OutRun (album)

OutRun
Studio album by Kavinsky
Released 22 February 2013
Recorded 2006–12
Genre Electronic
Length 44:26
Label Record Makers, Vertigo, Mercury
Producer Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Kavinsky, SebastiAn
Singles from OutRun
  1. "ProtoVision"
    Released: 10 December 2012

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.[1] The album is named after Sega's 1986 arcade game of the same name, which featured the Ferrari Testarossa.[2][3]

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.[2][4][5] Kavinsky cites influences from 1980s video games, television cop shows such as Miami Vice and the films of Dario Argento.[6]

Singles

"ProtoVision" was released digitally on 10 December 2012 as the album's official lead single.[7] The music video, directed by Marcus Herring, was officially released on 7 December 2012 on Vimeo and on 10 December on YouTube.[8][9]

Usage in media

A one-minute extract of the song "Odd Look" was used in a 2012 French commercial for BMW i, which was shown in cinemas.[10][11] "Nightcall" plays during the opening credits of the 2011 film Drive,[3] and scene 25 of Our RoboCop Remake as directed by Nicolas Winding Refn.[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 75/100[13]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Consequence of Sound [14]
Drowned in Sound 6/10[15]
The Independent [16]
Mixmag [17]
NME 8/10[18]
Pitchfork Media 6.3/10[4]
PopMatters 8/10[19]
Spin 8/10[20]

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".[13]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s) Length
1. "Prelude"  Kavinsky, Paul HahnKavinskyKavinsky, SebastiAn 1:54
2. "Blizzard"   Kavinsky, SebastiAnSebastiAn 3:27
3. "ProtoVision"   Kavinsky, SebastiAnKavinsky, SebastiAn 3:26
4. "Odd Look" (featuring SebastiAn) Kavinsky, SebastiAnSebastiAn 4:49
5. "Rampage"   Kavinsky, SebastiAnSebastiAn 2:55
6. "Suburbia" (featuring Havoc)HavocKavinskyKavinsky, SebastiAn 3:28
7. "Testarossa Autodrive"   KavinskyKavinsky 3:37
8. "Nightcall" (featuring Lovefoxxx)Kavinsky, Guy-Manuel de Homem-ChristoKavinsky, Homem-ChristoKavinsky, Homem-Christo 4:18
9. "Deadcruiser"   KavinskyKavinsky 3:33
10. "Grand Canyon"   Kavinsky, SebastiAnKavinsky, SebastiAn 3:12
11. "First Blood" (featuring Tyson)T. Tyson, José Reis FontãoKavinsky, SebastiAnKavinsky, SebastiAn 3:04
12. "Roadgame"   Kavinsky, SebastiAnKavinsky, SebastiAn 3:44
13. "Endless"  Kavinsky, HahnKavinskyKavinsky 2:59
Notes

Personnel

Credits for OutRun adapted from liner notes.[22]

  • Kavinsky – production (1, 3, 6–12); vocals (4, 8, 12)
  • A-Trak – engineering (6)
  • Adrien Blanchat – image manipulation
  • Duffy Culligan – concept executive producer
  • Charlotte Delarue – art direction
  • The Directors Bureau Special Projects – concept
  • José Reis Fontão – backing vocals (11)
  • Benjamin Glovitz – concept producer
  • Paul Hahn – voice (1, 13)
  • Havoc – vocals (6)
  • Marcus Herring – director
  • Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo – production (8)
  • Florian Lagatta – engineering (8)
  • Lovefoxxx – vocals (8)
  • David Mestre – engineering (11)
  • Raw Man – guitar (2, 3, 11)
  • SebastiAn – production (1–6, 10–12); mixing (all tracks); vocals (4)
  • Tari Segal – director of photography
  • Tyson – vocals (11)

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[23] 37
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[24] 28
French Albums Chart[25] 2
Swiss Albums Chart[26] 38
UK Albums Chart[27] 159
UK Dance Albums Chart[28] 8
US Billboard 200[29] 156
US Dance/Electronic Albums[30] 5
US Heatseekers Albums[31] 3

Release history

Region Date Label
Germany[32] 22 February 2013 Universal Music
Ireland[33] Record Makers, Vertigo Records, Mercury Records
United Kingdom[34] 25 February 2013
France[35]
United States[36] 26 February 2013 Casablanca Records, Republic Records
Australia[37] 1 March 2013 Universal Music
Italy[38] 12 March 2013

References

  1. ↑ "KAVINSKY'S album "OUTRUN" Release Party". The Playground. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jeffries, David. "OutRun – Kavinsky". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Battaglia, Andy (20 February 2013). "Kavinsky Opens Up About His Survivor Tattoo, Skrillex Movie Dates". Spin. Buzz Media. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Raymer, Miles (27 February 2013). "Kavinsky: Outrun". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Khan, Karim (23 January 2013). "THE INTERVIEW: KAVINSKY". Hunger TV. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  6. ↑ Abraham, Amelia (21 January 2013). "Kavinsky". Don't Panic Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Protovision – Single by Kavinsky". iTunes Store France. Apple Inc. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Kavinsky 'Protovision'". Vimeo. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Kavinsky – Protovision". YouTube. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  10. ↑ Brooks, Richard (18 November 2013). "Kavinsky – Odd Look (Preview) (2013 BMWi Commercial)". Hypetrak. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "Découvrez la..." (in French). Facebook. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "Our RoboCop Remake". YouTube. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Outrun – Kavinsky". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  14. ↑ Gerber, Justin (13 March 2013). "Album Review: Kavinsky – OutRun". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  15. ↑ Adams, Sean (20 February 2013). "Kavinsky – Outrun". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  16. ↑ Price, Simon (24 February 2013). "Album: Kavinsky, Outrun (Mercury)". The Independent. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  17. ↑ Muggs, Joe (21 December 2012). "KAVINSKY: OUTRUN". Mixmag. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  18. ↑ Perry, Kevin EG (21 February 2013). "Kavinsky – 'Outrun'". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  19. ↑ Bonich, Adam (1 April 2013). "Kavinsky: Outrun". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  20. ↑ Marchese, David (26 February 2013). "Kavinsky, 'Outrun' (Casablanca)". Spin. Buzz Media. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
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  26. ↑ "Kavinsky – Outrun". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  27. ↑ "The Official UK Albums Chart for the week ending 9 March 2013". UKChartsPlus (Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd) (602).
  28. ↑ "2012 Top 40 Dance Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  29. ↑ "Kavinsky – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  30. ↑ "Kavinsky – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  31. ↑ "Kavinsky – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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  33. ↑ "Kavinsky – Outrun". Tower Records Ireland. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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