Zombie Chang: ‘We should Kiss’
I must confess I underestimated Zombie Chang somewhat when I heard her second album Zombie Change last year. Musically I placed her somewhere between the Tom Tom Club and Batman Winks, but I considered her no more than an off-beat pop-singer, a cheeky girl acting weird.
Hearing her new album Gang! I realise there’s a lot more to her than meets the eye. Zombie Chang is a modern day Kraftwerk, a work of art, interpreting the feeling of alienation of today’s young generation, ironically commenting on it.
Musically she’s a minimalist, quite clinical and emotionless at first, then she subtly dramatises her melodies with little shifts and twists and sometimes humorous exaggerations. Gang! is full of surprises and exciting little gifts. Zombie Chang is one of the important Japanese musicians now, as far as I’m concerned. (PB)





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