What time is it? Hardcore time! This most recent release from Pernegyre on Equestrian Terror Corps introduces itself with breaks and kicks that have a classic hardcore flavor. Acting as the backbone of the track, they’re accompanied by the trance-like melodies of the keys and supersaws. An ambient interlude leads the song to one final chorus before ultimately resolving. Another great song off of ETC!
Electronic
Daniel Ingram – Celestia’s Ballad (Snow Swirl Remix) | Chillout / Future Garage
Snow Swirl has done something really nice here with Celestia’s Ballad. Its a very spacey and airy take on a classic by combining elements of chillout and future garage. The result being something very soothing to the soul with a nice peppering of soulful grit. An excellent job and I’m excited to see where this artist goes from here!
StrachAttack & Zaktt – Infrared VIP | Midtempo
A big blast from the past; StrachAttack and Zaktt‘s red hot banger Infrared returns in VIP form! This new rendition is slower than the original, but it’s by no means lost its edge. Plenty of powerful midtempo elements are peppered in, like the powerfully heavy bass and trippy synths in the background. It’s amazing what a difference 5 years can make!
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.
RedSpark – Elements | Hybrid Orchestral
It’s been a while since RedSpark’s been around! Elements is their first release since March 2017. This new piece mixes orchestral and electronic elements (heyo!) in such an amazing way that makes it feel like it was taken straight from the show, especially during the middle section where some plucked strings take over as the main instrument. What a way to return to the fold!
PSFMer – Aversion | Drum & Bass
PSMFer is a new face in the music side of the fandom, though he has made animations (including PMVs) in the past. Aversion is his second song, the first one being Wonders, releasing tomorrow (or today, depending on when this writeup is published and on time zones) on Ponies At Dawn – Ignite. This DnB song is insane, especially coming from someone with only one full song of experience. Furthermore, the neurofunk and garage inspirations are very welcome. Rainbow Dash’s dream in Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep? is rendered perfectly and the loud sub, the tight drums and the gasps for air give an impression of suffocation, of having nowhere to run, of drowning in the stuff nightmares are made of.
[P@D] Faulty & John Kenza – Best Of Friends (feat. PegasYs) | Melodic House
Our final teaser for Ponies at Dawn: Ignite is here: track 32 and the third of four original tracks from P@D mainstay Faulty. This one sees John Kenza and PegasYs coming along for the ride too. There’s nothing but love pouring out of this track, from the bouncy, optimistic synth sounds to the heartfelt lyrics about staying together as friends, which is really what makes this close-knit fandom tick. All three of them put a lot of heart and soul into this track, and it shows. Mwah~!
Yellow Tune & Exiark – Everfree Forest (feat. Melody Bird) (Yellow Tune Remix) | Hardstyle
Ready for a hard-hitting banger? Everfree Forest was originally a collab between 174UDSI (now Yellow Tune) and Exiark released in 2014. It still holds the title of being among the cream of the crop of the fandom’s hardstyle collection. In 2017 it came out on Ponies At Dawn – Memories, but just got remixed by Yellow Tune. In this rework melody plays a lesser role, the emphasis being on sound design and energy instead. It hits overall harder than the original, from which little remains, aside from the structure, the vocal clips of Melody Bird and some sounds. The song begins with rainforest ambient noises, then the stirring super saws come in. The kick is central in hardstyle, and here he just nailed it, making for some serious headbanging material.
PeKaNo – Nu Ponyville | Ambient/Drum & Bass
Cyberpunk and neon vibes all around, Nu Ponyville paints a bright picture of a futuristic town. The song takes an ambient approach with bloopy synthlines and pads, plus nostalgic drum samples. At the middle mark, we hear a voice sample from Twilight with a message from the future, before the song suddenly jumps into overdrive with a drum & bass inspired beat without sounding too jarring or out of place. The overall mood of the song stays the same.
Mylo the Kidd – Hello | Lo-Fi Hip-Hop
You might remember Mylo the Kidd from their verse in sad hors hours — which was absolute fire. Since then they’ve been silent, but just came back with this killer song. Their flow is impeccable and they deliver some lines in a way that seems impossible to pull off, but saves them at the last second. This style keeps the listener on their toes (hooves?) and it complements the equally interesting lyrics. The production is a clean, chill lo-fi loop that leaves a lot of room for the rapping. Welcome back Mylo.
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