For years, Noriko Sekiguchi¡¯s music under the name Poison Girl Friend existed as a major-label curio reflecting flush times ¡ª?and the kind of latitude that came with them.
¡°My first release, 1992¡¯s ¡®Melting Moment¡¯ was on Victor Entertainment, and they had money, so they were able to create edgy little labels,¡± Sekiguchi tells The Japan Times from her current home, Nippon Columbia¡¯s offices in Harajuku. ¡°And within that small label, they let me do whatever I wanted.¡±
That release, featuring downtempo melodies alongside direct lyrics in English and French, didn¡¯t achieve mainstream success ¡ª nor did a topsy-turvy album the following year made with English avant-pop practitioner Momus, or a 1994 solo set, ¡°Love Me.¡±?
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