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‘Virtual Self’ brought fans an extraordinary night of technic-Utopia

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Elizabeth Corcoles
Porter Robinson played as his alias, Virtual Self, at the NOS Event Center with openers Danny L Harle and Raito on Sept. 28. Robinson’s sets incorporate anime artwork, futuristic settings and include amazing lighting.

DJ Porter Robinson, who played as his alias, Virtual Self, brought many of his old fans and new fans together for an extraordinary night of technic-Utopia and storytelling visuals. Virtual Self exceeded all expectations and left fans in awe with stunning visuals and re-mixes of his five track EP.

The night started off on a hot, muggy and foggy stage on Sept. 28 at the NOS Event Center with openers Danny L Harle and Raito setting the crowd up for Virtual Self.

While the room wasn’t filled entirely, Harle and Riato had their own sets and pumped up fans with their build up of tempo and dropping the bass, having moments of huge and energetic reactions from the audience.

Robinson’s sets incorporate anime artwork, futuristic settings and include amazing lighting, and as Virtual Self, he maintained the same high-quality his fans were expecting.

At 10:15 p.m., exactly, Virtual Self made his way onstage and the roaring of the crowd was overwhelming with excitement.

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Starting his set with “Ghost Voices” off of his self-titled EP, “Virtual Self,” he followed the beat into a mix of darker electro-house style music.

Virtual Self had fans dancing and headbanging along, while others watched in admiration.

The visuals always tell a story when he plays as Porter Robinson and Virtual Self.

Virtual Self included two characters in the storyline, one of which was Pathselector, the upbeat and high tempo side, and the other being Technic-Angel, the darker and hard-pounding bass side.

The visuals and lighting went along with the beat — when the beat got dark and heavy, with tracks like “a.i.ngel (Become God)” fans could feel the beat inside them, just vibrating away with Technic-Angel in background visuals.

The mere two hours of Virtual Self’s set felt like a lifetime, but only because of the dehydration and it being nearly 90 degrees in the pit.

While his EP incorporated the style of Dance Dance Revolution, which is clearly different from his previous album “Worlds,” Robinson continues to hold a large following in the EDM world and continues to grow and make music that leaves his fans in awe.

 

 

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Elizabeth Corcoles, Online Editor
Elizabeth is the current Online and Social Media Editor for Talon Marks. She has previously worked on Arts and Entertainment section and is now working towards transferring to a Cal State. Her interest include concerts, design and would love to work for a music publication.
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‘Virtual Self’ brought fans an extraordinary night of technic-Utopia