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Frozen Night – Chrysalis Metamorphosis | Orchestral Metal

NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 30 November 2016.

I have just been loving Frozen Night’s releases recently. It feels like they’ve crossed that precipice into producing consistently high quality works. This one is no different, an 8 minute orchestral metal epic about Queen Chrysalis. It slides between heavy, powerful metal sections and more serene, light, almost ambient sections as well. The build in power around 4 minutes in is especially enjoyable to listen to. Definitely an awesome piece of work from Frozen, and well worth a listen.

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4everfreebrony – Hoping (feat. Giggly Maria & Relative1Pitch) | Acoustic Pop

NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 27 November 2016.

A revamp of a song he wrote whilst in Argentina that some of you might remember, ‘Hoping’, this fully realised version is wonderfully produced and features some excellent vocals too. The emotion in the piano, the guitar and the vocals themselves help push the vision of the piece. This track is available as the title track on 4everfree’s new album, Hoping, which I highly recommend checking out. It also features a bunch of his other recent hits such as ‘Smell The Roses’, ‘Bound With Time’, ‘Carry On’ and more!

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[HMC] CainbowRrash – Requiem For Melodic | Orchestral

Earlier this year, we learned of MelodicPony’s unfortunate passing. It was around this time that CainbowRrash started discovering the fandom, including Melodic’s channel. So in tribute, they’ve created this short but sweet piece, seemingly emulating Melodic’s style by using motifs from the show’s soundtrack and BGM. It’s also available on the recently released HMC Vol. 1 album.

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Horse Music Hotspot – November 2016

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End of the month – time for another hotspot episode. Apologies it’s been uploaded a little later than normal this month, but now it’s available on YouTube, SoundCloud, and our podcast feed.

Another month draws to a close, and so it’s time for another episode of the Horse Music Hotspot. Despite and ongoing overwhelming presence of electronica, this month saw a great deal of rock and acoustic music, so there’s something for everyone in this month’s episode.

To listen in live, tune in to Ponyville FM at 10PM Eastern on the last Sunday of each month!

Tracklist and embeds available after the break.

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DJT – Candy Bits | Future Bass

This sweet-as-candy new release from DJT brings all the yummy Future vibes and serves us with a full course of melodies, percussions and bass creating a perfect alchemy, along smooth visuals by DealFire. It also acts as a teaser for DJT’s new EP that definitely sounds very promising and that you can preorder here, and as a character theme of sorts for the musician! Honestly, who’d reject some sweets? We all need some sugar in our lives!

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ertrii – Admirable | Progressive House

I’ll never get enough of Ertrii’s stunning compositions, and Progressive House being one of my favorite electronic music subgenres, this one sure feels amazing and powerful. Encompassing Ertrii’s skill and musical sensitivity in the most beautiful ways, the track takes us for a walk in Canterlot’s streets, and graces us with soft melodies, emotional rythms, background strings of incredible purity, and a breakdown that pierces through the soul. May Celestia and Luna bless such talents and bringers of magic in this world!

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A Symphony Of Two – Pride | Orchestral

Perhaps acting as a solemn yet valiant theme for the griffons, this new piece from A Symphony Of Two conveys both strength and wisdom through an amazing progression making wonderful use of winds and strings instruments alike. Embodying Pride and musical wonder, this track is another gem in the streak of awesome releases from this definitely very successful duo!

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Quicksilver – A Better Place | Pop Punk

It’s somewhat unusual to see instrumental pieces from Quicksilver, but by no means are they of any lesser quality than any of his other work. And perhaps in this instance it’s for the better. When words fail to express emotion, music sometimes does a better job. A great tribute piece Quicksilver, well done.

(I dunno how to write things like this properly, so also *hugs*)

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CainbowRrash – The Mane 6 Symphony | Orchestral

Definitely not the first orchestral ‘symphony’ to cover the entire Mane 6, but definitely not the last either. It’s nice to see that even though other composers have done this sort of thing before, each one puts their own spin on it. Here you can clearly distinguish between the different sections, composed for each individual character, yet they all flow seamlessly into one another.

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Age of Vinyl & Hay Tea – Lost Lullaby | Drum & Bass

Another collaboration displaying both the power of uniting talents and the unique sensitivity of DnB, this new collab between Age of Vinyl and Hay Tea (reminiscent of Iridescence) conveys all the beauty of the cover art with a wonderful journey through sound and many wonders. You might recognize the melody at 1:34 from another track, here being sublimated with an amazing DnB progression and wonderful atmospheric designs. A successful collaboration that’s always so amazing to experience! One More!