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[KM] Acouste Wholenote – Greater Things | Pop-Rock

Another absolute gem from the King Mars Tribute Album, this time in the form of a pop-rock song about Applebloom. Upbeat rhythm – check. Great lyrics with a memorable title line – check. Guitar solo – check. More 90s vibes than Friends re-runs, check! A great song by all means.

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Luna Ticks – Socks | Punk Rock

May you be a socks enthusiast or not, it’s always good to be open-minded and tolerate what others like especially in a community like ours, that is the serious message that we can take from this not-so-serious yet awesome new release from pony band Luna Ticks. “Finally a fandom song about socks” I heard someplace, “This is absurd. I love it.” someplace else, for me this is a very enjoyable Punk Rock piece from skilled and based pony rock musicians which has a distinctive charm and additional layer of appreciation thanks to the choice of freely expressing a message about a theme that many of us can relate to inside the community, and that pertains to our liking for certain art and concept that emanate from our very community. Have fun, enjoy and respect, that should be one of our mottos!

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Ponysphere & Friends – The Land Of Harmony Part 1: Through the Frost And Ice | Metal

Brace yourselves everypony, masterpiece ahoy! Here we’ve got a quite stunning Progressive/Symphonic/Folk metal beauty from Ponysphere, putting a beautiful and passionate vision to reality with the help of the amazing BriLizy T providing utterly gorgeous vocals, Shurrikane‘s orchestral talents, DivinumX rocking a guest solo, and Secret Metal helping with mixing and mastering. The 8-minutes song has got everything to stand as a timeless gem, from the delightful progression to the masterful instrumentations of both heavy parts empowered by powerful vocals and soft parts sublimated by choruses and piano play. As for the cover art by Flarescale, it completes the whole and adds to the “concept” feel while reminding of cover arts from Folk Metal bands such as Korpiklaani (or from some Prog Rock bands of old).

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Lycan Dese Beats – Season 2 Episodes 17, 18 & 19

Lycan Dese Beats Vol. 1 - Beats Me!

In case you’ve never heard it before, Lycan Dese Beats is a weekly radio show on PonyvilleFM showcasing the latest and greatest music the fandom has to offer. We’ve got the 3 most recent episodes today; episode 17 [26 Jun], episode 18 (Beats Me 2! album release special) [1 Jul], and episode 19 [17 Jul].

Episode 17

This week, Lycan Dese Beats pays tribute to the passing of the talented orchestral musician, MelodicPony. We play some of our favourite orchestral songs as well as some of their songs. Then, in the new music section, we bring you songs by StealingShad3Z, BlueBrony, Archie, and even a remix by YourEnigma!

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Episode 18 (Album release special)

This is it folks! The moment we’ve all been waiting for… The Lycan Dese Beats, Beats Me 2 album release! This is the second Lycan Dese Beats album and we welcome back FritzyBeat as my cohost to provide his amazing commentary (and to put up with my puns). This album has been over 4 months in the making and a big thanks goes to ALL the musicians who submitted songs to make this a truly wonderful album.

To get the album, go to https://lycandesebeats.bandcamp.com/album/beats-me-2But to hear the songs, as well as our commentary, get the episode in the link below

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Episode 19

The Lycan Dese Beats: Beats Me 2! album was a HUGE success!! Over $150 raised for charity and counting… But on our normal episode, we bring you a Musician Spotlight: StealingShad3Z. The new music this week includes Sights Unseen, 174UDSI feat. Truss, PonyFireStone and even a kazoo cover of “Seeds of the Past”

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Find the full tracklists for all 3 episodes after the break

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Alexander Engström – King of the Horde | Metal

A very long time in the making, this epic progressive metal piece is based on the episode Dragon Quest, and clocks in at an astounding 17 minutes long! How’s that for progressive, eh? It consists of 6 movements, and is itself part of an upcoming concept album fro Alexander, gotta say I’m looking forward to that!

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[KM] Reverbrony – Mind Storm | Progressive Metal

Experimenting a bit more with clean guitar sounds than usual, Reverbrony made this progressive piece for the King Mars album. Still plenty of great heavy sounds in there later on too, it just makes a nice, long progression up to them to keep you suspended 😉

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/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.

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Quicksilver – Close Again | Pop-Punk

It’s always a delight to find a song by Quicksilver in my subscriptions box, and Close Again was no exception! Not only is great to hear some glorious pop-punk (I’m currently re-living my teenage phase of taste in music), but also to have a song about Sunburst with such excellently written lyrics. Go take a listen to this, you won’t regret it.