After several years in the dark, Robinson returned to the light in 2019 not with new music, but to close out that prolonged first chapter he left unresolved.
The one original single he released under his own name during that time period, a collaboration with early friend-turned-peer Madeon, became his biggest hit, proving the market was still hanging on for more of his unique sensibility.īut before he could move forward, he had to turn back. There was an occasional remix here, or the launch of a techno side-project that intentionally subverted expectations. Feeling the immensity of the pressure to follow a canonized debut, he went more than a half-decade self-consciously avoiding making noise. But instead of forging down the path laid out for him, Robinson withdrew. It’s all-encompassing and richly textured soundscapes set Robinson apart from his peers while also vaulting him to the top of his field, earning him headliner-billing at festivals and endearing him with one of contemporary music’s most devoted fanbases.įor a moment, Robinson was poised to help shape the future of EDM, like his colleagues Cashmere Cat and Skrillex, who went on to earn top 10 hits for pop stars like Halsey, Camila Cabello and Justin Bieber. The audacious project set out to conjure nostalgia for the immersive imaginations of our pasts, translating 8-bit melodies into widescreen epics and the chipper rush of M83 and Passion Pit for the rave tent. And there are few ways to view Worlds other than as a king-making work. The self-taught North Carolina producer got an immediate co-sign from Skrillex at peak-dubstep, which launched a anticipated and major label-backed rollout toward the debut album that would position him within electronic music's vanguard. At the age of 18, Porter Robinson became a leading voice in the early days of EDM’s sudden and simultaneous takeover of both the underground and the mainstream.
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