Magicked is back with an incredible track created for the final Dust Car race earlier this year. “The Bookmakers” evokes a powerful feeling of nostalgia mixed with hopefulness, and it is laced with an amazing variety of sounds – detuned piano, chrips, marimba, harp, and groovy bass line. And don’t get me started with the vocal sampling! There’s everything in here from the “[my] little pony” theme to the sea ponies “shoo-be-do.” An absolute delight to listen to, especially for fans of pony chops.
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Daniel Ingram – Shine Like Rainbows (Jensen Stiles Remix) | Progressive House
Jensen has gifted us with his first remix of an official MLP song, “Shine like Rainbows” by Daniel Ingram. He takes a progressive house spin on the tune, starting out with a piano hammering the chords and gorgeous ethereal pads before jumping into the main groove with soaring synth leads. The middle continues to develop texture with acoustic guitar blending in nicely with all the synths. Overall, it’s a very introspective and thoughtful track, matching the original’s context as an end-credits song to Rainbow Rocks. Fantastic work!
Final Dust Car charity album is out on Bandcamp
Dust Car, a bi-weekly music competition running since 2020, recently closed its doors, but to end with a bang, the group has released one final charity album featuring a wide variety of musicians! So if you’d like to take the car out for one last drive, it’s waiting for you.
Rave for the House of Belles starts this Friday
It is that time of year again when the bells are ringing and the ponies are raving! This year’s Rave for the House of Belles features a whooping 46 different musicians over the course of three full days. If all that music doesn’t excite you, I’m not sure what will. Make sure to tune in on either Twitch, YouTube, or Ponytown this weekend starting with the first act at 3pm, EDT this Friday.
PumpkinZ – If Only | Downtempo
PumpkinZ’s “If Only” is a simple, but elegant Luna themed track. It starts minimally, with a single synth crescendo-ing, and from there it builds, adding a plucked synth along the way, and finally reaching the final riser and landing that sweet drop! Its mellow bass, crisp bass and snare, and bright chiptune-esque synths make the second half of the song so seductive, and its gradual fading out is a nice finishing touch. It’s a very calm and relaxing track, so make sure to check it out!
Boyd, Confalone, & Bustamante – Photo Booth [Ice Angel Remix] | Progressive House
Ice Angel’s keeping the love for Equestria Girls alive with an absolutely delightful remix of “Photo Booth” released earlier this year. The track starts by mellowing out the bass line, adding soft guitar and an ever so subtle touch of mallet-like synths to make a sparkling texture. But don’t get too used to that instrumentation–the chorus is dominated with big synth arpeggios and even a cow bell thrown in for fun! It switches things up later on by swapping the house beat with a drum and bass groove. Overall, the song’s is upbeat and euphoric, a lovely banger sure to raise your spirits!
Skyshard – Aridia Theme | Soundtrack
With her latest Fallout Equestria track, “Aridia Theme,” Skyshard noted that this is her first time using an Arabian music scale, but by Jove, I think she’s nailed it! The track emulates the desert vibe perfectly with the wailing wind at its beginning, and its choice of instruments throughout. The bells and drums provide the perfect cadence for a trek through the sand, the strings evoke a sense of suspense, and the flute provides that final sweetness to the track like a cherry on top. It’s the perfect setting for an adventure, so I’m calling all sonic explores to check this one out!
SpinScissor – Father of Forever | Experimental
Like its name suggests, “Father of Forever” by SpinScissor strikes a very eternal and introspective vibe. It’s an experimental electronic track which fully explores a variety of unique sounds, with glitches, harsh synths, and crazy modulations. At times, it sounds like a house track with its strong kick and snare click, and this contrasts the existential musings of the lyrics. Spin’s smooth vocals decorate the track, both in the foreground but also in the background, soaked with delay, reverb, and panning automation to build up its eerie texture. There’s also a spoken word section which breaks down the broken relationship between Sweetie Bot and her maker.
This is only the first track of SpinScissor’s Sweetie Bot themed EP which released this year, so make sure to check that out for more sound design goodness!
Thrack – Start the Show (Feat. Jesh PK) [2024] | Pop Rock
A release from earlier this year, Thrack’s “Start the Show” is a warm and lovely song capturing Sunny’s spirit. It is structured like a pep talk to her self, with the lyrics mentioning her pushing through adversary to spread her message, with the chorus cleverly giving a nod to the movie’s own number, “gonna be my day.” Thrack’s voice is accompanied by Jesh PK’s vibrant piano and Thrack’s own guitar playing and sweetly soft drumming. This one’s sure to bring you happy vibes!
Tw3Lv3 ft. Koa, MC-Arch, Drummershy – One Small Thing (Royalpony Remix) | Hardcore
Earlier this year, Royalpony released a hardcore remix of one of the modern classics: “One Small Thing” by Tw3Lv3 and company. His take begins with rapid synth arpeggios and the mellowest of sub basses, gradually building in intensity with the kick, snare and Koa’s gorgeous vocals. But, right as the track prepares to land its big drop, RP throws in a twist and has the entire instrumental drop out before swinging back into the groove. MC-Arch’s rap segment is also nicely done with a fresh beat, and it’s overall a wonderful and fresh take on the tune.
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