Arcade synth-rock from 1991 that sounds like it was beamed in from a cooler timeline. The Ninja Warriors by Zuntata is pure Taito house band energy and DADDY MULK alone has been living rent-free in people's heads for over three decades.
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That opening bass line into the vocal sample is iconic. DADDY MULK hits so hard they included a live version too and it goes even harder. JAPANESE SMILE has this funky, almost jazzy groove that feels way too smooth for a beat-em-up.
Then MOTHERLESS CHILDREN brings in darker textures with distorted guitar-like synths and heavier drums. ARE YOU LADY though. That track swings. If you care about arcade music at all, Zuntata's work here is the standard everyone else was chasing.