Porter Robinson's debut album, "Worlds", is dropping August 12. This album is a landmark in Porter Robinson's career because it is a big shift in his style of music. Instead of his signature Electro House style, he has departed Electronic Dance Music in general to create something he believes is his true style.

To quote;

"'I found that the scene had got kind of homogenized,” he ssaid. “So I just wanted to cast off the whole EDM thing and make stuff that was super sincere and try to basically write my favorite music…that is meant to be the most ‘me’ thing possible.'"

Now, what does this album have to do with me? Worlds has changed my view and belief of what "success" truly is. When I first started producing, I was given the impression that success was being the highest earning music producer (at the date this blog has been written, Calvin Harris is the Highest Grossing Music Producer), or to be the most famous music producer. With that, I knew that I'd have a big chance at becoming the richest or the most well-known because my genre of choice is Progressive House (to some, my main genre is called Commercial House). With this, I worked hard to try to replicate the quality and methods of the most popular Electronic artists, including Alesso, Swedish House Mafia, Calvin Harris, etc.

However, things weren't really picking up for me, even when I made songs that sounded very similar in style to the "Commercial House" artists. I was rejected from Equestria Daily more than once (possibly even 50+ times), leaving me upset and ashamed of my music. I got angry and just decided to give up on EqD entirely, aiming to get a record deal instead. For the past two years, I've been making very "commercial" music, and a lot of people were honest and tried to convince me that it all sounded the same.

Overtime, I met more people (including Muffoxx and Tuner Symphon, Nikki Layne, etc.), and these people really helped me improve my music. As my music impnroved, so did my view on music in general. I started to truly see music as a beautiful creation of passion and a vessel to share creativity. I stopped caring about being the richest, or most well-known, and just wanted to share my music with everyone. I started to experiment and try new genres (even found another genre I enjoy producing, Drum N' Bass). This led people to really start supporting me and my music.

When I first heard of Porter Robinson's departure from EDM, I was shocked. I thought, "Wow, this is going to be interesting.". When I first listened to "Sea of Voices", the first single from Worlds, I was amazed. It was beautiful in its ambiance and was filled with emotion. As Porter released more singles from Worlds, it helped teach me the most important lesson I've learned yet, "success" in music isn't being rich, or being super popular, it's being able to make the music you love to make for life.

This concept helped me add new elements to my music, that are truly starting to give my own twist to it. To some, Porter Robinson's Worlds is just another album, but to me it's a masterpiece that changed the way I viewed music and art in general. It truly taught me that it's not about the money or glory of fame, after all.

You can listen to Porter Robinson's Worlds in full, here :

(US Version): http://www.npr.org/2014/08/04/336105504/first-listen-porter-robinson-worlds

(International Version): http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=336105504&m=337788892&live=1

I recommend this album for everyone to listen to. It's not your typical Electronic album, but truly an album of beautiful emotion. Worlds is definitely worthy of its name, as it opens up a door to a new world of Electronica that's ready to be explored.

Tracklist (For Those Listening to Worlds):

1. Divinity
   
2. Sad Machine
   
3. Years of War
   
4. Flicker
   
5. Fresh Static Snow
   
6. Polygun Dust
   
7. Hear the Bells
   
8. Natural Light
   
9. Lionhearted
   
10. Sea of Voices
    
11. Fellow Feeling
    
12. Goodbye to a World
    

PS. My favourite song is Fresh Static Snow. 【=◈v◈=】