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This Machine Will Sing 90s Pop Songs for Eternity

Martin Backes' new artwork is a karaoke machine that sings for you.
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Artist Martin Backes, creator of the pixel camouflage mask Pixelhead, has created a new machine that incessantly belts out greatest hits power ballads from one of the greatest decades in music: the incomparable, the transcendent, the superlative 90s. R Kelly’s "I Believe I Can Fly" and Whitney Houston’s, "I Will Always Love You" are just two songs in the machine’s arsenal.

The [What do machines sing of?](https:// http://www.martinbackes.com/portfolio/what-do-machines-sing-of/) program attempts to “apply the appropriate human sentiments” during each performance of these emotionally charged pop songs. This is a behavior that Backes believes reflects “a desire, on the part of the machine, to become sophisticated enough to have its very own personality.”

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See a video demonstration below:

See more of Martin Backes' work on his website.

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