#mr. zed

David Zed (also known as Mr. Zed) isn’t really a musician, but rather could best be described as a comedian and mime. His signature act is an impressive imitation of a fairly clunky android, with jittery, stilted mannerisms. While that feels like it might have international appeal, Zed found the majority of his success in Italy, despite hailed from the USA himself. Given the Italians’ love of electronic dance music, it’s no wonder that when Zed decided to release a novelty single to promote himself, he went for chirpy, punchy Italo Disco! While a lot of music made by comedians doesn’t always hold up, the fairly minimal lyrical content helps this one a lot. So does the fact that music about robots is pretty commonplace, in the grand scheme of things, and it isn’t always overtly humourous. (If anything, I think Kraftwerk could stand to lighten up a little!)