Recorded 2006–12 Artist Kavinsky Genre Electro house | Length 44:26 Release date 22 February 2013 | |
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Released 22 February 2013 (2013-02-22) Label Record Makers
Vertigo
Mercury Producer Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
Kavinsky
SebastiAn Nominations World Music Award for World’s Best Album Awards Victoires de la Musique - Electronic/Groove/Dance Album of the Year Similar Remixes, Bankrupt!, Geeks on Stage, Paris Sud Minute, Psycho Tropical Berlin | ||
Kavinsky prelude official audio
OutRun is the debut studio album by French electronic musician Kavinsky, released on 22 February 2013. Production for the album was handled primarily by Kavinsky's close friend and fellow French electro house artist SebastiAn. The album is named after Sega's 1986 arcade game of the same name, which featured the Ferrari Testarossa.
Contents
- Kavinsky prelude official audio
- Singles
- Usage in media
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The concept behind OutRun follows Kavinsky's backstory of a young man who crashed his Testarossa in 1986 and reappeared in 2006 as a zombie who produces electronic music. Kavinsky cites influences from 1980s video games, television cop shows such as Miami Vice and the films of Dario Argento.
Singles
"ProtoVision" was released on 10 December 2012 as the album's official lead single. The music video, directed by Marcus Herring, was officially released on 7 December 2012 on Vimeo and on 10 December 2012 on YouTube.
Usage in media
A one-minute snippet of the song "Odd Look" was used in a 2012 French commercial for BMW i, which was shown in cinemas. "Nightcall" plays during the opening credits of the 2011 film Drive. "Roadgame" has been used by Mercedes-Benz in a 2012 French commercial and in 2015 for the Italian commercial of the CLA Shooting Brake.
Critical reception
OutRun received positive reviews from most music critics, with many praising the album's retro sound and concept. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 12 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
Track listing
Personnel
Credits for OutRun adapted from liner notes.
Songs
1Prelude1:55
2Blizzard3:28
3ProtoVision3:26