Shinichiro Watanabe asked 20 different artists to contribute tracks with one rule: no instruments invented after 1984. The result is a retro-funk fever dream. Space Dandy's first OST rips through disco, electropop, and surf rock like it can't sit still for five seconds.
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Taku Takahashi's contributions bring that m-flo groove, "Stardust Pipeline" rides a bassline that won't leave your head, and "New Disco on the Block" is exactly the kind of strutting dance track the title promises. Then you get DOKAKA's bizarre vocal-only "Hey Wha" and suddenly the whole album feels unhinged in the best way.
This is Watanabe doing what he does best: curating vibes nobody else would think to put together. If you loved Cowboy Bebop's genre-hopping, this is its goofier, sweatier cousin.