Atom Kids: Tribute to the King “O.T.” is a really interesting compilation album featuring covers of songs from the vast realm of works by artist and animator Tezuka Osamu (手塚治虫). The album is packed with some high-profile artists. Highlights for me are track #2, which features a favorite singer of mine, Imawano Kiyoshiro, who has one of the most interesting voices of any singer and is a rather interesting character. I also like hip hop pioneer Takagi Kan’s Space Giants Theme. I hadn’t heard Takagi’s work before, but this turned out to be one of my favorite songs on the album. A quick search reveals that he has some music on his MySpace page, which I recommend. I also like the covers of the Astro Boy theme by Shonen Knife and Sean Lennon. Cibo Matto’s version of the Fushigi-na Melmo theme is also catchy and fits right in with their trademark sound.
Here’s a track listing:
1. ワンダー (YOU+高木郁乃+人見元基+難波弘之)
Wandaa 3 (YOU+TAKAGI Ikuno+GENKI Hitomi+NANBA Hiroyuki)
2. 少年マルス (コーザ・ノストラ フィーチャリング・忌野清志郎)
Boy Mars (Cosa Nostra feat. IMAWANO Kiyoshiro)
3. 鉄腕アトム(少年ナイフ)
Mighty Atom (Shonen Knife)
4. わたしはﾍメルモ(野宮真貴+ディミトリ・フロム・パリ)
I, Melmo (NOMIYA Maki + Dimitri from Paris)
5. スペースジャイアンツのテーマ(高木完)
Space Giants Theme (TAKAGI Kan)
6. ふしぎなﾈメルモ(チボ・マット)
Marvelous Melmo (Chibo Matto)
7. Omukae de gonsu(細野晴臣)
Omukae de gonsu (HOSONO Haruomi)
8. カノン(宮沢和史j)
Cannon (MIYAZAWA Kazufumi)
9. ジャングOル大帝(ボアダムス)
Jungle Taitei (Boredoms)
10. 名も知らぬ星 浅野忠信+ブuラッドサースティー・ブッチャーズ)
Na mo dareshirame (ASANO Tadanobu+bloodthirsty butchers)
11. アドルフtの子守歌(エル・マロ)
Adolf’s Lullabye (EL-MALO)
12. 海のトリトン 80年代の筋肉少女帯)
Triton of the Sea (1980s Kinniku Shojo Tai)
13. リボンのマーチ(あんじ)
Ribbon’s March (Anji)
14. あの日君はたｽった1人で(西脇唯)
Ano hi kimi wa tatta hitori de (NISHIWAKI Yui)
15. The Astro Boy Theme Song(ショーン・レノン)
The Astro Boy Theme Song (Sean Lennon)
16. 永遠の物語(ショコラ)
Eternal Story (Chocolat)
17. 僕は愚かな人l類の子供だった(佐野元春)
Boku wa oroka-na jinrui no kodomo datta (SANO Motoharu)
