Speculation and rumors of a collaboration between musicians and longtime friends Porter Robinson and Madeon (Hugo Leclercq) have long been internet fan fodder.
Each made a name for themselves as solo artists who redefined electronic music from the inside out, expanding the genre from the festival stage to the pop charts and bringing electronic music into the global mainstream with their critically acclaimed debut solo albums, Porter’s Worlds (2014, Astralwerks) and Madeon’s Adventure (2015, Columbia).
“Shelter” a brilliant shimmering, humanityinfused electronic pop comes at a serendipitous time for the two young artists and sees the duo taking a handson approach to the songwriting process. To write, the two decamped to Madeon’s studio in Nantes, France and the two wrote together in realtime, facetoface, taking a decidedly oldschool approach to the collaboration, inspiring and challenging oneanother along the way. The result, “Shelter” is an ode to family ties as much as it’s a pop song that epitomizes their friendship.
To support the release of “Shelter” Porter and Madeon kick off a joint tour that will see the two share the stage for a collaborative live performance that combines the best of their individual catalogues into one interactive performance fusing emotion, live instrumentation, visual artistry and cutting edge technology. Fans will get to hear old favorites, newly reworked cuts from Worlds and Adventure, a few surprises, and of course an emotional and affirming live delivery of “Shelter.”