#aviatorsmusic

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Monsterblog Recommends: Aviators (Musician)

Previously - Monsterblog Recommends: Super Hexagon

As you’ve probably noticed from the last few I won’t just be recommending books and films and TV series for you guys. I have a lot of sections to my list of things to rec and I’m constantly adding to it.

I’ll say here and now that I have only one musician on the list.

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1. What WHO the hell is Aviators?

Aviators is a musician. He started out on YouTube making fansongs for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (yes, I was in that fandom a while, no, I do not give you leave to judge me). A lot of his earlier stuff tended more dubstep and electronic, but as time went on he played more with rock music, alternative, and even some symphonic. As the MLP fandom kind of faded he moved more away from it, writing songs inspired by all kinds of things, from simple ideas, to other pieces of media - he did songs based on the Avengers, on Five Nights at Freddies, on Fallout. More recently he’s done songs based on ASOIAF/Game of Thrones, on Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Stranger Things. He’s done medleys and acoustic songs, he did an entire album of 80′s neon inspired synthwave about an uprising in a dystopian future (it’s called Stargazers, it’s fantastic) and some years he does Halloween-themed EPs in October.

And just about every single one of his songs is a) fantastic, b) fun and c) worth a listen to.

2. Why I’m recommending it.

^^ because of that. Aviators dabbles in a lot of genres and styles and a lot - and I mean a lot - of his songs have a decidedly cinematic feel. If I had to pick one album for you all to try it’d probably be Stargazers which is possibly my favourite thing he’s ever done, but his Fading Light single or the Aeterno collection of instrumental atmospheric stuff are both fantastic.

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No matter what you like there is a good chance there’s at least one of his songs you’ll like, because he manages to give songs of one genre qualities of another. I personally tend to like songs with a strong beat but also a clear melody - slower paced stuff isn’t particularly my jam, which is often a problem for me, but Aviators’ reliably has one or both and it pulls me into songs I’d otherwise not particularly consider listening to. While there are other musicians who started out in MLP fandom before going their own way Aviators is one of those which I think has branched out most.

I’m also gonna tell you just how many Aviators songs I have on my iPod right now: I set all songs onto shuffle and of the last six songs playing three have been Aviators. So like... maybe I’m biased because I’ve listened to his stuff for years and its my go-to when I want stuff for a playlist to listen to when writing but also: I have so much of his discography - some of it physical some of it just MP3′s - that it takes up roughly half of the music I listen to on any regular basis entirely on it’s own.

3. Less Good Things / Trigger Warnings

I can’t really think of many to be honest, or what there are applies to very specific singular songs. The only general thing I can think of is the way that Aviators will sometimes play with how his voice sounds when editing his songs together, which for some people can be unnerving or just not to their taste - my friend, the mod of the on-hiatus @thepostmodernpottercompendium, finds Aviators hard to listen to for this exact reason - but this doesn’t mean his instrumentals and some of his acoustic stuff isn’t worthwhile.

As for any other warnings....

Aviators likes to write songs either based on a piece of media or about incredibly specific subject matter. One of the strongest hitting ones for me was “I Could Believe You”, a song about someone confronting the literal ghost of their abusive ex who died under mysterious circumstances (I did say incredibly specific):

But even this one, with the conflict over trust and whether you can or should believe someone who hurt you, the touch of warmer and more uplifting tone during those confrontational chorus parts but retaining a quieter tone throughout...

I don’t know. Something about it helped. Even his ones about dystopian futures and uprisings tend to have enough hope and uplifting tone to them that it mitigates the darker nature of the song’s topic and they tend to flow in a way that works.

4. Spoilers and Further Points

Uhhh N/A really, ha. The most spoiler is that he’s probably already working on the next album!

5. Further Reading

RIGHT. 

Aviators’ YouTube channel is over Here, you can find many but not all of his songs there. He also posts a good chunk of his remixes there as well, and even has a whole hour-long compilation of remixes he’s done titled Dusk (It’s really good). If you follow his tumblr, @aviatorsmusic, he sometimes posts songs and announcements over there as well, though he’s more active on his Twitter feed.

You can buy most of his songs on Bandcamp, including physical CDs in many a case. You can also listen to the songs there as well, before buying, if you want to see if you think it’s worth it to get the whole CD or just the songs you know you like. He is also on Spotify, for those of you using that platform.

Additionally, over the years Aviators has taken down some songs from Youtube, and even whole albums from Bandcamp. The Aviators Archive channels on YouTube - Here and Here - upload a lot of his old songs for those interested, as well as small samples and suchlike from his livestreams; things he played with but never ended up using.

Lastly, if you give Aviators a try and decide you like his stuff, he does have a Patreon, which you can find over Here.

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Songs that I think would go with my villain version of the Avengers AU

Clint didn't become a villain by choice, he was tired of doing good and never getting anything in return. He was tired of keeping trying and trying for everything to be the same. He tried to be good, but finally asked himself, why does it matter ? Villains get what they want, heroes have to beg for it. He became tired of asking and when the Downfallers came to him ? It didn't take much convincing for him to join them. He especially stayed for Natasha. He loves her and she is the only person he trusts more than anyone.

Natasha was raised to become a spy. Spies don't have the luxury to choose sides. She was assigned to help the Downfallers and obeyed. Her goal ? Destroy the Avengers. It's her lifetime mission and will associate with anyone with the same objective as her. She also has deep feelings for Clint, he is the only family she ever had.

