Indie Notes is back after a very long time away from the music scene, and seemingly starting his channel afresh. However, he is preparing to release a brand new album in the coming days too, so don’t fret, there’s plenty of great stuff like this to come! Take a listen to this fantastic acoustic number about Spike – very mellow instrumentation and vocals with a nice little hook in the chorus and even a solo!
I am so ready for Indie’s album perhaps we might even do a full review…
I find it interesting just how much music in the fandom is inspired by fanfiction, perhaps simply because it’s something I never got into myself. But anyway, go check out this lovely solo piano piece from Liquid Harmony.
DJ RedSky and New Reverian have collaborated plenty of times in the past and this latest joint effort doesn’t disappoint. It contains a mixture of sounds and styles from both artists that work together great – in my eyes RedSky tends to use simple yet catchy synths which are plentiful in this, while Rev has a great flair for composition and melody. I hope these two keep collaborating in the future, their joint works are always a pleasure to listen to!
It’s been a while since Fooz’s last original track…okay, last serious original track, but this is one that attendees of Pacific Ponycon might recognise. He premiered the track there and it’s now available for everyone to hear, and to experience the infinite hair attack.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 13 January 2016.
Quicksilver’s nailed it here with a heavy and enthralling instrumental track about Ahuizotl. With some great guitar work pulling off some nice melodies and some solid drums backing it up, it’s a bit different to have something from him without vocals, but it definitely still works well.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 11 January 2017.
Spike’s song from the last season gets some more love with a new remix from JoinedTheHerd! Featuring some pretty great vocal chops, and strong use of the vocals, this is a pretty upbeat remix and uses the main progression in a great way during the ‘drop’ part of the track. Make sure to check it out below if you’re a fan of JTH’s remixes, because this one’s another quality piece to add to the collection!
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 11 January 2017.
Hot off the heels of his last groovy release, Disco Girl, Homage returns with an awesome follow up in the form of Alone. This track instantly hits with a funky groove to it, and some cleverly programmed vocal chops. That continues throughout the track, which whilst carried by the generally ever-present vocals, also has great old-school feeling synth usage.
Note: Since the original video got deleted, you may find the MP3 file of the song here.
In a break from the usual pattern of albums released by Ponies At Dawn, this time round their latest release, Amity, contains exclusively collaborations and remixes of past P@D songs. As always, it contains a huge variety of songs, from artists both old and new across the fandom, all joined under one banner as part of a collective.
The album is available to download on Bandcamp for free, or any given donation price. You can also be sure to see the tracks on this album posted here on the site over the coming days and weeks, so stay tuned for our writeups on individual tracks!
This Flutterchops-empowered Dubstep track from Lorris is fresh off the newly released Evening EP and delights with a solid progression and well-conducted drops full of heavy wubs and beautiful melodies. The whole EP is awesome and makes great use of pony vocal samples in every track in a different way, and that is definitely very much welcomed. Grab it if you haven’t already!
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 10 January 2017.
Suskii is back with another banger of a dubstep tune. This one has a strong melodic focus in the intro, with some fantastic arpeggiation. The build up has some great use of Twilight’s vocals from the show, and the drop is full of some awesome heavy dubstep sound design. Suskii has quickly become one of the best exponents of dubstep in the fandom, and this track definitely shows why.
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