Muzai Moratorium

"Muzai Moratorium" "無罪モラトリアム"
Studio album by Shiina Ringo
Released	24 February 1999
Recorded	STUDIO TERRA Kame-chan Studio B main
Genre	J-pop, pop, rock and roll, hard rock, grunge, punk rock, pop rock, jazz, kayōkyoku
Length	41:00
Label	Toshiba EMI
Producer	Hiroshi Kitashiro
Shiina Ringo chronology
Muzai Moratorium (1999) Shouso Strip (2000)
Singles from Muzai Moratorium
"Kōfukuron" Released: May 27, 1998 "Kabukichō no Joō" Released: September 9, 1998, "Koko de Kiss Shite." Released: January 20, 1999

Muzai Moratorium (無罪モラトリアム, Innocence Moratorium^?) is Shiina Ringo's first album, released on February 24, 1999 by Toshiba EMI. The album debuted at #1 and has sold over 919,000 copies.

Outline

Shiina Ringo composed nearly all the songs on this album in her teenage years, prior to her major label debut. The album combines multiple genres of music from both the East and the West, including J-Pop and grunge. Both the album and song titles combine Kanji and English, and the lyrics are written using English and Historical kana usage.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ringo Shiina, all music composed by Ringo Shiina and arranged by Seiji Kameda.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tadashii Machi (正しい街, Correct City?)"	3:53
2.	"Kabukichou no Joou (歌舞伎町の女王, Queen of Kabuki-cho?)"	2:53
3.	"Marunouchi Sadistic (丸の内サディスティック, Marunouchi Sadist?)"	3:56
4.	"Koufukuron (幸福論(悦楽編), A View of Happiness (Joy Ver.)?) [1]"	2:58
5.	"Akane-sasu Kiro Terasaredo… (茜さす 帰路照らされど…, When It Begins to Get Dark…?)[2]"	4:07
6.	"Sid to Hakuchuumu (シドと白昼夢, Sid & Daydreams?)"	4:03
7.	"Tsumiki-asobi (積木遊び, Playing With Blocks?)"	3:24
8.	"Koko de Kiss Shite. (ここでキスして。, Kiss Me?)"	4:20
9.	"Onaji Yoru (同じ夜, Ordinary Night?)"	3:38
10.	"Keikoku (警告, Caution?)"	4:05
11.	"Moruhine (モルヒネ, Morphine?)"	3:42

Credits and personnel

Shiina Ringo changed the band every song. As a guest performance, Neko Saito who continues working with her, and Chieko Kinbara who works with Björk.

Zetsurin Hectopascal (絶倫ヘクトパスカル, Matchless Hectopascal^?) (#1,2,4,6,8,10)

• Ringo Shiina - vocals, drums (#2), handclap, whistle
• Susumu Nishikawa - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Seiji Kameda - bass guitar, handclap
• Noriyasu Kawamura - drums, backing vocal, handclap

Zekkyō Solfeggio (絶叫ソルフェージュ, Scream Solfeggio^?) (#3)

• Ringo Shiina - vocals, acoustic piano, melodica, handclap, footsteps
• Seiji Kameda - bass guitar, backing vocal
• Noriyasu Kawamura - drums, backing vocal, handclap, footsteps

Momoiro Spanner (桃色スパナ, Pink Spanner^?) (#5,7,9,11)

• Ringo Shiina - vocal, fake koto (Synthesizer), whistle
• Akihito Suzuki - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocal guidance
• Seiji Kameda - bass guitar
• Noriyasu Kawamura - drums, conga

Guest Players

• Toshiyuki Mori - electric organ (#1,10), acoustic piano (#5)
• Neko Saitō - acoustic violin (#9)
• Chieko Kinbara Strings - string section (#1,5)
• Tsunehiko Yashiro - electric organ (#8)

Note

1. ^ Because Shiina didn't like the arrangement of her debut single, she re-arranged it.
2. ^ The literal translation is "The crimson sun still shines on my way back, but…", which parodies Kakinomoto Hitomaro’s tanka, "茜さす日は照らせれどぬばたまの夜渡る月の隠らく惜しも".