is a Japanese musician, actor and director, from

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. She has released music on the

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n label Mego and the

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label Tomlab, among others. Much of her music is composed on a laptop and consists of layered samples, electronic beats, keyboards, and vocal melodies. Her lyrics are in Japanese and English. She is currently living in

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and is also working on experimental

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s. In 2004, she teamed up with Peter 'Pita' Rehberg as DACM, making the album ''Stéréotypie''. In 2005, she collaborated with French artist

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to create film using four texts by French artist

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. She also collaborated with

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and John Chantler on ''U'' (2008), and with

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on ''East Facing Balcony'' (2012). She has completed two films: ''Sand and Mini Hawaii'' and ''Sun''. In Spring 2012 she was

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, a Rotterdam-based institute for avant-garde music and art to record new music. In 2019, she co-directed, starred in, and composed the soundtrack for the film ''Kuro''.

Discography

* 化粧と兵隊 '' keshō to heitai'' ''Makeup and Soldiers'' (2000) * 少女都市 'shōjo toshi''a.k.a. ''Girl City'' (2001, Mego) * ''I Forgot the Title'' (2002, Mego) * ハードにさせて 'hād ni sasete''a.k.a. ''Make Me Hard'' (2002, Mego) * ''From Tokyo to Naiagara'' (2003, Tomlab) * ''Stéréotypie'' with Peter 'Pita' Rehberg (2004, Asphodel) * ''Blurred In My Mirror'' (2005, Room40) * '' 28'' with

Aoki Takamasa (sometimes stylized as AOKI takamasa) (born 1976), is a Japanese people, Japanese electronic musician and producer. Biography Aoki Takamasa was born in Osaka in 1976. He began experimenting as a musician in 1993 when he was 17, when he rec ...

(2005, Fat Cat Records) * ''J'' with Riow Arai (2005, released under the name of RATN) * 少女都市+ 'shōjo toshi+''(2006, Editions Mego) * ''Solo'' (2007, Editions Mego) * ''Trust'' (2008, Nature Bliss) * ''U'' with

and John Chantler (2008, ROOM40) * ''GYU'' with .Tyme (2012, Nature Bliss/ Editions Mego) * ''East Facing Balcony'' with

(2012, Happenings) * 帰って来たゴースト 'kaette kita gōsuto''a.k.a. ''My Ghost Comes Back'' (2014) *''Kuro'' (2019) *''Crépuscle I & II'' (2023)

DVDs

* ''HOW TO'', videos by graw böckler (2004 raumfuerprojektion)

References

External links

Tujiko Noriko websiteTujiko Noriko at Tomlab
1976 births Living people Japanese electronic musicians Japanese women in electronic music {{Electronic-musician-stub