▁released ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁release ▁on ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁record ▁label ▁Virtual ▁Self . ▁Virtual ▁Self ▁is ▁a ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁sounds ▁of ▁Robinson ' s ▁debut ▁album ▁World s , ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁more ▁te ch no ▁sound ▁inspired ▁by ▁late ▁ 9 0 s - ear ly ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁dance ▁music . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Upon ▁announ cement , ▁pre views ▁of ▁the ▁EP ' s ▁tracks ▁became ▁available ▁on ▁a ▁website ▁announced ▁by ▁the ▁Virtual ▁Self ▁Twitter ▁page . ▁ ▁Virtual ▁Self ' s ▁first ▁live ▁performance ▁deb uted ▁on ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁show ▁consisted ▁of ▁an ▁elaborate ▁light ▁show ▁and ▁in ▁tan dem ▁with ▁Robinson ▁playing ▁a ▁DJ ▁set . ▁The ▁set ▁included ▁songs ▁from ▁the ▁game ▁Dance ▁Dance ▁Revolution ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁un re leased ▁Virtual ▁Self ▁music ▁and ▁songs ▁from ▁the ▁EP . ▁ ▁Por ter ▁Robinson ▁has ▁been ▁plot ting ▁the ▁Virtual ▁Self ▁project ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁Philip ▁Sher bur ne ▁from ▁P itch f ork ▁granted ▁Virtual ▁Self ▁a ▁ 5 . 9 / 1 0 ▁and ▁describes ▁the ▁EP ▁as ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁" make ▁a ▁head long ▁pl unge ▁into ▁an ▁a est h etic ▁root ed ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0