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.[1][2]
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.[1][3][4] Kavinsky cites influences from 1980s video games, television cop shows such as Miami Vice and the films of Dario Argento.[5]
Singles
"ProtoVision" was released on 10 December 2012 as the album's official lead single.[6] The music video, directed by Marcus Herring, was officially released on 7 December 2012 on Vimeo and on 10 December on YouTube.[7][8]
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.[9][10] "Nightcall" plays during the opening credits of the 2011 film Drive.[2]
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".[11]
Track listing
| 1. |
"Prelude" |
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Kavinsky |
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1:54 |
| 2. |
"Blizzard" |
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SebastiAn |
3:27 |
| 3. |
"ProtoVision" |
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3:26 |
| 4. |
"Odd Look" (featuring SebastiAn) |
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SebastiAn |
4:49 |
| 5. |
"Rampage" |
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SebastiAn |
2:55 |
| 6. |
"Suburbia" (featuring Havoc) |
Havoc |
Kavinsky |
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3:28 |
| 7. |
"Testarossa Autodrive" |
|
Kavinsky |
Kavinsky |
3:37 |
| 8. |
"Nightcall" (featuring Lovefoxxx) |
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4:18 |
| 9. |
"Deadcruiser" |
|
Kavinsky |
Kavinsky |
3:33 |
| 10. |
"Grand Canyon" |
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|
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3:12 |
| 11. |
"First Blood" (featuring Tyson) |
- T. Tyson
- José Reis Fontão
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|
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3:04 |
| 12. |
"Roadgame" |
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|
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3:44 |
| 13. |
"Endless" |
|
Kavinsky |
Kavinsky |
2:59 |
| 14. |
"ProtoVision" (Red Sky Mix featuring Sugar Tongue Slim) |
3:02 |
- Sampling credits
- "Grand Canyon" contains a sample of "Ikeya-Seki" by Kano.
Personnel
Credits for OutRun adapted from liner notes.[20]
- Kavinsky – production (tracks 1, 3, 6–12); vocals (tracks 4, 8, 12)
- A-Trak – recording (track 6)
- Adrien Blanchat – image manipulation
- Duffy Culligan – concept executive producer
- Charlotte Delarue – art direction
- The Directors Bureau Special Projects – album art concept, photography
- José Reis Fontão – backing vocals (track 11)
- Benjamin Glovitz – concept producer
- Graphame – layout
- Paul Hahn – voice (tracks 1, 13)
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- Havoc – vocals (track 6)
- Marcus Herring – director
- Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo – production (track 8)
- Florian Lagatta – engineering (track 8)
- Lovefoxxx – vocals (track 8)
- David Mestre – recording (track 11)
- Raw Man – guitar (tracks 2, 3, 11)
- SebastiAn – mixing (all tracks); production (tracks 1–6, 10–12); vocals (tracks 4)
- Tari Segal – director of photography
- Tyson – vocals (track 11)
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
References
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