Impetus is a nice neo-classical album.
It features some varied tunes, although never very turbulent.
Some, like In Between Worlds II or Emotions (Part II) are quite sad and melancholic.
Other, such as One Story of Thoughts or Impetus are lighter, and deliver a shine of hope.
Different instrument appear on this record : piano, violin, cello, but also some more electronic sounds.
Overall the mix is finely made, and lets each instrument bring its own part to the sound.
This creates a quiet atmosphere, letting the subtle feelings of the different tracks glow and express their own quiet moods.
If you want to know more about Sebastian Plano, who is a talented composer and instrumentist, his website can be found here.
Gallowbraid is a one-person band by Jake Rogers, who also plays in Caladan Brood and Visigoth.
It has released only one album, in 2010, but it is an interesting one.
Ashen Eidolon is a melodic/atmospheric black metal album.
The first track, and the one giving the name to the album, is probably the most iconic.
It starts directly into the heavy rhythmic guitars.
No time is lost for adelicate introduction, but it just gives more space to develop the rest of the song.
It's really long and the melody stays in mind.
Then there is a break with Autumn I, which is acoustic and more calm, before going back to the more "black metal" sound with the rest of the album.
To me, listening to this album transports me along with the rhythm and melody, and it's a wonderful experience.
Interestingly, the song Stone of Remembrance features the type of voice which can be heard in Caladan Brood songs.
It must also be noted that, similarly to Caladan Brood album arts, the one for Ashen Eidolon features a lot of nature, going well with the atmospheric tone.
Sometimes, I want to listen to something calming, something nice, something fresh.
Then, I may pick Mort Garson's Mother Earth's Plantasia.
Composed in the 1970s on the Moog, one of the first synthesizer, this records is dedicated to "plants and the people who love them".
This record features a soothing, round electronic sound.
It's a synthesized symphony for plants, giving a nice fresh breeze to the listener.
It's not the kind of ambient music which can be overwhelming.
The melodies are both simple and rich enough to fulfil your heart.
After being forgotten for a while, it has been brought back to attention in the recent years.
I hope all the plant-lovers here will enjoy it.
I've recently discovered the release Les Ruines de Notre Temps by Yarostan, a band from the french city of Marseille.
It's a screamo EP, released in 2016.
(A follow up album has been released in 2019.)
The first song, Les ruines de notre temps is an opening.
Starting with some voices talking, it then comes to a conclusion with some lonely and distorted guitars, setting the mood for the rest of the EP.
Les coeurs se fanent, the second track begins with some heavy guitars.
It then features some screamo vocals, which don't appear too much in the EP overall.
As an ending, the tempo speeds up, while it gets less heavy, and feature a more atmospheric feeling.
The third song, Aversion / Les cors pour assiéger la nuit, also has got some nice instrumentation.
It is an alternance of heavy parts and more quieter ones, with some vocals sometimes.
As it is the longest track, having some breaks definitely helps catching the breath.
Antarctique is a progression, with a heavy and slow begininning speeding up, before it goes more calm.
Yet the pressure is rising, and we get to a heavy part, which then gets more aerial, while still having heavy drums.
It's a relly nice EP, with both the screamo voices, and the interesting instrumentation.
The album under CC3.0 BY-NC-ND
The artists usually sell physical albums at gigs with a pay what you want/can.
Don't hesitate to reach out to them !
Powderpaint is a colorful two-person band from Brighton (UK).
They've released their latest EP, Powderpaint on June 30th 2020.
It's a pop album filled with synthwave aesthetics.
The tone of the songs is just right, not too bright, while not being sad at all.
This gives it a very balanced vibe.
Artist : Website - Bandcamp - Youtube - Fediverse - Instagram - Twitter
Ponies at Dawn is a project publishing compilations of brony musicians every now and then.
The latest, Ignite has been released on May 2nd 2020.
These compilation features a lot of artists, making various kind of music: dubstep, hiphop, metal, pop...
If you like to discover new artists or listen to various genre of music, this may interest you.
They are Pay What You Want, and the money collected is given to the artists entirely.
Ignite has some very cool songs.
Below is a small selection :
- Daybreaker Boogie by L-Train and 4Everfreebrony is an interesting electroswing piece, not the kind of track these artists usually produce.
- Together, Against the Sisters by Jyc Row, Prince Whateverer and Celica Soldream is more on the symphonic metal side.
It is part of Jyc Row's Infinite Eclipse project, an ongoing story in which Princess Luna and Princess Celestia go full villain mode.
- Want some atmospheric drum and bass ? bank pain and Koron Korak got you covered with Fog In The Treetops.
This is also the first single from bank pain's next album.
- Suskii and Scoonie bring some more extreme music with No Love, more on the screamo side of things.
- On the more electro/pop side of things, you can find Faulty and ThatMusicBrony's Hidden.
- Baychimo by Niłch'i Poni is a nice atmospheric peace which will tranport you to the Alaskan waters.
You can find Ignite here :
Bandcamp - Youtube
More from Ponies at Dawn :
Bandcamp - Youtube - Soundcloud - Twitter - Facebook
Timeless Departure is an album by death metal band Skyfire released in 2001.
It features some symphonic elements, which will probably remind you of some black metal groups.
This makes the record particularly interesting to me, by giving it a sense of huge scale not often heard in death metal.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find any official buying link for this album.
However, the group has a Bandcamp page with their latest release, Liberation in Death.