【Full Album】Carousel (2023) || [Epilepsy Warning]

[@Yusni-bc2cm]

As a person who got access to the album via Patreon, I can confirm this album taught me to become a horse.

[@ma.jbrony1754]

NEIGHHHHEHEHH🐴

[@fexarii]

Can't wait to become a horse as well!

[@alimoon399]

I don’t know she had a Patreon I’m going to sub right now!

[@bionicdragon5]

Reject modernity. Return to hoers.

[@SunIsLost]

@@fexarii wooooooo yooooo

[@purrpletiger2159]

I gotta say the Carousel song on this album touched my soul so deeply. I think we all get caught in a loop of that mundane fear sometimes, never pushing yourself to do anything about anything really. How you can have such big dreams and passion in your heart, but apathy sets in and you never quite pursue any of those goals, and you're too afraid to try and change that. Whether it's confronting the hardest parts of your life, or even small things you're passionate about, sometimes you're stuck in a loop unable to progress further. And sometimes you procrastinate so long it doesn't feel worth it anymore, but you can't let go of that same cycle, everyone else has something to show for their time and effort but you're stuck with big dreams and empty hands. Sometimes you want to move on but other times you keep clinging to that idea, no matter how little progress you make, and once you sit down and try to execute that you start wondering if it's even worth it, if any of it will even matter in the future. This album is one of the most personally touching and beautiful collections of music I've ever listened to, *well done.*

[@Oasismaker]

Everyone’s giving their own interpretation of this album, so I’ll give mine! A little late I know but I think the shadow is a metaphor for your past self. I mean, in The Carrion Child, it says “murderer” many times, and I think the shadow is saying it. The reason it’s screaming murder is because you have cut off or killed an old part of yourself, one who has made too many mistakes or went through things you don’t want to think about. The reason the first few songs focus on brony culture so much is because when we look back at the past, we tend to only think about the good things. The memes, the songs we’d listen to, the animations we’d watch, so on and so forth. We don’t dwell on the bad things we did, or the bad experiences we faced. I think the reason the album had “surprise songs” is because facing ourselves is not something that usually happens. We ride the carousel, indulge in nostalgia, think about the way we used to be and quickly push it back in our minds. Examining the Afterthought and onwards is what happens when we finally stop ignoring the way we used to be, and futura and creekflow is finally accepting ourselves. “Can we coexist?” Is referring to the way you are now, and the way you were then. Can all your past mistakes, all your past traumas, still be a part of yourself today? Well, it can. It’s okay to accept and love yourself despite your past and present flaws. That’s what this album is trying to say, I think. That’s what I got out of it, anyways. Amazing album, 10/10

[@Apogeeohboy]

Completely agree on all counts.

[@CloyMush]

Where are people posting their interpretations? I wanna read them!

[@NorrisTheSpider]

I think you hit the nail on the head, and that your interpretation is also supported by the imagery of the album itself (and this visualizer here). As well as the music. The songs devoted to confronting the past (Hush!, Carrion Child, and the back half of Crush Kill Destroy Swag) take on a darker, harsher, more noise-centric angle then any of the previous dance-oriented tracks had. The album becomes abrasive, confrontational, surprising. Then, after some reconciliation with the past has taken place (Carousel, Futura), the noise returns in Creekflow. But this time, it's not harsh. It's not confrontational. It's part of the rest of the song, it compliments it, and it helps ease it towards some manner of conclusion. By time we loop back around to Let's Fly to the Castle!, the two sides of the album, the dancey-rock vibes, and the harsh industrial vibes, are one and the same. TLDR: the album is very very good

[@thymii]

@@CloyMush it's less than five hundred comments, just skim through them ;)

[@deadclicks]

Love ur interpretation of this

[@MusicalCrafts]

I JUST REALIZED THIS YESTERDAY But in "How To Talk To Your Shadow?" it says that the radio is "32.7" which if you didn't know, was the mark on Satyrn (technically it was 327 BUT STILL) when she was in Statera. This is from the fanfic "Mystic Acoustics" which was written and is also an album by Vylet!!

[@CloyMush]

Oh good lord the implications that come with that Killing your past self theme confirmed

[@turbo_kaio_kincaid]

this album has had a huge impact on my life as a whole. thank you endlessly. deserves well over 100K views.

[@mataschmata]

update i just finished listening to this with my best friend and i am in actual tears over Creekflow :') you've done it again trixie

[@VyletPony]

ily mata 😭😭

[@mataschmata]

@@VyletPony ILY TOO !! ❤

[@PlebNC]

Vylet: Releases Carrion Child. Prince Whateverer: Finally, a worthy challenger. Our ballad will be legendary.

[@VyletPony]

Carousel (68:21 in length) Tracklist: 01 Let’s Fly to the Castle! 02 Pony Rock! 03 Constellation Cradle 04 How To Talk To Your Shadow? 05 Brohoof 06 Bass Cannon 07 Crush Kill Destroy Swag 08 09 Hush!

