NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 28 September 2017.
The rock musicians of the fandom have been having a great time getting inspiration from Pear Butter, and that continues with Crusader! releasing a gorgeous soft acoustic piece that puts another spin on the well-trodden love story. His vocals are lovely, and the guitar works nicely in combination.
What’s it like to love the immortal? Well, Soren Ember tells us what it’s like in his new song. Although we may pass, our love lives on. I love the cajon in this song, it’s not an instrument you hear often in horse music, so it’s refreshing to have in this song. The guitar playing is very calming, and Soren’s voice just makes me want to sing along. Well done Soren, this is a beautiful song.
Inspired by the first tale from Campfire Tales, Elias Frost brings an awesome track with Celtic/Nordic influences. Rockhoof was one of my fav stories and I see this song as a soundtrack for the tale of Rockhoof. Pony Vikings and Celtic Orchestral are awesome together! Some elements from the song also amazed me, such the vocals and the acoustic guitar riffs. The drums’ celtic-nordic feeling was also fantastic! Elias Frost, you do awesome job in your compositions and tracks, keep up the good work!
Lectro Dub returns with an amazing experimental rock track with classic elements mixed with modern elements! The classic rock elements on the guitar riffs and in some synths looking like one of that really awesome and psychedelic Pink Floyd experimental albums! The modern rock elements on the mechanical drumming and some really Nine Inch Nails look like synths, reminding me of Classic Industrial Rock mixed with Funk Rock elements (the guitar riffs mixed with the bass line) and Psychedelia! Really headbanging and nostalgic experiment! Lectro Dub did really an awesome job on this!
4Everfree is back with another release from his Silhouette Games album, and this time it’s a collaboration with his younger sister Lil’ Miss Toto! There’s some fantastic vocals from 4Everfree through the first half, before his sister takes over for a bit – and she’s pretty good too! The instrumental has some lovely piano in amongst the other staples for this kind of music, and overall it’s a great piece.
MC-Arch’s Rise gets an acoustic remake done by Agatan and it sounds really awesome, the acoustic instrumentation is really well performed and I loved how it brings new life to the song, an atmospheric and warming song that makes me smiling!
The pony rock / metal songs promotion channel, Rock Farm, releases their first exclusive! A really soft and chill rock track performed by Soren Ember with a piano arrangement done by Protocat!
This collaboration is one of that unexpected and still amazing unions! Because we know Soren Ember (formally OBSCURA) by his amazing classic & soft rock tracks that remind us of the good old days and Protocat is known for his amazing chill Drum N Bass and amazing vocal chops! And oh boy, this collaboration worked! I really loved the piano performance, it was really amazing! Soren’s vocals are really cool and I love his vocals, I really appreciate the classic rock approach on the vocals that Soren uses for take us in a time travel, this time Soren brought me to the 90’s UK, where the Piano Alternative Rock was the main genre aka Britpop where bands such The Verve, Oasis, Blur, Suede, Pulp and Maniac Street Preacher were the most popular! The acoustic guitar riffs performed by Soren are also amazing, the guitar is one of the most important elements in a Soren Ember track, and I really appreciate this guitar riffs! The thing I really loved on this song is how all parts flow together and create a beautiful and amazing harmony! A piece that Rock Farm probably is proud on having on their channel! The song that talks about Lighting Dust’s feeling feelings toward Rainbow Dash following the events of S03E07 “Wonderbolts Academy“. I also loved that pleasuring solo at the middle of the song! Also the visuals, Makenshi is really good at this videos!
Indie Notes comes back with an amazing and chill remastered version of an old acoustic track that Indie did about my favorite mailmare! Derpy!
The vocals are really good and amazing, I really love Indie vocals, it reminds me of acts like Neutral Milk Hotel or even Pavement! The acoustic guitar riffs are also amazing! And the solo at the end of the song is also amazing! An acoustic and amazing piece! The lyrics are also really written, I really love the poetry and imagination of Indie for writing such amazing lyrics! A really nice and chill track for the end of the day!
Here’s something sweet to hear for you guys. Here’s our beloved Floof’s take on that amazing song from the episode “Perfect Pear”. With sweet sounding guitars galore all over, It’s sure to leave you smiling for the rest of the day, possibly more than just a day!
Editor’s note: Better late than never…right?
Russian group Illumnation releases a downright amazing pay-what-you-want EP about Princess Luna! The instrumentation in general, and harp in particular, is stellar. Folk isn’t my thing at all, but this was an immediate download because it’s just that good.
But the true heart of the album is its awestriking vocals. Velvet’s beautiful voice is just brimming with passion. And the lyrics are perfect, about Princess Luna guiding our dreams and watching over sleeping ponies all across Equestria.
Casting Shadows is available to download on ILLUMINATION’s Bandcamp for any named price.
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