NB: This is an edited version of what was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 26 February 2017.
Jyc explores the outer reaches of Equestria, with a piece inspired by this beautiful art from ziom05. It has a lot of his usual celtic influences that play a large part in the soundscape here, and there’s some great thudding percussion as well that helps to give the idea of an epic journey.
Reverbrony is back in full force with his heavier musical style, so it’s time to partake in epic melodic guitar solos and riffs once again! Reflecting so well the amazing cover art by JaDeDJynX, Unbound unleashes heavy guitars and drums backed up by a solid bass in a relentless progression, like in a blaze of fury, except that it’s blissful sounds instead of magical attacks. Although, if music truly is magic, I must say those are very efficient attacks!
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 25 February 2017.
Sky Runner returns with somewhat of a follow up to one of her first tracks, Antagonist. Making some terrific use of sampling, the drums work terrifically with the rest of the instrumental, and there’s some really nice ambient sound effects throughout the track as well that help to add an extra dimension to it. I especially like the reverse-effect fills that turn up now and then.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 24 February 2017.
Prince is back with a new track from his Reinvent album. Unlike a lot of the high energy available on the album, this redux of a piece from yesteryear is a lot more relaxed and acoustically-oriented. Prince’s vocals still shine in this kind of setting, and it’s nice to see one his more emotional tracks done up in his much more professional recent sound. It gets a bit heavier towards the end, which is also a pretty nice payoff.
NB: This is an edited version of what was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 24 February 2017.
Brilliant Venture delivers a dark and mysterious-feeling Fluttershy-focused tune that builds up spooky vibes before dropping some of his trademark dubstep sounds. The outro especially has some beautiful vocal chopping.
NB: This is an edited version of what was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 24 February 2017.
This track makes use of sounds from Winter Wrap Up, with an eerie music box intro leading into a heavy build to some aggressive drop sounds. The second drop is especially cool with some rising bass sounds.
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NB: This is an edited version of what was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 22 February 2017.
Maressey has a new release featuring terrific vocals from Francis Vace, with an instrumental provided by Zatslol and Freewave. It’s another pretty sombre track, this time about Berry Punch, and I especially enjoy the variance in the vocal style.
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 21 February 2017.
Awesome vocals from Lyde Octave and Vylet himself, a funky feel and some killer sound design all combine to make this new track one of my recent favourites from him. I’m a sucker for good glitch hop so it’s pretty awesome to see some more of it from Vylet. The combination of jazzy groove and contemporary bass design is something that seems to come pretty well to Vylet and it definitely suits his style.
NB: This is an edited version of what was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 22 February 2017.
SlightlyAmiss has released a pretty cool prog-style rock track about Nurse Redheart. There’s not a whole lot of content pertaining to her recently, so it’s cool to hear a song like this. It explores some pretty dark emotions throughout, with Amiss’ vocals complementing a pretty strong instrumental.
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