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Ahrix releases his first ever track here with Nova. He is virtually unknown in the SoundCloud community and more but if he keeps producing tracks like this it will not take long until his name is recognized by many.

Nova is an instrumental House track produced by Dutch producer Ahrix. It was released through his YouTube channel on March 3, 2013 and promoted by NoCopyrightSounds 13 days later on March 16, 2013. It was converted into a release sometime before March 19, 2014,[1] and privated 4 years later due to Ahrix's contract with NCS expired. The track was eventually deleted sometime before February 6, 2020.

In-Depth Analysis[]

Composition[]

Nova is set to a tempo of 128 BPM and a key of E minor, with a 5-chord progression of C - Em - Am - G - D, thus ending on a "half cadence".

Form[]

The track is based on an 8-bar theme (period) which occurs throughout almost its entirety:
Ahrix - Nova Theme
Accompaniment only:

Accompaniment and melody:

The period consists of 2 4-bar phrases with the same beginning and ending. However, the notes of both the accompaniment and melody in the middle bars of the second phrase are shifted an octave down from those of the first phrase.

The piano sheet music and audio are composed in a way that exactly matches the sounds of the original track outside the drops. In all of these instances, the melody consists of repeating notes, whereas the accompaniment consists of arpeggios ("broken chords") that span greater than an octave (most commonly a tenth). The notes of the melodies heard outside the drops sound staccato ("detached" or "shortened" in length). However, they do reach tenuto ("held" or "sustained" for full length) at some points.

These elements are heard for the vast majority of the track, with a 30-second section just after the middle mark being the sole exception. This section is entirely in E minor with no chord changes.[2] The melody here is also completely different from the rest of the track.

Aftermath[]

Nova is considered to be the primary influence of Alan Walker's track Fade. Both tracks share many elements in common, such as the repeating notes and arpeggios.

Trivia[]

  • This song is copyrighted.
  • This track was self-released by Ahrix on March 3, 2013.
  • At the time this song was privated, this song was the fourth most popular song on NCS, with nearly 90 million views.
  • In early December 2014, Come and Get It (Razihel Remix) was deleted from the NCS channel, officially making Nova the most viewed NCS video with nearly 5 million views. It was surpassed on August 20, 2015 by Fade.
  • A remake called End Of Time by Ahrix, Alan Walker, and K-391 was released on March 5, 2020.
  • This song's YouTube upload shares its background with nine other songs.
    • Seven of the songs with this song's background were promotional tracks which were all removed by October 2014. When Nova was removed, Imaginary Friends became the last remaining song with this background.

Notes[]

