Saffron (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Saffron
| type = studio album
| artist = Ron Contour & Factor Chandelier
| cover = File:Saffronronfactor.jpeg
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| released = {{Start date|2010|03|23}}
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| genre = Hip hop, alternative hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=29|s=33}}
| label = Fake Four Inc.
| producer = Factor Chandelier
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| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Moka Only
| type = Studio album
| prev_title = Martian Xmas 2009
| prev_year = 2009
| title = Saffron
| year = 2010
| next_title = Rontario (2010)
| next_year = 2010
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Factor Chandelier
| type = Studio album
| prev_title = 13 Stories (A Prelude)
| prev_year = 2010
| title = Saffron
| year = 2010
| next_title = Lawson Graham
| next_year = 2010
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Exclaim!
| rev1score = Favorable{{cite web|first=Kevin|last=Jones|url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/Ron_Coutour_Factor-Saffron|title=Ron Coutour & Factor - Saffron|work=Exclaim!|date=April 24, 2010}}
| rev2 = Potholes in My Blog
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|first=Nicholas|last=Candiotto|url=http://potholesinmyblog.com/album-review-ron-contour-factor-saffron-2010/|title=Album Review: Ron Contour & Factor – Saffron (2010)|work=Potholes in My Blog|date=March 28, 2010}}
| rev3 = Okayplayer
| rev3score = Favorable{{cite web|first=D.L.|last=Chandler|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/ron-contour-and-factor-2010052510769.html|title=Ron Contour & Factor|work=Okayplayer|date=May 25, 2010}}
| rev4 = Urbnet
| rev4score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|first=Thomas|last=Quinlan|url=http://www.urbnet.com/review.asp?cdid=2227|title=Ron Contour & Factor: Saffron|work=Urbnet|date=2010}}
}}
Saffron is a collaborative studio album by Canadian hip hop artist Ron Contour (Moka Only) and Canadian producer Factor Chandelier. It was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2010.{{Cite news|url=http://survivingthegoldenage.com/ron-contour-factor-saffron/|title=Ron Contour & Factor: Saffron|date=2010-05-26|work=Surviving the Golden Age|access-date=2017-03-05|language=en-US}} The album is entirely produced by Factor and guest appearances include Def 3.{{Cite web|url=https://fakefour.bandcamp.com/album/saffron|title=Saffron, by Ron Contour & Factor|website=Fake Four Inc.|access-date=2017-03-05}}
Release
In the upcoming and following months to the album's release, music videos for "Wondrous Things",{{Cite news|url=http://ugsmag.com/ron-contour-factor-wondrous-things/|title=Ron Contour & Factor - "Wondrous Things"|date=2012-06-13|work=UGSMAG|access-date=2017-03-05|language=en-US}} "Confused Nougat"{{Citation|last=fakefourinc|title=Ron Contour & Factor "Confused Nougat" (Official Music Video)|date=2010-11-22|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t05ltZbc4ZE|accessdate=2017-03-05}} and "Glad"{{Cite news|url=http://ugsmag.com/ron-contour-factor-glad-video/|title=Ron Contour & Factor - "Glad" video|date=2010-03-02|work=UGSMAG|access-date=2017-03-05|language=en-US}} were released via Fake Four Inc's YouTube page.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgTDOL308tRIckv-261vGdw|title=fakefourinc|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=2017-03-05}}
Background
Throughout Saffron, Moka Only plays the role of Ron Contour, one of his alter egos, who was initially conceived in 2001 on Moka Only is... Ron Contour. Ron Contour's character is the cousin of Moka Only and is often described as "light hearted" and having a "humorous aura."{{Cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2010_05_ronsaffron.html|title=Ron Contour and Factor :: Saffron :: Fake Four Inc.|website=www.rapreviews.com|access-date=2017-03-05}} When asked on the character's purpose to Moka Only, he said: "Ron Contour was completely just for a laugh, not to be taken seriously."{{Cite news|url=http://www.hiphopcanada.com/2011/04/moka-lonely-profile-of-an-artist-obsessed-interview/|title=Moka Lonely: Profile Of An Artist Obsessed [Interview]|date=2011-04-21|work=HipHopCanada.com|access-date=2017-03-05}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Check It Out
| length1 = 1:31
| title2=Diner
| length2 = 2:02
| title3 = Confused Nougat
| length3 = 2:25
| title4 = Glad
| length4 = 2:41
| title5 = Whipple Tree
| length5 = 2:42
| title6 = Prairie Wind
| length6 = 2:19
| title7 = Wondrous
| length7 = 2:28
|title8 = I Only Know
| length8 = 2:42
| title9 = Cheese Toast Feast
| length9 = 1:59
| title10 = Goes to JP
| length10 = 2:22
| title11 = Hop Scotch
| length11 = 2:34
| title12 = Shoe Box
| note12 = featuring Def 3
| length12 = 3:47
}}
References
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External links
- {{Discogs release|2114340|Saffron}}
- [https://fakefour.bandcamp.com/album/saffron Saffron] at Bandcamp
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Category:2010 collaborative albums