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PREORDER
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01. Tujiko Noriko - Only on Love
02. Tujiko Noriko - Bosom
03. Tujiko Noriko - Kikoeru Pon
04. Tujiko Noriko - Sneezing
05. Tujiko Noriko - Knife of Yonder
06. Tujiko Noriko - Boku Wa Obake
07. Tujiko Noriko - Beachside Cats
08. Tujiko Noriko - Bokuno Satellite
09. Tujiko Noriko - Kareki Ni Hana
10. Tujiko Noriko - Birthday
11. Tujiko Noriko - Wakaru Pon
12. Tujiko Noriko - Pon on TGV
13. Tujiko Noriko - Quarz Rework
14. Tujiko Noriko - Kazeyo Pon
ARTIST
TITLE
Pon
FORMAT
2LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
EMEGO 322LP EMEGO 322LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
6/12/2026

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 to her cat who she adopted as an infant and passed away due an accident having been born deaf, Pon is imbued with abstraction, tenderness and a deep emotional resonance. Noriko's palette of electronics, romantic melodies and surprising sonic details are all fully present here, and like her last full length, 2023's Crépuscule this is an epic work, released as a 2LP by Editions Mego. The unmistakable hue of Japan hovers throughout this emotional rich landscape. Subtle field recordings and fragile, abstract motifs drift through the album, all cloaked in a warmth and humanity that only Noriko seems able to conjure. Pon moves effortlessly between the childlike and the obscure. There are moments of deceptive simplicity where unexpected elements suddenly surface -- strange voices emerge on "Boku Wa Obaka." "Knife of Yonder" is a standout: a startling ten-minute unfolding that begins with a warm, almost Eno-esque drift before launching into a soaring mid-section and finally landing somewhere unexpectedly blues-adjacent. "Kikoeru Pon" is brimming with childlike wonder -- a heartfelt ballad that dissolves into domestic field recordings, including sounds of the feline for whom both the album and track are named. A quietly devastating ending that brings the personal nature of the record into sharp focus. There is a deep sense of the human in the way Noriko embraces technology. This is far from cold abstraction; rather, Pon feels like a colorful photo album, documenting Noriko's inner world and instincts with remarkable intimacy. Hovering in liminal states between pop, ambient and abstraction, this is a deeply affective and moving release that reveals new surprises with each listen. The emotional range of Noriko's latest offering inspires hope in a world in disarray. It is both gentle and epic and one which we feel embodies the work of an artist fully at the height of her powers.