TCB is great at targeting the emotion of a song and bringing out the best in it! This remix of Lend a Hoof (originally by FlutterDash Records) pinpoints the loneliness in the vocal melodies and lets it shine with a bit of light piano. When the lyrics brighten up with the theme of helping each other, the piano melody, beat, and signature TCB style kick in and really shine – always through the original vocals. The genius composition of this remix really make you look at the original Lend a Hoof in a different light, further proving the accomplishment and skill of TCB!
Year: 2019
Remember Falling – Let You Know (feat. Namii) | Synthpop
Remember Falling has been on a hot streak lately and this collaboration with Namii only continues to show off the immense talent we are lucky enough to be graced with! Let You Know is about the lonely Marble Pie falling in love with a certain red stallion that she can’t have while holding onto hope that maybe one day she can. The track has a somber tone and beautifully builds off that emotion! At times the instrumental is very simple allowing Namii’s vocals to radiate Marble’s loneliness while the great climax of Let You Know shows off how well Remember Falling and Namii can sing together over a more intense beat and synth demonstrating the fierce emotion in our protagonist.
PrinceWhateverer – Are You There | Alternative Rock
Warning: Explicit lyrics
PrinceWhateverer explores the softer (at least by his standards), emotional world of pony breakups. Based off of the Marble Pie-Big McIntosh stirrup from “Best Gift Ever”, Are You There explores Marble’s inner anguish over the situation. The verses are characterized by soft guitars, leaving the somber vocals to drive the emotion before the drums and guitars come in more prominently for a more enraged chorus. The back and forth between the soft, sadness and controlled anger, tied together with moving guitar riffs allow PW to show off his musical, emotional range.
Frozen Night – Winter Dream | Soundtrack / Ambient
Frozen Night has always excelled when it comes to atmospheric pieces and soundscape design. Winter Dream was written for an action-adventure story game to introduce the player into a post-apocalyptic world. The sound design is beautifully arranged and full, while evoking such vivid emptiness with its sounds of distant high voices, light bells, and atmospheric synths – a testament to the tremendous skill of Frozen Night!
Remember Falling – Alone | Chillout
Remember Falling is back again , this time with a sadder theme. As we have seen in some of RFs previous work, this piece carries a lot of personal emotion, while still being able to fit in with the story of a show character. A calm piano melody mixed with smooth, bemoan vocals creates an eerie atmosphere. The lyrics themselves outline some of the struggles met by those who constantly feel alone.
[ASOS] Jalmaan – Confetti | Hands Up
I never really got into Hands Up much before but it’s a pretty fun genre to listen to, and Confetti is no exception to that. With uplifting melodies to fit the classic 4-chord progression, it’s a perfect fit for everyone’s favourite party queen and a great addition to A State Of Sugar’s latest release!
Rockin’Brony – Open Your Eyes (covering Aviators) | Soft Rock
The immensely talented Rockin’Brony comes through with an exceedingly well-done cover of Aviators’ fandom classic, Open Your Eyes! With some flourishes to enhance the cover, an increased electric guitar presence, and a subtle and ethereal synthesizer at the song’s climax, the cover is very much in the spirit of the original while adding Rockin’Brony’s flavor to make it his own.
[ASOS] BlackIceMusic – Entomology | Melbourne Bounce
This cleverly-named Chrysalis-themed track from bounce prodigy BlackIce marks his return to A State of Sugar and is certain to make any fan of the genre move their feet! Featuring some crazy grooves, authentic and playful synths, and even some vocal chopping near the end, BlackIce continues to prove how underrated he really is in the scene with this tune!
[ASOS] Cynifree & Zizkil – From Here to Where | Progressive House
A different form of progressive house than what’s usually popular in the genre, chill connoiseur Cynifree and sonic innovator Zizkil bring a Kirin-themed banger to A State of Sugar! The Kirin-themed tune cleverly incorporates Autumn Blaze monologuing into it, and contains extremely colorful musical textures, a fine-tuned atmosphere during the more subdued sections, and an undeniably danceable groove. Certainly a highlight on ASOS and Cider Party’s channel!
Pinkamena Party – THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: RARITY’S MERRY & MAGICAL CHRISTMAS NEIGHTIVITY PAGEANT | Compilation Album | Various Genres
Better late than never! As to be expected with PP releases, viewer discretion may be advised.
HO! HO! HO! It’s that (late) time of the year (basically, Christmas ends on the 6th of January, but anyways), and Pinkamena Party delight us with a new album! Taking the concept of “destroying the birth of Jesus” the Crew created, for me, one of the best Christmas related PP album ever! With the likes of yours truly, Dynamite Grizzly, Schatz, Kakofonous A. Dischord, Supersaw Hoover, r_chase, CopyCat, mycutiemarkisagun and some new faces like Koron Korak with an almost 6 minutes dark ambient track, Drixale and Minty Love. We also have the return of Oyama (PeKaNo), and PERNE (Pernegyre).
All for destroying christmas as we know it, and all for amazing charities!
Download the album at Pinkamena Party’s bandcamp!
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