Worlds has been met with generally positive reviews from music critics.
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Robinson also visited Australia as a part of the tour, playing a series of dates around the country as a part of the Stereosonic tour.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores The tour started on 28 August 2014 and ended on 18 October 2014. He premiered his live show in Vancouver on the Worlds North American Tour, which he announced on. He instead planned to create a live show, using live instruments and sampling. Robinson has stated that he does not wish to perform DJ sets at festivals any more as he does not want to alienate his fans and confuse them. He used a chopped up sample from translation software. Robinson has described it as a "hip-hop beat and a vocal that’s Japanese and really high-pitched". The song premiered during Robinson's Essential Mix for Radio 1. The fourth single from the album, " Flicker", was released on July 29, 2014. The song premiered as Zane Lowe's Hottest Record in the World on BBC Radio 1. The album's third single, "Lionhearted" features vocals from Urban Cone and was released on June 17, 2014. It entered the Dance/Electronic Songs chart at number 29. The second single, " Sad Machine", was released on and features a duet between Robinson and a Vocaloid. The song entered the Dance/Electronic Songs chart at number 28. The album's lead single, "Sea of Voices", was released on Mafor digital download. It contains one remix of each song by different artists including Slumberjack, San Holo, and Odesza. On September 2, 2015, Porter Robinson announced a remix album of Worlds to be released on October 2, 2015. The video is seen from a train window as glitchy effects akin to the "Lionhearted" music video take place on the passing landscape. On July 29, 2014, the album's fourth single, " Flicker", was released along with a music video. It features Robinson and a group of Japanese women walking around with weapons that turn objects into glitchy, retro effects. A music video, directed by Jodeb was also released for the track. This track again shifted styles to a more synth-pop style, aided by the vocals of indietronica band Urban Cone. On June 3, 2014, he announced the third single from the album would be "Lionhearted", to be released on Jin the United States and later in the United Kingdom by August 3, 2014. Along with the release of the single, he also revealed the album would be released on August 12, 2014. The track utilized a Vocaloid, a heavily modified version of Avanna, modified by Robinson himself, for the vocals combined with his own vocals in a duet. This track was again a shift in style from "Sea of Voices", showing off a more typical EDM style, but used General MIDI sounds, similar to that heard in classic video games. On May 5, 2014, he announced the second single to be released from the album, " Sad Machine", to be released on May 13, 2014. This song is also featured in the soundtrack of NHL 15 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. He feared a backlash from long time fans, however the single was generally well received. This was the first track to exhibit his drastic change in style from his previous material, showing off an ambient style. On March 3, 2014, during the Oscars, he unexpectedly released the first track from the album, "Sea of Voices", which was available on SoundCloud and emerged into a worldwide trend on Twitter. He remained quiet about the album's production for a long time throughout 2013 and the beginning of 2014, performing DJ sets at festivals through the summer. He decided instead to create an album that was true to himself and that channeled his own feelings of nostalgia: particularly his interest in Japanese culture such as video games, anime and Vocaloids. During 20, while touring extensively on his Language tour, the then 19-year-old producer began to grow increasingly tired of the current commercial EDM scene, feeling that it was inhibiting his creativity by being too formulaic, with the production process being centered around making "DJ friendly" tracks.