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Lycan Dese Beats – Beats 4 Everfree | Compilation Album | Multi-Genre

Three years ago, after running a successful radio show about brony music for several months, Lycan got a bunch of musicians to pitch in some songs to make a compilation album featuring them. Fast forward to now, and this annual album is now in its 4th edition with the release of Beats 4 Everfree. The primary difference this time round is that the album is dedicated to Everfree Northwest, for which Lycan is the musical coordinator this year, and the funds raised from the album sales will go to EFNW’s chosen charity, the Washington Autism Alliance & Advocacy. 14 tracks from a group of consistently solid musicians and producers take this album through all sorts of genres – electronic to orchestral – so there’s something in here for everyone’s tastes!

Beats 4 Everfree is available to download for any given price from the Lycan Dese Beats Bandcamp.

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Noizepon – Defpon-1 | Gabber

It’s like a fast change… first the party then hell on earth.

Two creative minds in the experimental/hard music scene in the brony fandom, Phoxi/PVNK and NextLevelDerp joined forces to create an alias called Noizepon, a wild adventure we have when we listen to this track. This track really amazed me, the high distortion and the aggressiveness of the sound and texture makes this track one of the best Gabber songs ever put by a brony, outside Pinkamena Party! This all in 2-track EP that will melt your ears with awesomeness and destruction! Good job both of you!

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Brohoof Studios – Positive Distraction VIP | Drum & Bass / Happy Hardcore

Little bit of dnb, little bit of happy hardcore. Brohoof blends the two genres together pretty well in this VIP of one of his older tracks, mixing in some neat vocal chops along the way.

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Brohoof Studios – Surrender | Psystyle

After his recent(ish) release from the latest Horse Music Central album, Brohoof Studios has made a song in another genre that I never knew existed until now. This Sombra themed track seems to combine elements from hardcore, trance, and hardstyle to make a neat drop that thumps hard with a rolling bass.

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[P@D] fractilx – Requiem | Hard Trance

NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 30 March 2018.

fractilx is back after a while since their last stuff, and it’s a welcome return with an energetic and smooth trance tune that has some great production throughout. A nice combination of pad and piano-based breaks with heavy hard trance synths makes for a nicely structured track.

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[HMC] Brohoof Studios – Get Up! | Dubcore / Drumstep

As a part of Horse Music Central’s latest album, Brohoof Studios continues to impress us with his latest song, “Get Up!”  This one will definitely get people’s blood flowing, from the sick basses to the well-mixed drums and strong hi-hats.  It will get you up and running, no doubt about it!

Go check out the rest of HMC’s “Volume 5” here!

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Riovelk – Memories of You | Eurobeat

Riovelk is one of those artists I really want to see gain more traction. Memories of You tells the tale of when Celestia Banished her Sister to the moon with some stellar vocals and a very catchy mix throughout that exudes those glorious 80s vibes complete with complex melodies and power chords and it takes me back to “the good ol’ days” of Super Ponybeat and just love how they breathe new life into an aspiring genre such as this.

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Various Artists – Horse Music Central Vol. 5 | Album | Electronic


It’s been quite a while since HMC’s last album, but the Discord community is back again with the 5th edition in their series of compilation albums. 18 tracks in varying electronic styles – drumstep to future bass to chillout – there’s music for every electronica taste from established names and up-and-coming artists alike!

You can download the album on Bandcamp for any given price – that includes for free!

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BassPon3 – Flown Afar | Hands-Up

🙌 DID 🙌 SOMEONE 🙌 SAY 🙌 HANDS 🙌 UP? 🙌

Another genre we don’t see very often, hands-up seems to be Basspon3’s speciality. This track sticks to a relatively simple yet always effective 4-chord pattern with some nice punchy kicks and offbeat bass topped with delightful saw synth melodies.

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Exiark – Otherworldly Journey | Album | Electronic

After two big years of development and collaboration, Exiark gifts us all with an incredible electronic album! Utilizing the talents of many exceptional fandom musicians like Chi-Chi, FritzyBeat, Freest, NekoWolf, Flittzy, Namii, Megaphoric, and Lia Quo, Otherworldly Journey is comprised of a whopping 19 tracks exploring Princess Luna’s journey throughout her exile on the moon.

The tracks range in genre and encompass a great variety of electronic music while still appealing to most everyone. No matter what type of music you prefer, there’s something special on this album for you!

Aside from the obvious vocal talent featured on Otherworldly Journey, Exiark’s use of expertly crafted synths and beat tracking is on full display, and will transport you to another world! There is an excellent sense of a lunar atmosphere in the instrumentation which ranges from symphonic to synth-heavy, and the subtle space vibes will make you feel as though you are dancing with the Princess of the night herself. There is no excuse not to check out this outstanding album!

Author’s note: While I don’t like to compare fandom music to time periods for several reasons, if you had told me that several of the tracks on this album were big hits from the early days of the fandom, I would absolutely believe you. Exiark really makes the music his own style, discernible from other early fandom musicians but there’s something about the quality and energy that takes me back in time with a giant smile on my face.