Singer-songwriter Yumi Matsutoya will release an album of 'collaborations' between her younger self and the likes of YOASOBI, GLIM SPANKY and Nogizaka46 on December 20th.
Singer-songwriter
Yumi Matsutoya will round off celebrations for the 50th anniversary of her debut with the release of
Yuming Kanpai! on December 20th.
Described as a "collaboration best” album, the release is said to have been envisioned as a unique twist on conventional remix and tribute albums.
Artists from various genres were given access to the original session recordings of seven songs — released between 1976 and 1995 — in order to produce quasi-collaborations with the younger
Matsutoya.
Her 'collaborators' include pop duo
YOASOBI, rock duo
GLIM SPANKY, idol troupe
Nogizaka46 (with
Tetsuya Komuro as producer), hip-hop trio
RHYMESTER, alt-rock band
Quruli, singer-songwriter
Yasuyuki Okamura, and ex-Suchmos vocalist
YONCE.
Yuming Kanpai! will also contain a remix of
Haru yo, koi by Russian DJ
Nina Kraviz, and a remastered version of
Imadakara,
Matsutoya's 1985 collaboration single with
Kazumasa Oda and
Kazuo Zaitsu that's only ever been avaiable physically as a 7-inch vinyl single.
