Every new release by NeverLastStanding feels like fireworks of community love and pony passion! In preparation for his gig with loophoof at Everfree Northwest’s After Party on May 18th, our beloved Hype Horse crafted this remaster that brings some Apple Bloom love anew along with an exclusive orchestral part that is as gorgeous as it is emotional! I say that’s a performance you definitely don’t wanna miss if you attend Everfree Northwest!
Year: 2019
[P@D] Suskii – Mischievous Deed | Electro
My good friend Suskii composed this wonderful song about Chrysalis’s creation of the Mean Six, and it is an absolute delight to listen to. Her voice lines are sprinkled in between wubs, zrils, and screes, and the resulting song is a very special Suskii experience: essentially, a scene from an episode to amazing music! Melodically, too, this song is just overflowing with emotion.
You can buy or download it at this link.
[P@D] Silva Hound – Glimmer Time (R3CTIFIER Remix) | Dubstep
R3CTIFIER has put together a remix of Silva Hound’s song about my favorite pony, Starlight Glimmer! Her lines from Our Town are wonderfully pitch-shifted and set along a comfortably energetic beat. R3CTIFIER’s classic drops feature prominently too, and throughout it all we hear Starlight’s commanding voice!
You can get the song on the new Ponies at Dawn here.
Flittzy – Where the Days Have Gone | Alternative Rock
You can always expect something fantastic from Flittzy and this time, it comes with a lot of sentimentality! Fresh off the new Ponies at Dawn: Skyward compilation, Where the Days Have Gone is a touching piece detailing Flittzy’s love for this fandom. The song begins with a fantastic opening piano melody with violins accompanying. The track uses the piano with rock guitars throughout and makes for a well-stylized sound! Flittzy’s always excellent vocals reverberate his message about how fast time seems to move.
[P@D] RoomVR & Zephysonas – Starlight Sanctuary | Ambient/Orchestral
5 seconds into this song I was already in love with it! The vibrant sounds mixed with the perfect chords surround you as only pros like RoomVR and Zephysonas can craft. Starlight Sanctuary is a gorgeous instrumental that sets a peaceful nighttime landscape around you. The strings harmonize together wonderfully, reaching a deep level of emotions as if that is how nature intended. As explained by RoomVR, “This track is about my love for the night. I wanted to portray the feelings that I experience while looking up at the stars; feelings of love and comfort, wonder and awe… and peace.” This track as well as many other amazing songs are available now on Ponies at Dawn: Skyward!
[P@D] Faulty & PegasYs – Hottie Trotties | House
Faulty and PegasYs make a powerhouse duo in this mesmerizing sound bath of a track. Hottie Trotties has a very pleasing vibe while the synth and expertly-crafted reverb take you to another world entirely. Pega’s talk-box chops and a the crazy synth-bass interlude spice up the wall of sound and establish the song as a memorable and exciting piece of the new Ponies at Dawn: Skyward!
[P@D] L-Train & TheMusicReborn – Once And Future Heroes | Metal/Jazz Fusion
If you haven’t downloaded Ponies at Dawn: Skyward yet, you really should. The album is filled with great quality music from such diverse producers, and Once And Future Heroes may be the best example of just that! L-Train teams up with TheMusicReborn to bring a powerhouse combination of epic metal with a big-toned trumpet to create a heroic anthem for our main protagonists. The pacing is incredible as the track contains so much energy, and never gets sloppy with the flow. The controlled tempo builds beautifully as the trumpet lets loose a powerful leading tone, complimenting the rest of the mix in a very moving, unique piece!
[P@D] Frozen Night – Unsung | Epic Orchestral
Frozen Night’s abilities as a composer are practically second to none at this point in the fandom when it comes to big, powerful orchestral works. The fact that this one tells such a deep and complex story is especially impressive, working in unison with Lyra’s adventure throughout the Background Pony fanfiction. Each section is equally spellbinding in its own way, and is a journey that simply must be experienced. I dare say that being familiar with the underlying inspirational material would make it all the more powerful!
[P@D] bank pain – Reflections (feat. PegasYs) | Melodic Dubstep
The production abilities of bank pain just keep getting better! Here he’s taken a bit of a detour from the dark deep neuro-style druym & bass tunes he’s often focused on to provide a powerful melodic dubstep track that nonetheless still carries plenty of his trademark style. Combined with some of PegasYs’ best vocals yet, it’s clear that a lot of work went into this tune. I especially adore the vocoded vocal section and the way it builds into the final drop so well, not to mention the clarity of the mix as a whole.
[P@D] Skunked – Sky High | Dubstep
Skunked has been improving a lot lately, and this is definitely my favourite thing I’ve heard from him so far. Featuring a relentlessly upbeat and positive vibe throughout its chiptune-flavoured dubstep vibes, there’s some terrific energy supplied by the aggressive sound design, clever use of vocal samples and lovely FX inputs too. The way it just dives into the drops is especially fun to experience, even on repeated listens.
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