174UDSI is pretty darn good at upbeat house stuff, and whilst a lot of his tracks sound pretty similar at times, it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Here though, he’s released an amazing track that is absolutely taken to another level by the fantastic use of vocal sampling and chopping. I really like when people add an extra layer to their productions with stuff like that, and it’s definitely paid off here with what is probably my favourite track he’s released so far.
Xavi, also known as Kawaii Dash, has gotten together with Sonic Tap to release a super cute compilation album-style EP featuring Progressive Element, UndreamedPanic, Pen, KriZzZ, Totalspark and Vylet! Including future house, chillout, future bass and house, as well as some cute artwork from Cadie, it’s definitely a cool mix of music worth checking out. If you’re interested, you can download the album for free or for a donation here!
Fall To The Clouds is probably still one of Vylet’s most iconic songs, and it’s had its fair share of remixes in the past from artists such as JayB and SMO3S. Here, Silva Hound joins the party with a progressive house remix that feels very Silva in style, especially that synth that comes in around 1:18. The backing vocals provided by MandoPony are a pretty nice touch, and help to add another point of difference to the remix. Definitely worth a listen if you want another remix of this track in your life!
A pretty laid back, almost lullaby-like track, The Shake Ups in Ponyville has released another song from their album Rock Candy. With some wonderful soft and relaxing vocals, as well as some pretty nice acoustic guitar sounds, this is definitely a great track to help soothe yourself down for a bit of a nap. If that sounds like something you’d like to do, make sure to give it a listen!
Dashtortion is the collaborative duo project between StealingShad3Z and SlightlyAmiss, and this track shows that they work very well together. With the instrumental handled by Amiss, and the vocalwork done by Shad3Z for this one, they combine wonderfully to give a pretty awesome sounding track! I especially like the increasingly desperate sounding tone of the vocals, which adds a strong sense of thematic progression to the track. Certainly worth checking out!
It’s always rather hard to describe Rusty’s songs and his style of music. He’s more over in his corner of Sweden doing his own thing. It may be kinda hit-or-miss for some, but whether he’s using elastic bands or weird throat sounds, you can’t deny that he’s super creative with the production of his songs!
etrii has been busy lately, and here’s another release from them! Whilst a strong statement is quickly made by the energetic percussion, the synths that come in suggest that this will be a more chilled out track. The break in percussion further establishes this, with a more atmospheric flow to the middle of the track, before the percussion comes back in with some quite nice piano too. If you like your chillout tunes a bit more frantic than normal, definitely make sure to check this out!
Kadenza has been releasing pretty awesome house and hands up music for a while now, but here they’ve added in a little extra flavour to the mix. This track is absolutely still a hands up banger at heart, but has some beautiful orchestral sections which help to make it a bit more unique, and even some D&B too! Kadenza’s productions are always incredibly polished, as shown by their achievements outside of the pony fandom too – recently they’ve been releasing some music on non-pony netlabel 99Lives, the second pony artist to do that after house king Archie. Back to the track though, if super hyped up dance-y EDM is what you’re after, this is where to get it, so check it out below!
delfino*, one of the people behind the series of ‘Japan Pony Party’ albums (a preview of the latest one can be found here), has been making some pretty cool stuff recently, but in my opinion this is definitely their best work to date. Somewhat similar in style to Foozogz, this track has a pretty J-core build up to it before it breaks out the fast-paced rhythm and super cool vocal chops. The combination of all these elements help to make this a pretty awesome track, and definitely worth giving a listen!
NeverLastStanding has made a lot of pretty cool remixes over the last year, but it’s his original releases that really excite me, so I’m glad we’ve been getting a few more of those recently. Here, he’s released a moombah-style track that draws heavily on vocal chopping Pinkie Pie’s voice, and has some really awesome chords and melodies. It switches up a lot, and doesn’t stick with one melody for too long, which helps to make sure it doesn’t get boring. A really high energy track, this is definitely worth checking out!
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