Author: Spectra

Spectrahe/him · bri'ish · a music hors · co-founder of the Horse Music Herald · amateur translator · italian cuisine enthusiast
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HMH Turns 6 today!

Image of Pinkie Pie's birthday cake from the episode "Party of One"
Did you know: “Hapvw Mnulh Milnum Lim” means “Please like and subscribe” in Ponish?

The Horse Music Herald officially turns 6 years old today! And like any 6 year-old, we want a pony for our birthday.

I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has supported us; our affiliates, the musicians, the fans, and all members of HMH staff past and present. I honestly never expected the success of the website to continue for this long and we couldn’t have done it without you.

We’re excited to make some changes at HMH too. We have recently been recruiting some more staff to help us promote brony music better and we’re planning a complete (long overdue) design overhaul of the website! If you’re interested in joining our writing team, feel free to send us an email at horsemusicherald@gmail.com, or send us a DM on Twitter @HorsMusicHerald.

Happy horsing, here’s to another 6 years of brony music!

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Brilliant Venture feat. Wrillez Basics – Abandoned City Dreams (NeighGative_’s ReCoded Promise Mix) | Trance

Brilliant Venture is back with an absolute banger of a trance tune! This song is BV’s side project NeighGative_’s interpretation of an old song, whose origins predate either of these aliases. It was originally written about a decade ago with the help of his grandmother, one of his biggest influences and part of the reason he makes music today. Sadly, she passed away at the end of last year, so this rendition pays fitting tribute to her.

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[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!

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Vylet Pony – No Matter What (ft. Namii) [2018] | Pop

Vylet’s continuing his annual tradition of remaking his 2012(!) track No Matter What, this time making it in the cute indie/electronic pop style that he’s really developed into his own sound in recent years. As in a few previous editions, it also includes Namii’s vocals, and I’m sure we can expect many more versions of these to come!

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Daniel Ingram – Open Up Your Eyes (Notion Remix) | Future Bass / House

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Not content with just one genre, Notion’s put his spin on Tempest’s famous solo piece with a blend of house and future bass. While it’s a shame we still can’t get properly isolated vocals for the track, the concept behind this remix is really interesting and a pretty unique take on the song!

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Jyc Row – Title Screen (Friendship is Epic) | Orchestral

Last year, Jyc released some music that he’d composed for the (possibly now defunct) MLP-themed game Friendship is Epic. This is part of the soundtrack, a simple and slightly more minimal piece fit for the title screen of the game.

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Lectro Dub – Fallen (Tripon Remix) | Neurofunk

Tripon’s gone and taken one of Lectro Dub’s oldies from 2012 and turned it into a neat half-time Neuro thing! Okay, that’s not exactly a great description on my part, but it’s pretty unique and difficult to sum up in a short sentence, so go listen to it instead!

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Tooi – My Past Is Not Today (covering Daniel Ingram) | Bossa Nova

Holy moly, I haven’t heard anything like this in the brony fandom since…well ever! It’s a complete reharmonisation of My Past Is Not Today, adapted to fit acoustic guitars playing plenty of maj7 chords and a softer style of vocals. It’s just really relaxing to listen to, and so unique, you just have to check it out!