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140319083555/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ewGL1NpD84
  2. While the track's chord progression (C - Em - Am - G - D) neither begins nor ends in either E minor or its relative major, G major, the fact that this section is wholly in E minor implies the track's overall key to be as such.
[ vte ] Ahrix (Discography)
Songs
March 16, 2013 Nova
[ vte ] Removed Songs (Category)
# 12:30300 Violin Orchestra
A A Different StateA Single StepA Song Of Fire And Ice (Sarah Stone Vocal Edit)A Song Of Fire And Ice (Vendetta Remix)AfterglowAgain (Instrumental)Alive (Moore Remix)Alive (Stephen Swartz Remix)AliveAndroid PornAnimus VoxAnywhere Else Tonight (Bone N Skin Remix)April Showers & Get Busy (Big Z Mashup)Artificial Nocturne (Love Thy Brother Remix)Ascension (MitiS Remix)AsteroidAutomatic
B Back To New (The Two Friends Remix)Bad Tonight (Shock One Remix)Barry Bonds (R3K Remix)Be A KingBeamBeam (Skrux Remix)Beauty in ThirdsBest Ever (Draper Remix)Better NowBig City Life (Stylust Remix)Big DreamsBig SpenderBitter Sweet Symphony (cornandbeans Remix)Black Light (Virtual Riot Remix)Blinding (Kasger Remix)BluBollywood SummerBonesBornBrand New NikesBreathe Me (Butch Clancy Remix)BrighterBrighter Lights (Culture Code Remix)Brimleik 2013Bring It Down (FriskyNippa Remix)Brings Renewal (Phonic Zest Remix)BrokenBroken (Culture Code Remix)Bullet Train
C Call Me Maybe (Huey Mack Remix)Calling Somebody That I Used To Know (DJ Mortier & Moonflower Mashup)Can You Feel Me (Zerotic Love Edit)Can't Control Myself (Protohype Remix)CandylandCantina Band (Stan SB Remix)CarelessCarmen Queasy (Engage & Receptor Remix)Catch You (SizzleBird Remix)Chains & Hookz (Nikodeamus Remix)Chasing FireCheese & MetalChoose Me II (Syrebral Bootleg)Clarity (Aylen Remix)Cloud 9ColorsCome Alive (The Two Friends Remix)Come and Get It (Razihel Remix)Consequences Of Unseen Effects (Tenkah Remix)Corner (Titch Remix)Crave You (Adventure Club Remix)Curiosity (Bēsu Remix)
D Damage Control (Spaarkey Remix)Dancing With Avicii (Captain Cuts Mashup)Day By Day (Karetus Remix)Days To Come (Curious Kontrol Remix)Days To Come (Dead Battery Remix)DeadDear ProfessorDelightDelilah (Diplo Remix)Demons (Trippcore Remix)Diamond Sky (Electus Remix)Dice (Engage Remix)Dog Shelter (Essáy's Old Edit)Dollardåsene 2013Don't Hold Me Back (Couzare Remix)Don't StopDon't Stop (TheFatRat Remix)Down LowDown With The TrumpetsDream of Something SweetDreamersDreamingDRVGS (Klaypex Remix)Dstrukt (Breakbeat Orchestra)DudeDusk
E E.T. (Eyes & Dave Silcox Remix)Earthquake (RG Remix)EmbrassEndeavorsEonEvaCEvery Day Is A SaturdayThe Last Stand
F FadeFallenFallin'FallingFalling Skies (Rizzla Tokes Remix)Falling Star (R3K Remix)Fearless Word Play (SnakeBit Mashup)Feel AlrightFeel Good Inc. (X-Plorer & Dee'Pulse Remix)Feel TallFeel The LoveFeel The Melody (Synx Remix)Feeling DefeatedFeversFind YouFind You (Clark Kent Remix)Firefly (Andromedik)Firefly (Submatik)First Day Of My Life (Bright Eyes Cover)Float (TheFatRat Remix)FloatingFlying HomeFocusFood For The GodsForbidden (System Remix)ForceFrag OutFreedomFriendship
G Get Into My Car (Paul Atrocity Remix)Get Out (Keeno Remix)Gifted (Masuka Remix)Good TimesGrey Skies
H Hands On The WheelHappy As FuckHeadrushHeaven (RIVERO & Anna Yvette)Hell & BackHello WorldHelsinki Art SceneHere Tonight (CTL & GLITCHDICK Remix)HeroHey NowHigh (Kit Fysto Remix)Ho Ho HoHold OnHold On To Me (Subsonik & Kiro Remix)Hold On To This MomentHomesickHopeHorizonHuman (Spag Heddy Remix)Hype