[@PickPig]

68 minutes with 9 tracks wow... im guessing one of them is like a half hour epic or something

[@sage5530]

im so excited! i got my friends into your music recently and they really like brohoof and honeymoon phase!

[@ma.jbrony1754]

@@PickPig Medley of Visions type beat

[@MadcapMelodies]

Best artist ever

[@andrewsampson9065]

@@PickPig maybe #8

[@twilight-sparkle]

not only lives rent free in my head now, but has done major renovations

[@kingjules8744]

Creekflow is the embodiment of Catharsis. In that moment it felt like all of my anxieties had been washed away in a tsunami, and was replaced by a *roar;* both euphoric and primal.

[@devilslamp7306]

yo, this album loops PERFECTLY and if you're not careful you'll just listen to the whole thing over and over and over again...

[@devilslamp7306]

this is your warning. i haven't slept since last friday and I don't know how to get off this ride

[@tw0tr1ckp0nyficated]

a carousel... GOD DAMMIT VYLET

[@CloyMush]

Like a spinning carousel

[@IronKeroro]

the carousel analogy works even better because of the various vignettes through the album acting as the various rides of a carousel.

[@cannonballking7]

the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is...

[@FrostSparks_irl]

My favorite part is when Creekflow said "it's creekin' time" and creeked all over the place 10/10 album Vylet, this is the first one I've purchased of yours and I'm incredibly glad I did! Keep creating, your creations are always awesome!

[@Ampyri]

The Carousel spins, and you forget the beginning until you've made it to the end, thus the beginning once again. The sun sets, and the shadows grow deeper, filled with what we never knew we never remembered. But the shadow remembers all, every part of you that you thought you killed. Would you speak with it, to learn, and grow forwards through the next trip around the Carousel? Could you?

[@robertchapman2174]

Lore perhaps of the album?!?

[@Ampyri]

@@robertchapman2174 just a little writing i did to express how i was feeling when i listened to the album!

[@robertchapman2174]

@@Ampyri well to me it feels like the lore of the album! Isn't that exciting? XD

[@monkeywheel5522]

@@robertchapman2174I’m quite excited

[@notnullnotvoid]

After all, it has known all your feelings and seen all your days :3

[@Wince_Media]

The album art is so pretty. It feels so dark and lonely despite all the flashing lights of the carousel, representing how this album will probably have a flashy asthetic while carrying deep, lonely messaging. There's a reason Broohoof's chorus is Help me Help me Help me Get groovy 😎

[@NotALotOfColonial_SpaghettiToG]

fr, and there's something so eerie about it. Like it all sounds so cheery, but almost in a toxic sort of way, it's very off-putting.

[@SunIsLost]

Yea true

[@SunIsLost]

@@NotALotOfColonial_SpaghettiToG yea

[@supersonic2175]

15:24 The fact that discord got referenced or got a clip of the song put in there just gave me the biggest grin during the livestream

[@wr0ngwarp]

ok i've already left a comment here and not to maybe be cringe but ive been thinking about it so hard i HAVE to say something: the recontextualization of the "sing a song about life" sample in this album drives me sooooo cazy oh my god.. for now i can kind of only Guess at what the full story is but. there's something that feels so significant that the first time (? i mightve missed one without realizing idk) we hear the sample is in Bass Cannon, not even mentioned in the lyrics, and there it just cuts off as "Sing a song about-". something about denying the sample its meaning in the context of a bizarrely escapist nostalgic radio station, and an energetic song with crushing lyrics about choosing the status quo and safety over truly living... and then we finally hear the sample in full at the end of Hush! and there it's "Sing a song about life, MOTHERFUCKERRRR!".. and it feels like the very message of "sing a song about life" is being challenged. singing a song about life, but too afraid to live it? too afraid to face the shadow it casts and sing about all of life in its entirety? and then you hear it finally played straight (twice, even! i wonder if that's intentional or just because it sounds good) for the first time in the background of Creekflow... i wonder whether it's a rebuttal or an acceptance of the shadow's message, or perhaps both auuauauauauuuu i hope im not overthinking this. this album makes me feel So Much

[@uncreativecopy5888]

I know the phrase also shows up in Antonymph at one point as background text and in the song background, not sure if it shows up in any other songs outside of the album though! Edit: just realized it's in general from the cutie marks album, only just recently started listening to Vylet so woops x3

[@MusicalCrafts]

@@uncreativecopy5888 I'm pretty sure it shows up in the album can opener's notebook fish whisperer too!

[@Taperosc]

Didn't know what to expect with Brohoof being the only taste of Carousel we had, but damn. What a varied and emotional album! I genuinely feel like this is some of your best experimental work, Vylet. I'm so glad i caught this live. The background changes and sudden animations really hit me with pure panic as the music hit hard. I can't say much else other than praise. Another fantastic album.

