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