Porter Robinson is not one to hold back regarding how he feels about EDM and the industry as a whole. While discussing pre-planned sets in a recent interview with CNN, Robinson claimed that “if you’re not improvising then you’re doing literally nothing. What you are doing is the least inspired, most boring [expletive] possible…If you have the opportunity to improvise, you should absolutely take it.”
Yesterday, the DJ once again expressed himself in a series of tweets following his Creamfields set.
i talked some shit about boring generic ‘edm’ on the mic and then played 150+bpm. hope at least a few people at fun at creamfields.
— porte(ґ _ґ) obinson (@porterrobinson) August 25, 2013
i think it’s probably dumb to shit on stuff you don’t care for. it’s a stronger look to advocate stuff you earnestly like. — porte(ґ _ґ) obinson (@porterrobinson) August 25, 2013
However, after expressing his frustrations, the young DJ had a truly honest moment with his fans as he shared what he hopes to accomplish with his first full length album.
i hope that people like the album that i wrote. it’s not standard dj music. it’s music that’s personal and that i feel strongly about. — porte(ґ _ґ) obinson (@porterrobinson) August 25, 2013
anyone who’s willing to hear what i have to say with my new music — thank you very much. i appreciate you hearing me out. — porte(ґ _ґ) obinson (@porterrobinson) August 25, 2013
i don’t mean to exacerbate unsustainable hype for album i wrote. not saying i wrote ‘the next level’ for edm fans. instead, i wrote songs~ — porte(ґ _ґ) obinson (@porterrobinson) August 25, 2013
i love my fans. thank you all! seroiusly.
— porte(ґ _ґ) obinson (@porterrobinson) August 25, 2013
Robinson is an exceptional DJ and the fact that he is trying to do things differently is something we should all be excited about. When someone as talented as Porter lets his creativity take hold, amazing things can happen. Now for the tough part: waiting for the release!
See his original CNN interview here: Porter Robinson Talks to CNN About His Passion for DJing from Tomorrowland