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PRICE:
$21.50
$21.50
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ARTIST
NORIKO, TUJIKO
TITLE
Crepuscule I & II
FORMAT
2CD
LABEL
EDITIONS MEGO
CATALOG #
EMEGO 307CD
EMEGO 307CD
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
3/24/2023
In the early days of MEGO prior to its transformation into Editions MEGO, a most unexpected release appeared amongst the radical roster. Out of all the twisted hard drive activity from
PITA
,
General Magic
,
Farmers Manual
, etc. appeared a very different kind of release. One made from a computer, but one with a softer atmosphere, cloud-like in sonic shape and even containing discernible melodies. This was the debut release from Japanese artist
Tujiko Noriko
which not only launched her career to a larger audience but opened the doors of Editions Mego to a broader range of experimental musical forms. Noriko's particular synthesis of electronic abstraction, melody, voice, and atmosphere has few peers as sound gently circles her mystical words morphing into a succession of emotive aural experiments framed as songs. Noriko's evolution since her debut Mego release has seen further solo works alongside collaborations as well as a shift into cinema, both acting and as director. On
Crépuscule
, one can hear the influence the film medium has had on her music as visual insignia are invoked in the evocative audio at hand. Instrumental interludes further conjure a film landscape alongside the titles which also reiterate the cinematic form. This is synthetic music with a deep human presence. The mind of a human captured wandering the fantastic realms of the internal sphere is exquisitely rendered through machines which usually prompt one to disfigure such humanistic tendencies. The warmth, serenity, and dream-like environment that Noriko conjures from her tools is what makes her such a unique and outstanding artist and
Crépuscule
is an epic testament to these powers. The title
Crépuscule
perfectly encapsulates the somnambulant nature of the music where the nocturnal shifts evoke a broad sense of calm.
Crépuscule I
features a selection of shorter "songs" whilst
Crépuscule II
allows more room for these songs/moods to breathe with only three songs running at broader longer duration.
Crépuscule
allows the listener to view the world through Noriko's eyes. With her cunning ability to humanize machines a world of calm wonder is allowed to take focus in the frame. Double-CD version comes in heavy cardboard mini-gatefold; edition of 300.
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