"Sea of Voices" is a song recorded by American electronic music producer Porter Robinson. It was released on March 3, 2014 as the first single from his debut studio album Worlds (2014). The track revealed the tone of Worlds as emotional and nostalgic, as opposed to his older complextro dance music style.[1] The song features uncredited vocals from Breanne Düren. The song was a hit on the American Dance/Electronic Songs chart.
" 'Sea of Voices' was the first thing that anyone heard of Worlds. I just kind of dropped it out of the blue, so a lot of people's permanent impression of what that album is like is based on that one song. I like the song because it's touching, it's pretty. Those are some of my favorite things about it."
Robinson has stated that "Sea of Voices" is one of his favorite tracks on the album in addition to "Divinity", "Goodbye to a World", "Sad Machine", "Fellow Feeling", and "Flicker". He has stated that "Sea of Voices" went through many versions, including a version where he used the Vocaloid voice, Avanna, to provide the vocal.[2]
Release and promotionedit
"Sea of Voices" was the first single that was released from Worlds, in March 2014. Robinson stated that Astralwerks, the record label he is signed under, wanted to release the EDM-fueled "Shepherdess" as the first single, but Robinson declined. He wanted to do the exact opposite, and release the track that reminded him the least of dance music. He decided to release "Sea of Voices" first, to inspire conversation among his fans about his change in style, and released "Shepherdess" as the bonus track on the vinyl version of his album.[3]
A remix by RAC was released on March 18, 2014. Another remix by Galimatias was released as a single off of Robinson's debut remix album Worlds Remixed on September 18, 2015. An official audio video for "Sea of Voices" premiered on August 14, 2014 on Robinson's YouTube channel.
"Sea of Voices" was well received by critics. Elissa Stolman praised Robinson on the track by saying "This was the first track I heard from Worlds, and it blew me away. I've blabbed about it to my snob friends and gushed about how he's crafted the first ambient EDM track I've ever heard. A beat kicks in later, but the first few minutes pit slow-moving big room synths against ... nothing. No drums."[5] In his mixed review of Worlds, Derek Staples of Consequence of Sound stated that "Sea of Voices" was "a few months too late for inclusion on the Divergent soundtrack."[6]Allmusic journalist Andy Kellman said of "Sea of Voices" that, "For over three minutes, it's nothing but softly swelling strings, wind chimes, and Breanne Düren's distantly cooing voice, and then a trudging beat enters and disappears in time for Düren to sing, lullaby-like, something vague about the world falling apart."[7]
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Sea of Voices is a song recorded by American electronic music producer Porter Robinson It was released on March 3 2014 as the first single from his debut studio album Worlds 2014 The track revealed the tone of Worlds as emotional and nostalgic as opposed to his older complextro dance music style 1 The song features uncredited vocals from Breanne Duren The song was a hit on the American Dance Electronic Songs chart Sea of Voices Single by Porter Robinsonfrom the album WorldsReleasedMarch 3 2014Recorded2014GenreDream pop Synth pop Ambient 1 Length4 58LabelAstralwerksSongwriter s Porter RobinsonBreanne DurenProducer s Porter RobinsonPorter Robinson singles chronology Easy 2013 Sea of Voices 2014 Sad Machine 2014 Contents 1 Composition 2 Release and promotion 3 Critical reception 4 Charts 5 Release history 6 ReferencesComposition edit Sea of Voices was the first thing that anyone heard of Worlds I just kind of dropped it out of the blue so a lot of people s permanent impression of what that album is like is based on that one song I like the song because it s touching it s pretty Those are some of my favorite things about it Robinson in an interview with Cuepoint Robinson has stated that Sea of Voices is one of his favorite tracks on the album in addition to Divinity Goodbye to a World Sad Machine Fellow Feeling and Flicker He has stated that Sea of Voices went through many versions including a version where he used the Vocaloid voice Avanna to provide the vocal 2 Release and promotion edit Sea of Voices was the first single that was released from Worlds in March 2014 Robinson stated that Astralwerks the record label he is signed under wanted to release the EDM fueled Shepherdess as the first single but Robinson declined He wanted to do the exact opposite and release the track that reminded him the least of dance music He decided to release Sea of Voices first to inspire conversation among his fans about his change in style and released Shepherdess as the bonus track on the vinyl version of his album 3 The song peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Dance Electronic Songs chart in the United States on the issue week of March 22 2014 4 A remix by RAC was released on March 18 2014 Another remix by Galimatias was released as a single off of Robinson s debut remix album Worlds Remixed on September 18 2015 An official audio video for Sea of Voices premiered on August 14 2014 on Robinson s YouTube channel Critical reception edit nbsp Sea of Voices source source track A short sample of Sea of Voices Problems playing this file See media help Sea of Voices was well received by critics Elissa Stolman praised Robinson on the track by saying This was the first track I heard from Worlds and it blew me away I ve blabbed about it to my snob friends and gushed about how he s crafted the first ambient EDM track I ve ever heard A beat kicks in later but the first few minutes pit slow moving big room synths against nothing No drums 5 In his mixed review of Worlds Derek Staples of Consequence of Sound stated that Sea of Voices was a few months too late for inclusion on the Divergent soundtrack 6 Allmusic journalist Andy Kellman said of Sea of Voices that For over three minutes it s nothing but softly swelling strings wind chimes and Breanne Duren s distantly cooing voice and then a trudging beat enters and disappears in time for Duren to sing lullaby like something vague about the world falling apart 7 Charts editChart 2014 PeakpositionUS Dance Electronic Songs Billboard 4 28Release history editVersion Region Date Format s LabelOriginal Worldwide March 3 2014 Digital downloadstreaming AstralwerksRAC Remix March 18 2014Galimatias Remix September 18 2015References edit a b Porter Robinson Changes It Up With His New Single Sea of Voices Vice March 5 2014 Archived from the original on March 10 2016 Retrieved September 13 2016 Pizzo Mike DJ 2015 10 05 Porter Robinson Reflects on Worlds One Year Later The gifted young producer revisits his seminal debut track by track with a new remix album in tow Medium Archived from the original on 2017 08 03 Retrieved 2016 09 13 megaphonixmusic 2014 10 31 Your EDM Exclusive Interview Porter Robinson On Worlds Your EDM Archived from the original on 2016 09 01 Retrieved 2016 09 13 a b Hot Dance Electronic Songs Archived 2016 08 22 at the Wayback Machine March 22 2014 Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved September 13 2016 Stolman Elissa August 5 2014 Beat by Beat Review Porter Robinson Worlds Vice Archived from the original on December 24 2015 Retrieved September 13 2016 Staples Derek August 12 2014 Porter Robinson Worlds Consequence of Sound Archived from the original on August 15 2014 Retrieved December 21 2015 Kellman Andy Worlds Porter Robinson Allmusic Rovi Corporation Archived from the original on August 11 2014 Retrieved December 21 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sea of Voices amp oldid 1216044570, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
