Because of the way that the modern internet is shaped by algorithms, the pattern seeking part of my brain is interested in perceived microgenres of disparate content connected by one static element. An interesting artistic movement of this type that has been delivered through the medium of Youtube recommended videos, is the Mario 64 Soundfont Cover. Songs by Radiohead, Aphex Twin or Nine Inch Nails recreated with the MIDI instruments used in Mario 64's OST. The works that have received the most notoriety and discussion are all from the same creator, Youtube user on4word, with their work having received articles and blog posts written about them and recognition from members of Radiohead, but it would be incorrect to assume this to be an entirely solo movement, as other projects like a recreation of Have a Nice Life's Deathconsciousness or Super Spamton 64 have also picked up an amount of notability as well displaying a clear amount of love and craftsmanship.

There's a lot that can be said about these songs. The interplay of nostalgia, the familiar sounds of Mario 64 depicting the emotionally heady work of Radiohead, the juxtaposition between the sweeping ambiance of Aphex Twin with the often goofy instruments of Mario 64 (love that Pan Flute). The recreation of the guitar driven melodies of Nine Inch Nails or Have A Nice Life reinterpreted as Boss Fight themes for Bowser. A perfect intersection of the joy of childhood with the emotional turbulence of adolescence.

But I don't want to talk about any of that. I want to talk about the one-hit wonder Skee-Lo, and his failed follow up single.