This was a nice surprise to hear on Amity – not just the fact that Silva Hound got involved with Ponies At Dawn, but released a future bass track for the first time in years. This remix of Peppermint, from the previous P@D album, keeps the uplifting futurey feel of the original, but sits at the more trap-influenced end of the future bass spectrum, with those classic 808 kicks and snares.
Month: February 2017
Filly in the Box – The Fabric | Neurofunk
Empowered by some amazing inspirations, Filly in the Box continues to delight and impress with those masterfully crafted pieces of original music full of rare sounds. Pioneering in sound design and embracing all the darker musical moods, The Fabric also makes awesome use of pony vocal samples. Definitely a feast everytime!
Ponytronic – Near Clear Skies (Jalmaan Remix) | UK Hardcore / Hard Dance
An awesome introduction to those musical genres if you’re not familiar with them, this remix of Ponytronic’s Near Clear Skies from Jalmaan delights with uplifting vibes and a masterful progression full of that enthralling rythm, spacey melodies, and vocals that just make you feel good. A very enjoyable experience!
Night Blaze & KennyDash – Dreams Keeper | Soundtrack
Here we’ve got an amazing piece from Night Blaze and KennyDash that just feels like the perfect comfy BGM to have playing in the background of such a tender scene depicted by the cover art. The musicians do an awesome job at keeping a great progression and coming up with very OST-like melodies, even delivering an emotional guitar part further on. A real bliss!
Einarx – The Bats (feat. Zompony) | Trap
Another release from Einarx’s upcoming Nightwatcher EP, this Trap treat gathers the help of Zompony and plays out in both cool and sick fashion, as the fear of vampire ponies arises again in the dankest musical ways. If there was a club in Equestria for bat ponies, I’m pretty sure the manager would be a vampire pony… and I can imagine very well this track playing there as many bat ponies jam to the beat and the Trap vibes!
[P@D] ExplodingPonyToast, ThatMusicBrony & LutariFan – Start Again (Morgsch Remix) | House
A new YouTube release of a track displaying much Amity, it is now time for Morgsch’s Remix of the iconic Start Again to grace YouTube servers with its presence. Keeping the soft, chill mood from the original with a prominent sax that lulls the soul, the remix plays out an enjoyable and steady House beat and reawakens the original melodies with much grace and emotion, while showcasing the original vocals in a beautiful way. The sax solo is the icing on the cake, and provides untold soothing power.
Trixent – Dimension Hugger | Drum & Bass
Now onwards to the darker side of Drum & Bass thanks to our friend Trixent, we welcome his new release that isn’t short of the gritty sound design and unusual structures that the musician is now known for. Laying out over 6 minutes of musical bliss, this journey deep in pitch-black Drum & Bass will tingle your senses with delightfully eerie sounds and a masterful progression full of aggressive kicks and bass, as you get the musical embodiment of our favorite hippie pony transcending time and space to other dimensions courtesy of the Lord of Chaos himself (more info in the comments section). What could be her musical motif even appears during the track! A much inspired and amazing piece indeed. Darkness isn’t to be feared!
Vylet Pony – Little Dreams (Intersekt Remix) | Drum & Bass
Here’s what could well be my favorite remix of the critically acclaimed Little Dreams from music visionary Vylet Pony! It is bringing such a unique musical mood, that seems to blend Drum & Bass with the soft and warm side from the original, and the result is nothing short of emotional. The focus on the vocal chops is especially very appreciated and a delight for me, as it uses to bring much emotion, and Intersekt does it incredibly well in this remix. Truly a feast for the ears and the soul!
[PP] Dynamite Grizzly – Moondancing All Alone | Breakcore
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 8 February 2017.
Dynamite Grizzly has made a bunch of cool new music recently, and you can find a bunch of it, along with this track, on their new album The Horses Really Like Techno. This is possibly one of the zanier tracks on the album, and features an interesting and diverse range of sounds with some quieter sections interspersed with crazy breakcore drum sections and some great vocal sampling throughout.
Romstar – Winter’s Wrapped Up | Electronic
I didn’t know about Romstar before this track came up, but I sure have been very impressed and delighted when I listened to their whole discography! I downloaded every single track available in FLAC, too, that goes to tell how good it is. (You can find most of the older tracks from Romstar available for free download here, I highly recommend them, amazing stuff!) And this new release is certainly a feast as well, with many unusual sounds inspired from Chiptune, sweet melodies, starry reverb, sci-fi/fantasy synths reminiscing of FF13’s musical mood, and a progression full of many wonders. Winter’s Wrapped Up again, and in the most delightful musical ways!
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