Skario Kart: A Ska Tribute to Mario Kart 64 Now Available

Author: Scarlet Moon Promotions

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 14, 2021 - The GameGrooves game music label has released Skario Kart: A Ska Tribute to Mario Kart 64 featuring fan-favorite tracks from the iconic soundtrack done up in an upbeat ska style. The 16-track album is a trip down nostalgia lane, covering everything from Toad's Turnpike and Frappe Snowland to Koopa Castle and Rainbow Road. The album's 14 artists get rhythmic, funky, and even retro with a variety of different takes on the ska genre. Skario Kart: A Ska Tribute to Mario Kart 64 is now available on Bandcamp: Skario Kart: A Ska Tribute to Mario Kart 64 on Bandcamp

  "Drawing inspiration from Skatune Network, I wanted to transform Mario Kart 64's soundtrack into a ska-filled celebration," comments GameGrooves producer Allen Brasch. "With the help of Brent and Jer from Skatune Network, I was able to contact several artists in the ska community, and together with existing GameGrooves artists, we created a one-of-a-kind album for fans of ska and video game music alike!"
  The full track listing for Skario Kart: A Ska Tribute to Mario Kart 64 is as follows:
 

 
About GameGrooves   GameGrooves originally began as GameLark Gazette in the Fall of 2018. The name changed in July of 2019, but the mission is still to celebrate the diversity, passion, and creativity of the VGM community. The videogame music community may be small, and it may be niche, but it’s full of fans, composers, and cover artists that all share a similar passion. That passion unites us, and we feel that the world is a better place with VGM than without it.
  Learn more: https://www.game-grooves.com/ Follow GameGrooves on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube   ###   The GameGrooves team is available for interview. A press kit containing the album for review is available upon request.     Media Contact   Jayson Napolitano, Scarlet Moon Promotions [email protected]       © 2021 GameGrooves. Mario Kart 64™ and related Mario properties are © Nintendo. GameGrooves and artists featured on this album are in no way affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected to Nintendo concerning this release. Musical compositions are © 1996 Nintendo and are used with permission. Mechanical licensing facilitated by Easy Song Licensing.