ph00t's Favorites 8/20 - 9/2 Part 2
Our staff member ph00tbag (AKA Sonic Rainboom) wanted to give a shout out to a lot of very special tracks this week. The second of 2 parts!
Andante Skie - Nobody Parties Like Me
People complain about vocoder chorus songs like this. I think they're crazy. I like the simplicity of this style. Andante Skie uses almost thematically here. The accompaniment to the part of "Pinkie" is generated by that very part, mirroring Pinkie creating "friends" of her own in "Party of One." It's a pretty clever instrumentation decision, if you ask me.
JackleApp - Winter (Emkay Remix)
Remix Wars always generate a huge amount of excellent music. It's part of the reason this feature set had to be cut in half. Emkay's remix of Winter is something really impressive. I'm a huge fan of the panning decisions made with the vocals. They glitch and stutter and jump out from different directions. It's the kind of atmospheric stuff that I really dig.
Skypause BGP - Little Hen?
I always smile a little when Skypause sings. As beautiful as Mommapause's voice is in all of Skypause's stuff, there's a rawness there that feels so good in the Bluegrass style, at least for me. I also quite like how the joke of calling Scootaloo a chicken is turned into a metaphor for her struggle with flight.
Ponytronic - Soaring Vibes (MYCUTIEMARKISAGUN Remix)
This one's got some really great drum work. There's a lot of things happening in the effect chain, so it's worth listening to it several times. Some things I really like are the flanger effects on the hats, and the compression routing on the snare's reverb. I'm also always a sucker for the dusty, cracked vinyl sound that's running throughout the tune.
Dream Explorer - Lost Dimension
This tune's pretty epic, so be ready to sit down for a spell. Throughout this tune, there's parts with a pair of dueling guitar lines, which is really fun to listen to if you're paying attention. To a degree, I feel a certain adventure narrative to this tune, as if Twilight heads to this lost dimension, and must return home. It's always fun when music has that effect on you.
Artem Yegorov - The Edge
I really like the fusion of orchestral and electronic in this tune. Halfway through the tune, synthesizers and synthetic drums jump in to give a neoclassical feel. I do wish the growling bass had been a bit louder, because I think it sounded great when I could hear it. There's some great moments of dissonance and resolution in this tune that I love, as well.
MrBronyDash - Move On
MrBronyDash brings us a nice duet between voice and guitar. The great part is the verses, where the guitar and voice have different melodies that nonetheless dovetail quite nicely. While listening, I noticed that the way the song is written, it could really be about Applejack at the time of her parents' deaths, or Applebloom now. Ambiguity doesn't necessarily do it for everyone, but I love it, so bravo on that point.
donglekumquat - A Song About Luna (LoreRD's Remix)
Lore hates it when I compare him to BT, because he's a modest guy, but everytime I hear something by him, it's the first thing that pops into my mind. The sheer detail in the pads, and the subtle applications of various glitched sounds remind me so much of BT's stuff. But that's not to say he apes the style, because LoreRD always brings a good bit of himself to the table, as well.
Flyghtning - Daring Do and the Mine of Chaos
My favorite thing about Flyghtning is his reliability. If I want a nostalgia trip into the annals of Acid Trance, I can always see what's going on over at his channel, and something squelchy and juicy awaits. Mine of Chaos is no exception. From the flangers in the opening, to the wiggly acid bits in the climax, this tune doesn't disappoint.
