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This is the final song from the Rarijack album….Rarity is overcome by the difficulties of her new life in Manehattan while assisting on the fashion designs for a doomed wedding party. After a long day, she tries to sleep, but keeps dreaming of her family and the past. Things go from bad to worse after she finally opens a letter from AJ, informing her of the formal end to their relationship. Her life comes crashing down around her, as she realizes she now has lost everything in the pursuit of her career.  It’s also originally a classic by The Smiths.

Vocals for this track are by the amazing Metal Mare. Also known as the Warbalist’s wife, her performance just blew me away and she brought such a great closer to this part of the project.  The Warbalist did a wonderful and time consuming job of assembling all the music for this track w/o the help of any midi tracks. Thanks so much for all the work done on this closer.
Both are on this channel https://www.youtube.com/user/warbalist/

I am Freewave who threw did the mixing and mastering of this track and the running of the project.  I’m here https://www.youtube.com/user/thefreewave

The wonderful original artwork is by Tsitra http://tsitra360.deviantart.com/art/Nom-Nom-Nom-450561649 Thanks so much for this wonderful picture and fitting the mood.

Thanks to all those supporting the Maressey project and getting the word out. Tumblr is here: http://mlpmaressey.tumblr.com/ If you like it let us and EQD know. The full Rarijack Album is out containing this track and 9 others. Grab it here (it’s free)..   http://maressey.blogspot.com/

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Maressey - Manehattan

A dream opportunity to work in Manehattan finally comes Rarity’s way as she has always hoped for.  Her friends and marefriend go to the train station to help send her off for what they assume is a temporary job. She says she’ll be back eventually and that she’ll make the long distance relationship work…but is it really that truthful? This is the beginning of the end of the Rarijack album, out now.

Jokeblue did all the musical elements of this track. Vocals, loads of real guitar, drums, and bass. His channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/user/JeremyJokeblue/

I am Freewave who threw in a few samples and did the mixing and mastering of this track.  I’m here https://www.youtube.com/user/thefreewave

The wonderful artwork is by Banzatou http://banzatou.deviantart.com/art/Benevolence-speedpaint-montage-457571397. Thanks so much for this wonderful picture.

Check out our tumblr to receive a link to the new Rarijack album, finally out now (and for free).

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Maressey - The Rarijack Album

“I hope you enjoy the first of hopefully 4 Maressey albums. As you should know Maressey is a Ponified Tribute to the Music of The Smiths. Without them creating the original tracks this tribute or the music contained would not be possible.  Their exploration of loneliness, sex, gender, love, and loss I felt could be translated into our own fimfiction of these characters and comment on ourselves.  We did try to do something a bit different with this tribute and that is to find an MLP theme in each album (within this story of Rarijack) and the next, with albums that tell an interwoven storyline in each.

I have to thank quite a few people who have made an idea 2+ years ago into a realized 20+ person group project. Thanks to the wonderful people below who have helped throughout this project. They are all such incredibly talented and wonderful musicians and they have made this project all possible. I hope that people continue to support this project and those many musicians and artists involved.”~Freewave

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More to come…..

Youtube
Mane Tumblr
Maressey Only Tumblr
Planning Thread
10 Questions
The Four Albums
The Art of Maressey

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So this is an update to progress of the four themed Maressey albums.  I was hoping we’d get to the character arcs where songs start telling stories of several (relation)ships, with each song telling a different chapter of that storyline over its course. The best place for this to happen is with the album releases, so each album has a theme. Therefore I’ve proposed collecting the songs in 4 free themed albums, with one for Rarijack, Flutterdash, Twiluna, and one a general Bronies theme. Four just works for the amount of character themes involved and the progress so far on each. Overall this project examines the difficulties of having relationships within different personalities and what happens when friendships are stretched by having different goals in life. I’ve gone with Lauren Faust’s original concept to have Rarity and Dash fulfill their dreams outside of Ponyville but also the costs of such a departure. The biggest theme of all is how things change and we often feel the loss of tearing away of those bonds.

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As Braeburn and Big Mac head back to Appleloosa, Rarity and Applejack continue to squabble at the Apple ranch. Underneath their years of conflict lies a hidden longing that boils to the surface. Rarity is the first to let her feelings be known and Applejack soon reveals they are mutual. What they must soon deal with are the repercussions; will their families and friends understand their choice when the former antagonists become lovers? This is another song/chapter from the upcoming Rarijack album. It’s also originally a Smiths classic track.

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Ok at some point I needed to think about what the Maressey album would look like and would it be just ONE? While the themes often change each week on the new release I was hoping we’d get to the character arcs where songs start telling stories of several ships, with each song telling a different chapter of that storyline over its course. The best place for this to happen is with the album releases so each album has a theme. Therefore I’ve proposed collecting the songs in 4 themed albums, with one for Rarijack, Flutterdash, Twiluna, and one a general bronies topics theme. Four just works for the amount of character themes involved and the progress so far on each. .

