Editions Mego has released albums by Tujiko before and it is the sixth one to date. Dedicated to her cat: an album that cannot be summed easily. On one hand we have a set of electronics and a palette of colours and timbres. The other angle of this album is a pop sensitivity – soft and subtle melodies. Another angle is an experimentation and putting the previous elements in a different context which makes this album something deeper than a cliché label: dream pop. There are also different elements: field recorded voices which show that Tujiko can add a completely different verse and accentuation to the items that are not necessarily typically musical. Imagine something that bears the fragility of childlike play but it’s not pretentious at all. A trip on a memory lane – something to ponder on in those cynical times. Pon is Tujiko Noriko’s sixth album for Editions Mego and a further extension of her already significant body of work as both a solo and collaborative artist. Dedicated ...
