In season with summer, PegasYs introduces a remix of a piece from his duo with Faulty. PegasYs has utilized the house elements of the original to create a commending glitch-hop tune, with an emphasis on hop! The original consists of a fantastically dubious artist’s name and romantic vocal work from ThatMusicBrony. PegasYs’s remix ushers in the heftiest of wubs along with the sunny addition of steel drums. After the aforementioned wubs, the tune slowly reverberates and bit-crushes itself out of existence, leaving you with the temptation of the replay button.
[P@D] Forest Rain – The Spark Overture | Pop Ballad
This song made me tear up at the release party, and every time, I still get close to tears; Forest Rain has once again perfectly captured the love I think we all share of the magical land of Equestria. With the masterful use of motifs sprinkled throughout the song, and other technical tidbits such as incredibly emotional dynamics, she draws out a level of emotion in me that I haven’t felt in quite some time, and it’s wonderfully refreshing. I also can’t get over the absolute beauty that is her voice, covering such a wide range of expression. A masterpiece of a track, indeed.
The track is available as part of P@D Ignite.
[ETC] deførmed – TREE IS DEAD | Hardcore
WOW OK THIS HITS WOW!!! I still haven’t got around to listening to this whole album, but this track is NUTS! The vocals are soo powerful, and the atmosphere is insane!! Big fan of this track, I can’t wait to here more from deførmed!
[ETC] Enuna – Vitamin D | Gabber
Hardcore isn’t usually my forte, but Enuna knows how to deliver! Starting out with nothing more than a drum beat and a repeating sample of “Sunshine, sunshine ladybugs awake!”, this immediately comes in crisp and hard with very intricate and subtle textures. The energy and concussive force doesn’t let up and constantly evolves and progresses and you definitely don’t want to miss this or the rest of the album for that matter!
Daniel Ingram – You Are In My Head Like a Catchy Song (CAPT Remix) | Future Bass
This one has always been a classic for me and CAPT adds to the this cute and catchy song with some powerful chords and a more spaced out sound stage. Always nice to see what people can do with this track and its a fun track in my books!
[ETC] Payyn – Hoof Crushed by a Mallet Under the Ponyville Floor (feat. Gatekeeper) | Speedcore
Part of COREQUESTRIA Vol. 1: Ponyville, this track is a speedcore banger in two parts. Payyn has numerous aliases, each with their own character and genres attached to it, here this is Gatekeeper. The first section is the speedcore one with interesting vocals and solid kick work and the second part is centered around a nice sample and a lot of saturation. Don’t forget to check out their fascinating set at Burning Mare II.
Tw3Lv3 – Solitude | Drum & Bass / Hip-Hop
This is certainly a unique track! This song, from Tw3Lv3’s recent album Fluid, has an interesting mix of Drum ‘n Bass, hip/hop, and electronic music, that makes the track feel both energetic and chill. There’s also a level of consistency in this track, and the speed of the music is never slowed, save for the hip/hop bits at the beginning, middle, and end. Overall, this is a fun and catchy track!
JP Hyper – The Runekeepers (EDM Mix) | Techno
JP Hyper remixed an epic orchestral collab with N4ghtwolf that served as the theme of JP Hyper’s fanfiction Starlight and the Runekeepers (German original version here, ongoing English translation here). Using similar melodies, JP Hyper switched up the genre drastically, but kept many of the orchestral elements that made the original epic. Choirs and strings take turns with buzzing synths and an entrancing kick making for an enthralling experience.
Direct Current – House Canary | Indie Electronic
House Canary was released in March of this year in Direct Current’s Horse Stuff 2(020) album. In it, he sings about Diamond Tiara and the values of the bourgeoisie enforced upon her by her parents. However, it also speaks of oppression and freedom and how the former can disguise as the latter as well as the resentment borne by a part of the youth toward the generations that precede it. Sung with substantial amounts of vocal effects (as with most of Direct Currents’s songs featuring vocals), powerful verses go with an instrumental equally as gratifying. Synths (some arpeggiated, some being pads and some in between) play lovely melodies, and quite memorable too. Do not forget to check out his DustCars project.
Jess Furman – Pony Life (When Hooves Meet Face Cover) | Metal
When Hooves Meet Face (have I seen him somewhere?) has covered the most metal theme in the entire franchise – the Pony Life theme song. Accompanied by a funny and well-produced music video, this cover has a very tight mix – like it could be set to the actual theme video and fit perfectly. I keep listening to the song to talk about the instrumentation and dynamics, but the video is so entertaining I keep forgetting to listen closely. The second half of the track includes a heavy breakdown and honestly, the whole cover is so satisfying to listen to. Take the 1 minute it takes to listen to this and do yourself a favor!
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