The seventh installment of “Yamata Naoaki 2025” is brought to you by Nao’ymt, known for being produced by Miura Daichi and Amuro Namie. A poetic R&B track has been created that delicately depicts the “faded summer” beyond glare.
The new song “Fading” was released on July 1st as the seventh installment of Nao’ymt’s 25th anniversary project, Yata Naoaki 2025.
Fading is a superb mellow R&B track with a sharp Nao’ymt style, and a soundscape that makes the summer light slowly melt away.
The chorus passage, “We were like fireworks,” exudes a vivid memory of youth and a quiet sadness that looks up at it from afar.
Time passes and the colour fades.
However, there is a beauty that can only be seen because it has faded. “Fading” is a song that not only brings back memories of dazzling youth, but also depicts the scenes and temperatures of “Adult Summer” that spreads beyond that.
“There are probably some scenery that can only be drawn in diluted colors.”
By overlapping the universal themes of “summer” and “change,” Nao’ymt instilled new poetry into R&B.
Nao’ymt himself also wrote the lyrics, composed, track making and vocals. Dave Kutch, who worked on The Weeknd, Son Lux, and Billie Eilish, was also featured in the mastering. The delicate and transparent mix and the enveloping sound image are impressive.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary, the Yata Naoaki 2025 project is scheduled to release one new song on the first day of each month from January to December 2025, and Fading is the seventh installment. Nao’ymt’s attitude of continuing to face music is quiet, but certainly resonating with this work.
|| Nao’ymt – Fading Release Information
Nao’ymt’Fading
Release date: July 1, 2025
Written, Composed, Produced, Performed, and Mixed by Nao’ymt
Mastered by Dave Kutch
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Born in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. He has consistently written lyrics, composed music and track makeup, and has had a major influence on the Japanese music scene through the production of Miura Daichi, Amuro Namie, AI, and Yamashita Tomohisa. He is also well known for his singing.
His masterpiece, “Sphere” (Miura Daichi), is an album consisting of 17 songs, featuring field recordings of the sounds of the four seasons from all over Japan, with the theme of “Japanese beauty and reincarnation.” He was highly praised as a literary and artistic attempt to connect land, time and spirit through music.
Amuro Namie has provided 28 songs including “Baby Don’t Cry” and “Get Myself Back,” boasting the largest number of songs offered after Komuro Tetsuya. He has also been pioneering activities in ambient and instrumental as well, and has also worked hard to develop newcomers through lectures at Ableton Japan and Nagoya University of the Arts.
In 2025, he has expanded his range of activities across genres, including providing songs for the Osaka Kansai Expo and providing songs for the game “DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH.”
