Mizuiro -- Warm Wind Melody

 

To quote some of my British friends and former colleagues, I am knackered. I had to take care of the logistics regarding a medical appointment for one of my family earlier this morning in terms of both transportation and the actual visit itself, so with only one snag that was easily rectified, everything went off OK. I did end up dozing off in my armchair for an hour after a Big Mac (I hadn't had one of those in a few years and noticed that the hamburger is more of a Medium Mac now) meal so I gather that the stress built up was fairly large. My shoulders could use a rubdown right now but that's not going to be resolvable.

However, there is the saying "Music has charms to soothe a savage breast" from "The Mourning Bride", and I can happily go with that to start off this Friday's edition of the urban contemporary stuff. The thing is, though, that I basically have no information about this artist by the name of Mizuiro but looking at his YouTube channel, it appears that he has put out a number of albums already. His latest is "Skyline Flow" which came out earlier this month, and here is a very pleasant track, "Warm Wind Melody". It's got this somewhat bluesy approach to a laidback jazz/AOR sunset tune, and with the cool wind coming in from the window right now as I type this, "Warm Wind Melody" is having its beneficial effects on my tired body and mind.

The cover for "Skyline Flow" is also very comfortable to peer at. It reminds me of the original cover for Makoto Matsushita's（松下誠）"First Light" album. Well, I've got my next few articles to type up before this day is up so I'll probably give "Warm Wind Melody" a few more plays for therapeutic purposes before moving on.