Porter Robinson and his debut album, Worlds

Nowadays, electronic music is starting to become more and more popular among young people and not only. Skrillex, perhaps the most famous EDM and dubstep artist in the genre, is still playing on the radio everywhere, despite the fact that his peak was in the noughties and early 2010s. In our article we'll talk about the new generation - how young DJs are finding their way in this incredibly confusing world of electronica. Porter Robinson is one of them.

Biography and start of career

As musical talent should be, Porter Weston Robinson Robinson realised what he wanted to do in the future when he was still a child. Already at the age of 12, Robinson got down to business - he was inspired by a series of popular music video games Dance Dance Revolution (arcade-style slot machines), which probably everyone has played at least once in their lives. To create the tracks, Porter used music software from the company Sony - Acid Music StudioIt is worth noting that it is quite difficult to understand such an audio editor at a fairly young age, so it was at least a credit to the future DJ that he learnt how to use various music effects as a professional. It should be noted that at a fairly young age to understand such an audio editor is quite difficult, so the merit of the future DJ was at least that he, as a professional, learned to apply various musical special effects, make remixes, use the means of mixing. And even then, trying to recreate compositions from video games, he releases his versions on the Internet under the pseudonym of Ekowraith.

The fruitful teenage years led the young man to release a song under his real name at the age of 18 with the simple title "Say my name", reflecting his desire to show the music scene who he is, to achieve that his "bid" for a musical future is strong. Porter did not fail, because after the release of the single in 2010, he was seriously interested in a record company led by Skrillexwhom we did not casually mention in the annotation. The label OWSLA signed to Porter, so his fate was sealed. So, the first record released on the label was a mixtape "Spitfire"which, after its release on Beatport, caused the site's servers to crash - so much so that the official release was awaited by Robinson, who also recorded remixes for the 2011 Lady Gaga - the most influential pop star of the time and a Swedish DJ. Avicii. But to shine globally, Porter needed to write a full album.

"Worlds"

When Porter conceived the idea of writing the album, he was on the verge of a burnouts after numerous concerts and EDM-movement, so an independent release was perceived by him as a kind of "lifeline". Commercial orientation of the classical EDM-movements the performer was driven into rigid template frameworks, which he was not ready to tolerate due to the desire to realise himself in the creativity.

The musician confessed: "I decided to create an album that would be true to my worldview and evoke a sense of nostalgia, particularly in relation to the Japanese culture that interests me - video games, anime and vocaloids (note - software that imitates a person's voice)".

In order to realise his idea, Porter decided to keep it a secret and continued to perform DJ sets throughout 2013-2014. What happened next was sudden: in March 2014, during an award ceremony, Porter decided to keep it a secret and continued to perform DJ sets throughout 2013-2014. "Oscar.", Robinson stages the release of the first track from the album, which is titled "Sea of Voices". The composition was immediately available on the service SoundCloud and spread in trends on the platform Twitter. It signalled a global success. In addition to new commercial achievements (and this song became the soundtrack to a video game NHL 15), it should also be noted Porter's move away from electronica house to ambientbased on the modulations of the sound timbre. Deep and enveloping sound, incredible atmosphere and unobtrusiveness... this is what perfectly characterised "Sea of Voices" and new tendencies in the musician's creative work. When listening to this composition, the listener has a feeling of freedom and inspiration, detachment from the outside world. This is what the fans liked, despite the fact that the author feared a negative reaction from his already loyal listeners since the time of the musician. "Spitfire".

Second single "Sad Machine" turned Robinson's style in a different direction again. This track is more typical of EDM-movementsbut with some peculiarities. Accents in the composition are created by sounds that are very similar to soundtracks from classic video games - this is a reference to the musician's first experience, which we wrote about above. In addition, the track features another of Porter's interests -. vocaloidwhich reproduced a female voice in a kawaii style. It was modified by Robinson himself and used to form an organic combination with the musician's vocals, resulting in a duet of sorts.

A song with a notable title "Lionhearted." was the third single from the album "Worlds". In this album the cycle of styles went the other way round - Porter turned here to synth-pop, and the band was invited to perform the vocal part Urban Cone. In addition, Robinson's debut album on record also features influences from musicians such as Amy Millan и Breanne Durenwho also helped Porter.

Full of extraordinarily beautiful soundscapes, "Worlds." received high critical acclaim. The album managed to find itself on #18 charted Billboard 200 and became Billboard's number one ranked electronic/dance music album.

Thor "Worlds"

For more promotion, Robinson decided to go on tour, while telling the label that he was no longer as interested in performing simple DJ sets at festivals and didn't want to fool fans. His plan was to create a live show that utilised live instruments and sampling. World Tour "Worlds" North America in 2014, and Porter has become an even more interesting person and more than just an idol thanks to the loyalty of his fans.