Something a bit different than the usual orchestral that comes out of the fandom, Zephysonas perfectly encapsulates the feeling of being a pirate, as the strings lend themselves quite well to a pirate’s drinking song! Likely taking inspiration from the Pony Point of View (P.P.O.V.) episode, this is a treat in 3/4 time for anyone into the pirate aesthetic. “Care for a diamond?!”
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AntaresPony – a luna tune | Ambient
This is a nice surprise from Antares, who appears to be new to the MLP scene. This is a a very relaxing and atmospheric piece about Luna. The song itself really makes you think almost as if in retrospect about all of the hardships our Princess has faced and all of the guilt she holds on to as the world goes by around her. At least; That is how I see it. The artist leaves much of the tune up for interpretation which is quite nice in fact. What do you take away from it?
[ASOS] Zizkil – Carnivorous Lust Queen | Drumstep
Another release from A State of Sugar’s recent compilation album, Bubblegum, this track showcases Zizkil’s penchant for inventive sound design and combining elements from different genres seamlessly. It also features some wonderful original art by Fizzle Soda! The mix is clean enough to please purists and heavy enough to satisfy the headbangers. It combines elements of trap, drum & bass, dubstep, and even a bit of orchestral. It’s a pretty frantic track and perfectly evokes the chaos of a Changeling invasion and Queen Chrysalis commandeering it all. If crazy sound design and heavy uptempo music is your thing, or if you’ve enjoyed Zizkil’s work in the past, this ain’t one to miss.
[ASOS] Nevermourn & Paloris – Night Time Lullabies | Liquid Drum & Bass
Drumscape Library is back with another new release, one from A State of Sugar’s Bubblegum, this time by channel regular Nevermourn and the wonderfully talented Paloris. This track is very appropriately titled, as the soft piano hits, vibrating bass, and snappy breaks backed by the sweet strings are very evocative of the Princess of Night. It’s at parts highly energetic and, at others, very soothing. Check it out if you’re a fan of more chilled DnB.
4everfreebrony – Wandering Eyes (2018) | Acoustic
This is another amazing 4everfreebrony song in addition to having an amazing backstory! Soft, with a fantastic acoustic picking pattern, Wandering Eyes is a peaceful ballad of an older sibling reflecting on their younger sister and her curious intuitions. Already a personal favorite of 4everfreebrony, he remastered this track at the request of an artist, Sea Maas – who agreed to provide the gorgeous cover art for the song. Calming and sentimental, this song is every bit as wonderful as we have come to expect from the fandom veteran!
EnergyTone – Радость (Album version) | Country Rock
EnergyTone delivers a beautiful rock song, with nice country influences, themed around Pinkie Pie. The song starts of with a wonderfully upbeat intro and leads into EnergyTone’s beautiful lyrics about how Pinkie Pie brightens up his life. The soft contrast between the acoustic and electric guitars is a nice touch in this song, and I love the little synth accents. Even if you can’t understand Russian, the tone of Energytone’s voice really conveys the thoughts well and brings the whole song together.
Night Symphony – The Enchanted Library | Orchestral
Inspired by Monochromatic’s fanfic of the same name, Night Symphony has composed this amazing 8-part piece that takes the listener on quite a journey. At 24 minutes it’s fairly long, but its definitely worth the time. I especially love the eerie vocals during the “Fight” and “The Oak Library” sections. This seems to be the first original music uploaded on Night Symphony’s account, hopefully we’ll see more in the future!
[PP] Dynamite Grizzly – TRICKERY UP MY SLEEVE | Hardtek
Pinkamena Party is back with a new compilation album release from the depths of darkness, and stronger than ever with a full-fledged story/fanfic to it!! Dynamite Grizzly contributes to both the album and the story with a refined and progressive Hardtek beauty sampling Trixie from the Tricks Up My Sleeve song. Grab this gem along many others in the super concept album that is Pinkamena Party 6!
HACKD – Hold On To Your Horseshoes! | Terrorcore
HACKD treats us with yet another rich cocktail, flavored with S03E06 Sleepless in Ponyville vocal samples this time, and a pinch of spookiness fitting to the theme. Just a pinch. Or definitely not just a pinch… It’s freakin’ Terrorcore!! Get your dose of spooky stories along fast-paced beats and always that quality composition and sound design that make the track such a tasty and refined beauty. To savor times again to extend the spirit of the episode! The cover art was made by HACKD himself and is available on his DeviantArt.
Straight From The Heart – HEAT (feat. J. Free, Equestrify, MC-Arch & Doodled) (prod. TCB) | Hip-Hop
Pony Hip-Hop initiative Straight From The Heart keeps making the coolest things happen, as talented and lovely rappers from all around the community gather to collab and create magic together. With an instrumental crafted for the occasion by our homie TCB, HEAT is open to interpretation but what’s for sure is that it showcases sick verses from J. Free, Equestrify, MC-Arch and Doodled who all do a lovely job at completing each other. It all contributes to create one epic masterpiece filled with the magic of Friendship… and rap! Get ready because things are HEATing up!
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