[Explicit lyrics included] Temporarily back from his hiatus, Mr Mehster has a new song for us that’s a interesting sort of fusion between glitch-hop and trap. Also featuring vocals from N. Hollow, and up-and-coming rapper , it’s a banger of a tune!
Rap / Hip-Hop
[KM] Staccato Flame – Get Up (feat. Divine Arcane & Hevianix) | Rap / Hop-Hop
Acting as the opening track to the recent King Mars tribute album, this song manifests a real inspirational message in its lyrics. Nice work from this trio to mark the beginning of said tribute album.
/MLP/ Plays – >No Fun Allowed | Album | Multi-Genre
Brace yourselves everypony, because you’re about to get surprised in the most amazing ways, as we present to you the result of two years of collaborative effort from musicians of the 4chan /mlp/ board, a massive 51-tracks album of stunning quality. Featuring a wide variety of genres (even including some very unusual ones), perhaps even more variety than in the P@D or LDB albums, this heartfelt compilation of sophisticated tunes will surprise and delight as you experience its many wonders, such as the very mellow and enthralling RarityRF (#7), the emotional and surprising you-would-never-guess pony vocals from Flut (#8), the incredible vocal chops from Protocat’s remix of I’ll Fly (#11), the masterful collaboration work in To Anon Too Late (#15), one of the best and most epic remixes of Luna’s Future (#21), Feral FurE’s wonderful remix of Better Than Ever (#26), some more feels from the Out On My Own remix (#29), the original Derpy-centered Surf Rock track Surfin’ Derp (#30), the blissful piano melodies from Tree of Harmony (#32), the heartfelt realtalk combined with quality instrumental in Waifu Blues (#33), the mighty rock spirit from Eclipses (#48), or the massive party track The Club Pony Party Palace (#50) that I will feature as a solo post next. I guess the expression “Do not judge a book by its cover” works here, and you won’t be disappointed if you decide to go give the full album a proper listen (and if you would consider donating, note that all proceeds will go to charity). This music lover, for one, is blown away.
Sights Unseen – I’m Still Here | Electronic / Rap
Luna songs are always good in my books, but when they’re inspired by real life events, it adds a personal flair to it that makes it perhaps a bit more special. Sights’ new song takes partial inspiration from Do Princesses Dream of Magical Sheep, and for the second time he’s ever tried rapping, he’s done a pretty good job. Sights, you get a thumbs up and an e-hug.
[LDB] Homage McGee – Like Vinyl (ft. ForeverFreest) / Selv3dge – The Manehattan Trinity (ft. Melody Sky) | Rap / Hip-Hop
Moving onto the downright funky tracks from the new LDB album, we have Homage McGee and ForeverFreest (more like ForeverFreestyle! thanks to the PVFM chat for that one) up first with a swing-influenced hip-hop song. I’ve not heard Freest rap before but if this is his debut, he nailed it, and Homage always seems to have new genres up his sleeve.
Keeping with the rap vibe we have a new song from Selv3dge, a master of classic hip-hop as proven by his P@D works, featuring Melody Sky who seem to keep appearing all over the place in collabs with various artist spitting hot bars. I can’t get enough of this type of sound, we need more brony hip-hop, stat!
MC-Arch – The Vale | Rap / Hip-Hop
I suppose this is part of MC-Arch’s ongoing Butterfly series, a collection of songs about his life and his the influence Fluttershy’s character has had on him. His vocals keep on improving too; MC-Arch is really progressing as a musician!
Lycan Dese Beats – Beats Me 2! | Album | Multi-Genre
Just over a year after the release of their first compilation album, Beats Me, Lycan Dese Beats has released a new album, consisting of entirely new and exclusive songs by the musicians they usually feature on their show. Similar to the Ponies at Dawn albums, this album offers songs from a grand variety of artists, however, this album has a greater non-electronic influence that you might expect, perhaps more all-rounded.
You can download this from Bandcamp for any given price, and we’ll be featuring songs from the album as they’re released with an [LDB] label in the post titles.
Direct Current – Mark | Chillout
It’s almost like hip-hop, but it’s so chill too. Direct Current’s building up another small repertoire of songs for an EP, including this downtempo electronic piece that samples vocals from We’ll Make Our Mark. A nice relaxing piece to end the day…
Technickel Pony – Beats and Pieces | Album | Multi-Genre
Firstly, please forgive the rushed nature of this writeup; there are reasons for that but I shan’t go into detail, this is a place for music. So if you’re in the mood for some funky, hip-hop beats, then grab a seat and let’s listen to Technickel Pony’s new album, aptly named Beats and Pieces. Full writeup after the break.
Colortwelve feat. Rhyme Flow – Tortoise & the Mare | House/Rap
Looks like there’s a new collaboration between Rhyme Flow and Colortwelve, the latter of which we haven’t seen in a while so that’s pretty cool. Check it out for RF’s signature rap verses supported by a steady house beat.
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