War changed Steve. They wanted him to stop nazis, and he did. But, as soon as the war was over, he was discarded and forgotten. He then got on a mission that froze him in time for 100 years. When he woke up, there was no Nick Fury to help him, there was only the Downfallers. He is Captain America, he still goes by that name, but the values are different. He has spilled lots of blood and that changed him, deeply. In my AU, Penny doesn't exist and Steve hates America, as he thinks their whole society is corrupted and that the only right way is his way. Imagine Steve Rogers as John Walker. Yeah..Not a pretty picture.

Greed. Tony Stark is a greedy man and his only interests ? Power and posterity. He is the only Downfaller that wouldn't care less about being bad or good. However, he sold weapons to get where he is and became the villain that the Maximov twins envisioned him to be when they first appeared in the movies. This is why I chose the song legendary, because he created the Downfallers because of that exact purpose: become infamously legendary.

I just find this song to fit exactly Scott's love for his daughter. He wants Cassie to be happy and live in the comfort he has been denied all his life. He even knows that in order to do that, he has to be prepared to let her go. Everything he did, everything he will do is for his daughter to be happier. He steals and lies, but is one of the only Downfallers with a minimum of a code : he doesn't kill.

Bucky Barnes stayed the Winter Soldier. He is still controlled, but by the Downfallers this time. Steve and him both have a strong history and Bucky remembers him as his best friend, before he became a super soldier. However deep inside, he knows that he is alone. This is why I chose this song.

Pretty self-explanatory. This is Ultron 2.0. It's Jarvis, but who listened to Ultron and lost faith in humanity. He is a machine, and thinks like one.

He's the only Downfaller that is still hesitant as to what he is. He wants to be good, but chose to remain by Steve's side and was tired of the unfairness in this world. He wants to change the world. This is why he joined them. To make a difference.

Stephen's powers blinded him and he became greedy for more. He became selfish and wants to open the eyes of humanity and its depravity. He thinks he's the hero that will save humanity by sharing his knowledge and killed the Ancient to gain even more power.

This song fits Dark Banner. One that let the monster in and that is too afraid to resist Hulk. A Dr Banner that is a coward and who is completely overwhelmed by the "other him".

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:') Зу

Aviators - Open Your Eyes

Dark Cream

I've made mistakes and failed before

But somehow this time it's something more ★

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Her name is Codebreake

She's 15 She can hack every system, so when dark times came, she decided to join the resistance of the bleeding city and hacked Watchers' system to find the answer about who they really are

Based on original Codebreaker by @aviatorsmusic

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NaNoWriMo

I DID IT!!!!!!!?

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

It has been quite the road this year. I was behind for... well all of it.

But in the end, I was able to get there. And I am really happy right now. The story might not be done, but it’s a lot closer. Some of the scenes might not be that good, but they exist. And NaNo was helped with that. Moments like this are why I love @nanowrimo . Thank you, for existing. Despite the challenges, it’s been a good year.

This NaNoWriMo victory brought to you by my amazing friends and family ( @snickertoodles @hannahcbrown , you guys are awesome!), @monsterenergy , and @aviatorsmusic for fueling this final sprint. Thank you.

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I DID A DO

So, the new @aviatorsmusic‘s album isn’t gonna come for, well, a while. One’d think that we can just wait till it’s here or something. But why should we when we can dash into drawing a concept cover for an album that isn’t gonna be here for at the very least three months? That sounds fun, doesn’t it? =D

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This is by far the longest and most complicated song i’ve ever worked on

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My Stargazers and From Oceans to Skies CDs by Aviators arrived today, and they look (and sound) beautiful! Big fan of the glossy cardboard sleeves. As a bonus, he also included Fever, which I totally didn’t see coming. Thank you so much, Avi! Love you. <3

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A request for Bait. “Draw Dickbutt as a FNAF animatronic”

(Bait now hates Comment)

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(this was from a few months ago) aviatorsmusic senpai noticed me!

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“i want to help you.. i want to hurt you..”

a “black holes “ doodle, never tried something like this with colours, but it was fun to draw! :D

also, it’s 7 am over here and i haven’t slept all night, so im sorry if it looks a bit.....crap.

also, not-as-corrupted MUAHAHHAHAHAHAAAAAA

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Drawing someone’s OC again isn’t creepy if you’re watching their livestream …right?

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Slasher

~Here's your happy ever after~ 

Meet a new anti-hero Her name is Slasher. She's 23. She had to become the one who people afraid of 

To survive in the bleeding city she has to kill. But she never kills innocents. She kills the injustice people. She kills  violent policemen and other criminals. So tonight she killed her last preys. She killed the watchers and freed the city from enslavement. So since tonight and forever people will forget what injustice is

~Somehow these kills won't make her whole. She's sold her soul~

Inspired by original song from The Cinematic Future album by @aviatorsmusic

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Fanart of Aviators to Aviators. Tyler himself approved.

I don’t expect anyone to know this, but apart from some nostalgia-nights and a recently-found rapper called Dave, I haven’t listen to anything for the last 3 years or so. Aviators’ music is probably one of the key things that keep me moving. Nothing I ever listened to would resonate with the strings of my soul as much as Aviators does. Whether it’s cheerful Writing on the Walls, or mournful Apocalypse State of Mind, @aviatorsmusic never leaves me indifferent with his music.

Thank you, Avi. For the incredible work you’ve done and the positive influence you have inflicted. You’re amazing.

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Guess who had a really neat Aviators cover coming out but stepped on their FUCKING MICROPHONE OH MY GOD