Yet another release from his Japanese-infused Ramen House EP, Tranquility & Happiness brings just about what it says on the tin, with beautiful piano melodies accentuated by a combination of orchestral elements.
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Reverbrony – Black Rose | Progressive Metal
Something a little bit different from Reverbrony – this time utilising his own vocals, something of a rarity in his extensive body of work. Whilst it’s definitely not quite at the level of quality of some of the other vocalist he brings in for many of his projects, it has a lot of promise regardless and absolutely suits his signature brand of progressive metal.
Atmosphery Pony – You Keep Me Waiting | Indie
Here’s a short tune from Atmosphery Pony. There’s some cool guitar work in the background but it’s the vocals that really carry the track which despite its length is nicely paced with an organic rhythm.
Filly in the Box – Poison | Neurostep
Super exciting to see a new release from Filly in the Box! The artist plunges further into some fantastic dark and experimental sound design featuring some crawling basslines, really textural FX, and warped out vocals. If you’re a fan of creative productions, this is certainly an artist you want to be keeping up with.
fractilx vs うすうすベア – Thanks M.A. (for making us believe) | Happy Hardcore
A quick little piece from Inkling Bear in tribute to the giver of wings himself, M. A. Larson. Expect the usual from Inkie with fast paced beats and energetic arps aplenty.
Mathematicus & Art Fonseca – Rarity † Fluttershy | Indie
Something with a little bit more of an artistic indie flourish, we see another track from the recently returned Art Fonseca and the ever-creative Mathematicus. The song is divided into 2 parts: ‘Toils’ and ‘You & I’, and features on Mathie’s new album, Zeitumkehrer, a collection of songs made by herself and friends over the past three years.
Jyc Row – Fire of Daydream (feat. Skyline) | Orchestral
The bagpipes are back out again for another Jyc Row song, this time a collaboration with Skyline, who did the guitar parts towards the end of this track. The addition of that guitar really takes this orchestral piece to another level and gives it a good symphonic rock vibe too!
Crystarium – Going Nowhere | Future Bass
Whenever future bass has happy melodies and uplifting chords, it makes me very happy. Crystarium’s new song is no exception, and contrary to its name, it’s going straight into my recent favourites!
Sprocket – Praise the Sun | Hip-Hop
Part of the ongoing “Princess Variations” project, a series of songs about Celestia and Luna, based around the same basic chords and melodies but performed in different styles and genres. This song seems to have a bit of everything; a hip-hop style beat, subtle rock keys and guitars, electronic vocoded vocals, and orchestral parts which come and go with the progression of the song. It’s such a diverse soundscape, I wasn’t expecting to hear something quite like this from Sprocket but he’s done an amazing job here!
Jyc Row – Twilight, the Winged Paladin | Orchestral
Jyc Row’s Celtic instrumental influences meet electronic drums in this interesting piece. Composed whilst, um, under influence, it’s certainly a tad more experimental than some of his other pieces, and that’s always nice to see.
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