You really cannot much negative to say about Porter Robinson. The artist who rose to fame in his mid to late teens immediately took over the world of dance music with his aggressive crossover electro sound.
Porter would soon evolve into a true innovator with the release of Worlds. The album was ethereal, thoughtful and industry changing. Many thought that it would undoubtedly be the peak of Porter, but alas he had so much more up his sleeve.
Last Fall, Porter debuted his alter ego Virtual Self. The moniker is a passion project of sorts and explores all of the dark corners of electronic music. Intensity is the name of the game when it comes from Virtual Self. From incredibly high BPM's to palpable emotionally charged melodies not much is subtle about Virtual Self.
Yesterday was Porter's Birthday and to celebrate his special day the producer did the most Porter thing possible, deflect all attention from himself to celebrate his favorite artists. He was far out of his way to give credit to artists who inspire him regardless of their reach or clout. Check out the full list below.
there will definitely be some omissions here, but perfectionism has kept me from doing a lot of stuff so fuck that. of course there's many many great artists who i won't mention here
— porter robinson (@porterrobinson) July 15, 2018
Wednesday Campanella are such a force of nature and one of my favorite japanese musical acts currently. please check them
two things:
1) this is one of the best live performances i've ever seen https://t.co/i42FLKAa1X
2) this music video is so stunning. https://t.co/euKU5k6FDj— porter robinson (@porterrobinson) July 15, 2018
shadient (@shadient) is definitely a true artist and has had such a huge influence in such a short amount of time. i don't want to get too negative about current trends but he deserves more credit right now
— porter robinson (@porterrobinson) July 15, 2018
okokok next – THIS IS MY FAVORITE SONG RIGHT NOW: https://t.co/mD1q5vgMjQ
so so so extremely addicted to @KNOWER_music and everything @LouisColeMusic is involved with
— porter robinson (@porterrobinson) July 15, 2018
nina las vegas (@ninalasvegas) is amazing – one of my favorite dj sets i’ve ever seen was was when she played at circus in tokyo. such a talented dj + label owner. super crazy forward thinking club music. i adore her track “cool sports”
— porter robinson (@porterrobinson) July 15, 2018
i’ve been talking with G JONES a lot lately and he’s so so clearly inspired – i’ll be honest that i don’t listen to a lot of bass music lately but what this guy does just exudes inspiration and creativity @gjonesbass
— porter robinson (@porterrobinson) July 15, 2018
ok i’m almost done here but i just want to share a few virtual self related thoughts
— porter robinson (@porterrobinson) July 15, 2018
also listen to onoken, shiki, sota fujimori, dj taka, and other bemani/BMS creators’ older works from around 2000 if you like virtual self!
— porter robinson (@porterrobinson) July 15, 2018
ok my plane’s about to take off so i’m going to condense a few more recommendations:
dv-i (maltine records)
raito / otira
meishi smile
LLLL
takagi masakatsu
nanobii
danny l harle
ag cook
doss
juche— porter robinson (@porterrobinson) July 15, 2018
thanks! pic.twitter.com/G3yDlf2UQH
— porter robinson (@porterrobinson) July 15, 2018
