Totalspark’s second contribution to the Shika No Mori Sound compilation album Beauty In The Trees after the amazing Dreamscapes, this much original Breakbeat piece seems to make the soul wander in curiosity and bliss as fascinating drums and awe-inspiring melodies unfold, perhaps reflecting the pioneering among remnants of a Fallen Empire.
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Radiarc – Sunset Volcano | Orchestral
Perfectly embodying the risky and most probably meaningful adventure suggested by the gorgeous cover art by Shamanguli, this new piece from Radiarc unveiling the Perception album takes us through a masterful and powerful progression through epic and deep strings, tribal-y drums, intriguing piano, and emotional vocals.
Saintz – Corrupt | Deep House
Saintz is back with a new track full of holy magic, although this one focuses on an interesting corrupted side of Starlight’s past. Cool to see that the past of our beloved characters still inspires just as much as the present, and if there’s any token of that, the intriguing bassline, wicked beat, solid progression and overall masterism displayed in this track are certainly a much welcome reminder.
Sights Unseen & Vylet Pony – Monarch | Synthpop
What happens when two incredibly good and unique musicians team up and go all-out with a concept uniting their talents? Magic! Not only this new collaboration of many wonders features a duet of much impact, with both Vylet‘s heartfelt and powerful singing and Sights’ deep and gorgeous vocals (and backing vocals), but it also impresses with a masterful instrumental of many facets, sometimes hard-hitting, sometimes soft, magical all the time. One more!
UndreamedPanic – Stratosphere | Progressive House
Another Progressive House post and a personal favorite of mine and of ExplodingPonyToast as well, this pony vocal chops-powered track by UndreamedPanic delights with a solid bassline, an upbeat progression, wonderful melodies, and the magic and emotions you can get from that kind of vocal chops featuring Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, and as those two are singing in the song Can I Do It On My Own from the episode Flutter Brutter : “You find you can walk, then run, then fly… into the Stratosphere!”
4everfreebrony – Smell The Roses | Acoustic Pop
A new song from the talented and genuine 4everfreebrony is always a big moment, and this new song is special in the way it conveys a very important positive message about life. Behind the soft guitar, gentle drums, moving piano and beautiful vocals, lies a powerful meaning about a simple truth that can hopefully remind to many how to find solace in a dark moment : just go to the nearest garden, smell a rose, and be happy in that present moment of appreciation. Incidentally, I listened to this song right after I was trying to cheer up a friend who was in depression, failing to see anything positive in this world anymore. So the line from the description “a song I wrote about remembering the beauty of our planet during hard and confusing times” was really striking at that moment. I’d wish people to feel content with life even while only having flowers to find happiness from. Living for a flower… for the beauty of Nature… yes, that sounds like quite a sufficient reason to live indeed! We may get blinded at times, but there’s always a new chance to get up and look at all the wonderful things around us in this life, and music is certainly one of them. Much love to you all who are reading this, stay safe! And Smell The Roses!
Metapony – Moment of Serenity | Progressive House
Metapony is back to delight us with a new blissful track embodying the many wonders of Nature, using the power of Progressive House along the serenity from the cover art by Shamanguli to provide a powerful yet accurately chill and awe-inspiring musical experience, where the melodic rythms, gentle beat and beautiful sounds all soothe the soul in tranquility and emotion, creating this Moment of Serenity.
ertrii – Perfect Day | Drum & Bass
Hey, that artwork looks familiar… Don’t let the genre label deceive you, it’s still got ertrii’s signature chill vibe to it, just at a much faster tempo than usual. Short but sweet, this song does seem to encapsulate the essence of the artwork used in the form of sound.
cuberoot – A Type of Party | Electro House
Another new song from fandom newbie cuberoot, this time an original piece with a more energetic feel than their last remix. Great supersaw chords and leads give this track that classic electro house vibe.
Sights Unseen – Lullaby | Synthpop
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 9 November 2016.
Starting out with some haunting vocal choir-like harmonies, an ominous bassline soon rolls in, signifying that this is certainly not an especially happy song. Whilst it feels quite dark, I think the intended tone of this track is one of accepting that it’s okay to say goodbye. This is translated well with a transition later in the track towards more uplifting and yet sorrowful chords. Definitely a cool track from Sights, and well worth checking out if you want something bittersweet.
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