What is time? It's a question that has long bounced around the heads of philosophers and artists. In today's tech-dominated world, the idea of time, age and the effect that it has on all human beings that can be interrogated in increasingly fresh ways. For Japanese pop supremo Yumi Matsutoya, this meant harnessing Dreamtonics' Synthesizer V to re-mould her voice as it used to sound, decades ago.
For her 40th studio album, Yumi sought to explore the notion of time in more pronounced way than just via lyrics - Matsutoya wanted the idea of time and space coalescing to form a central part of how she presented herself, vocally, on the record.
Held in similar regard to singer/songwriters such as Carly Simon and Joni Mitchell in terms of her cultural impact and legacy in Japan, Yumi Matsutoya (known by many as 'Yuming') has become an institution in her homeland, with almost yearly-tours and album releases maintaining her status as a key household name in the Japanese pop music canon.
