studio), CRITIC (Revel Studio)
Inserted guitar music by MONOMAN
Keyboard arranged by O’nuhlin
Narration by 김다미 아나운서 (announcer Dami Kim), CRITIC, 정수유 (Sooyoo Jung)
Artwork by KIMI & 12 - Blue Time (with Swallowtail Butterfly) TITLE
Lyrics by CRITIC
Produced by O’nuhlin, MONOMAN, HAZA, 이광혁, CRITIC
Arranged by O’nuhlin, MONOMAN, HAZA, 이광혁, CRITIC
Keyboard by O’nuhlin
Guitar by MONOMAN
Bass by HAZA
Drum by 이광혁 (Gwanghyuk Lee)
Vocals by CRITIC
Artwork by KIMI & 12 - Early Morning Sunshine
Lyrics by CRITIC
Produced by CRITIC
Vocals arranged by CRITIC
Chorus by Overflow
Artwork by BEKEI KIM - saebyeokbada interlude
Lyrics by CRITIC
Produced by CRITIC
Vocals arranged by CRITIC
Artwork by BEKEI KIM - 뮤즈 (●*)
Lyrics by CRITIC
Produced by 왜냐구
Arranged by 왜냐구
Vocals arranged by CRITIC - Skit – 161114 (The Biggest Supermoon in 68 Years)
Produced by CRITIC - MER’S
Lyrics by CRITIC
Produced by 왜냐구
Arranged by 왜냐구
Vocals arranged by CRITIC
Artwork by Marvin Kim - 괜찮아 (It’s Alright) TITLE
Lyrics by CRITIC
Produced by 천지환 (Jihwan Chun)
Arranged by O’nuhlin, MONOMAN, HAZA, 이광혁 (Gwanghyuk Lee), CRITIC
Keyboard by O’nuhlin
Guitar by MONOMAN
Bass by HAZA
Drum by 이광혁 (Gwanghyuk Lee)
Vocals by CRITIC
Artwork by 이해강 (Haekang Lee, HaiL), 미래 (Mirae) - In (the car) terlude
Lyrics by CRITIC
Produced by 왜냐구
Arranged by 왜냐구
Vocals arranged by CRITIC
Recorded at CRITIC’s Car (Bruce Lee, 1999 EF SONATA)
Recorded with ALIVE MUSIC
Artwork by ZOOD - Best Drive (with Masstige, DJ MAD)
Lyrics by CRITIC, Masstige
Produced & arranged by DJ MAD, WOOGIE
Vocals arranged by CRITIC
Bass guitar by HAZA
Artwork by ZOOD - 삶의 목표 (with MONOMAN)
Lyrics by CRITIC
Produced by MONOMAN
Arranged by MONOMAN
Vocals arranged by CRITIC
Artwork by 강두현 (Doohyeon Kang) - 출국 (Outro) (SoundCloud Only)
Produced by J.Lu
Source: Mnet
