Melting Moment

Poison Girl Friend-hailed overseas as a major breakout artist and praised as a 'Japanese techno pioneer'-is finally reissuing the landmark Japanese ambient/trip-hop masterpiece 'MELTING MOMENT' (originally released in 1992) on CD for the very first time. This long-awaited mini-album includes 'HARDLY EVER SMILE (without you)', which has become a global streaming hit-particularly overseas. Poison Girl Friend, the unit led by nOrikO and now attracting worldwide attention, successfully completed a 10-date North American tour and two shows in China last year, followed by seven shows in Europe and another North American tour this year. Live show offers continue to pour in from around the world, including South America. Seeing this iconic work by one of Japan's most influential artists gain renewed recognition more than 30 years later is truly moving. This is a masterpiece you absolutely must experience. The 2025 reissue features brand-new mastering, and includes the original liner notes from the 1992 edition by NOBBY STYLE / Masanobu Uno, along with newly written commentary by music writer Hideo Kogure. LISTEN: https://open. Spotify. com/album/6h2fF83mIryzBLWqMxk7OJ [support musicians] Makoto O2: guitars Shigeo 'Ponta' Yoshida: guitars Jun Shimoyama: acoustic guitars, 12-string guitars Hitoshi Watanabe: wood bass Yoshihiko Eida: violin Neko Saito: violin, piano Yuji Yamada: viola Ryoichi Fujimori: cello Baby Tokio: space effects AQ Ishii: synthesizer programming Masanori Adachi: synthesizer programming Tsuyoshi Isogai: synthesizer programming Tetsuji Fujita: synthesizer programming, rhythm programming, sound effects CMJK: rhythm programming, synthesizer programming Yuji Sugiyama: rhythm programming produced by Poison Girl Friend engineered by Yuji Sugiyama Tracklist: 1. HARDLY EVER SMILE (without you) / Lyrics & Music: nOrikO Arrangement: Tsuyoshi Saito, P. G. F 2. FACT 2 / Lyrics & Music: nOrikO Arrangement: P. G. F, Tetsuji Fujita 3. THE FUTURE IS NOW / Lyrics & Music: nOrikO Arrangement: P. G. F, Manufacture Exporter 4. THOSE WERE THE DAYS / Lyrics & Music: Gene Raskin Arrangement: P. G. F, CMJK 5. QUOI / Lyrics: Cesare de Natale, Serge Gainsbourg Music: Guido et Marizio de Angelis Arrangement: P. G. F, Tsuyoshi Isogai 6. MELTING MOMENT / Lyrics & Music: nOrikO Arrangement: Tsuyoshi Saito, P. G. F, Yuji Sugiyama

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