[@HamEfom]

Vylet really out here creating audio signals

[@maxhammick948]

180.4 million samples, each one handcrafted with care

[@shorty-music-123]

12 year old me would have disintegrated if he caught me listening to this. 11/10 this album slams so goddamn hard

[@Daddystino]

After 3 years of listening to music from the MLP G4 fandom under the radar of my friends and family, I finally started watching the show. It got me out of a rough time in my life and while at first I was sad that I was "late" to finding and enjoying the series along with its wonderful fan music and art, I find comfort that creators like you are still around producing wonderful, breathtaking Pony music! Thank you and stay awesome!

[@OJesusX3]

It's never too late to start enjoying what we like! 😄🌎✨

[@SunIsLost]

Yooooo, nice. May a pony be with you brohoof /)

[@SunIsLost]

@@OJesusX3 true

[@SunIsLost]

@@OJesusX3 the ride never ends

[@OJesusX3]

@@SunIsLost Well said Sun 🌎✨ ^^

[@carpetjam1264]

The fact that this actual masterpiece of an album only has 38k views is an actual crime seriously your music rocks my entire being trixie, never stop doing what you love

[@wtscallop]

ever since discovering CUTIEMARKS on spotify last year i've been eagerly looking forward to whatever Vylet makes next. incredibly intrigued on what this album's got in store edit: premiere's over. all of the modulations and switchups in the first act never failed to get my attention, vylet's grasp on music theory and engineering is incredible. love all of the callbacks to old brony culture (jesse nowack reprising his pon3 lines was awesome to see). and then the second half you can see its prog influences really stand out blended with the electronic synths... what a cathartic album, each track was crafted to portray a narrative. thank you musical pony on the internet.

[@tw0tr1ckp0nyficated]

and thank you for wording my thoughts out exactly! youre the best, vylet!

[@Scharrez]

Carousel is right, the whole album felt like a ride with ups and downs, often times unpredictable, zoning out and just vibing with the music one moment and hyper focusing onto the lyrics or various melodies the next, it was like a spiritual experience, I feel like I've been touched in a deep down part of my mind in a way that I can't quite put into words.

[@estiriaz]

this was literally one of the best albums i've ever listened to. holy shit

[@supersonic2175]

Couldn’t have said it better myself

[@reignbow6212]

this whole project is absolutely dream like. its like a soundtrack for a life ive never lived. incredibly complex and intricate yet so simple and beautiful. i love everything about this. thank you

[@reignbow6212]

the depth, the tonality, the experience. this album is an experience. this is more than just music. more than just art. this is someones soul in waveform. i cannot get enough. every time you release an album there is just more and more soul and passion into it every time without fail and i love it. you are an incredible artist and i cannot believe you dont have more subscribers.

[@VirtueVirucide]

Track 8 onward was a wild ride and I adored every second of it I screeched hearing Nowacking, but THE ENTIRE SECOND HALF OF THE ALBUM? Absolutely phenomenal, 11/10, would ride again. And again. And again. 🎠💜⭐🎠💜⭐

[@DJCosmicLatte]

Holy shit that was an experience. I think the standout for me was Hush!, I was not ready for intense slam poetry to turn into a grunge opera. ....that's gotta be a new sentence. Please keep inventing genres Zelda you're so good at itttttt

[@bubblecalf]

How you managed to get so many different genres into one album, and yet they all flow so seamlessly into one another is true talent

[@drunkexperiter738]

aren't you excited? this album was absolutely amazing. i fell in love completely. the whole proper 6 surprise songs we got was insane. being there for the premiere was an amazing experience. i can't wait to listen to this over and over and over and over and over until my ears bleed! thank you very very very much for this amazing experience, vylet! it was a blast! keep it up!

[@kylebutt9338]

couldn’t have said it better 🤞

[@robertchapman2174]

i was there for like 1.1 songs lol, the end of 13 and song 14 entirely

[@carbvan]

I absolutely love the heavier songs in this album like Carrion Child thru Flair Through The Dramatic. If you ever plan to write more music like it, I'm totally here for it.

[@viviscera7551]

This journey reminds me of my emotional recovery from trauma and journey away from abusers and I just think in general this album is emotionally beautiful and dark. Examination of an Afterthought really got me

[@jkp1603]

The song creekflow is a true masterpiece, I had some tears coming when the drop came. I like to imagine all the screaming as "creek flowing" like bunch of emotions. Almost like a breakdown. What an amazing album!!

[@NotALotOfColonial_SpaghettiToG]

flair for the dramatic on loop in my soul

[@Nieveria]

the source engine sounds in bass cannon got me so fucking hyped up

[@Wince_Media]

HAPPY 1 YEAR BIRTHDAY TO CAROUSEL!!! 🎠 🎂 🎠 🎂 🎉🎉🎉 this was my favorite album of the year and my favorite album from your entire discography!!!! Each and every song here is beautiful to me and thinking about it all brings me to tears!