The number indicates song progress. 5 is a completed song, 4 has an instrumental and a vocal with it in the mixing stage. 3’s often have a far along instrumental but are needing a vocal or further instrument work. 2’s or lower are very much a wip instrumental draft or perhaps have nothing yet if lower. Any song that is crossed out could have been part of the album if someone took charge and made the song but is otherwise not likely going to be attempted to make it just due to time constraints. They are non essential to album completion so we are likely skipping them. Can’t make every Maressey song into a reality.

• This Charming Mare (Rarity’s Song) 5 Morte Mcadaver
• Braeburn It Was Really Nothing (the Braemac song) 4.7 Jeff Burgess
• Pretty Mares Make Graves (CheeriMac) 3.5 (checked out by Luna Jax)
• The Mare With The Thorn In Her Side (The Rarijack Song) 4.7 Jeff Burgess
• Colt Afraid (SweetieMash song) 3.5 (need m-f duet vocal, checked out by Simul and Bloo)
• Panic (Hang the Dubstep Dj) 5 Andante Skie
• Manehattan (Rarity’s Song) 3.5 (checked out by Jokeblue)
• Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now (Coco Pommel’s Song) * 5 Zatslol
• I Won’t Share You (Spike’s Song) 3.5 (checked out by Simul)
• I Know It’s Over (Rarity’s Song) 4.5 Warbalist and Wife

Second Album (Flutterdash includes Scootaloo + Discord) 9 songs

• Ask (The Flutterdash song) 5 Evdog and Starbreeis
• Last Night I Dreamt That Somepony Loved Me (Scootaloo’s Song) 4.6 Evdog
• Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before (Dash’s Song) 4.6 Bloo
• Still Ill (Dash’s Song) 3.5 (need vocal, checked out to Fallen Skies)
• The Headmaster Ritual (The Flutter Abuse Song) * 4.6 Starbreeis
• What Difference Does It Make? (Fluttercord) 3.5 (need f vocal, checked out by Starbreeis)
• Chaos Lovers of the World (Discord’s Song) 3(checked out by Zatslol)
• These Things Take Time (Scootadash) 3.5 (checked out to Kat Vwj)
• Half a Pegasus (The Scootaloo Song) * 3.5 (need vocal, checked out by BlindSkyWatcher?)

Third Album (Twiluna Theme, Includes small Pinkie Pie arc, Celestia, and Trixie) 9 songs. Twiluna arc is needing the most attention but could be rescued quickly with vocalist help on Luna and Twi’s parts.

• Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (Twi’s) 5 Zatslol
• Luna in a Coma (Celestia’s Song) 5 Faux Synder
• Bigmouth Strikes Again (Trixie’s Song) 5 SylverLining
• Well I Wonder (TwiLuna Song) 3.5 (checked out by Nyx the Shield)
• Stretch Out and Wait (Twiluna Song) * 0 (need vocal and musician)
• Reel Around the Fountain (Twiluna) 3.5 Checked out to CorieJames)
• Asleep (TwiLuna Song) ** 3.5 (checked out by Nyx The Shield)
• Back to the Old House (Pinkie’s Song) 5 Zatslol
• This Night Has Opened My Eyes (Maud’s Song) 3 (need f vocal)

Fourth Album (The Brony Album). This one is mainly about the fandom and from our pov. Likely may include some pony songs dealing with background characters that don’t fit well in the other 3 mane 6 album concepts. 10 songs

• How Soon is Now? (tale of a shy brony) 5 Zatslol
• Is It Really so Strange? (Bronycon Summer) 5 Morte Mcadaver
• I Want The One I Can’t Have (The R34 Song) 3.5 (need m vocal)
• Frankly Mr. Shankley (Becoming Popular) 3 (need m vocal)
• You Just Haven’t Earned it Yet, Brony 2 (checked out Andante Skie)
• Hand in Glove (The Cosplay Song) 3 (checked out to Bloo)
• There is a Light That Never Goes Out (The End) 4.6 AdamThe3Walker
• Some Mares are Bigger than Others (Plus Size) 4 Faux Synder
• Bon Bon Take a Bow (LyraBon) 4.5 Sylverlining
• The Death of a Drunken Dancer (Berry Punch’s Song) 2 (need vocal and guitarist)

Stuff that at this point will likely not be made:
Unloveable (Derpy’s Song) 1
Meat is Murder (The Vegan Song) 1
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore (Flutterpie Song) * 1
You’ve Got Everything Now (Trixie’s Song) * 1
You Handsome Devil (Cloudkicker’s Song) * 1
Unhappy Birthday (Golden Tiara & Applebloom) 0
Ponyville Ruffians (The Last Night of the Fair) 0 Big Mac

Changeling Arc (prob won’t be able to complete sadly although initially planned as a trilogy)
Queen (Chrysalis) is Dead
Nowhere Fast (Pete the Morbid Changeling'sTrack)
A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours (Pete the Changeling)

As always looking for musicians and definitely vocalists who want to take part and make these plans a reality. Contact Freewave if you’re interested.