I I Feel WonderfulI Love U So (Schoolboy Remix)I Love U So (TROWA Remix)I Need A DollarI Need Air (Knight Riderz Remix)I Need You (Bēsu Remix)I Want YouI'm Alive (MUST DIE! Remix)I'm God & Swag Surfing (Mashup)I'm GoneI'm HereI'm On One (KillaGraham Remix)If I Lose Myself (Culture Code Remix)If U FeelIllusionsImperfectionIn My EyesIn The Air (Extan Remix)In Your MemoryInceptionInfectiousInnocent DiscretionIntoxicationIrish CelebrationIs This Love (Lojik Remix) (Mt Eden Edit)It Usually GoesIt's Alright (Cillo Remix)
J Jump
K Keep It Real (Steezefield Remix)Keep The Fire (Bar9 Remix)Kick & SnareKony 2012
L LadiesLaurenceLeave the Lights On (Bronze Whale Remix)Let Me BeLet Me OhLet This GoLetting Go (Rootkit Remix)Levels & Good Feeling (Mashup)Levels (Illy & M-Phazes Remix)Lies (Teqq Remix)LifeLife's Good (The Rugrat Song)Life Is OverLiftLightsLike ThatLittle Lion Man (Hot Young Girls Remix)Love (Tom Reason Remix)Love Letters (MitiS Remix)Love The Way You Lie (I Am King Cover)
M Magical World (Bassnectar Remix)Makes Me IllMemories VIPMesmerizeMicrolite (Zen Death Squad Remix)Mike TysonMilton Keynes VIPMind PlaysMMXIIIMMXIII (Ray Volpe Remix)MomentsMonday (The Glitch Mob Remix)Money 3.0Monster (DotEXE Remix)Moves Like Jagger (Crown The Empire Cover)Moves Like Jagger (Team RG Remix)Movin' OutMy Sunshine
N Need You (Centra Remix)Neglected PerfectionNever ForgetNew ReligionNew WorldNew World DisorderNight TableNo Beef (ENiGMA Dubz Remix)NostalgiaNothing YetNovaNuttin' Nuh Go So (Sean Paul Remix)
O Okay BoogieOn My OwnOnarollOne Day, Things Will All Be Different (NCT Remix)One Second To GoOne ShotOperate (The Chainsmokers Remix)OthersideOur StoryOur Story (Teqq Remix)Over AgainOvercome (SirensCeol Remix)
P PandemoniumPaper PlanesParasiteParty Rock Anthem (Arion Remix)Picard Song (Earl Grey Remix)Play This Game (EH!DE Remix)PrayerPregame (SKITZ Remix)PrimerPumped Up Kicks (Butch Clancy Remix)Pumped Up Kicks (YONAS Remix)Purple
Q Quantum Circles
R RaindropsReach You (The Killabits Remix)Reasons To Forgive (T-Mass Remix)Red Hot Chilipop (WhiteNoiseMashups Mashup)Renegade (James Egbert Remix)Requiem For A Dream (Ozma Remix)Revolution Love (K-391 Remix)RooftopRunning AwayRunning To The Sea (Protohype & Carnage Remix)Rush (Brandon Jonak)Rush (Moleman)Rust
S S.W.A.G.Safe & Sound (Bustre Bootleg)SandblastSanto DomingoSatellite (Arkasia Remix)Secret Weapons VIPSedatedSedated (Culture Code Remix)SerotoninSet Fire To Everybody (ca7 Mashup)SevenSeven Nation Army (The Glitch Mob Remix)SharksShining Through The Light (Fracx Remix)Shooting StarShot ClockShotgunShow Your Smile (JIKES Remix)SidelinesSierra LeoneSkySlow BurnSmash BrothersSo Good (Mike Stud & Missy Modell Remix)So SlowlySoldiersSomebody To Love (Camo & Krooked Remix)Something (Rameses B Remix)Sound of GoodbyeSpacemanSpectreSpectrum (Bogusdank & Electrode Remix)Starlight (Collin McLoughlin Remix)Stars (Vena Cava Remix)Start Your EnginesStay Awake (DotEXE Remix)StepsStereo Hearts (Dillon Francis Remix)Still Getting ItStill Got ItStompbox (Spor Remix)Stories Can Wait VIPStratosphereStreet Fighter VIPStrobe (Adagio in D Minor)SuccessSugar Rush (Laszlo Remix)Sunburst
T Take Me AwayTellThe CatchThe Chase Is OnThe Funeral (Butch Clancy Remix)The Funeral (Sound Remedy Remix)The New GenerationThe OneThe WalkThe Way I Like It (Mutrix Remix)This Ain't The End Of MeThis Is FelicitasTime (We Plants Are Happy Plants Remix)Time For What You Want (Brenton Duvall Mashup)TimelessTiny Dancer (T-Mass Remix)TitanTroublemakerTruly UnspokenTurn It Down (A.N.O. Remix)Turn It UpTwerk (Aero Chord Remix)