[@plasticcowboys3896]

just finished the album, and i love how creekflow loops back to Lets Fly to the Castle!

[@robertchapman2174]

I think that that was intended lol

[@aidey833]

either its really cold or this album keeps giving me full body chills

[@Fail-harold]

Man, i love the source game samples in bass cannon

[@maddlesz]

this wasn’t just an album, this was a journey-a story that took me places I never expected it to. I felt myself so immersed in what happened next. Such a great album with a variety of different genres and moods!! :DD this was super worth the wait!

[@punkitt]

Vylet, I don't know how you manage to do it with every release, but you outdid yourself again. I'm so glad I got to be here for the live premiere. The mix of different genres and feelings and just the raw EMOTIONS from this album mean I'm going to be listening to this 'til I die. I'm so glad I found your art.

[@prototane]

If this ever gets a vinyl release I will buy it in a heartbeat. This is simply such a beautiful and emotional album and I wanna thank everyone involved in its creation. You guys are all absolutely wonderful

[@Trazziiee]

This is the album of our time.

[@gayforg]

I didn't know milk could spoil in 10 minutes

[@randomnessa.]

HUH ​@@gayforg

[@ShaddyFromHatena]

Hey, so, Ive listened to this album nonstop for 5 days now, and i think im a girl now. So. Thank you!!!!!

[@ShaddyFromHatena]

Also, every single listen, even now, there's still different parts that hit me, that give me chills. It's impossible to pick a favorite song here, all of them become my favorite before falling away to another, endlessly, cycling...

[@Skunksio]

You are welcome!

[@Wince_Media]

I just realized the (conflicting?) Themes about destiny in pony rock and constellation cradle (oh and how to talk to your shado) could maybe relate to how cutie marks, or really any major part of MLP is labeled as destiny (the formation of the mane 6, alicorn twi)

[@Zephle]

cringe gushing below about how good this album is: HOLY FUCK THIS ALBUM IS SO GOOD I CANT EVEN CONTAIN MYSELF NOTHING BUT BANGERS FROM TRACK 1 References to old brony music like pinkiepieswear - sunshine and celery stalks and I could have swore I heard some influence from living tombstone in constellation cradle before THE DISCORD SAMPLE OMG And the fact that jesse is on this? get the fuck right out of town!!! -the .mov reference- omg the second half of Hush fucking roooooocks so hard >^< dude for so much of this album I either had a grin ear to ear or my mouth was hanging open this is soo good flair for the dramatic is sooo good futura is soo good dude I fucking feel creekflow. what an incredible album

[@sillybirdsrazz]

Holy shit, carrion child and hush are so fucking epic

[@thatcherblackwood]

bass cannon might be the best thing i've ever heard

[@shnukyfan2008]

I don't think I've ever had a musical album speak to me in such a personal level, much less make me think about who I am this much! I am very glad I decided to miss the premiere when it was very late at night and I was busy, I wouldn't have been able to dedicate all my attention to every little wondrous detail I have adored as I am able to now. My heartbeat quickened with every reference to the "classics" of the mlp fandom, equal parts integral to my childhood and the barebones of every mental health issue I have. I really had the feeling of speaking to my shadow, of walking in circles in a labyrinth of mirrors, of spinning forever forever forever forever forever forever. I don't think any of this could have been achieved more perfectly by any other artist, cannot put into words the way I feel when I hear your poetry. I just might be kind of excited after all, thank you again for sharing your wondrous art Vylet. 💕

[@firfen3782]

getting chills on crush kill destroy swag every single time and i can't believe im typing these words in this order. {spoilers below} im about 4 full listens in and still having trouble wrapping my brain around exactly what's being got at here. all the talk of stagnation, fate, spectacle, nostalgia(sort of im sure there's a better word), cycles and so on (along with some of the stuff outside the album) makes me think its about trying to make new and exciting art for an audience and some of the ways that process can be really painful. but im really struggling to fit creekflow neatly into those ideas. at first i thought 'ok a shadow might be something like an audience's perception of the artist' and maybe that works, but also creekflow seems to want to CHANGE things which... i dunno it doesn't quite add up for me yet. and it's very exciting trying to piece it all together!! especially since on a purely emotional level this album is resonating super duper well as previously mentioned.

[@VHSo_o]

TYSM for this comment, it helped me to think about this album more metaphorically rather than as a literal story in Equestria, which i think is a roadblock I had to get over.

[@mytoehurt6996]

day 2 of asking vylet to post the songs seperately (ilysm)

[@GH05TGUTZ]

I've been a fan of your work since I was in middle school, years later your music still touches the same part of my heart that it did so long ago. Not only are you my favorite fandom artist, but one of my favorite songwriters of all time. We will probably never meet, but please know that during the darkest parts of my life, I was listening to your music to lift me up again, and it means so much to me. Carousel is so meaningful and beautiful, and I am so happy to be able to listen to it. Thank you Vylet for spreading this love!

