This Flutterchops-empowered Dubstep track from Lorris is fresh off the newly released Evening EP and delights with a solid progression and well-conducted drops full of heavy wubs and beautiful melodies. The whole EP is awesome and makes great use of pony vocal samples in every track in a different way, and that is definitely very much welcomed. Grab it if you haven’t already!
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Suskii – Harmony | Dubstep
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 10 January 2017.
Suskii is back with another banger of a dubstep tune. This one has a strong melodic focus in the intro, with some fantastic arpeggiation. The build up has some great use of Twilight’s vocals from the show, and the drop is full of some awesome heavy dubstep sound design. Suskii has quickly become one of the best exponents of dubstep in the fandom, and this track definitely shows why.
DJ RedSky – Vintage Diamonds | Indie Dance
I really don’t know if Indie Dance fits this or not, but it seems like an appropriate description for this kind of sound that DJRS is going for. With retro sounding synths and some great drums fills to fit with them too, this is a really chill piece filled with subtle elements that all do their own thing, but still bring it together as a whole track.
Celestial Throne – City Lights | Ambient
Considering they ‘specialise’ in metal, I was not expecting to see an ambient track from Celestial Throne. From what I gather, it was used as part of an “animatic” / storyboard with some, uh, dark themes (check the video description for that at your own discretion), but stands alone nicely as its own piece.
Almost Anyone & FritzyBeat – When the Winter Ends | Electro Pop
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 9 January 2017.
It’s been a while since Fritzy’s teamed up with Almost Anyone for a pony track, and it’s certainly nice to have a new collab from them! Fritzy’s trademark vocal style works well with the heavy and happy electronic synth design of Almost Anyone, as they bring a track about Rainbow Dash and Tank.
[P@D] Dashtortion – Don’t Leave Me (bank pain & Intersekt Remix) | Drum & Bass
The last of the P@D: Amity pre-releases on Cider Party before the album release sees 2 (typically) dnb producers team up to remix an alt. rock collab from the last P@D album, Voyager. bank pain and Intesek’t skills combined ensure a dnb track with all-round great sound design, drum programming, and melodic elements. And sampling guitars from the original adds another interesting layer to the soundscape.
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Vylet – Angershy | Hardstyle
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 9 January 2017.
Something a bit different here from Vylet. A pretty solid electro build-up leads into a pretty heavy hardstyle drop dominated by a powerful hardstyle kick. With some voices provided by Cadie to help flesh it out and a very nice break section filled with some orchestral strings, this track manages to convey the extremes of Fluttershy’s personality pretty effectively!
Rusty Thorsell – The Strangers With The Windy Flutes | …
This may or may not be your cup of tea, but we’ll post it anyway. Rusty’s been getting creative again – now making sounds out of…well, quite literally nothing. Take a look at the description if you want to learn a bit more about how he made this track, otherwise enjoy this metallic-sounding…thing. I have no idea what genre this is.
Haardtek – Memories | Trance
Now there’s a name I haven’t seen in a while! Haardtek is back, being repped on A State of Sugar with his new song Memories. While the track is trance throughout the most part of its 8 minute duration, there’s a nice little garage-beat-style breakdown in there that creates a nice variation. Definitely one to check out for classic trance fans!
[P@D] R3CTIFIER & Phoxi – overwrite_deity | Neurofunk
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 11 January 2017.
R3CTIFIER and Phoxi are two of the best in the fandom at innovative sound design, so it’s pretty awesome to see them combine forces! This neurofunk track features some powerful percussive elements that dominate the first drop, whilst there’s some great neuro sound design that takes over a bit more in the latter part of the track.
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