ReMix:Super Mario Bros. 2 "Birdo's Revenge" 1:18

NOT SAFE FOR WORK... or, just maybe... anywhere else ;) Seizure Machine (Marlon Sinvergüenza & Adrian Bureu) debut with the LYRICALLY EXPLICIT metal/rap/hip-hop SMB2 "Boss" (Birdo!) jam you never knew you needed:

"We were inspired by Birdo's egg spitting. Birdo spits fire."

Fxsnowy - production, mixing, mastering
Marlon Sinvergüenza - vocals

It's a two-sentence premise summary, but it speaks volumes. This is one of the shortest mixes approved in the era of the modern judges panel, and packs quite a bit of sumthin'-sumthin' into its 1'18" duration. And by "sumthin'-sumthin;" I only mean the freshest set of Birdo-related verses in a metal/rap context that you'll probably ever hear. Bold words, I know, but Marlon & Adrian have crafted a powerful nugget of refs, boasts, disses (not even Jesus escapes unscathed), and... we're gonna call it chutzpah. Conceptual Chutzpah. Decent band name, but absolutely accurate w/ regard to this mix, which legit surprised the judges; Larry Oji embraced the f-bomb spirit of the moment:

"I gotta say, I loaded that file up and saw a 1:18-long time and literally went "Ah, fuck", because there was NO WAY this could be enough to pass as a reasonably developed arrangement.

But then... original word salad lyrics with good variations in the rhythms & delivery, strong production, constant small (and some big) textural changes to change up the energy, and a sudden finish that actually wasn't disappointing. Wow.

Man, what the fuck? Maybe others won't agree, but dammit, y'all pulled this off. 78 seconds, and yet... YES.

Color me surprised. Commendable job, and lots of fun! :-)"

A decision for the ages; Liontamer's been 'round a while and seen some stuff, but this was a fun, feisty surprise even for him, which set the tone for subsequent evaluation. I loved, love, & will continue to love SMB2, and I'm still hoping its aesthetics & mechanics are revisited in a modern incarnation at some juncture. Much has been written about Birdo, centering around the character's gender identity and the way Nintendo arguably mishandled & played it for laughs, and of course it's just kinda strange to shoot eggs out your mouth and all, but back in the day this frenetic music made the game's first boss encounter a harrying, action-packed experience. Survival was first on our adolescent minds, in my recollection. This mix channels both the irreverence & the intensity of the source, while obviously extrapolating & adding quite a bit on top. Drums kick, guitars shred, there's an impressive arc & variety given the brevity, and it somehow all manages to swim. Plus there's a chemistry joke & Flight of the Conchords nod, which is an instant bonus multiplier in my book. No doubt polarizing with a certain cross-section of VGM fandom that dislikes lyrics, rapping, and/or fun & Good Times, this is a nice little JOLT of something different, unusual, & memorable, not unlike Birdo herself. Props to Seizure Machine for defying conventions, defying expectations, and defying anyone who ever said "Hey you can't do a metal rap arrangement of the Super Mario Bros. 2 boss theme!!" - enjoy!