[@robertchapman2174]

I'm in high-school, and been listening to it since last year(like October-November something cant be quite sure of when exactly...)

[@SunIsLost]

This Album earned you the position of the best EDM music artist in the world! Bravo and brohoof /)

[@LIZARDONFIRE]

I wasn't There for the live release but I love this album...really nice.. one thing I want to add.. is that listening to this album feels like a dream. Idk if you want to put it like this but. It's like the 5 stages of grief..anger,denial,bargaining, depression and acceptance all in a album and you can clearly see where those lie.

[@Hayley_.z]

I'm going thru a half life hyper fixation rn and hearing hl sound effects in bass cannon was fucking amazing. Love this album, amazing job as always

[@riantwoninety]

wanna get the cd so bad..... but i feel like carousel on vinyl would be THE experience. bc it spins

[@riantwoninety]

AAAAAAAA

[@InfaredPlays]

one of the best story albums imo

[@PenguinGunnerProductions]

Was here for the premiere, so I'll write my thoughts here I guess. It was an album I was not expecting. Based on the song titles I was expecting passion and references, all I got was angst and impostor syndrome though I may be still may be asjdhfhal. I can' type I am shaking. It may not be a "bop" all the way through, I felt every emotion and concept I felt Vylet was trying to convey and I am all for it. Even if it means I feel super uncomfortable now and hasdve to talk to friends to calm down or experence atttacks. Fandoms feel weird. they always do. Everyone is on this carousel and the creators are the horses. When you leave, when you get off, when creators leave, what happens? Is that carousel gone? Is it broken? are we replaceable? yes... and no...? We are still there, like and echo through time. We can revisit and fall in love, but it'll never be the same. I am probably getting way too deep for a youtube comment, but hey its nice to talk. comforting. I think its good to live and create in the face of becoming an outline, a story to be put on the shelves. Which emboldens a part of me to push others and inspire them to create a story they'll be happy with. At the end of my life, I don't care, I am not apathetic, I just want others to forget me and to push others forward with the wisdom imparted through songs, art, and memories. I'm gonna have to listen tto the album again and think deeper when I'm not making art becasue I can't drwaw STRAIfgjt lines!

[@PenguinGunnerProductions]

After thoroughly having existential panic attacks and talking to friends while having breakdowns, I can say this album is pretty good. I may have blacked out part of it due to how emotionally taxing it was, but like a carousel; I’ll come back around to that point eventually. While I understood a lot of the references and experienced carousel as a person/seat on the ride, my friends had different experiences and I love how it’s all valid as interpretations. I focused on the creator aspect and story; it resonated with me as someone who wants to create and inspire someone to do the same. Not to become some hotshot, but out of a genuine love for others. My friends saw it differently. They saw the cycle. The constant cycle to improve oneself. How difficult and fucked up you can get while on that carousel, but eventually coming out he other side for the better; all to do it again over time. I took that interpretation and I took it to heart and I hugged the ever loving shit out of them. I want to say thank you to all who worked on the album. Past, present, and future albums. Vylet/Trixie(can I even say that? Is that even ok for me to refer personally? Ashkakdbhjkl) wouldn’t have gotten to this point without your help or your support. It’s like you are all a tight knit family and I love it. Each of you have unique talents and bring something new to the table. I’ve always wanted to thank and commission every one of you personally for a piece of art or a custom cover. I’d probably be handing out hundreds of dollars over time, but it’s all stuff I’d hang on walls or listen to nonstop. So special thank you to: StereoFlier - I love your art, it’s beautiful. I wish I could paint it on my walls. Nekosnicker- your voice and artwork is beautiful. I loved it in cutiemarks, I love it here. Namii - your music is great, your covers are amazing, anything with you has a emotional breath of air that mixes smoothly in. GalaxySquid - WOOOOOOOO YEAH BABY! THAT’S WH- But seriously, ~Harper was very good~~ AstroEden - I absolutely adored your work on “Can Opener’s Notebook”. Your style captured the emotions and set everything up to be perfect. It’s one of my favorite albums and pieces of art. I just wish I was sooner and bought the top tier for the vinyl campaign. Mr. Nowack - I’m proud of your accomplishments. You’ve gone so far and I wish you well and that you have an even more successful life than you already have. CalamariSpider- Your art is what helped put me into my existential terror! Thank you! It was surreal and I wouldn’t have been able to understand and love this album more without that. Voreburger - I love your work. No, you didn’t have to even lift a finger for the album. Lmao ❤ And you, Vylet. You seem to have touched a lot of corners of my life. Even tangentially. Thank you for the music you put out. I’m not rich enough to support everyone I care about monetarily, but I can at the very least give a personal and genuine: Thank you. I listen to Canni on my record player a lot and it helps me with my emotions while working on art or talking with friends over discord. I wouldn’t be here today without your music…

[@stardustandflames126]

i think that scythe guitar is literally fuckin metal

[@adultsuede4384]

honestly, this might be one of my favorite albums out right now, the theming and story telling is second to none, the jump mid-album, the feel of gradually diving into your dark place, and coming out with better understanding of yourself is so... present. All with this lens of language that hits me in the soft spot of when i used to identify way more with MLP. makes me wanna dust off the old colorful horse refs and explore that part of myself again. All at once, nostalgic and new, seriously good work.

