Back track which was full of noise and the distortion produced by Lionel merged with her vocals as if a toy box was turned around. Her voice and lyrics were voluptuous but also innocent.

What surprised me was that even though there wasn’t any vocal effect in the live system, her vocal wasn’t inferior to the one on her CD, or rather, it was clearer than that of the CD. I strongly recommend you to go to her live if there is an opportunity.

Close to the end, she sung some tunes solo and livened up the space. The last three songs were the most moving and the greatest.

The world brought to us by her unique lyrics is one of her attractive points. Words produced from her unique sense sometimes surprise us and reach our heart. Apparently, she had been away from music for a while and worked on a film as a scenario writer and a director. Any specific schedule hasn’t been set yet but she is thinking of holding a screening event of the film. It must be an interesting work as long as I imagine from her sense of music. It is a great news for her fans that she is going to release a new album in the fall this year. We should keep our eye on Tujiko Noriko.

Tujiko Noriko Live In Japan
Date: March 20th, 2004
Open: 19:30-
Place: Soso Cafe
Address: 1F Sansei Bld., South 1 West 13, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
Tel: +81 (0)11 280 2240
https://www.shift.jp.org/soso/