ABOUT US
Noca Project is the brainchild of Japanese singer-songwriter Norika Yue, drummer Jeff Oman, and bassist Malcolm Strasdin. In 2018, Yue proclaimed to the skies… and his mother on the phone ”I’m going to move the countryside, make a farmhouse and pursue a simple life”.
While it started as a solo endeavor, in late 2019 Noca Project added two more members: Jeff Oman and Malcolm Strasdin to form the current line-up, borrowing sounds from folk, to an eclectic blend of jazz, shoegaze, ambient, emo, punk and pop influences.
Noca Project (noca meaning “farmhouse” or “countryside” in Japanese) was born as an expression of desire for a simple pursuit of creativity. The project is starting to reveal that the beauty in simplicity isn’t attached to places, but the people that nurture it.
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VIDEOS
Performed and filmed in March 2021, this live rendition of Hospice was part of Tiny Lights Festival in the summer of 2021 in collaboration with videographers Trent Freeman and Eva Anandi.
Hospice, is based off of recollections of countless and seemingly hopeless visits. Being put in the spotlight in your vulnerabilities, when all you may want to do is heal… out of site.
This project was recorded at the Ymir Schoolhouse in the traditional territory of the Ktunaxa Peoples.
(a)live is the first release of Noca Project as a three-piece band. Showcasing their roots in live performance with heavy use of loopers, driving bass and eccentric drums; the entire record was performed and recorded in 1 take at Public Lunch Studios in Calgary, AB