[@VHSo_o]

You should

[@benjaminlee4937]

I absolutely adore the epic scope of this album. Feels like a real event from start to finish, especially love the ending from Carousel to Creekflow. Simply immaculate.

[@comicattt]

vylet pony making album of the year for the third year in a row and it's only february

[@RomanFREErunner]

Holy damn, that was an experience ;; And the perfect loop from end to beginning. In circles we go, again and again, like a carousel.

[@cervichthyoquine]

I think I just discovered what the album is about and I will never be the same again because of it.

[@cervichthyoquine]

Genuinely I don't know what to do now lol

[@teofil9346]

what is it about?

[@BUMM3RR]

This album touches me deeply, literally on the verge of tears from the wave of emotions going through this- I came here expecting a little goofy happy album and came out thinking about the past and how far I've come as a person, so many different feelings flowing through the good and the bad this is literally a masterpiece and I enjoy the MLP references so much, I remember as a kid, owning the pink princess Celestia who'd speak and I was pissed she wasn't show-accurate lmao I remember resenting the child in me for enjoying "feminine" things, I shut out MLP from my early teen years because I hated being "girly". I know I must have hurt her so badly for not allowing me to be myself. I can't blame myself entirely since of course I was raised in a society forcing us to believe everything is black and white in terms of identity, but slowly I came back to my child self and I am now making up lost time by enjoying everything I would have as a child. I used to hate myself so much but for the first time in years I am free

[@BUMM3RR]

Literally Vylet Pony's music has been just free therapy so thank you ma'am for these wonderful creations (it's also was my dive back into the MLP fandom)

[@bleethteed8681]

cannot really articulate how meaningful this album is to me, but it would be a shame not to try! immediately, the use of chiptune and future bass and the snail's house esque motifs pull me back to when I was a kid and going through all sorts of wonderful and horrible things that bleed into each other when i look back on them. the transition from reminescing to ruminating is seamless and by the time I get to Bass Canon there's always a knot in my stomach. the conclusion that the album provides is one that I'm still struggling with, but having it put into music has been very cathartic to me. I feel so unbelievably seen by this album and I've had it stuck in my head for the past month now, it's a phenomenal fucking piece.

[@NotALotOfColonial_SpaghettiToG]

You worded this amazingly. The album feels like spiraling in music form.

[@TearingNose24]

This entire fucking album is the absolute bomb XD! jumping in my seat for the whole damn thing.

[@tulipbaroo3669]

vylet. holy shit i am at an awe for words. ive been listening to this part by part all day long and every song just has me at the edge of my seat. every piece has something so special and so DELICIOUS for the mind and ears. you keep getting more and more incredible. holy balls.

[@CosmicW4ffle]

My favorite part was when the music started playing, so cool

[@CosmicW4ffle]

it was also my favorite

[@cannonballking7]

Slick synth-like sounds spontaneously surge in succession, sourced plentifully from Vylet Pony's preposterously powerful psyche. An album which aligned alien aspects from all around, to transform them into a triumphant tribute to terrific musical titans and a turbulent tumble through to the tunes of tomorrow. Needless to say I'm very impressed, and to think I never would have found such amazing and danceable music if I didn't take a chance on a request. Keep up the amazing work, and have a lovely day.

[@sandy14156]

Unironically one of the best albums i've ever heard recently. Thanks so much for delivering this masterpiece Vylet!!

[@sheepgomeep8091]

1:06:06 OMG THAT BEAT DROPS HARDER THAN AN ANVIL HOLY CRAP I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH

[@fallout921]

Constellation Cradle is so fucking amazing. It's such a bop I can't stop dancing when I hear it

[@deadclicks]

Bass cannon is so good oml

[@VirtueVirucide]

