London UK; Revolutionary songwriter and violinist, Diana
Yukawa is set to release her EP on 18th March 2013. The British artist
will be releasing the 3 tracks, My Way Home, Juno and City of Shadows,
worldwide (excluding Japan) digitally under the title Finding the Parallel.
In the years that followed her last album release with Sony
Music, Yukawa has been working hard to establish her signature sound. In a
recent interview, when asked about the music Yukawa described it as
Electronic-Classical-Triphop. The music and the artist can only really be described
as simply revolutionary and refreshing.... The London based songwriter and violinist
feel’s that this EP has truly captured the sound she has been striving for.
Yukawa
comments “it' been a
long musical journey I have been on to create the music I've been so passionate
to make. I have been combining different sounds that I love with the violin and
finding the right balance of electronic and acoustic. It's about love - love
for music!”. The violinist
continues “I suppose you could say the sound is a blend of
classical and electronic. It lends itself really well to visuals, because I
think it's very atmospheric and emotive - lots of people say it sounds very
filmy.”
For the EP, Yukawa
collaborated with Producers Alexis Smith and Joe Henson working closely to
co-write the tracks. Also known as “The Flight”,
the duo’s
skills are as diverse as their credits, having worked with Empire of The Sun, St Lou Lou, Lana Del Rey
and Bjork to name a few.
Yukawa was
thrilled to have found these two great talents “Joe and Alexis really understand my musical direction and it was a
great pleasure to work with the exceptionally talented duo”.
Yukawa is
currently writing the material for her album which is speculated for release towards
the end of the year. In addition to her own album Yukawa is also working with
John Foxx and Benge for a standalone
album which is expected to get a release this year.
Also the
violinist and songwriter collaborated with the notorious Nitin Sawhney on a
track. Nitin spoke highly of the
songwriter; “Diana’s tone is simply awe inspiring - a true virtuoso and a
joy to work with.”
The London
based violinist has released three albums through Sony Music, the first when
she was just 14 years old. Her last album “The Butterfly Effect” released in
2009 features original music co-written by the violinist. Yukawa comments “whilst the sound of the last album is
rather different to the new material, The Butterfly Effect was really a great
stride forward in establishing my future music direction”.
The violinist has led an extraordinary life. Born in Tokyo
to an English ballet dancer and a Japanese banker just 3 weeks after the 1985
Japan Airlines disaster that took her father’s life, she has crossed cultural
boundaries in her personal life and is pushing to cross even further in her
professional life as a much celebrated violinist and songwriter.
“My goal is to create music that connects with
listeners and to also reach people who perhaps wouldn't ordinarily listen to my
kind of music, or more "classical" and instrumental music. I want my
music to evoke emotions.. it's really as simple as that.”
Finding the Parallel,
the EP will be available to download from 18th March 2013
Violinist Diana
Yukawa
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