U UnreachableUp & Away
V VanityViolin DnB
W Wait (Kannamix Remix)Walking On A Dream (Kids At The Bar Remix)We AreWe Come Running (WarriYO Remix)We Going OnWhat I Never HadWhat You Know (Feed Me Remix)What You Know (Religion Remix)Where Have You BeenWhere Is My Mind? (Bassnectar Remix)Whistle (Jake Miller Remix)Wide Awake (Drifta Remix)Won't You StayWorldless
Y You Are Not A RobotYou Be Killin' 'EmYou Never Noticed MeYou Were HereYour Addiction (Culture Code Remix)Your Addiction (Nasty Attack Remix)Your HeavenYour Song (SirensCeol Remix)
Z Zyzz
[ vte ] 2013 (Songs)
January StratosphereReach You (The Killabits Remix)Let Me BeDays To Come (Dead Battery Remix)Alive (Moore Remix)JumpOver AgainIt's Alright (Cillo Remix)Choose Me II (Syrebral Bootleg)PhoenixForbidden (System Remix)Blu
February On My OwnLove Letters (MitiS Remix)Dollardåsene 2013Moments (Mutrix)A Single StepI Need You (Bēsu Remix)Beauty in ThirdsDays To Come (Curious Kontrol Remix)Innocent DiscretionZyzzStay Awake (DotEXE Remix)You Were Here
March One Second To GoKeep It Real (Steezefield Remix)IllusionsBeamThe Way I Like It (Mutrix Remix)We Going OnBack To New (The Two Friends Remix)IntoxicationUnreachableYour Song (SirensCeol Remix)NovaCatch You (SizzleBird Remix)Rust12:30FallenFloatingComing HomeThe Light
April Love (Tom Reason Remix)Come and Get It (Razihel Remix)Brimleik 2013Broken (Culture Code Remix)Let This GoCheese & MetalReasons To Forgive (T-Mass Remix)
May BlankFood For The GodsShineHigh (Kit Fysto Remix)Overcome (SirensCeol Remix)Find YouHuman (Spag Heddy Remix)Your HeavenNew WorldMMXIIIHorizonIf I Lose Myself (Culture Code Remix)In The Air (Extan Remix)Revolution Love (K-391 Remix)HomesickFireflyFind You (Clark Kent Remix)
June Down LowA Different StateBest Ever (Draper Remix)SuccessImperfectionAsteroidYour Addiction (Culture Code Remix)Ascension (MitiS Remix)Okay BoogieCome Alive (The Two Friends Remix)Operate (The Chainsmokers Remix)SkylineNever ForgetStill Got ItI'm Alive (MUST DIE! Remix)Bring It Down (FriskyNippa Remix)
July MMXIII (Ray Volpe Remix)Letting Go (Rootkit Remix)The Last StandSedatedFocusSo SlowlyShining Through The Light (Fracx Remix)Diamond Sky (Electus Remix)Curiosity (Bēsu Remix)SandblastIf U FeelThis Is FelicitasDamage Control (Spaarkey Remix)The VoidFeversRunning To The Sea (Protohype & Carnage Remix)Tiny Dancer (T-Mass Remix)
August The OneEmbrassAnywhere Else Tonight (Bone N Skin Remix)Your Addiction (Nasty Attack Remix)We AreBrings Renewal (Phonic Zest Remix)Shooting StarSmash BrothersMike Tyson
September Feel The Melody (Synx Remix)BrokenSomething (Rameses B Remix)Beam (Skrux Remix)PrimerStarlight (Collin McLoughlin Remix)My SunshineTellDon't StopFreedom
October Don't Hold Me Back (Couzare Remix)Sedated (Culture Code Remix)NostalgiaA Song Of Fire And Ice (Sarah Stone Vocal Edit)Our StoryBollywood SummerLet's Fly Away Pt.2Neglected PerfectionTwerk (Aero Chord Remix)VanityTroublemakerI'm Gone
November Nothing YetTake Me AwayQuantum CirclesOur Story (Teqq Remix)My HeartSlow BurnCan You Feel Me (Zerotic Love Edit)Stories Can Wait VIPStart Your EnginesA Song Of Fire And Ice (Vendetta Remix)ExplodeTime LeapI Feel Wonderful
December AliveShine (Gabriel Drew & Bloom Remix)Better NowLadiesReignStars (Vena Cava Remix)Ho Ho HoDream of Something SweetImaginary Friends
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