SpinScissor – Sundered (feat. The Cupcakes Choir) | Psytrance

Content warning: Gore + Violence.

SpinScissor has teamed up with 10 other artists to deliver an incredibly poignant song inspired by the Cupcakes alternate universe comics by SinfulPie. The track excels at taking a variety of negative emotions like grief, denial, and confusion, and translating them into song. Its lyrics like “you’re terrified it’s true” and “why would you do this to me” capture these emotions perfectly, but the music’s heart-beat like, pulsating trance energy also does the subject matter justice. It’s a haunting track for a haunting narrative, pulled off with expert execution, well done!

[P@D] SP1TF1R3 & Dropper Vampire – Somnum Incantatio | Big Room House/Bounce

Landing on the Ponies at Dawn Limelight album in May, this collaboration between SP1TF1R3 and Dropper Vampire is electrifying to say the least! The track is inspired by the events of S7:E10, A Royal Problem, and it cleverly inserts dialogue from the episode as the track progresses. It makes use of contrasting sections—some feature huge synths with the fiery energy of Daybreaker and intensity of Nightmare Moon, while the others build up to it with the haunting feel of choir-like pads, making a completely riveting journey you won’t want to skip!

Foozogz x RhymeFlow– Everyone But Me (ft. Mei) | Pop

Foozogz shows his snoot every once in a while these days, and he always delivers. On this latest release he tries something new, and combines his punchy electronic melodies with RhymeFlow’s bars. The track is about missing out on a pony convention while all your friends are having a blast, so it’s best to sit back and raise a glass to all the good times past and still to come.

Essential Brony Musicians 05: Derpidety

*As far as I know, Derpidety never had a pony OC*

Let’s cover another iconic instrumentalist. In contrast to last post’s metal artist, we will now listen to one of the most gentle musicians, Derpidety. He has described his genre as indie rock or post-rock, and his inspirations are Explosions In The Sky, Bloc Party, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, and Modest Mouse. I personally feel his guitar play is reminiscent of The Shadows, but that’s just me. Besides guitar, he also plays piano, drums, and bass.

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Nyanakaru – Devil’s Food | Pop Punk

Nyanakaru is back with a new project, “DEEP FEAR”, the second part of their previous album, “Methodic Ways To Break a Mind.” Devil’s Food is the first track released from DEEP FEAR, mixing the nostalgic pop-punk of 2011 and heavy metalcore elements, the grim lyrics contrast against the levity of the Nyan Cat-like melodies and bouncing bass throughout much of the song. Nyanakaru also put together a great lyric video to go with the song, so go give it a watch!

Radiarc – You may not rest now | Orchestral

There are monsters nearby. Radiarc brings us a beautiful soundscape rife with piano, strings, and rich woodwinds, with driving percussion that push us forward. They paint the picture of golden fields, rife with beasts, yet replete with beauty. It’s a dangerous land, yet one that must be traversed, no matter the risk. Yet, at the end, you can look back on those fields and find a love for the journey.

El Nulevoe – Solidarity (covering PrinceWhateverer) | Metal

Almost 7 years since the release of the original, El Nuevo has picked up one of the most famous tracks of this fandom and gave it his very own sound! The cover is inspired by the style of Andrew W.K. and is infused with the sound of El Nulevoe (plus a quick stream clip from PrinceWhateverer), and the end result sounds fantastic! Definitely give this lovely cover a listen!

VioletWire – SLEEP | House / Synthwave

VioletWire’s sleep is an exciting trip through the sounds of both house and synthwave, clocking in at just over 7 Minutes this track has a lot of time to build and uses it to its fullest! Featuring everything from exciting synths and fun beats along a whole range of over sounds, this track never gets boring and even on repeat listens you’ll be able to hear new and fresh sounds!

Essential Brony Musicians 04: ismBoF

ismBoF (I never understood why his profile pic is green Tom)

Introduction: Hey fellow pony music fans, my name is DuxTape and I hope to be writing articles about pony music from time to time. Essential Brony Musicians was a series I had started on Daily Dose Of Pony, and will be continuing here on Horse Music Herald. If you are interested in more, check out my previous articles covering WoodLore, Evening Star / Marcus Warner, and Tarby.

Today I’m highlighting ismBoF, also known as ISMBOFepicly, or more recently as BoffleFloffe. The name “ismBoF” being a parody of the band I Set My Friends On Fire, but with “bronies” instead. Though he never performed at any conventions, he produced more than his share of music, so let’s dive in!

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BlueBrony & MathematicPony – Pony Therapy | Musical

Pony therapy is a fantastic stage musical style work by the collaboration of BlueBrony and Mathematic Pony. This number is extremely fun and a great break from the woes of this weary time, with its wonderful barbershop-quartet like tune about “just one thing” which everypony needs: “It’s pony Ther-a-py!”