Rainbow Factory and Awoken! A pair of songs that are a legend in their own rights. Songs that helped start the trend of grimdark storytelling within the MLP fandom. Nearly 8 years after the release of Rainbow Factory. Koa comes out with the 3rd song of this Unholy Trinity. I am not sure how you can put such disturbing feelings into the lyrics and yey have the emotion of Pop/dubstep song that you can dance too. Spiritual successor? yes. Continuity? yes. Chilling, very much. Now BronyDanceParty needs to make a video to this song! As always, This Qilin asked you to judge for yourself.
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Mad Mars – BronyCon (Stacey’s Mom Parody) | Pop Rock
Mad Mars is back, and with an awesome tribute to BronyCon! So lovely seeing more pony musicians surface to gather once more as fans. This new community parody of Stacey’s Mom sure is doing wonders at bringing those uplifting and nostalgic vibes, and this rocking treat full of feelings is very appreciated!
Evgeniy Doctor – Shards Of Memory EP | Various Genres
A new stunning and complete experience from Evgeniy Doctor, this 4-tracks EP is quite heartfelt as it is a tribute to the impending closing of FiM (but remember, not of MLP nor the community!). Of various genres, the tracks made with love are expressing much emotion, from the Ambient Magia Ex that builds the epic experience to come, to the Psytrance Last Minutes that is almost 8 minutes long, to the deep Voices Of The Past that is a collab with One Track Mind, to a powerful Orchestral finale in Time To Become Infinite. Both very impressive and conveying much feelings, this whole EP is a masterpiece!
Shards Of Memory EP is available from both Bandcamp and Mediafire!
SKRON – A New Chapter | Indie Dance
SKRON’s debut song is an utterly lovely tribute to FiM and the community and it expresses those feelings with tender vocals and a cuddly instrumental that takes you in its warm embrace! Definitely a powerful start, and I’m very much looking forward to SKRON’s future releases!
[P@D] MEQA – Hydia | Rock / Dubstep
This fandom with their creativity just keeps on blowing my mind. This track by MEQA is a very rock meets techno flavor. It’s hard with a techno punch to it. Its starts out with this classic garage rock. Then the dubstep violently comes in with that sound and does not let up. In between, you got some cool symbol Melody and drum work. Before that hard electric Melody slaps you right the face. P@D is the home the musical diversity of this fandom for a reason. Decide for yourself as I always ask.
Aelipse – The Old and the New | Orchestral
Master Aelipse is back, and looks like they haven’t lost their hooves at making such emotion-inducing, story-telling music! This one is about the beginning of a new chapter for the community, reflected in Twilight having to say goodbye to Golden Oak while planting the seeds of a bright future. Definitely a masterful and emotional composition, showing the extent of Aelipse’s talent once again!
dBPony – Risk | Hard Rock
For this first time in four years. DBPONY come speeding back into the fandom’s music scene. Another first time listening for myself. The song itself comes with a very wise life message. It’s very easy to look at your life and feel that you’re stuck. Feeling complacent. Many in this fandom felt like that before we found something like wonderful brightly colored ponies. Feeling lost until this fandom made us feel found. The fast hard rock that pounds this track sends a message. “Got for it. Take a chance.” Because you never know until you try. I can honestly say taking a chance on this fandom has brought so much joy into many of our lives. A very nice return track from DBpony. As always, This Qilin asks you to judge for yourself for this song.
Narokath – Dead Wings of Grace | Album | Progressive Metal / Orchestral
An interesting concept album, coming from the swedish one-man-band Narokath. An album telling a double story between two worlds: an individual and personal point of view about life and feelings about it, where each listener is invited to do their own understandings of it and a story set in a darker world of Equestria.
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Toby Macarony – Pinkie’s Bakin’ Rhapsody | Breakbeat/Jazz
There is brony music. Then there’s brony music in terms of one Toby Macarony. My first taste of his flavor of creative insanity. I got to hand to him. Why was brain saying to me, “What the hay did I just listen too? DrakeEmberHeart’s brain must reboot!” I understand this, this being a Pinkie Pie song. Its all kinds of musical ingredients bending together. It’s random, just like her. BUT is baked all together and comes out all soo sweet and full of smiles. He has some ragtime, breakcore, jazz, acoustic, chiptune, hardcore. I found this perfect for someone like Pinkie. As always this Qilin lets you be the judge about this song.
Hay Tea – Finally | French House / Nu-Disco
Hay Tea doing French House? Well, this is new for me! An incredible and amazing surprise! The sampling work was really well done, like every time Hay Tea does, the artist always delivers top tier quality sampling work. And the design of the sound is also amazing, the groove makes me want to go a 80’s rave and jam with everyone there or go to a Daft Punk concert hehe!
Hay Tea, keep doing great music, I’m loving it!
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