PRE-ORDER: Tujiko Noriko "Pon" LP

THIS IS A PRE-ORDER: We expect this to ship on or around JUNE 12th, 2026. Any items ordered with this will be held until they can ship together. If you need other items faster please place a separate order for those items.

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.

Track Listing
01. Only on Love 01:30
02. Bosom 01:30
03. Kikoeru Pon 01:30
04. Sneezing 01:30
05. Knife of Yonder 01:30
06. Boku Wa Obake 01:30
07. Beachside Cats 01:30
08. Bokuno Satellite 01:30
09. Kareki Ni Hana 01:30
10. Birthday 01:30
11. Wakaru Pon 01:30
12. Pon on TGV 01:30
13. Quarz Rework 01:30
14. Kazeyo Pon 01:30

street date 6/12/2026