Kaela Kimura feat. BIM -- ZIG ZAG

 

Had another pleasant talk with Rocket Brown of "Come Along Radio" earlier this afternoon, this time to review Mariya Takeuchi's（竹内まりや）"Variety" album from 1984, so hopefully within the next week or so, you'll be able to catch our podcast on his YouTube channel.

Although I can't say that I am as die-hard a fan of hers as I am Mariya's, there are a couple of songs by Tokyo singer-songwriter Kaela Kimura（木村カエラ）that I have enjoyed because of their catchy funky beat, and both of them were under Takkyu Ishino's（石野卓球）ministrations: "Jasper" and a cover of Lipps Inc.'s "Funkytown". Now, I can get add a third song under my belt.

"ZIG ZAG" leans into the funkier side of things as Kimura and rapper BIM worked together to come up with the song. Her 2nd mini-album with the same title was released in March 2020 with the title song written by singer and the music provided by the rapper. There's some nice snappy rap banter from the two with the refrain appropriately and funkily delivered by Kimura. May I also compliment the music video work, too?

"ZIG ZAG" the mini-album peaked at No. 21 on Oricon. As for BIM, he's a Japanese hip-hop artist who helped start the group THE OTOGIBANASHI'S about a decade ago, but has also released his own solo works in the 2010s. Up to now, he's made one mini-album and two full albums.