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One Track Mind – Nightly Mares EP | Electronic


Just in time for the spooky holiday, One Track Mind brings us six great tracks to really get into the Nightmare Night spirit! This extended play uses a great array of dynamics to convey an overwhelming, almost helpless at times emotion throughout a very exciting set of songs.

The first track, Nightfall, does an incredible job setting up the feel of the rest of the EP, introducing an exciting, horror themed soundscape that flows beautifully into the second track.

Edge of the Forest is an exciting track right up until One Track Mind flips it on it’s head and gives the track a somber, chilling finish.

Unloyal starts off like a disco track and runs with that theme, managing to be eerie in it’s upbeat style. About halfway through the soft, terrifying feel of Edge of the Forest comes back to top off the track with that familiar fear feeling.

Fluttering Lullaby is an intense, more powerful track. The synth is on-point with the tense drums, invoking imagery of someone slowly losing their mind.

Black Heart Purple Fur changes up everything with narration over top of a distorted, stop-beat intro. This song is more laid back from the rest of the EP, and utilizes a high, ticking noise to induce anxiety throughout.

Giggles in the Dark wraps up the EP very nicely, like you are racing out of the woods, not knowing if you will make it or not. This track incorporates great dubstep wubs and has several moving parts that keep it interesting and intense!

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Einarx – Nightfall | Dubstep

Einarx has dropped quite the literal bombshell with this one! The atmosphere that is brought in straight from the intro is incredible and gives us a mix of some digital and Japanese anime vibes. Speaking of which by sampling the Japanese Nightmare Moon’s voice it really sets this apart from what I’m used to hearing! It’s clever, refreshing, and hard hitting and that’s what I love about Einarx and is quite the ‘trick’ of Trick NO Treat: Phase 3 from the folks at Magnus Records. If you loved this one then you really should check the rest out. It is quite a treat.

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PrinceWhateverer & Frozen Night – This is Nightmare Night (feat. Friends) (This is Halloween Parody) | Metal

Well here is the perfect song to get into the Nightmare Night mood. PrinceWhateverer  re-imagines the very familiar Nightmare Before Christmas hit to fit the pony holiday using his unique metal style, with the aid of his crew of friends. The many voices contribute amazingly with solo lines as well as haunting chorus parts (especially when they get to the la la-la-la crowd part). A perfect song for the end your October season, or just because you love a great song and parody – be sure to check out This is Nightmare Night!

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Nicolas Dominique – Plenty of Sun to Praise | Progressive Trance

This one is soo juicy, soo danceful, it’s amazing! I keep banging my head while listening to this, it was incredible! The synthwork on top, the drums on top, everything on top! Nicolas Dominique is one of the best brony producers out there, and you should support his music! Keep up the good work!

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Phoxi – everfree coven | Experimental Trap

Editor’s note: idfk how to label phoxi’s music, it’s like trap but halftime…quartertime?

Damn this was SPOOPY, Phoxi delivers an amazing audio design in this track, with the drums really well made, the wubs are really distorted and the whispers CELESTIA! The whispers!!!!!! It was an amazing experience, and SPOOPY, incredible, incredible! I love it!!!! Phoxi always delivers really cool songs!!

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Arabesque Sympony – Tricks up My Sleeve (Covering Daniel Ingram) | Funk Rock

It’s not just Nightmare Night, it’s also Trixie Day! And Arabesque Sympony made such a lovely cover of Trixie’s Tricks up My Sleeve from EQG2, in the spirit of the spooky night! Getting on stage to play along with Trixie, the pony musician not only covered the instrumental delightfully using the power of rock (including an amazing bass solo), but is also covering the song with his own vocals that are so cute and beautiful. Overall a very addictive cover that will make you want to sing along and raise your hooves, and cheer for Arabesque Sympony and Trixie!

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Alex S. – Trixie The Pony Troll (Brilliant Venture & One Track Mind Bootleg Mix) | Drumstep

It’s Nightmare Night, and Brilliant Venture and One Track Mind released one crazy collab that’s a real blessing for pony music, nostalgia, and emotion!! I can hardly withhold my enthusiasm… For these two musicians did something really lovely right here, using each of their special talent to remix one of THE community classics of old, Alex S.’s Trixie The Pony Troll! (VIP of it here) Emotional chiptune melodies, epic electric guitars, mad wubs-filled drops, and what makes the experience complete, an insane music video by Xol The Great! This is such a masterpiece of a remix and one can tell they all poured a lot of work into it and also had a lot of fun. Thank you all for this! Tributes like these are a real gift, just like your presence in the community is. Keep it up everypony! We’ll always love our great and powerful Trixie♥!

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Daniel Ingram – A Kirin Tale (JoinedTheHerd Remix) | House

The wonderfully-talented JoinedTheHerd has released his long-awaited remix to the lovely Kirin song! Of course, it features his signature chiptune-y synths, an undeniably danceable groove, and an incredibly uplifting melody, and does amazing justice to the Autumn Blaze anthem! Featuring adorable art by negasun, this is another awesome addition to JTH’s repertoire!

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[P@D] Single Purpose – Fond Memories | Liquid Drum & Bass

I’d only previously heard Single Purpose’s It’s Ok off of A State of Sugar’s Bubblegum
from earlier this year, but their song from Ponies at Dawn’s Enigma is an incredibly sweet treat itself! This track has some hypnotic guitar samples and keys, with some super punchy breaks to boot. It’s always exciting to see a new Drumscape Library upload, and this track is definitely another liquid DnB tune to get lost in!

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noise.horse – More Music For the Headless Horse | Compilation Album | Experimental


The sequel to the highly experimental Music for the Headless Horse. More Music for the Headless Horse comes as an amazing show of spooky/funny/experimental songs with the habitual faces of noise.horse like Kakofonous A. Dischord (the owner), Shuffle Horse (formerlly known as VecodeX), Drixaleflankƨy, CloudbeatSampleMousse and yours truly (yes me). But we also have new faces like Cynifree, RezKue!, Dynamite Grizzly, DEFORMED STUUFYSH, DAϟH & Ponut Pulse and Lois Cook! All of this album is amazing and you should check out! Artwork done by the amazing Cosmic Latte (aka PhonicBoom).