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[P@D] Kadenza – Zen / delfino* – Fly With You | Hands Up / Hardcore

NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 9 October 2016.

Kadenza has been releasing pretty awesome house and hands up music for a while now, but here they’ve added in a little extra flavour to the mix. This track is absolutely still a hands up banger at heart, but has some beautiful orchestral sections which help to make it a bit more unique, and even some D&B too! Kadenza’s productions are always incredibly polished, as shown by their achievements outside of the pony fandom too – recently they’ve been releasing some music on non-pony netlabel 99Lives, the second pony artist to do that after house king Archie. Back to the track though, if super hyped up dance-y EDM is what you’re after, this is where to get it, so check it out below!

NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 19 October 2016.

delfino*, one of the people behind the series of ‘Japan Pony Party’ albums (a preview of the latest one can be found here), has been making some pretty cool stuff recently, but in my opinion this is definitely their best work to date. Somewhat similar in style to Foozogz, this track has a pretty J-core build up to it before it breaks out the fast-paced rhythm and super cool vocal chops. The combination of all these elements help to make this a pretty awesome track, and definitely worth giving a listen!

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[P@D] NeverLastStanding – Kronos | Moombahcore / Electro

NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 20 October 2016.

NeverLastStanding has made a lot of pretty cool remixes over the last year, but it’s his original releases that really excite me, so I’m glad we’ve been getting a few more of those recently. Here, he’s released a moombah-style track that draws heavily on vocal chopping Pinkie Pie’s voice, and has some really awesome chords and melodies. It switches up a lot, and doesn’t stick with one melody for too long, which helps to make sure it doesn’t get boring. A really high energy track, this is definitely worth checking out!

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Neighsayer – Learning From The Best (FritzyBeat Vocal Version) | Electro Pop

NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 18 October 2016.

Neighsayer released a tune called Learning From The Best in late 2013, and with some mixing help from Jastrian and lyrics help from Sights Unseen, FritzyBeat has put together some pretty awesome vocals on top of it! They complement the original track pretty well, and definitely help to reinvigorate it a bit. You can check out the original track here, but otherwise grab the new vocal version below!

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A Symphony Of Two – A Symphony Of Chaos | Orchestral

NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 19 October 2016.

Returning with another piece, A Symphony Of Two have created a dark orchestral tune themed around Discord. The tone of the piece certainly fits the character, and again, it’s quite cool being able to observe them as they create the music in the video for the track. With some grim-sounding piano combined with solid percussion and brooding strings and choir, this is certainly worth giving a listen!

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Direct Current – {RD-TS} | Indie / Electronic

Direct Current’s new release sure is emotional on many levels, and it is with much emotion that I’m writing this right now, re-listening to that track. Heavenly piano, incredible use of vocal samples, genuine vocals and heartfelt theme all make this track a shining beauty, also acting as a powerful tribute to SoGreatandPowerful’s music.

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Trixent – Dark of the Moon | Drum & Bass

My boi Trixent, aka Lenny HeimoBauss all over YouTube, has crafted another fine piece for our ears to experiment, full of originality. With an unusual pattern and as haunting as possible, the delightfully dark track impresses with an incredible progression and inventive sound design. There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it’s all dark.

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Filly in the Box – Harmonic Chaos | Neurofunk Hybrid

Filly In The Box has certainly been on a roll with so many outstanding releases, and this time a more chill-ish track makes it appearance. Building over an intriguing pace and wicked wubs, it also makes a delightful use of both Discord and Fluttershy vocal samples, truly representing Harmonic Chaos in a beautiful, musical way.

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Dynamite Grizzly – Time Trial | Drum & Bass

Drawing inspiration from gold games of old and their soundtracks, Dynamite Grizzly made a new track in response to the recent Top Bolt episode, filled with nostalgia and an incredible talent for recreating that musical mood in a brand new original track! OST is my life, so kudos for that!

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DrDycer – A Nightmares Melody | Indie Acoustic

DrDycer has returned with a new track of much beauty and sensitivity, paying tribute to Equestria’s most famous Night Mare. The powerful lyrics, along a very emotional vocal style, gives to this acoustic guitar-powered song the depth to musically retell the story for all the future generations to witness.