Koron Korak’s seventh musical tribute to his late brother is A Last Melody, an orchestral piece that utilises an organ and violin as the central instruments. The two play in harmony with a melody that compliments each other well, the overall vibe sounding sad yet cathartic, eventually building up to a climax with the violin’s high note which represents Koron’s voice. This song, as mentioned by Koron, is his way of saying words of goodbye that he wasn’t able to say at the time…
Straight From The Heart – Pony Swag 2020 | Hip-Hop
RedSpark – The letter and a journey ahead | Orchestral
Endeavors both literary and musical at the same time are scarce, but always appreciated. This kind of art piece is precisely what Red Spark began with their fanfiction and symphonic poem A tale of Starlight. “The letter and a journey ahead” is the second movement of the symphony, meant to be played while reading “Information and the Journey ahead,” the second chapter of the fanfiction. Taking inspiration from film scores, Red Spark depicts the fears of Starlight and Trixie embarking on their journey, but also their excitement as the song becomes brighter halfway through.
SDreamExplorerS – Ildy pad Ružovymi Kryłami (feat. Velvet R. Wings, Koron Korak & Pavel Lipski) | Folk Metal
SDreamExplorerS or Soul Strings is about to release a new album, Ephemeral III: Imhnieńnie Ščaścia, a folk metal album with vocals in Belarussian and the third part of the Ephemeral circle. It will release on the 28th of August, but pre-orders are available. Alternatively, bandcamp will cut out its fees on the 4th of September, which is a great opportunity to support awesome artists like SDreamExplorerS. This track is a single from the upcoming album. As per usual from him, there’s a lot to listen to in the song, including plenty of acoustic intruments like Koron Korak‘s violin or the dulcimer programmed by Pavel Lipski, all professionaly mixed. And as always, Velvet R. Wings and Soul Strings’ vocals work together beautifully despite being polar opposites, each vocalist getting a solo part too.
[P@D] Francis Vace & Koa – Pegasissy | Pop Punk
“Pegasissy” is one of the many Koa collabs from Ponies at Dawn – Ignite. Here, she teamed up with Francis Vace and together they retold Fluttershy’s struggle to gain self-confidence. The assertiveness in Koa’s voice could not be more fitting and the layering with Francis’ backing vocals works like a charm. The guitar, the bassline and the drum fills are on point and responsible for half of what makes the track so catchy, the other one being the vocal melodies. The fact that Koa draws the background art for nearly all her Ponies at Dawn tracks is also a really nice touch.
Various Artists – Equinity 03: Breach | Compilation Album | Multi-Genre
This article on Equinity 03: Breach is a Horse Music Herald collab piece, co-written by Canatime, Cynifree and DrakeEmberHeart.
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Direct Current – Unleashed | Experimental Dubstep
A track for EQG fans!
Finally, somebody has made a track about how psycho Midnight Sparkle is! Let’s start with the vile distorted vocals to show the clash inside Sci-Twi’s head! Featuring some well-used vocal and music chops from “Unleash the Magic”, the lyrics tell the tale of Midnight slowly coming out. The melody really builds that up well, along with the robotic vocals for extra malice! Give this a listen, fans of Midnight Sparkle; this one’s for you! As always this Qilin, asks you to judge for yourself.
[Equinity] Mr. Mehster & Whirly Tail – Power Ponies | Hardstyle
My goodness… Can we first talk about the production quality of this track and that video? It is virtually a music video you would think came from the show itself! This is how you use vocal chops at the utmost efficiency and enhancement of your song! It’s exciting with the composition of two very talented producers: Mr. Mehster and my boi Whirly Tail! Along with the narration from the episode itself, we have the impactfully orchestrated melody from Mehster, combined with Whirly’s signature happy hardcore sound! The styles blend to feed into the battle between good and evil with such super powered fun. Such a banger! Just don’t hurt an innocent firefly while enjoying this banger if you value your well being. As always, this Qilin asks you to judge for yourself.
PeKaNo – Sunset from the Sky | Trance
Inspired by musician Nicolas Dominique, PeKaNo drabbles into the genre of trance for the first time. The melody is telling of a pegasus flying with absolute freedom, as they soar through clouds with the speed of sound. The vibe of the song structure is pretty fitting of the artwork’s theme as well: flying so free right into the rays of the sun being set by Celestia. The harmonics with the bass give off vibes of Rainbow Dash, out for some casual flight while daring anypony to catch her! You get pulled into a state of trance because of how pleasing this sounds. A different flare of music from PekaNo? No problem! As always, this Qilin asks you to judge for yourself.
[Equinity] TotalSpark – My Design (feat. Alex Delzer) | Future Garage
Boy this song is a mood, huh? The question, however, is this: Is it brony music? I would say that it is based on the thumb nail art of Lyra and the message of the track itself. Sometimes we all feel like a background pony in life and are not even sure if people will care enough to notice or listen to us. I’ve been there myself wanting to reach out for help and hoping people will listen. The lyrics tell that story very powerfully, as TotalSpark says in his own words and Mr. Alex Delzer sings in such an uncertain voice. The melodies are pretty with these wondrous but shaky tones and harmonics that have this feeling of questions that need real answers. The message is something we as a bunch of outcasts can strongly relate to; these days more than ever the message of friendship of MLP is very much needed in society. It’s one of the aspects I like about what Equinity03: Breach brings to the table especially so with this song, which is track 39 on the album. As always, this Qilin asks you to judge for yourself.
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