Virtual Self aka Porter Robinson Announces “Ghost Voices” Video Release

Virtual Self took shape a few months back and sent the entire Electronic Music scene into a frenzy. Over the past few years, Porter Robinson has become a staple in and Electronic Music conversation and the transition from the “Worlds” star into this new demention of music was something that many questioned. That questioning has been answered with more diverse releases from Virtual Self and live performances that have left fans in awe. The release of “Ghost” took the industry by storm and is set to be brought to life in a music video release this Wednesday, February 28th.

GHOST VOICES VIDEO (coming wednesday) pic.twitter.com/DoxPehbiiN

— porter robinson (@porterrobinson) February 26, 2018

This music video is sure to deliver euphoric feels on all fronts. The style, who knows. Will Porter be featured? My guess is no. We anticipate an unearthy feel consumbed (potentially) by animated beings. Needless to say, it is most certainly going to be yet another monumental drop for ‘Self’ and should be marked on all calendars. There is no stopping this man and he continuously entrenches our minds in his out of this world production. Is anyone, there?

The Video Delivered Exactly The Otherworldly Feel Fans Wanted

The “Ghost Voices” video arrived right on schedule, and it fully lived up to the hype — a genuinely striking, CGI-driven visual piece that leaned hard into the rave and internet-culture aesthetic Virtual Self had built its entire identity around. It picked up major coverage across the music press, further cementing the project as one of the most visually and sonically distinct things happening in dance music at the time.

Virtual Self as a whole ended up being more than just a fun side experiment for Porter Robinson — it represented a genuine creative left turn, pulling from ’90s and 2000s trance, hardcore, and eurodance influences filtered through a hyper-modern internet aesthetic. Videos like “Ghost Voices” played a big role in translating that sound into something visually cohesive, giving fans a fuller picture of the alternate universe Robinson was building outside of his main “Worlds”-era persona.

Porter Robinson has continued moving fluidly between his main solo project and the Virtual Self alias in the years since, and the goodwill Virtual Self built with releases like this one paved the way for a much warmer reception of his later solo work too. Fans who might’ve been skeptical of such a dramatic sonic pivot came away convinced, largely because videos and tracks like “Ghost Voices” treated the whole project with genuine artistic seriousness rather than as a throwaway side hustle.