So it appears that Soundcloud went down for a bit a little after 6 p.m. EST today — all because electro DJ/producer Porter Robinson unexpectedly dropped a new track. “Sea of Voices” is off his upcoming Worlds album, due later this year via Astralwerks.
In November, the 21-year-old North Carolina-born producer told Billboard his major-label debut LP would be “not a party record,” and “Sea Of Voices” suggests as much.
It’s a lush, atmospheric track with a synthy, three-minute build-up reminiscent of M83. Shortly after releasing the Sea Of Voices,” Robinson asked fans to be patient and listen to the entire thing — “don’t just click on the loud part of the waveform,” he tweeted.
Check it out, it’s pretty epic.
Here’s how the track was dropped, about an hour ago…
i'm going to post one of the songs from my album now.
— 【＝◈︿◈＝】ｐｏｒｔｅｒ【＝◈︿◈＝】 (@porterrobinson) March 2, 2014
this song is called 'sea of voices'. i've been kicking around the idea of making it public for a week.
— 【＝◈︿◈＝】ｐｏｒｔｅｒ【＝◈︿◈＝】 (@porterrobinson) March 2, 2014
— 【＝◈︿◈＝】ｐｏｒｔｅｒ【＝◈︿◈＝】 (@porterrobinson) March 2, 2014
@porterrobinson dude you broke soundcloud
— ∴*✧*Anamanaguchi*✧*∴ (@anamanaguchi) March 2, 2014
that was fucking amazing. soundcloud is working now.
https://t.co/XZ7YOr27UO
— 【＝◈︿◈＝】ｐｏｒｔｅｒ【＝◈︿◈＝】 (@porterrobinson) March 2, 2014
For more on Worlds, check out the 10-minute announcement trailer Robinson released on February 10…