NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 9 November 2017.
After the epic symphony that was Rarity Advocate’s last release, they’re back with a slightly less ambitious but no less awesome piece with Luna as the centrepiece. Some subtle electronic vibes quickly make way for some soaring strings and occasional pulsing bass vibes, and overall this has quite a sombre tone to it, before it gets more uplifting towards the end, perhaps signalling a redemption.
What’s Nightmare Night without some heavy dubstep? We’ve got an awesome track here that fits the dark spirit of the occasion. This track from Einarx copiously samples the famous SHED.MOV animation from back in the day, combining with some heavy sound design and aggressive leads. Check it out!
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 28 September 2017.
A new track from Filly In The Box is always certain to come with two things – awesome pony vocal chops and some heavy bass design. Both of those are in strong presence here, as part of a track about the two sides to a Changeling. The melodies throughout the track are also pretty interesting and hold it up outside the heavier parts.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 28 September 2017.
The rock musicians of the fandom have been having a great time getting inspiration from Pear Butter, and that continues with Crusader! releasing a gorgeous soft acoustic piece that puts another spin on the well-trodden love story. His vocals are lovely, and the guitar works nicely in combination.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 28 September 2017.
ertrii’s gorgeously chill vibes are back again. With a groovy intro making way to some lovely arps, the pads in the background start to come to the fore throughout the track, with some lovely feels that definitely give the impression of gently falling through the sky. Check it out below for a mesmerising experience!
As ever, BlueBrony continues to experiment with different styles and ideas. Here he’s taken inspiration from Perfect Pear to produce this gorgeous, soft and subtle ambient track. Gentle piano notes punctuate an atmosphere heavy with deep pad sounds, and it ends up producing quite an emotional feeling to the whole piece.
4Everfree is back with another release from his Silhouette Games album, and this time it’s a collaboration with his younger sister Lil’ Miss Toto! There’s some fantastic vocals from 4Everfree through the first half, before his sister takes over for a bit – and she’s pretty good too! The instrumental has some lovely piano in amongst the other staples for this kind of music, and overall it’s a great piece.
Another release from Vylet Pony’s Mystic Acoustics album, Cadence For The Dying is an ambitious amalgamation of a wide variety of ideas, with orchestral, synthpop, soundtrack, EDM and ambient themes all well represented here. Orchestral swells, a strong vocal performance and a powerful chord-filled drop section all combine to make a really cool piece.
This piece from UDSI is super upbeat, with excellent melodies combining with his signature style of sound design to make a really dance-y tune. It doesn’t bring anything especially ground-breaking to the table, but if there’s one thing UDSI excels at, it’s doing the basics really well, which is very much on show here!
Nicolas showcases some really lovely trance sounds in amongst some vocal elements, smooth percussion and rolling basses. The uplifting feel to the track is really lovely, and this is certainly one of his more impressive pieces in recent times, especially those vocal sounds!
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