Hoofy is back with a heavy hitting VIP of their already great track, ‘Shattered Gems’! This one infuses the already dirty song with even filthier basses and gives off a hell of a lot of energy, especially by the time the second half rolls around, switching things up with an energetic psytrance twist that blends perfectly with the rest of the track. A stellar tune and it deserves its spot as a pre-release for Ponies At Dawn’s newest album: Ignite, which just so happens to be available now!
Dubstep
Alex S. – Party With Pinkie (D3LTA Remix) | Dubstep
Sometimes musicians underestimate the power of influence and inspiration. Influence and inspiration may be the most powerful elements in music overall. Influence most definitely drove this reimagining of Alex S.’s song “Party with Pinkie” by D3LTA, as proven by the recreation of the vocals and transcription of the composition by D3LTA’s own hand. With the skeleton of Alex S.’s song, D3LTA has crafted two refreshing drops with recent dubstep influences. This beautiful remix shows true dedication!
Nyancat380 – Ritual | Riddim Dubstep / Deathstep
This song is straight out of Nyancat380’s dark side. The two drops this song comprises are absolutely mind blowing. They scream aggressiveness, with sounds of metal being ripped apart, screeches galore and no fear of saturation. This song takes place in the small somber and obscure story that is told across multiple videos on Nyancat380’s channel that one has to decipher to fully understand.
MandoPony – Long Way From Equestria (Brilliant Venture & xRILLZEW’s Festival Bootleg) | Melodic Dubstep
Brilliant Venture and xRILLZEW have, as an exclusive bonus track to Brilliant Venture’s album “Legacy: In the Mix”, revoiced an early brony song from the classic duo of MandoPony and AcousticBrony. The two take the original rock piece and infuse it with a base of electronic drums redolent of melodic dubstep. They accompany the melancholic strumming of the original with a medley of faint synth arpeggios and chords. And in a final chorus, they make vocal chops out of the lyrics of the original. The changes in this bootleg create a complex Trip-Hop/Electronica structure that makes this song a unique progressive gem.
LaunchSix – Conduit | Dubstep
The fourth track from Gravity has just landed. Conduit tells a story about a mare who gets the opportunity to travel in space, only to find that she was being used as nothing more than a guinea pig. Musically, the song sees strong dubstep elements marry little pieces of the wonky genre, starting off with a slightly disjointed drum pattern before building up in front of a space-y orchestral-esque synth sound to a powerful drop. The overall vibe really feels like an erratic trip through space!
Daniel Ingram – The Magic of Friendship Grows (Proto_ssin Remix) | Melodic Dubstep
The remixes for this song will never stop coming out, and I hope it stays that way. Starting off with some soft strings with the original vocals, we’re subject to some vocal chops before building up to a powerful drop that keeps the powerful and uplifting melody while staying heavy. Gotta love the atmosphere created by the reverb on the vocals. Heavy, melodic and emotional? You bet.
BVYANX – WUB (TheHappyPony Remix) | Dubstep
TheHappyPony takes us to the wub zone with this remix of WUB by BVYANX! Their take on the original keeps things heavy with the brutal bass drops and even vocal samples that sound like they were pulled from the show! Brings back those 2012 memories, doesn’t it?
Jessica Vaughn, Jess Furman & John Jennings Boyd – Cheer You On (Ice Angel Remix) | Dubstep
Beautiful synths and vocal chops galore with Ice Angel’s remix of the EQG track Cheer You On! All three chops have their own unique flare of EDM goodness and the original vocals fit perfectly with the new track. Makes me want to cheer Ice Angel on!
Lianella Stilson – Ears Up! | Dubstep
Lianella Stilson isn’t holding back with this one. Ears Up showcases her soft vocals in front of a powerful electronic backing, which mixes hardstyle and dubstep and even metal, as shown when Stilson growls “kill you” in a brutal fashion. Juxtaposed with this track is one of her staple components when it comes to her music, a cute visual of her pony looking around sheepishly in front of an explosion, her eyes occasionally turning black. Everypony has a dark side…
[Helpie’s Corner] Tw3Lv3 – Dat Spooky Bats | Dubstep/Psytrance
Ready for some spooky yet early Nightmare Night vibes? Track 7 from the Helpie’s Corner compilation Other Side Of The Mirror is Dat Spooky Bats, one of Tw3Lv3’s two appearances on the album. The song uses samples from the appearance of Flutterbat on the show before the drops while a creepy synth melody plays throughout. Musically, the song mixes elements of psytrance and dubstep, with the drops containing heavy bouncy basslines and everything in between featuring dark synth pads that really add to the spooky atmosphere. We’ve still got a ways to go until Nightmare Night shows its face, but it sure feels like it’s looming over us already!
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