Worlds

Electronic · 2014 · 12 tracks · 57m

Worlds

Porter Robinson

A cinematic pivot from the dancefloor to the dreamscape. Shimmering synths and vocaloid textures create a digital mythology of nostalgia and vast, pixelated beauty.

It's like the soundtrack to the best anime you've never seen, but it's actually just your own feelings.

A grand, cinematic sense of wonder mixed with a deep, digital loneliness.

Worlds · vs · Porter Robinson

Nostalgia+2.2σ

The writing leans far further into nostalgia than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 57m

01

Divinity

6:09

02

Sad Machine

5:52

03

Years of War

3:56

04

Flicker

4:39

05

Fresh Static Snow

5:59

06

Polygon Dust

3:30

07

Hear the Bells

4:47

08

Natural Light

2:21

09

Lionhearted

4:26

10

Sea of Voices

4:59

11

Fellow Feeling

5:50

12

Goodbye to a World

5:29

Moments Worth Waiting For

The massive wall of white noise and shimmering synths that erupts halfway through Sea of Voices.

The glitchy, stuttering Japanese vocal samples that form the rhythmic backbone of Flicker.

The moment the Avanna vocaloid and Porter's own voice finally harmonize in the climax of Sad Machine.

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