Commenting on this again because I'm kinda just thinking out loud about how I'm interpreting what Carousel as a concept (could) represent Take this with a grain of salt, the Bandcamp booklets probably have context I'm missing Checking out the track list up to track 8, it's all common phrases and gags from the earlier days of the Brony fandom, playful nostalgia, and the upbeat vibe of each of the songs reflects that! Nostalgia is funny like that; it's simply "the good ol days," you're not thinking of the flaws in the world around you when you're looking back with rose tinted glasses. How To Talk To Your Shadow could be alluding to this vaguely (albeit in the form of hinting at Creekflow's existence to Carousel!Vylet), before it knocks you right back into the swing of things with Brohoof. Once CKDS transitions into The Carrion Child, you're knocked out of what's essentially your imagination. The tracklist from Carrion Child onwards are more serious and original, no nonsense detected. You're looking at the world through Creekflow's eyes, perhaps, but in a more generalized sense, reality sometimes isn't as colorful or glamorized as the fond memories you love to look back on. It's messy, it's emotional, and to some, exceptionally more unfair. Not every memory you value will stay valuable, as hinted by the recontextualized Sing a Song About Life sample from CUTIEMARKS scattered around and a lyric taken from ISOMETRICA in Carousel (track 12). Tarnished they may be, sometimes you reflect on specific memories and mourn the love of them that was ripped away from you, whether it be through trauma or otherwise. You can bounce back, but for better or worse, you won't be the same person. While I don't know how to fit Futura and Creekflow into this Fantasy/Nostalgia Vs Reality context, the way the album audibly loops back around to the very first track, Let's Fly To The Castle!, speaks for itself. You're always going to think about fond memories when you have time to yourself or have stories to tell. Everyone is familiar with the feeling of nostalgia and the warmness of that childish innocence. So you always find your way back. You're always making memories, completely unaware that you're doing so. And so, you find ways to fall in love again, and again, and again. 🎠⭐💜🎠⭐💜

[@flyingkrimson9967]

Judging from brohoof, This album is gonna go unfathomably hard. Excited :)

[@SunIsLost]

True

[@weavophile1971]

wow, Examining The Afterthought fills me with such an intense feeling of sorrow that I can't really explain - but I can't stop listening to it; really well done!

[@ShootingStarNeo]

For real. Im rather sad that appears to be one of the tracks, along with “How to Talk To Your Shadow?” that won’t be getting a KZbin release outside this complete album upload. Examining the Afterthought is the one that broke me, the one that took me from welling emotions I hadn’t known I’d ignored to a sudden, self-accusatory excoriation I really think I needed to get the hell over myself and stop wasting time. To start making art again.

[@weavophile1971]

@@ShootingStarNeo you can do it neo! I believe in you :>

[@ShootingStarNeo]

Damnit God_damnit_ I am lying in bed fully listening to this for the first time (it took longer than I care to admit) and Examining the Afterthought onwards had me openly sobbing the way I haven’t in longer time than I also care to admit I think I needed this

[@FritzRolle732]

Yet again you prove to be a true artist Vylet with this album. Just when I thought I understood the meaning of what life and self expression is like in CUTIEMARKS, I hopped on board the Carousel and had a thrilling experience. The best part was hearing DJ Pon-3 himself, Jesse Nowack, join the ride like nothing else. Thank you Vylet for all that you do and don’t let anyone stop you from being your true creative self! 🤍💙💜🖤🎵💽

[@LocalTorchwoodIntern]

So true, I got so hyped up and almost cried hearing Jesse again as Vinyl. It's like seeing an old friend again, the entire album is so damn good and cannot wait for more.

[@ma.jbrony1754]

That Shadow-talk to Brohoof transition was so sexy! I was wondering how you would incorporate it. This, in my opinion, is one of your best albums! I can see this blowing up Bandcamp as did Cutiemarks.

[@puppypills.]

took my breath away and gave back the most refreshing air i could ever breathe

[@ShootingStarNeo]

Soooo, I've listened this whole album all the way through maybe. Once a week. At a minimum. Since my initial comment a few months ago. And I maybe just realized last week that the line "nothing lives bound to fate" in Hush! changes meaning depending on which word in the statement is emphasized. Despite it being my favorite song in the album. Feel like I find or feel something new every time I listen. I may not fully Get what's happening here, from a music theory or production standpoint, but I know there's Something. And goddamn. If it didn't rip me open in ways I needed over and over and over again. SING A SONG ABOUT LIFE M O T H E R F U C K E R

[@ShootingStarNeo]

Update: yeah, still listening to the whole album at least once every two weeks, also working on the fanfic that was single-handedly-realigned in terms of direction thanks to Carousel despite being in a completely different fandom. Anyway. Listen to Vylet Pony + Watch Symphogear.

[@breakerbeams]

this album is everything to me. your songs inspire emotions beyond words and spark memories of events and places i can barely touch, but i can feel. thank you for what you do and the art you create

[@purrpletiger2159]

I fell in love with the first 5 songs of this album when it released but, things got tough and I somehow put off listening to the rest until now... What I will say is my words can't express how amazing this music is to me, this album has entirely changed my life. The emotion in the vocals and varied musical style and gorgeous artwork all combine into one of my favorite albums of all time... Thank you for putting something so beautiful out into the world, and for sharing your journey with the thousands of people who adore your work.

