A few weeks ago, commenter Francois steered me toward a song that he had heard. It was by jazz and fusion guitarist Hiroshi Yasukawa（安川ひろし）who used to be one-half of the duo DEW back in 1980. I've written about a few of their songs including "Atsui Sasayaki"（熱いささやき）.
Well, Yasukawa certainly kept himself busy after DEW had evaporated. He came up with three albums including the 1984 "Fission". That front cover doesn't have anything to do with fission, though; if anything, it looks like it should be described with another two-syllable word with a double-consonant combination in the middle.
Anyways, Francois was right to recommend the track "Talk To Me" since it's plum perfect for Urban Contemporary Friday. It's some groovy laidback City Pop composed by Yasukawa and Michael McClellan and written all in English by David Skinner. Yasukawa's vocals remind me of some of the other relaxed voices out there such as Fujimal Yoshino（芳野藤丸）and Makoto Matsushita（松下誠）.
J-Canuck, give my regards to Francois! This turned out to be a great recommendation not just for Friday, but also for the relaxing Saturday (and the start of Golden Week) that I now find myself enjoying.
ReplyDeleteHello, Brian. Regards will be sent. And relaxing indeed....as long as you're not stuck on a 120% capacity Bullet Train or a car in a massive traffic jam. 😁
DeleteBut this begs the question. Does your family usually do any traveling during GW?