The name was solidified by artists like Miami Nights 1984 when they described their music as вЂњ Outrun, a genre of soundtrack music with epic leads and arpeggiated synths.вЂќ The term comes from the 1986 Sega arcade game OutRun which is most famous for itвЂ™s driving mechanics and selectable soundtrack. The genre is also influenced by 80s Japanese culture, including games and anime. However, after years of evolution and expansion within the genre we now use the term вЂњ OutrunвЂќ to exclusively refer to the sounds of dark, melancholy, 80вЂ™s style synthesizers that evoke imagery of sports cars driving down neon lit Los Angeles streets late at night. The three digital bonus remixes are signed Breakbot, the funky Ed Banger crew member, and the two winners of a successful remix contest (544 final entries!), SAWAGii, with a metal cover of the song, and Robotaki, who offers a fantastic and fresh remix.Outrun used to be synonymous with the term Synthwave. The avante-garde producer, signed to Warp, transforms the original chase into a sprawling, drawn-out nine-minute epic that is pure high-octane. вЂPacific Coast HighwayвЂ™ gets a treatment by the enigmatic Jackson, the true hero of the French electro sound of the last decade. The sensuous vibe of the original gets sped-up for dancefloors around the world by one of the finest French talents to emerge in recent years. Nightcall gets a rework by the mysterious Dustin Nguyen. The remix package for this release comes courtesy of secretive and emblematic figures. KavinskyвЂ™s trademark arpeggiated 80вЂ™s sound forms the stylish backdrop to a thrilling pursuit the cops havenвЂ™t a chance in hell of winning. This track really taps into the Kavinsky story as a voiceover narrates a high-speed ghost-car chase on the freeway. On the other side, Kavinsky has produced the fantastic 'Pacific Coast Highway'. The song was produced by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk and mixed by SebastiAn and finds the spooky, distorted, zombie vocals of Kavinsky perfectly counterbalanced by the sultry purr of CSSвЂ™ front kitten Lovefoxxx. The single вЂNightcallвЂ™ is composed of 4 tracks that represent the sensual, epic and romantic French sound like never before. After discovering the world with his red eyes, Kavinsky retreated to his base camp to work on his debut album.

This is when his French robot mates in Daft Punk invited him to join their AliveвЂ™ Tour, and A-Trak put together an American Tour in his now repaired Testarossa. Crowds gathered to witness the miracle: despite being dead, Kavinsky was still alive. Since then, he has shown up all around the globe, playing his music to fellow humans. He re-appeared as a zombie in 2005, with his 12-inch, Teddy Boy. Kavinsky died in a car crash in 1986, whilst driving his beloved Testarossa. Now Kavinksy emerges from this late-night haze with the helping of friends, bearing a collection of covers, remixes, and second takes for yet another drive through the midnight hours. Since the filmвЂ™s September release, this singleвЂ™s Youtube video has climbed to over 7 million views, and has been on repeat across an expanse of playlists, always fueling the after-after party with the slow burn of glossed synth echoes.

Nicolas Winding RefnвЂ™s recent film, вЂњDriveвЂќ operates on a level of cool that's hard to articulate with just words it takes a snippet from the movie, take the opening credits backed by KavinksyвЂ™s вЂNightcallвЂ™, to really grasp itвЂ™s effortless debonair.

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