[@americandadjorkinit]

found you from cutiemarks and you never fail to impress. this album is AWESOME. perfect to listen to while i make art. and speaking of the art. holy SHIT this albums covers are BEAUTIFUL. you keep outdoing yourself and its amazing. your beats and melodies and lyrics are so good and so easy for me to listen to during any mood. whether im stimming aggressively in my chair or drawing peacefully in the dark its never a bad time for your music. im not even into my little pony but your music makes me want to rewatch it all over again and experience the nostalgia of the show. overall great work :)

[@mytoehurt6996]

VYLET IM BEGGING YOU PLEASE POST THE ALBUM IN SEPERATE VIDEOS IM DYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@jesterthe3rd369]

I’ve heard the album early and I gotta say this is def a Vylet Pony Album can confirm

[@monkeywheel5522]

Hello fellow comic fan

[@jesterthe3rd369]

@@monkeywheel5522 late reply but erm...hallo!

[@mavohq]

absolutely blown away by bass cannon (pun intended) in particular, i’ve never heard hard dubstep mixed with other genres in that way and it’s so so cool, you’ve made me enjoy dubstep with this and ‘fuck marry kill’ for the first time since 2015

[@djbronyentertainment8068]

So underrated, I'm in fucking tears over this entire channel, Vylet, please.

[@QuirkyTurtle2]

This album is something else dude, gives me chills every time I listen(and I listened a lot recently) and sometimes brings me on the verge of tears. I know that this phase of my life will be forever associated with your music. Thank you so much for doing this.

[@spooonkz]

this is actually so crazy good vylvet you seriously outdid urself w this

[@veevimeow_404]

Well, я и другие ждали этот альбом 4-5 месяца, и вот он наконец-то вышел. Я был просто потрясен всем этим туром, и когда начала играть 08 The Carrion Child, то у меня пошли мурашки по всей коже, я не ожидал услышать что-то подобное. Невозможно уловить, откуда берется столько вдохновения и мотивации за 10 лет выпуска такой замечательной музыки. Меня это очень вдохновляет не стоять на месте и что-то делать. P.s. И мне кажется что следующий альбом будет про реку Клакамас, но это не точно. -Thx Vylet =)

[@chrisslade21]

I feel awful that I am only discovering Vylet now, like this is 120% the type of stuff I have loved my whole like, and I cannot get enough!!! This album is legendary, right up there with Lateralus if you ask me. Such a wonderful spectrum of emotion on this album!! 11/10 for sure!!!

[@astronomicallyxenharmonic]

man you’re not only one of my favorite artists but you’re also one of the few artists that make me feel heavily inspired to start making music, idk where to start tho

[@Celerii_32.7]

did you start

[@astronomicallyxenharmonic]

@@Celerii_32.7 sorta

[@thornsandrosesofficial]

THAT TRANSITION FROM HOW TO TALK TO YOUR SHADOW TO BROHOOF OMG- gave me CHILLS

[@cable_g0re]

Here are my strange wacky deranged thoughts abt this album!! :D I personally interpret this album as the repeating of relationships, feelings, life, everything. The Bandcamp description sorta describes a carousel in a scary but beautiful way. Its going somewhere. where? And then you are back where you were. and then you are going again. But its also a carousel, and its beautiful. but its also overwhelming, but its beautiful. Its so many things. And especially so depending on your headspace. If you ride a carousel in good spirits, its like weee!!! Haha!!! But if you are overwhelmed, its too much, the lights, the constant movement, everything, you just want to get off mr bones' wild ride please please i beg of you. If you are depressed, or feeling empty, its like, why am i even on this ride? Theres no point to it. Idk!! I love this album its so good!!! ALSO!!! Really cool detail i noticed, this album loops perfectly! Its just like a carousel fr fr.

[@devilslamp7306]

Incredible. It will take days to recover emotionally from experiencing this.

[@agile52]

Was not expecting a bass canon of that caliber

[@mouse264]

Ok, after a few listens all the way through, I think the standout tracks to me are the first 3, Brohoof, and Carousel. The bright and playful noise with the heavier, more crystallized and piercing sounds there are just awesome. This is a really great album to take long walks to.

[@flamingtorrent2109]

Ever since i first heard LESBIAN PONIES WITH WEAPONS, i’ve been enamoured with your music. From CUTIEMARKS to your older works like Angershy to ISOMETRICA to yak song…so much of your music hits me where it matters and in so many different ways. This album absolutely hits hard. Crush Kill Destroy Swag scratches my brain just right, Constellation Cradle is a general bop, Hush is a rollercoaster, Creekflow makes me want to scream along “when will i finally break?!” just AGH I LOVE THIS ALBUM AND YOUR MUSIC IN GENERAL 💙💜

[@BUBBL33SS]

THIS ALBUM WAS SO BEAUTIFUL TO HEAR 😭😭💗💗, Vylet never miss when make a new album