NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 7 November 2016.
Filly in the Box has been on fire recently, and this trend continues with another heavy track dominated by powerful bass design. The Pinkie Pie vocal chops help to set the tone of the track before the distorted-feeling bass sounds come in to drive it forward with some great energy and compositional design. Definitely worth checking out if you like the heavy stuff!
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 6 November 2016.
Silver Note returns with a new track featuring some extra vocals from Sterling Fusion. Whilst this song isn’t especially long and some of the lyrics are a bit odd (‘makes me feel like an elephant??’), what is on show is a really well produced and fun pop rock track. The repetition of vocals in the chorus works really well, and it’s definitely pretty catchy.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 5 November 2016.
The Wasteland Wailers over at Overmare Studios have released a new track! This time it’s a stripped down acoustic version of one of their previous pieces, Ms. Rarity. Featuring some really nice vocals from Yondy, and a really well performed bit of violin from Mike Williams as well as production from Haymaker, it’s definitely nice to hear an alternative version of this track. I think the acoustic nature of it really helps the vocals shine, and it’s definitely something worth checking out if you liked the original version!
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 5 November 2016.
Budzy is undoubtedly one of the best dubstep producers around at the moment, and he shows that off here with a VIP of his track Surprise Surprise. This VIP keeps the heavy yet melodic vibe throughout the whole piece, however it really switches things up when it gets to the second drop. The swap to glitch hop breathes new life into the feel of the track and helps to keep it interesting the whole way through. Definitely one of Budzy’s most impressive works!
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 4 November 2016.
When I call ALfiux a master of chill music, I’m not lying. He’s absolutely floored me with this track, and I just love it more every time I listen to it. From the beautiful and subtle sound design to the amazing and seamless use of vocal sampling from the show, with an almost mystical air to it, this piece just pulls you in and does anything but waste your time. One of the best chill tracks I’ve heard this year, it’s definitely worth lending your ears to.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 29 October 2016.
One of my favourite tracks from Progressive Element is his bassline masterpiece Undead Ponies, so it’s pretty awesome to see him take that style and give it a different kind of spin! With a lot more of a bass house spin to it, this track bounces around and hits hard, whilst making great use of vocal samples from the cookie zombie episode. If you want some groovy zombie-filled bass house, make sure to check this out!
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 28 October 2016.
Frozen Night is back again with another remake of one of their older pieces, Fragile Existence. With a beautiful little piano and strings build up, epic drums start to hit 2 minutes in, instantly raising the impetus of the track. The rest of the instrumental also becomes a lot more epic, and the introduction of guitar helps to really complete the piece. If you want some epic orchestral metal, make sure to check this out!
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 27 October 2016.
When I first heard this track I was floored. Suskii’s pretty great with dubstep sounds, but I didn’t know they were this good! A track based on Trixie’s use of the alicorn amulet, there’s a pretty solid build up here with a cool sounding lead synth, but it’s when the drop comes in that the track really shines. Some heavy, powerful and exceptionally clean sound design helps to make this track well worth checking out!
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 22 October 2016.
4EverfreeBrony has brought on the feels in collaboration with lyricism from TrojanPony, and some beautiful piano work from Metajoker with this new wonderful piece of music. The instrumental is quite minimal, yet doesn’t feel empty at all, especially when that really nice flute sound comes in. The vocals and piano are the heroes of the track though, and both are performed perfectly. If you’re up for a moving track about Twilight losing her treehouse, make sure to check it out!
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 23 October 2016.
Suskii returns with an original track, that takes a much more melodic tone than some of their earlier features. With a really nice arpeggiated melody and powerful chords building up to a heavy melodic drop interspersed with some heavy dubstep sounds, this track is pretty great. I especially like the strong vocal-sounding growl. Definitely worth a listen if you want some awesome melodic dubstep!
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