A delightful Night Ambient from the charity album Seeds of Kindness 5 ~ Building Bridges, Beyond the Lunar Eclipse gets a wonderful second version, brimming with the soothing light of the moon evoked by the tender melodies and the warm atmosphere. Definitely a strong Night feeling from this! Reminds me of when I witnessed a partial lunar eclipse while on a Night stroll… I was thinking of Luna, too, and the moment was very powerful and emotional, with music of this kind in my ears!
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Viricide Filly – Labyrinth | Minimal House
Fresh off her latest album, BACK FROM REALITY, Viricide Filly has given us some great sounding minimal house! The vocals used in this one are really great and there’s even a little surprise switch up midway through the track! All in all, it’s a real groove to all the house fans out there in the fandom. Ice bear thinks you’ll really like it!
[P@D] Aurelleah – Aetherwake / Metapony – Sounds | House
This song sets out to convey something quite simple: pure optimism and joy. At this, it’s a huge success. The bouncing, upbeat track is just overflowing with both of those! Aurelleah’s first exploration into true EDM is sure to get your hooves jumping, your manes flying, and your bodies into the air. Truly, this song feels like a vision into Pinkie’s own mind, as she goes to and fro cheering up her friends.
Metapony delivers to us all a calm, happy, and stunningly melodic piece. Leading off with a slightly static-y feel reminiscent of old vinyl tracks, the song progresses The chords and reverb are truly fantastic. Every arp and lead is an exercise in pure joy. If Aurelleah’s song is built to hype you up, Metapony’s is built to let you relax with a warm smile upon your face.
[P@D] L.M. – New Start / GROskAr – Last Stand | Dubstep
One of the most amazing songs that Ice Bear’s heard from the latest Ponies at Dawn album, L.M. has a whole lot of surprises for you in this song. Exquisite vocal chops, rockin’ growls, amazing chord work, and even the sound design is impressive! L.M. is most definitely one that will woo the listeners with something that is this awesome. Really, who can compete with something like this? ❤
Another great dubstep track from the recent Ponies at Dawn album, GROskAr has drummed up some great growls throughout the entire track! Also with added dramatic sounding orchestral parts to make it sound more convincing, especially as an epic theme song for the princesses of Equestria. Ice Bear can actually see it happening. All in all, Last Stand proves to be one of the epic sounding tracks in the album.
These two are amazing, and Ice Bear suggests that you check them out!
Direct Current – Star Chaser: Terrestrial | Album | Ambient / Chillout
Direct Current’s second full length album is packed with emotion. A prequel to their earlier album Star Chaser, this one is themed around a pegasus living on the rock farm, falling in love with Limestone Pie, and eventually venturing to explore the stars.
The vocals are lovely, the effects on them perfect. Fans of ElectroKaplosion will definitely feel nostalgic. The deep, atmospheric sound design and lovely synth creation.
All throughout, I’m struck by the sense of wonder the songs provide. They manage to be inspirational, down-to-earth, and foreboding by turns. Truly a stunning piece of music.
You can purchase this album on Direct Current’s Bandcamp for $5 or stream the entire album on YouTube.
Segments Of Life – Across The Atlantic | Trancecore
It’s always a feast when Segments Of Life releases a new album, as you get showered by lots of amazing-sounding tunes melting genres and taking the roads less traveled! Across The Atlantic is a fine example of a hard-hitting, gritty yet melodic and mellow musical experience across sick guitar riffs and slick synths through a breathtaking progression. Grab the entirety of the album here!
[P@D] John Kenza – Nightmare | Trance
John Kenza (formerly known as Kadenza) has unleashed a really awesome sounding nightmare upon us! A long 7 minute epic trance song that’s sure to keep you raving on through the night! Good design, chord work, literally everything! Especially the piano, sounding pretty heavenly as always in the hooves of John Kenza himself. It’s really amazing to hear some more trance on Ponies at Dawn, especially since it reminds Ice Bear of the good old trance back around a decade ago. Yes, it is truly reminiscent to Ice Bear at points throughout and Ice Bear likes each and every second of this track. All in all, it’s a good nightmare to think about when you’re sound asleep in the starry night time, or stay up and rave until the break of dawn!
New Reverian – Kaleidoscopes | Drum & Bass
New Reverian brings us all some smooth, relaxing DnB. Beginning with a very uplifting synth solo and adding in some delicious fast but relaxingly soft drums, the song gets off to a great start. Throughout, the bright, vibrant synths take us along with Rainbow Dash through the cloud-speckled sky. Each drum beat is like another flap of her wings; each synth the call of the horizon, beckoning her onward. We finish with a purely melodic, emotional coda, like Dashie returning home to her friends.
SDreamExplorerS & Velvet R. Wings – Selena | Melodic Death Metal
SDreamExplorerS’ sister collaborated once again with her brother for making an amazing song that is featured in the album Erasing The Enigma.
The mix between Velvet’s clean vocals and SDreamExplorerS’ screams is the most beautiful thing that you will ever hear in this album. As I said on the album review, this song reminds me of the great acts of the Swedish/Scandinavian Melodic Death Metal scene, such as In Flames, Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, At the Gates and Arch Enemy. Even that is not related with Death Metal at all, Velvet’s vocals reminder me Nightwish and Epica songs, with that “classical” vibe that is very awesome and kvlt in the metal scene!
Listen to this track please! This is really amazing! Don’t forget to check out the whole album!
Horse Music Hotspot – June 2017
We *might* have the live show back up and running again…but in case you missed the last minute annoucement on Sunday, here’s the latest episode of the Horse Music Hotspot!
To listen in live, tune in to Ponyville FM at 5PM Eastern (subject to change?) on the last Sunday of each month!
Tracklist and embeds available after the break
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