It’s fair to say that Porter Robinson has carved a path to the top with his very unique take on EDM which stems back 10 years to ‘Worlds’ where he created a masterpiece that no one else could have thought up. His debut album is one that wasn’t aimed to follow trends, but rather to be true to his own vision of what he wanted to make and has become one of the highest regarded electronic music albums ever created.
In the early 2010s Porter Robinson was making a name for himself and gaining traction in the music scene incredibly fast with some great tracks like ‘Say My Name’ and ‘Spitfire.’ It would only be 2 years after his debut single that he would release his breakthrough track ‘Language’ which is without a doubt an iconic track that would launch his career in a big way. Despite the success of his early tracks, he didn’t feel like what he was making was authentic of his true style, and from this revelation ‘Worlds’ was born.
With the release of his debut album came a whole new side of Porter Robinson for everyone to hear. Taking inspiration from the legendary Daft Punk and ‘The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’ game, he would produce a beautiful soundscape of 80s synths and retro video game sounds with a tempo much slower than what he had been previously working at. The music was unlike anything that had been heard before because it wasn’t trying to be anything else. It was simply what Porter Robinson wanted to make as he would explain in an interview in 2015 saying “Worlds was, me taking a break from what I was doing and doing something that was honest, authentic and real.”
Despite it being a long way from following the trends of EDM that was hitting the charts, ‘Worlds’ debuted at number one on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums and has since gone on to garner over 300 million streams on Spotify. Porter Robinson’s honesty on this album has brought him a great deal of success and huge respect from fans and fellow artists. He has continued in this vein ever since, making music that he loves and music that we love.
