Porter Robinson’s highly anticipated debut album will be called “Worlds.” This is the takeaway from a 10-hour long video posted on his website today, in which after a 30-second intro a loop begins with the album’s name flashed on screen and spoken by a robotic-sounding voice. Watch the unusual clip below:
The video concept recalls mid-20th century alien invasion, interrupted transmission-style films where an extraterrestrial force would cut off an earth-based television signal to announce a takeover. Indeed, this might be Robinson’s plan – to interrupt the regularly scheduled DJ program and invade with his own brand of electronic music.
In November, Robinson spoke with Billboard after signing a highly competitive album deal with Astralwerks, promising an album in 2014 that would not be “the next big EDM” album, but rather connect more to his original sources of inspiration.
“One thing that I still find really compelling about dance music is that the way that it’s willing to be really loud at times,” he explains, hinting at a sound that might appear on “Worlds.” “One way to really drive the emotion home is with a big bold section of the song.”
Today’s video gives fans a sense of the kind of work they can expect from Robinson in the coming year as his commitment to originality extends beyond his record and into the promotion of it as well.
While a release date hasn’t been made official, sources at Astralwerks parent company UMG say not to expect “Worlds” until after the second quarter of this year.
lemme pitch my tent real quick
I was getting antsy