Not so much rap in the fandom nowadays compared to in the past, but there’s been some improvement on that front recently with a few new people coming to the fore a bit more! NeoN has teamed up with rapper Kozmos to produce a super cool tropical house tune with great vocals and nice synths.
MC-Arch – I am Alive. | Hip Hop
MC-Arch has released an album/mixtape of a bunch of his tunes, so it’s a great way to check out what he has to offer – soulful and heartfelt vocals about what’s important to him in life, with more a little dose of Fluttershy to be found throughout.
[LDB] SDreamExplorerS – Burden | Neurofunk
SDreamExplorerS has given electronic music a try, and despite normally producing metal, he’s done a pretty good job with drum & bass too! Strong melodies combine with solid neuro basslines to make a super cool experience with plenty of energy.
[P@D] Faulty – Sunrise | Melodic House
Faulty hasn’t been around all that long, but he’s already produced some awesome tracks, and this is probably my favourite so far from him! Some of the best use of Applejack’s vocals I’ve heard combine with super happy synths and awesome melodies galore. Very much in the style of other artists such as John Kenza/Kadenza, this nonetheless stands out on its own thanks to the awesome stylistic choices throughout the track.
[P@D] GhostXb – They Mustn’t See Me Cry (feat. BriLizy T) | Orchestral Hip Hop
GhostXb is really getting good at this hip hop-influenced orchestral style, and this is certainly his best track of that nature yet! Featuring gorgeous emotional Sunset Shimmer vocals from BriLizy T, the hip hop percussion combines brilliantly with light orchestral strings and some nice subtle guitar too. The song tells the tale of Sunset struggling with her emotions whilst transitioning from foe to friend to the Mane 6.
Mane In Green – Moment Musical | Orchestral
This piece from Mane In Green lies heavily on its incredibly strong composition, with an increasingly complex violin-centric piece. It feels as if Octavia is putting on a concert performance that steadily increases to a grand crescendo before it ends!
Nicolas Dominique – Le Soleil | Ambient
A gentle, soothing and steadily evolving piece from Nicolas Dominique! The way the bells are used makes it feel especially mystical, especially when combines with the occasional heavy chime sounds.
Wootmaster – Futa (TCB Remix) | Hybrid Trap
TCB (aka TheClosetBrony) is a musician that got my sleepy and slothy attention because of the experimentation that TCB creates in the songs. Basically I would call an Avant-Garde Brostep act! So I anticipated to see TCB in the highest mode in terms of quality and in experimentation and oh boy, I was right.
Remixing one of the most comic and lewd songs of Wootmaster isn’t a easy job, I think that this song deserves some kind of “King” treatment because it is really one of the best hip hop tracks that the brony fandom gave birth. And TCB treated Futa like a King, why? TCB recreated the song to his image, imagining a world of pure experimentation on the drops and on the beats. Also, TCB had the time to put an art of each artist that Wootmaster pretends to be (Atryl, BlackJRXIII, Kevinsano and Megasweet), bravo TCB!
Listen to the song, TCB says sorry on the youtube description, but TCB, you don’t need to feel bad. You made one of the best Wootmaster’s remixes I’ve ever heard along with the Reggatóns of Drixale!
fractilx – The Spectacle Remix | UK Hardcore
fractilx is a name I’ve been writing up a lot lately. And I’m quite lucky – their music is really, really good. The drum’s pounding makes it instantly recognizable as hardcore. The blips, though, are the most notable feature here–deliciously short, almost “clicky” synths arpeggiated brilliantly. A great homage to one of the most glitzy songs MLP has ever given us!
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